Seussical TYA by Music Theatre International Australasia

LIBRETTO VOCAL BOOK

Theatre for Young Audiences Version Music by Stephen Flaherty Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Book by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens

Co-Conceived by Stephen Flaherty , Lynn Ahrens and Eric Idle Based on the works of Dr. Seuss

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A FEW “THINKS” FROM THE AUTHORS WHAT IS SEUSSICAL? This is a new musical, based on the works of Dr. Seuss. But it isn’t just a string of his stories set to music. And it isn’t just one of his stories. In fact, what we’ve done is to create a totally new, full-length book musical, with a story which weaves together his most famous tales and characters in unexpected ways. The Seuss lexicon includes hundreds upon hundreds of wondrous characters, creatures, places, and things. “Seussical” incorporates elements from at least 15 of his books, as well as many of his best-loved and most familiar characters. Many of these characters never met one another before. But they meet in our musical. And in the course of the evening, some will fall in love, some will have desperate adventures, and some will save the world. And they’ll all travel everywhere from the Jungle of Nool to McEligott’s Pool to Palm Beach. Dr. Seuss believes in helping a friend, in not giving up, in keeping a promise. He believes in the value and dignity of others, in working to preserve the fragile sweetness of the natural world, and he believes that peace is the ultimate ideal, among nations and in every heart. He also believes in the pure power of the imagination. You will find all these serious concerns at the heart of “Seussical.”

A LITTLE ABOUT OUR CHARACTERS: THE CAT IN THE HAT is the essence of mischief, fun, and imagination. THE CAT stirs things up, causes trouble, but always sets things right again, helping JOJO to discover the power of his own imagination as they create the story for the show together. Look for a physically adept actor (male or female) to play THE CAT, one who will be able to play many comic cameos and is comfortable improvising with an audience. JOJO is a “Thinker”, a smart child with a wild imagination. He can be played as being a little bit awkward, a little bit of a loner, or simply a rambunctious kid whose Thinks get him into constant trouble. By the end of the show, he learns what it means to be a responsible member of his world, using the power and possibilities of his own Thinks. HORTON THE ELEPHANT is a gentle giant, rotund and appealing. Think of him as a big-hearted blue collar guy who is steadfast and responsible and always tries to do the right thing for his friends. He is imaginative and receptive to the world around him. He is very unselfconscious. Horton’s view of the world never changes—he believes in its goodness. But by the end of the show, without even realizing it, he is ready to become a parent.

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GERTRUDE McFUZZ is very self-conscious and aware that her one-feather tail isn’t perfect. Gertrude changes during the show from a vain, neurotic, nervous and shy bird into one with the power to protect and care for a baby elephant bird and commit herself to Horton. In other words, she stops worrying about her looks and grows up. MAYZIE LA BIRD is self-centered, selfish, and vain. Mayzie will never admit to her own flaws. She manipulates anyone she can (especially Horton) into doing what she wants. But Mayzie isn’t all bad. In giving up her egg to Horton once and for all, she has a moment of generosity—she realizes she isn’t the kind of person who would be a good parent, and she does the best thing she can for the egg. SOUR KANGAROO isn’t really sour at all. She’s just got a lot of attitude. She’s loud, brassy, and a lot of fun. THE WICKERSHAM BROTHERS are not bad guys! They’re simply a lot like kids who tease, play pranks, and get a kick out of making mischief, although often at others’ expense. They enjoy hanging around with one another, making music together on the street corner, and playing off one another. Encourage each of your actors to find his own Wickersham persona. THE WHOS are a lot like you and me, only so small as to be invisible. Don’t think of them as weird little aliens. They should be played for their inherent humanity. This also goes for MR. and MRS. MAYOR, who are parents trying hard to raise a difficult child in a difficult world. They may get aggravated with JOJO, but they love him dearly and try to do the right thing, even if it turns out to be a mistake. Encourage everyone playing a Who to try and create his or her own unique character. JUNGLE CREATURES – no matter how these actors are costumed, please ask each one to create a distinct human persona. They are real people at heart, just like us, even though they may be described as animal characters. We discourage masks and literal “animal costumes.” Be imaginative. Be wild. Be simple.

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A FEW TECHNICAL NOTES: Every production may use a male or a female actor to play THE CAT IN THE HAT. There are two different versions for Seussical TYA; a “Male Version” or a “Female Version” depending on gender of the actor playing THE CAT IN THE HAT. For a male CAT IN THE HAT, please follow the script as written. For a female CAT IN THE HAT, please use the vocal book music marked “Female Cat in the Hat Version” which is included at the end of the libretto.

