From what I’ve been told, the main flaw of this production was how overblown it was. This show was written for a more intimate space, but when it was brought to broadway, they felt obligated to make a big production out of it, when all that ended up happening was the actors were stuck swimming in this unnecessarily large space and trying to fill the emptiness. Same thing happened with the revival of you’re a good man charlie brown.
It's so bizarre to see how much less imaginative this whole thing looks than any regional or school production I've seen. If this had a similarly cohesive visual direction to the Spongebob musical (e.g. making everything look handmade, immersing the adult audience into a child's imagination) I feel like critics would have been nicer to it.
I would love a return to this musical with the original cast and a better production. The Spongebob Musical is a wonderful reference point on how they could’ve gone about this.
@Jonathan Pal oh no i completely agree. I don’t think they should use trash at all, I just mean that the amount of creativity seen in the Spongebob Musical should be seen as inspiration for props and set design. They have two different messages with the story- but the set design is creative and toony, which I believe that with more whimsy could inspire the set design for a hypothetical revival of Seussical
@@raesummer3159 Hiya! It has been a while but I will try to name them all. Rent, Les Miz, Lion King, Phantom, Jane Eyre, Seussical, Flower drum song, and Urinetown. Ha! Remembered them all! It was an amazing trip. My husband is a trooper! Lol
this is the first musical that I was obsessed with at a very young age after finding the cast album at my local library. It’ll always have a special place in my heart ✨
I just done seussical today with my musical theatre camp and we had such a wonderful time performing! I was sour kangaroo and everyone did an amazing job and after we did our bows, we threw a mini party cheering and happy that we did it! I miss performing it already!
I’m currently doing Seussical as well for a theater camp but the junior version. I got a Jungle Citizen, Fish, and Courtroom attendant. I had to dance in a lot of songs but I’m enjoying it.
tonight was our last performance of seussical at my school and im getting so emotional watching these clips because this show was one of my favorite shows to do ever. i know it gets shit on a lot cause of its short lived broadway run and the costumes, but this show can be so much more than it was originally meant. its a beautiful show and brought me close to so many people :"))
Thank you for this comment. "Seussical" was indeed shot with two cameras, and I chose to post footage from the "tight"/close-up camera, even if you lose the wider picture.
🎶Oh The Thinks You Can Think 🎶Oh The Thinks You Can Think 🎶If You’re Willing To Try 🎶Think Invisible Ink 🎶Or A Gink With A Stink 🎶Or A Stair To The Sky 🎶If You Open Your Mind 🎶Oh The Thinks You Can Think 🎶Lining Up To Get Loose 🎶Oh The Thinks You Can Think 🎶When You Think About Seuss
aww my school did seussical last year🥺it was my favorite show ever:) i got a callback for jojo, but got young kangaroo but it’s probably one of my favorite roles
I think if they released this after some of the terrible movie adaptations it probably would have been more well received. Seeing how bad things can be really makes you appreciate the good things.
@@Dragonrider1227 no doubt. Also I think if they released this between The Cat in the Hat and the Horton movie, this would have been seen as the love letter to Seuss it was and Horton would have been seen as just another mediocre adaptation.
