June and I went to yesterday’s matinee of the musical
Seussical at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. It was packed with small kids and their parents and grandmas and grandpas.
From the Hawaii Tribune-Herald:
Itching to see a funny musical? Then what you need is an evening of ‘Seussical.’
“Who doesn’t like Seuss?” That rhetorical observation by drama professor Jackie Pualani Johnson sums up the appeal of “Seussical,” the spring musical at University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Performing Arts Center.
The play, which hit Broadway in 2000, features music by Stephen Flaherty (“Ragtime”), lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and book by Flaherty and Ahrens. Based on the characters and stories of Theodor Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss, “Seussical” was co-conceived by Eric Idle of Monty Python fame.
“It’s a delightful pastiche. It’s a little of everything of what Seuss is about,” said Johnson, who directs the mostly-student cast….
If you want to have a happy afternoon, go see it. You can catch it on the 16th and 17th at 7:30 p.m. and on the 18th at 2 p.m.
The acting and singing were just great. UH Hilo’s theatre has
great acoustics; as good as the theaters on Broadway. Our grandson Kapono designed some of the costumes.
As we left the UH Hilo theatre, I looked back and saw that everyone had a big smile on their face.
Go see it. You’ll leave in a great mood.