The musical cues which have both MALE and FEMALE versions are: THE CAT IN THE HAT #2 – Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! #9 – Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Reprise) These differences are reflected in the vocal arrangements and in the orchestrations.

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SOME THOUGHTS ON HOW TO DO THE SHOW: Our show has been through many different versions in its writing and in production. From its original reading in New York to its Toronto Workshop, through its Broadway run and on to two successful national tours, a number of talented designers, directors, and choreographers have tried their hands at creating the world of Dr. Seuss. We’ve all learned a lot along the way, but we can sum it up in three words: LESS IS MORE! If you want to do your production on a gym floor in sweatpants and colorful T-shirts, with a ladder for a tree and a few simple props and feathers, please go right ahead and do it. The show will work—beautifully! Don’t think you need anything more elaborate. The simpler and more imaginative your production is, the more the story will come shining through. After all, this is a story about the imagination. Use yours. As for choreography, yes, you guessed it—LESS IS MORE! Dr. Seuss is all about language, and so is SEUSSICAL. We’ve noticed that the more complicated and busy the choreography is, the more difficult it becomes to follow the story, which is dense and told mostly in song. If you tell the story clearly and simply, sing with precision, use minimal sets, props and costumes, and don’t over-choreograph, you will have a wonderful production and more fun that you can imagine. Our best wishes and Thinks to you. Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Songs by Character .................................................................................................................ix List of Characters ..................................................................................................................xiv Note About Doubling ..........................................................................................................xiv

Musical Numbers:

..........................................................1In Libretto:

Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! ............................................................................................1 Horton Hears a Who ...................................................................................................................6 Biggest Blame Fool ......................................................................................................................9 Here on Who..............................................................................................................................16 How to Raise a Child.................................................................................................................20 Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Reprise) ..............................................................................22 It's Possible (Pt. 1) ....................................................................................................................23 It's Possible (Pt. 2) ....................................................................................................................25 Alone in the Universe ...............................................................................................................26 The One Feather Tail of Miss Gertrude McFuzz / Amayzing Mayzie....................................29 Monkey Around / Chasing the Whos .......................................................................................34 Notice Me, Horton ....................................................................................................................38 How Lucky You Are..................................................................................................................40 Mayzie's Exit / Horton Sits on the Egg / Dilemma / Hunters ................................................42 Egg, Nest, and Tree...................................................................................................................44 Sold / Mayzie in Palm Beach ....................................................................................................46 Mayzie at the Circus .................................................................................................................47 Amayzing Horton .....................................................................................................................48

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Alone in the Universe (Reprise)................................................................................................49 Solla Solew.................................................................................................................................49 All for You.................................................................................................................................52 The Whos Return / The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 1).......................................54 The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 2) .......................................................................57 Yopp! .........................................................................................................................................61 Alone in the Universe (Reprise)................................................................................................62 Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Finale) ................................................................................63 Green Eggs and Ham (Finale Bows).........................................................................................64

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SONGS BY CHARACTER (in alphabetical order) BIRD GIRLS #3 – Horton Hears a Who #4 – Biggest Blame Fool #13 – The One Feather Tail of Miss Gertrude McFuzz / Amayzing Mayzie #15 – Amayzing Gertrude (Pt. 2) #16 – Monkey Around / Chasing the Whos #19 – Mayzie’s Exit / Horton Sits on the Egg / Dilemma / Hunters #20 – Egg, Nest and Tree #28 – All for You #29 – The Whos Return / The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 1) #30 – The People Versus Horton The Elephant (Part 2) CAT IN THE HAT #2 – Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! #3 – Horton Hears a Who #4 – Biggest Blame Fool #5 – Biggest Blame Playoff / Gertrude McFuzz #9 – Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Reprise) #10 – It’s Possible (Pt. 1) #11 – It’s Possible (Pt. 2) #15 – Amayzing Gertrude (Pt. 2) #16 – Monkey Around / Chasing the Whos #18 – How Lucky You Are #20 – Egg, Nest and Tree #21 – Sold / Mayzie in Palm Beach #28 – All for You #29 – The Whos Return / The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 1) #30 – The People Versus Horton The Elephant (Part 2) #31 – Yopp! #32 – Alone in the Universe (Reprise) CIRCUS ANIMALS #25 – Solla Sollew