Cat:After All Of Those Years Being Stuck On Page Did You Imagine You’d See Me On Stage? Now I’m Here! There’s No Telling What May Ensue No There’s No Telling What
Hello I was young kangaroo in Seussical the musical obviously not the Broadway one but I know Little Theatre and it was a really fun experience and I really hope I get to do more Theatre when I’m older in my dream is to go on Broadway someday
I was too young to see this on broadway. My grandmother took me to a local production and it is my favorite musical. I listen to the soundtrack all the time and just had the thought to find original footage on TH-cam. Did they forget to produce the show? Lol looks like people off the streets auditioning. Where is the goofy who clothes and funny looking trees and furniture in whoville? I’m so glad my first impression of this was the wonderful group at the Warner in Torrington CT
I really wish they would release these to the public. Not everyone can make it ti broadway and as a performer it woukd be great to have the entire thing for referwnce
If this musical gets a revival, I would like to see some of the costumes look better. First, I think some of the costumes are fine the way they are like Cat in the Hat, Maisie LaBird, Jojo, the bird girls and the Wickershams. The costumes I think need to be fixed are General Shmitz: He’s a general, not a mailman! The mayor, the mayor’s wife and the whos: the costumes are not bad, the colours of the costumes are, why is their main colour scheme beige, white and yellow? Give the costumes more colour! Horton: GIVE. HIM. EARS! Gertrude McFuzz: the hair and dress needs fixing. And finally, the sour kangaroo: ..................................................................................................………………………………................................................................................................................................................................................... YOU CALL THAT A KANGAROO!!!!????!?!?!?!
I was thinking how in the live action movies or even at universal Orlando the actors have unique nose pieces....How come this wasn’t a thing on stage here? I mean phantom and beauty and the beast were on for a bit at this point
Love this!! Thanks for sharing. ? Do you happen to have a video of Susan Egan or Deborah Gibson in Be our Guest? Would really appreciate it :) thanks again!
Saw this production. I actually enjoyed it a lot. Also when Rosie O’Donnell as Cat in the Hat. I like her but she is not suitable to be in any singing role. Plus a kid Aaron Carter before he turned into a pathetic case.
From what I’ve been told, the main flaw of this production was how overblown it was. This show was written for a more intimate space, but when it was brought to broadway, they felt obligated to make a big production out of it, when all that ended up happening was the actors were stuck swimming in this unnecessarily large space and trying to fill the emptiness. Same thing happened with the revival of you’re a good man charlie brown.
They definitely should have designed it to feel more homemade and intimate- lean into the Seussian aesthetic, y'know?
Kevin Chamberlin is so wonderful in this musical. Thanks for posting!
I feel bad kinda. He’s such a major theater actor but the shows he stars in hardly get any respect.
The soundtrack to this musical was my childhood. When I got older I ended up playing Horton with my local stage company.
Janine LaManna does NOT get the credit she deserves for what she did for this role and this show.
Agreed. She was delightful here.
being gertrude was hard!
@@auroraspiderwoman5886 That's so true. She made me want to be Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical
It's so bizarre to see how much less imaginative this whole thing looks than any regional or school production I've seen. If this had a similarly cohesive visual direction to the Spongebob musical (e.g. making everything look handmade, immersing the adult audience into a child's imagination) I feel like critics would have been nicer to it.
This needs a revival
I would love a return to this musical with the original cast and a better production. The Spongebob Musical is a wonderful reference point on how they could’ve gone about this.
@Jonathan Pal oh no i completely agree. I don’t think they should use trash at all, I just mean that the amount of creativity seen in the Spongebob Musical should be seen as inspiration for props and set design. They have two different messages with the story- but the set design is creative and toony, which I believe that with more whimsy could inspire the set design for a hypothetical revival of Seussical
@@JDPal9Michelle was recently in Wicked on broadway as Morrible. She left the show a few weeks ago when they did a big cast change.
Yeah. It's so bizarre
I saw this production on my very first trip to NYC! I dragged my patient husband to 8 musicals in 5 days. The man is a saint. Lol
What all shows did yall see? Sorry I really love broadway and I'm curious
@@raesummer3159 Hiya! It has been a while but I will try to name them all. Rent, Les Miz, Lion King, Phantom, Jane Eyre, Seussical, Flower drum song, and Urinetown. Ha! Remembered them all! It was an amazing trip. My husband is a trooper! Lol
@@jscho8674 awwwww that sounds fun! i cant wait to get back to Broadway and see more shows
@@raesummer3159 Same here! It has been forever since I've seen a show! I am dying to get back to New York, once everything opens up again. :)
You’ve gotta love a choreographed curtain call!
