Seussical the Musical - Seussical the Musical
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Artist: Seussical the MusicalEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Cast Recording
CD Release Date: 2010-09-14
Music Label: Jay Records
Soundtracks:
- Overture
- Oh, The Thinks You Can Think!
- Horton Hears A Who
- Biggest Blame Fool
- The Wickershams Depart / Gertrude's Fifteenth Of May
- Here On Who
- How To Raise A Child
- Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Reprise)
- It's Possible (McElligot's Pool)
- Alone In The Universe
- The One Feather Tale Of Miss Gertrude McFuzz
- Amayzing Mayzie
- Amayzing Gertrude
- Monkey Around
- Chasing The Whos
- Notice Me, Horton
- How Lucky You Are
- Horton Sits On The Egg
- Egg, Nest And Tree
- Sold / Mayzie In Palm Beach (How Lucky You Are Reprise)
- Mayzie At The Circus
- Amayzing Horton
- Alone In The Universe (Reprise)
- Solla Sollew
- Gertrude's Return!
- All For You
- The Who's Return
- The People vs. Horton The Elephant
- Yopp!
- Alone In The Universe (Second Reprise)
- Finale. Oh, The Thinks You Can Think!
- Curtain Call. Green Eggs & Ham
- Go Home!: Exit Music
Music reviews of Seussical the Musical
Music Review: Compared to the Broadway Cast Recording...
Rating: 4 Stars
This review will not cover the actual show, but rather a comparison between the recordings available. The Broadway Cast album page on Amazon is filled with reviews on the actual show, so feel free to peruse there. That being said, this IS more of a musical for kids or kids-at-heart. My husband and I are both of the latter, and big Dr. Seuss fans, and I personally love how this musical meshed several well-loved stories. It's bright and cheery the whole way through and gives a voice to beloved characters. No big, deep revelations here or intense soliloquies, yet it's masterful in what it does. If that's not your cup of tea, Seussical may not be your best choice of music. Now to continue with my review:
With the release of this recording, there are now TWO Seussical cast recordings to choose from: 1) The original Broadway cast, and 2) this 2008 post-broadway version from Theatreworks/USA company. What makes a comparison between the two CDs more difficult is that the show was revised by the authors after broadway. They took the lavish and large-cast musical and streamlined it, focused the plot and characters into a smaller-cast, 75-minute production. While some songs and plot diversions have been deleted, everything seems for the better. The only song I really miss is "How Lucky You Are", which is still included as Mayzie's version in the new show.
I love that this new recording features the entire show. What a treat! My daughter loves hearing all the dialogue, and never has to ask "what's happening?" because it's all there. Lots of lyrics have been changed, all for the better I feel, but it may throw you off if you're used to hearing the old one. All in all, this appears to be an exceptional recording, with bright clear music, and incredible diction on the part of the actors. And yet the voices on this album are less appealing to me than the Broadway version. Again, if you've not heard the Broadway version, you will not miss a thing. But if you've heard the cute birdy voice of Janine LaManna as Gertrude, the sultry Michele Pawk as Mayzie, and the rest of that stellar cast, you may be a little disappointed. The Cat in the Hat is okay in this recording; no doubt very talented, but her voice took some getting used to for me. While in general I like the SOUND of the Broadway voices, I think that this recording more truly represents the Seuss characters. When you look at the Dr. Seuss illustrations of Gertrude McFuzz and Horton the Elephant, the Broadway voices don't really match. When I listen to this recording, however, the voices really do seem to match the characters.
Bottom Line: For big fans of the show, you may want to get both this recording and the original broadway cast recording. For those trying to choose between the two, it may depend upon your interests. If you are an adult buying it for your own listening pleasure, you will enjoy the singing and slightly larger orchestration of the Broadway Cast. If you are buying for a child or as a drama teacher, or are a Dr. Seuss fan, I would highly recommend this album, for its clarity (both in storyline and in diction), and the fact that it includes the entire show. As for me, when I want to listen to Seussical, this is now the CD I find myself reaching for.
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