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CITIZENS OF WHO #2 – Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! #6 – Here on Who #30 – The People Versus Horton The Elephant (Part 2) COMPANY #2 – Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! #4 – Biggest Blame Fool #16 – Monkey Around / Chasing the Whos #19 – Mayzie’s Exit / Horton Sits on the Egg / Dilemma / Hunters #31 – Yopp! #33 – Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Finale) #34 – Green Eggs and Ham (Finale Bows) FISH #10 – It’s Possible (Pt. 1) #11 – It’s Possible (Pt. 2) GERTRUDE #2 – Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! #4 – Biggest Blame Fool #5 – Biggest Blame Playoff / Gertrude McFuzz #13 – The One Feather Tail of Miss Gertrude McFuzz / Amayzing Mayzie #14 – Amayzing Gertrude (Pt. 1) #15 – Amayzing Gertrude (Pt. 2) #17 – Notice Me, Horton #19 – Mayzie’s Exit / Horton Sits on the Egg / Dilemma / Hunters #28 – All for You #29 – The Whos Return / The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 1) #30 – The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 2) #31 – Yopp! #32 – Alone in the Universe (Reprise) THE GRINCH #6 – Here on Who HORTON #2 – Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! #3 – Horton Hears a Who #4 – Biggest Blame Fool #5 – Biggest Blame Playoff / Gertrude McFuzz #6 – Here on Who

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#12 – Alone in the Universe #16 – Monkey Around / Chasing the Whos #17 – Notice Me, Horton #19 – Mayzie’s Exit / Horton Sits on the Egg / Dilemma / Hunters #20 – Egg, Nest, and Tree #21 – Sold / Mayzie in Palm Beach #22 – Mayzie at the Circus #23 – Amayzing Horton #24 – Alone in the Universe (Reprise) #25 – Solla Sollew #28 – All for You #29 – The Whos Return / The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 1) #30 – The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 2) #31 – Yopp! #32 – Alone in the Universe (Reprise) JOJO/BOY #2 – Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! #3 – Horton Hears a Who #4 – Biggest Blame Fool #5 – Biggest Blame Playoff / Gertrude McFuzz #6 – Here on Who #9 – Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Reprise) #10 – It’s Possible (Pt. 1) #11 – It’s Possible (Pt. 2) #12 – Alone in the Universe #25 – Solla Sollew #29 – The Whos Return / The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 1) #30 – The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 2) #31 – Yopp! #32 – Alone in the Universe (Reprise) JUNGLE CITIZENS #2 – Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! #3 – Horton Hears a Who #5 – Biggest Blame Playoff / Gertrude McFuzz #16 – Monkey Around / Chasing the Whos #20 – Egg, Nest and Tree #21 – Sold / Mayzie in Palm Beach

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MAYZIE #2 – Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! #4 – Biggest Blame Fool #13 – The One Feather Tail of Miss Gertrude McFuzz / Amayzing Mayzie #18 – How Lucky You Are #19 – Mayzie’s Exit / Horton Sits on the Egg / Dilemma / Hunters #21 – Sold / Mayzie in Palm Beach #22 – Mayzie at the Circus #23 – Amayzing Horton MR. MAYOR #2 – Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! #3 – Horton Hears a Who (offstage voice only) #5 – Biggest Blame Playoff / Gertrude McFuzz #6 – Here on Who #7 – Meet JoJo #8 – How to Raise a Child #25 – Solla Sollew #29 – The Whos Return / The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 1) #30 – The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 2) #31 – Yopp! MRS. MAYOR #2 – Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! #6 – Here on Who #7 – Meet JoJo #8 – How to Raise a Child #25 – Solla Sollew #29 – The Whos Return / The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 1) #30 – The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 2) #31 – Yopp! SOUR KANGAROO / YOUNG KANGAROO #2 – Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! #4 – Biggest Blame Fool #5 – Biggest Blame Playoff / Gertrude McFuzz #16 – Monkey Around / Chasing the Whos #20 – Egg, Nest and Tree #29 – The Whos Return / The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 1) #30 – The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 2) #31 – Yopp!

