Although we've been going to the Davis Musical Theater Center for several years now, we have not until today attended one of their "children's" productions. But when went to "The Wizard of Oz" a couple of weeks ago with our grandchildren Tim and Jake, Tiffany suggested that "Seussical" would be another show the boys would be interested in. She even sprang for the tickets.
And I must say that it was well worth the afternoon. It was a "children's" performance if only because most of the parts were filled by children, or at lest teens. But there were some older teens that might have actually been young adults. The Wizard of Oz cast wasn't much older. Everyone handled their parts professionally, though. Some of the singers could have used microphones as their words were occasionally drowned out by the small live orchestra. The musical itself, which I had not seen before, was absolutely a delightful tribute to Dr. Suess even though there were almost no lines exactly as Theodor Geisel actually penned. Even the stories were mixed and smooshed but in a way that I'm sure the good doctor would have enjoyed. The Cat in the Hat was the center of the production but other well-known characters were there like Horton, Mayze, Gertrude, the Star-bellied Sneetches, and the town of Whoville.
Thanks for a good afternoon's entertainment.
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