We did Seussical last Spring and I had the same question. We ended up doing the full version and it still runs less than two hours. The Junior version eliminates the General (thus the cadets) and Circus Magurkis (spelled that wrong I'm sure) and I think Mazie in Palm Beach as well.
We were thinking of eliminating the circus because we thought it would be too tricky to stage but it was actually really easy and our Mazie in Palm Beach turned out to be a very funny scene.
We had an absolute blast with the show! Have fun! And if you need Gertrude tail ideas message me ... I made the costume and it turned out beautiful.
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Toni Thomas
English Teacher, Theatre Director
West Branch MI
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-19-2019 13:59
From: Jeremy Grant
Subject: Seussical Versions
Seussical is on my short list for our spring musical and I'm going to look at the perusals over the Christmas break. My question, before I get to scripts, what can anyone tell me about differences between the full version and the TYA 75-minute version? Someone I spoke with a couple of weeks ago said they preferred the TYA version because it streamlined the story a bit, but was just curious to hear some of your thoughts on any pros and/or cons with either version.
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Jeremy Grant
Berea KY
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