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VLAD VLADIKOFF #16 – Monkey Around / Chasing the Whos WICKERSHAMS #2 – Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! #4 – Biggest Blame Fool #5 – Biggest Blame Playoff / Gertrude McFuzz #16 – Monkey Around / Chasing the Whos #20 – Egg, Nest and Tree #29 – The Whos Return / The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 1) #30 – The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 2) YERTLE THE TURTLE #4 – Biggest Blame Fool #29 – The Whos Return / The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 1) #30 – The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 2)

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CHARACTERS BIRD GIRLS

JOJO / BOY

CAT IN THE HAT

JUNGLE CITIZENS

CIRCUS ANIMALS

MR. MAYOR

CITIZENS OF WHO

MRS. MAYOR

FISH

SOUR KANGAROO

GERTRUDE

YERTLE THE TURTLE

THE GRINCH

YOUNG KANGAROO

HORTON

WICKERSHAMS VLAD VLADIKOFF

A NOTE ABOUT DOUBLING GGG Seussical TYA has been performed with as few as 11 adult actors and 1 child for a cast of 12 people total! Below is how that doubling worked:

1. Horton 2. Mayzie (also sings the Marshal's line in the court scene) 3. Gertrude 4. Sour Kangaroo (actor uses a puppet in pouch purse to also sing Young vvv Kangaroo) 5. Cat in the Hat 6. Wickersham #1 / Mr. Mayor 7. Wickersham #2 (actor sings lead tenor in Monkey Around / Chasing the vvv Whos) 8. Wickersham #3 (actor sings bass, also plays Judge Yertle, and the Grinch 8. in Here on Who) 9. Bird Girl 1 / Mrs. Mayor 10. Bird Girl 2 11. Bird Girl 3 12. Jojo (this is the child actor's role)

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Libretto

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ACT

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(A red-and-white-striped hat sits on a very empty stage. A BOY (JOJO) enters and notices it.) BOY Now that is a very unusual hat. I wonder what’s under a hat such as that. It could be a creature they call the Ga-Zat Who balances things on his head, ‘cause it’s flat. Or a stripe-loving Pipester from Upper Mount Bat. Or a sort of a kind of a hat-wearing… (The BOY picks up the hat, and THE CAT IN THE HAT (CAT) suddenly appears.) CAT, BOY Cat! #2 OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK! CAT I can see that you’ve got quite a mind for your age! Why, one Think and you dragged me right onto the stage! Now, I’m here, there is no telling what may ensue With a Cat such as me, and a Thinker like you! (THE CAT begins to “create” the Seussian world of imagination for THE BOY, who will enter this world and become JOJO.) CAT 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 WILL FIND LINING UP TO GET LOOSE… OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT… (FULL COMPANY now enters.)

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ALL (except BOY) SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK! ANY THINKER WHO THINKS CAN COME UP WITH A FEW! CAT OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK! ALL (except BOY) THINK A TRIP ON A SHIP TO THE VIPPER OF VIPP OR TO SOLLA SOLLEW! CAT THINK OF BEAUTIFUL SCHLOPP BOY (spoken) With a cherry on top! ALL (except BOY) YOU DON’T NEED AN EXCUSE! CAT, BOY OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK ALL WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SEUSS! SEUSS, SEUSS, SEUSS, SEUSS! HORTON THINK OF AN ELEPHANT UP IN A TREE! MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR THINK OF A PERSON TOO TINY TO SEE!

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GERTRUDE THINK OF A BIRD WITH A ONE-FEATHER TAIL! ALL GOING ON ADVENTURE DOWN A DANGEROUS TRAIL! (scared) AAAGH! MAYZIE THINK OF A BIRD WHO FLIES OFF ON A SPREE! SOUR KANGAROO THINK OF A KANGAROO, SOUR AS CAN BE! WICKERSHAMS THINK OF SOME MONKEYS WITH TROUBLE IN STORE! CAT THINK OF SOMETHING HORRIBLE AND HAIRY! ALL SOMETHING SINISTER AND SCARY THAT YOU NEVER DARED TO THINK OF BEFORE! THINK OF NOBODY HERE AND THE FEELING OF FEAR AND THE DARKNESS OF NIGHT! MEN OOH OOH…. ALL ALL ALONE IN YOUR ROOM AS YOU’RE FACING YOUR DOOM CAT (spoken) THINK A GLIMMER OF LIGHT!! OTHERS (with relief) AAH AAH! CAT BUT I HOPE YOU’RE PREPARED

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CAT (CON’T) TO BE SCAREDER THAN SCARED! CAT, ALL CAUSE THIS AIN’T MOTHER GOOSE! CAT (spoken) DANGER’S RIGHT ON THE BRINK…! CAT, ALL WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SEUSS! MEN

WOMEN

SEU-U-U-U-U SEU… SEU… SEU-U-U-USS SEU-U-U-U-U SEUSS! SEUSS!

SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS!

CAT An unusual story will soon be unfurled Of an elephant trying to save a small world… And a boy from that world who has Thinks just like you! CAT, ALL Just think! WHOS FROM THE PLANET OF WHO JOJO AND THE SMALLEST OF SMALL. JUNGLE CITIZENS TO THE JUNGLE OF NOOL, HORTON AND THE LARGEST OF ALL GROUP 1 YOU THINK AND THINK AND THINK AND THINK AND THINK AND THINK AND THINK AND THINK AND THINK AND THINK AND THINK AND THINK AND THINK!

GROUP 2 YOU THINK AND THINK AND THINK AND THINK AND THINK AND THINK AND THINK AND THINK

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ALL JUST THINK! OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK! THINK AND WONDER AND DREAM— FAR AND WIDE AS YOU DARE! CAT Oh, the thinks you can think! ALL WHEN YOUR THINKS HAVE RUN DRY, IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE THERE’S ANOTHER THINK THERE! IF YOU OPEN YOUR MIND, OH, THE THINKS YOU WILL FIND LINING UP TO GET LOOSE! OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK! BARITONES, BASSES OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK ALL OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK! TENORS OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK! ALL OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SEUSS! WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SEUSS! WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SEUSS! (The SOUR KANGAROO riffs through the following.)

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GROUP 1 SEU-U-U-U-U SEU… SEU… SEU-U-U-USS

GROUP 2

GROUP 3 SEU… SEU… SEUSS!

GROUP 4

SEU… SEU… SEUSS! SEU… SEU… SEUSS!

SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS!

SEUSS!

SEU-U-U-U-U SEU… SEU… SEU-U-U-USS SEU-U-U-U-U SEU… SEU…!

SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS!

SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! JOJO

Seuss! CAT (to JOJO) Our story begins with a very strange sound: The drums of a jungle beginning to pound! #3 HORTON HEARS A WHO (They begin to drum.) Now imagine the sky. JOJO I’ll imagine bright blue! CAT It’s the Jungle of Nool. JOJO Near the River Walloo! (JOJO and THE CAT create a blue sky and a jungle setting. Jungle drums begin. THE CAT and JOJO watch as the “Jungle of Nool” is revealed. The JUNGLE CITIZENS enter, along with the BIRD GIRLS, a flamboyant “girl group” of the jungle.) JUNGLE CITIZENS WHO WHO WAH DAH WHO WHO WHO WAH DAH DAH DAH WHO WHO WAH DAH WHO WHO CAT Now, think of an elephant lumbering through.

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JUNGLE CITIZENS WHO WHO WAH DAH WHO WHO WHO WAH DAH DAH DAH JOJO.......... HORTON! CAT.......... YES, HORTON! CAT, JOJO......... HORTON HEARS A WHO! HORTON ON THE FIFTEENTH OF MAY IN THE JUNGLE OF NOOL IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY, IN THE COOL OF THE POOL, HE WAS SPLASHING OTHERS SPLASH! HORTON ENJOYING THE JUNGLE’S GREAT JOYS WHEN HORTON THE ELEPHANT JOJO HORTON THE ELEPHANT HORTON, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3, ALL HORTON THE ELEPHANT HORTON HEARD A SMALL NOISE. (offstage voice.) Help! Help! BIRD GIRL 1 SO HORTON STOPPED SPLASHING. HE LOOKED TOWARD THE SOUND.

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HORTON THAT’S FUNNY. BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 THOUGHT HORTON. HORTON THERE’S NO ONE AROUND. BIRD GIRL 2 THEN HE HEARD IT AGAIN! BIRD GIRL 3 JUST A VERY FAINT YELP HORTON AS IF SOME TINY PERSON WERE CALLING FOR HELP. (offstage voice) Help! Help! HORTON I’LL HELP YOU BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 SAID HORTON HORTON BUT WHO ARE YOU, AND WHERE? BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 HE LOOKED AND HE LOOKED. HE COULD SEE NOTHING THERE HORTON BUT A SMALL SPECK OF DUST BLOWING PAST BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 WSHHHHH.... HORTON, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 THROUGH THE AIR.