That’s what we did at my school when we did Seussical a few years back!
this is the first musical that I was obsessed with at a very young age after finding the cast album at my local library. It’ll always have a special place in my heart ✨
I just done seussical today with my musical theatre camp and we had such a wonderful time performing! I was sour kangaroo and everyone did an amazing job and after we did our bows, we threw a mini party cheering and happy that we did it! I miss performing it already!
Glad you had a good time with "Seussical."
I’m currently doing Seussical as well for a theater camp but the junior version. I got a Jungle Citizen, Fish, and Courtroom attendant. I had to dance in a lot of songs but I’m enjoying it.
who’s here on the 20th anniversary?!?!!??! ok but seriously such a fun and lovable show
David Shiner is delightful. He got too much hate for his performance.
Agreed, he's the way I envisioned The Cat in Ted's book.
I auditioned recently and got Gertrude! I’m so exited :)
Congrats!!!i got one of the bird girls
Nice! I got Yertle the Turtle 🐢
Ah this poor show. It has such great music and a story with so much heart! But the costume design and direction lead it straight into the dumpster.
tonight was our last performance of seussical at my school and im getting so emotional watching these clips because this show was one of my favorite shows to do ever. i know it gets shit on a lot cause of its short lived broadway run and the costumes, but this show can be so much more than it was originally meant. its a beautiful show and brought me close to so many people :"))
I did this show back in my freshman year of high school, good times. What role did you play?
@@carllipsey1497 i was a who!
Nice to finally see this from the close-up camera, instead of the wide shot press reels that have been circulating for ages!
Thank you for this comment. "Seussical" was indeed shot with two cameras, and I chose to post footage from the "tight"/close-up camera, even if you lose the wider picture.
🎶Oh The Thinks You Can Think
🎶Oh The Thinks You Can Think
🎶If You’re Willing To Try
🎶Think Invisible Ink
🎶Or A Gink With A Stink
🎶Or A Stair To The Sky
🎶If You Open Your Mind
🎶Oh The Thinks You Can Think
🎶Lining Up To Get Loose
🎶Oh The Thinks You Can Think
🎶When You Think About Seuss
such a fun show. i was able to sit in the box seats when rigby was the cat in the hat...so much fun.
I just performed as Horton at my Highschool last week. This is such an awesome show!!
This was the first Broadway show I saw! It started my love of theatre
This was the first play my daughter was in, when she was 7 🥰
Yesterday was my first rehearsal for Seussical! We're preforming it for my highschool and I play Jojo!
David Shiner was my inspiration when I played the Cat in the Hat in Seussical!!
I wish Broadway brings back seussical.
just watching this gives me back memories to back in february when i did this show. it was incredibly fun and literally the best. i was bird girl 1
Thank you so much. This was my favorite when I was little
oh the memories! that cast 💙
Yes, approaching 20th anniversary.
aww my school did seussical last year🥺it was my favorite show ever:) i got a callback for jojo, but got young kangaroo but it’s probably one of my favorite roles
They need to bring this back to Broadway.
Agreed
Bro, I didn't know that there was Dr. Seuss Musical this is so cool
I think if they released this after some of the terrible movie adaptations it probably would have been more well received. Seeing how bad things can be really makes you appreciate the good things.
To this day I still think this could make a really good animated movie
@@Dragonrider1227 no doubt. Also I think if they released this between The Cat in the Hat and the Horton movie, this would have been seen as the love letter to Seuss it was and Horton would have been seen as just another mediocre adaptation.
I love Seussical!
The actor of Cat in The Hat has so much energy
im very disappointed that the Lorax is not in this
Cat:After All Of Those Years Being Stuck On Page
Did You Imagine You’d See Me On Stage?