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HORTON I say! How confusing! I’ve never heard tell Of a small speck of dust that is able to yell. So you know what I think? I think that there must Be someone on top of that small speck of dust. Some poor little person Who’s shaking with fear That he’ll blow in the pool! He has no way to steer! He’s alone in the universe! I’LL JUST HAVE TO SAVE HIM BECAUSE AFTER ALL, A PERSON’S A PERSON, NO MATTER HOW SMALL. A PERSON’S A PERSON NO MATTER HOW SMALL. JUNGLE CITIZENS WHO WHO WAH DAH WHO WHO WHO WAH DAH DAH DAH WHO WHO WAH DAH WHO WHO BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 SO, GENTLY, AND USING THE GREATEST OF CARE, THE ELEPHANT STRETCHED HIS GREAT TRUNK THROUGH THE AIR, AND HE LIFTED THE DUST SPECK AND CARRIED IT OVER AND PLACED IT DOWN, HORTON Safe! BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 ON A VERY SOFT CLOVER. #4 BIGGEST BLAME FOOL SOUR KANGAROO Humpf!…humpfed a voice. ‘TWAS A SOUR KANGAROO. AND THE YOUNG KANGAROO IN HER POUCH SAID:

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YOUNG KANGAROO “Humpf!” SOUR KANGAROO TOO! Why, that speck is as small as the head of a pin. A person on that? Why, there never has been! (SHE laughs derisively.) YOU’RE THE BIGGEST BLAME FOOL IN THE JUNGLE OF NOOL AND I DON’T CARE WHO I TELL. THE BIGGEST BLAME FOOL IN THE JUNGLE OF NOOL, YOUNG KANGAROO AND I THINK SO AS WELL! SOUR KANGAROO MAYBE I’M NASTY, MAYBE I’M CRUEL BUT YOU’RE THE BIGGEST BLAME FOOL YOUNG KANGAROO IN THE JUNGLE OF NOOL. HORTON It’s true. Please believe me. I tell you sincerely, My ears are quite keen and I heard him quite clearly. I know there’s a person down there. And what’s more, Quite likely there’s two. Even three. Even four. (The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS enter. They are a trio of monkeys.) WICKERSHAM 1 HA! LAUGHED A VOICE! WICKERSHAM 2, 3 HA! LAUGHED SOME OTHERS! WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3 HA! HA! HA! LAUGHED THE WICKERSHAM BROTHERS! OH, HE’S THE BIGGEST BLAME FOOL

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WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3 (CON’T)

IN THE JUNGLE OF NOOL AND MONKEYS LIKE US SHOULD KNOW. SOUR KANGAROO NO, NO, NO, NO! WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3 WE’VE BEEN OUT ON A LIMB LOOKIN’ DOWN ON HIM– WICKERSHAM 1 AND HE’S FAT! WICKERSHAM 2 HE’S DUMB! WICKERSHAM 3 HE’S SLOW! SOUR KANGAROO UH HUH! SOUR KANGAROO, WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3 ELEPHANTS AIN’T TOO SWIFT AS A RULE BUT HE’S THE BIGGEST BLAME FOOL IN THE JUNGLE OF NOOL. ‘CAUSE HE’S TALKIN’ TO A SPECK TALKIN’ TO A SPECK TO A SPECK OF DUST! WICKERSHAM 3 BLAME FOOL IN THE JUNGLE OF NOOL! WICKERSHAMS , BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3, SOUR KANGAROO TALKIN’ TO A SPECK TALKIN’ TO A SPECK TO A SPECK OF DUST! WICKERSHAM 3 BLAME FOOL IN THE JUNGLE OF NOOL!

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SOUR KANGAROO R-E-S-P-E-C-K! OH, PLEASE! TAKE THAT SPECK AWAY! ALL DID YOU HEAR? DID YOU HEAR? DID YOU, DID YOU HEAR? BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 Through the jungle, the news quickly flew! ALL DID YOU HEAR? DID YOU HEAR? DID YOU, DID YOU HEAR? BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 He talks to a dust speck! JOJO It’s on Channel Two! (JOJO instantly envisions the whole scene on TV.) CAT (As TALK SHOW HOST, ad lib. NOTE: This is a “free area” for THE CAT to improvise a little bit with the audience. Also, see improv pages.) CAT (as TALK SHOW HOST) Our topic today is “Psychic Elephants Who Hear Voices.” Whaddaya think, folks. Is the elephant off his trunk? CAT (as TALK SHOW HOST) We’ll be right back with “speck”, “clover”, “dust”, neighbor”, “Who”… (CAT holds the microphone to the clover for a beat.) Nothing! Stay tuned! We’ll be right back! (CAT interviews GERTRUDE MCFUZZ.) ALL BIGGEST BLAME FOOL IN THE JUNGLE OF NOOL GERTRUDE I’m Gertrude McFuzz, and I live right next door. He’s never done anything crazy before.

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ALL BIGGEST BLAME FOOL IN THE JUNGLE OF NOOL GERTRUDE He’s always been friendly and loyal and kind. I just don’t believe Horton’s out of his mind! ALL DID YOU HEAR? DID YOU HEAR? DID YOU, DID YOU HEAR? (MAYZIE LA BIRD is now interviewed.) MAYZIE I’m Mayzie La Bird And I live in that tree. ALL DID YOU HEAR? DID YOU HEAR? DID YOU, DID YOU HEAR? MAYZIE Enough about Horton. Let’s talk about me! MAYZIE, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 LET’S TALK ABOUT, TALK ABOUT, TALK ABOUT, TALK ABOUT… ME! ALL (except HORTON and GERTRUDE) TALKIN’ TO A SPECK TALKIN’ TO A SPECK TO A SPECK OF DUST WICKERSHAM 3 BLAME FOOL IN THE JUNGLE OF NOOL

SOUR KANGAROO (riffs) JUST A FOOL JUST A FOOL

ALL (except HORTON and GERTRUDE) TALKIN’ TO A SPECK TALKIN’ TO A SPECK TO A SPECK OF DUST

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WICKERSHAM 3 BLAME FOOL IN THE JUNGLE OF NOOL

SOUR KANGAROO (riffs) JUST A FOOL JUST A FOOL

HORTON I JUST HAVE TO SAVE THEM, BECAUSE AFTER ALL A PERSON’S A PERSON NO MATTER HOW SMALL. HORTON, GERTRUDE A PERSON’S A PERSON NO MATTER HOW… ALL (except HORTON and GERTRUDE) BIGGEST BLAME FOOL IN THE JUNGLE OF NOOL! HE’S THE WORST WE EVER SAW! BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 TELLIN’ LIES, MAKIN’ JOKES WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3 IT’S AN ELEPHANT HOAX! WICKERSHAMS, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 BROTHER, THAT’S AGAINST THE LAW! SOUR KANGAROO, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3, WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3 BREAKIN’ THE PEACE, CREATIN’ A FUSS! SOUR KANGAROO Somebody’s thinkin’ different than us! SOUR KANGAROO, ALL (except HORTON and GERTRUDE) BIGGEST BLAME FOOL IN THE JUNGLE OF ALL (SOUR KANGAROO riffs) NOOL, NOOL, NOOL! IN THE JUNGLE OF NOOL, NOOL, NOOL! IN THE JUNGLE OF NOOL, NOOL, NOOL! (end of song) (THE JUNGLE CITIZENS exit, singing the following. THE WICKERSHAMS pause only to deliver their warning. GERTRUDE McFUZZ stays behind for a moment to admire HORTON.)

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JUNGLE CITIZENS WHO WHO WAH DAH WHO WHO WHO WAH DAH DAH DAH WHO WHO WAH DAH WHO WHO WHO WAH DAH DAH DAH WHO WHO WAH DAH WHO WHO WHO WAH DAH DAH DAH WHO WHO WAH DAH WHO WHO WHO WAH DAH DAH DAH WHO WHO WAH DAH WHO WHO

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WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3 BETTER LOOK OUT, BETTER LOOK OUT, HORTON, BETTER LOOK OUT, WICKERSHAMS 1 OR SOMEONE’S GONNA GET YOUR CLOVER! WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3 BETTER LOOK OUT, BETTER LOOK OUT, HORTON, BETTER LOOK OUT, BETTER LOOK OUT, BETTER LOOK OUT, BETTER LOOK OUT!

GERTRUDE ON THE FIFTEENTH OF MAY, MISS GERTRUDE MCFUZZ DISCOVERED HOW TRULY UNIQUE HORTON WAS. BUT SHE KNEW TO APPROACH HIM WOULD PROBABLY FAIL, ‘CAUSE WHO’D NOTICE A BIRD WITH A ONE FEATHER TAIL. (GERTRUDE exits. HORTON is alone with the speck.) MR. MAYOR (offstage) Help! Help! CAT Then he heard it again, Calling over and over– MR. MAYOR (offstage) Help! CAT So he tried to think Who might be down on that clover. An invisible world! Amazing but true! And guess who now enters the story? JOJO Who?