Now I’m Here! There’s No Telling What May Ensue
No There’s No Telling What
this musical is so underrated
DAVID SHINER WAS PURRRRFECT!!!!!!!!
why did my dance teacher send me this
Hello I was young kangaroo in Seussical the musical obviously not the Broadway one but I know Little Theatre and it was a really fun experience and I really hope I get to do more Theatre when I’m older in my dream is to go on Broadway someday
I love this musical
I was too young to see this on broadway. My grandmother took me to a local production and it is my favorite musical. I listen to the soundtrack all the time and just had the thought to find original footage on TH-cam. Did they forget to produce the show? Lol looks like people off the streets auditioning. Where is the goofy who clothes and funny looking trees and furniture in whoville? I’m so glad my first impression of this was the wonderful group at the Warner in Torrington CT
YES! THANK U!!!!!
I really wish they would release these to the public. Not everyone can make it ti broadway and as a performer it woukd be great to have the entire thing for referwnce
I did the Seussical for my middleschool musical. I was the mayor!
Who else thought that David Shiner should’ve played the Cat in the film adaptation?
Bertram before the Ross kids were born
Cat:🎶How Ya Doing? Hello
🎶I’ll Be Running The Show
🎶I’m Your Host And MC
🎶I’ll Pop Up Here And There
🎶Take A Tip From The Cat
🎶And Hold On To Your Hat
i love this because Kevin Chamberlin was in a show i love called jessie. they really should bring this show back to b'way
Shrek the Musical with Ben Crawford
Where do you find these clips? They’re great!
This is amazing thank you is there anyway I can see the Broadway version of the military!
Please tell me there’s more of this
If this musical gets a revival, I would like to see some of the costumes look better. First, I think some of the costumes are fine the way they are like Cat in the Hat, Maisie LaBird, Jojo, the bird girls and the Wickershams. The costumes I think need to be fixed are General Shmitz: He’s a general, not a mailman! The mayor, the mayor’s wife and the whos: the costumes are not bad, the colours of the costumes are, why is their main colour scheme beige, white and yellow? Give the costumes more colour! Horton: GIVE. HIM. EARS! Gertrude McFuzz: the hair and dress needs fixing.
And finally,
the sour kangaroo: ..................................................................................................………………………………................................................................................................................................................................................... YOU CALL THAT A KANGAROO!!!!????!?!?!?!
I was thinking how in the live action movies or even at universal Orlando the actors have unique nose pieces....How come this wasn’t a thing on stage here? I mean phantom and beauty and the beast were on for a bit at this point
This electric guitar slaps
I love this show so much but even my elementary production has better costuming and set than this.
Aww Ann Harada❤️
is there any way to get the full show?
I acutely was in a suesical the musical wasn't Broadway but it was something
I was so hoping to see “monkey around” and “biggest blame fool :( do you know where I can find the full show at?
Seussical clips are extremely rare, there is a video of Biggest Blame Fool with Rosie O'Donnell on TH-cam
I’m convinced David Shiner only knows 1 piece of choreo
Check out a YOUNG Casey Nicholaw at 17:54
Yes---he was also a Horton understudy.
I’ve seen tons of clips for this musical so many to where it almost seems that the whole show was recorded. Is there a full length to this production?
Do you have a full version
this is Bango Aproved
Love this!! Thanks for sharing. ? Do you happen to have a video of Susan Egan or Deborah Gibson in Be our Guest? Would really appreciate it :) thanks again!
10:00
AW YOUNGER KEVIN CHAMBERLAIN
17:44 that curtain call looks so much fuh
Saw this production. I actually enjoyed it a lot. Also when Rosie O’Donnell as Cat in the Hat. I like her but she is not suitable to be in any singing role. Plus a kid Aaron Carter before he turned into a pathetic case.
IS THAT BERTRAM FROM JESSIE???
Yes. Yes it is😁
Why does the cat remind me of pee wee Herman
"I do not like green eggs and ham!" 19:29
I miss being Gertrude! my crush gender swapped the role and played Horton
I don’t know what to do but I’ll call you tomorrow if I get done done with ☑️ tomorrow if ryou
the music is incredible but idk the costuming feels weak especially for horton and the choreo is not really special
I don’t hear anything I don’t like it