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CAT You! HORTON Hello? Is anyone there? Who are you? #6 HERE ON WHO MR. MAYOR Well, WE’RE WHOS HERE. WE ARE WHOS HERE. SMALLER THAN THE EYE CAN SEE. IT’S TRUE, SIR. WE’RE WHO’S WHO, SIR. I’M A WHO JOJO, MRS. MAYOR AND SO ARE WE. MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR , JOJO WE’RE TINY LITTLE PEOPLE BLOWING BY IN THE AIR, WONDERING HOW AND WHY WE’RE ON WHO, THE TI-INIEST PLANET IN THE SKY! (The entire WHO population is revealed.) WHOS A-LADELA-DELADELA WHO WHO A-LADELA-DELADELA WHO MR. MAYOR WHO! WHOS A-LADELA-DELADELA WHO WHO A-LADELA-DELA…

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WHOS (CON’T) WE’RE WHOS HERE, WIN OR LOSE HERE, STRUGGLING TO STAY ALIVE. EACH GUST PROPELS OUR DUST. OH, HOW THE HECK DO WHOS SURVIVE? AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WE COULD CRASH OR BE DROWNED, HITTING THE GROUND, OH MY! HERE ON WHO, THE TI-INIEST PLANET IN THE SKY (calliope-like) WHO MEN (and WOMEN) WHO! (WHO!) WHO! (WHO!) MR. MAYOR I’m the Mayor. WHO MEN (and WOMEN) WHO! (WHO!) WHO! (WHO!) MRS. MAYOR I’m his wife. WHO MEN (and WOMEN) WHO! (WHO!) WHO! (WHO!) MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR Just imagine… MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR, JOJO the Whos’ unusual life! WHO FAMILY 1 PICTURE THE TINIEST HOUSES AND GROCERY STORES. WHO WOMEN WHO…

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WHO FAMILY 2 TINY UMBRELLAS THAT DRIP ON THE TINIEST FLOORS. WHO MEN WHO… WHO FAMILY 3 THE TINIEST TUNNELS AND TINIEST STREETS. WHO FAMILY 4 MINIATURE BUSES WITH MINIATURE SEATS. WHO FAMILY 5 MINIATURE BUILDINGS WITH MINIATURE WINDOWS AND ALL DOORS! HORTON NO SMALLER TOWN THAN YOURS! MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR IMAGINE A PLACE THAT IS TIDY AND TOTALLY CLEAN, WHOS WHO… GRINCH WHERE EVEN A GRINCH WOULDN’T DARE TO BE TOTALLY MEAN! WHOS WHO… MR. MAYOR YOU THINK THAT IT’S HEAVEN ON EARTH Yes, you do!

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MRS. MAYOR, MR. MAYOR BUT HEAVEN ON EARTH ISN’T HEAVEN ON WHO! ALL TROUBLES ON WHO ARE THE BIGGEST THAT YOU’VE EVER SEEN. YES, HERE ON WHO WE LIVE IN FEAR. WE’RE DRIFTING THROUGH SPACE AND CANNOT STEER! A TROUBLED AND A TINY LAND… OUR FUTURE’S IN YOUR HAND… (JOJO comes forward, imploring HORTON.) JOJO, ALL IT’S UP TO YOU, SIR. PLEASE HELP WHO, SIR. YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE WHO HEARS. YOU MUST, SIR! SAVE OUR DUST, SIR! NOW THAT WE HAVE REACHED YOUR EARS! WE’RE TINY LITTLE PEOPLE SAYING THANKS IN ADVANCE HOPING PERCHANCE, YOU’LL TRY! HERE ON WHO, THE TI-INIEST PLANET IN THE SKY… (The lights come up once again on HORTON in the jungle, listening to the clover.) HORTON I won’t let you down. No, I won’t let you fall. A PERSON’S A PERSON NO MATTER HOW SMALL. A PERSON’S A PERSON NO MATTER HOW SMALL.

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WHOS (gratefully) WHO! (We see MR. MAYOR and MRS. MAYOR.) MR. MAYOR Here’s our tiny Who family on a small rainy day. MRS. MAYOR Mom and Dad are just home from the Who PTA. #8 HOW TO RAISE A CHILD MRS. MAYOR HE WAS MOMMY’S LITTLE BOY. MR. MAYOR HE WAS DADDY’S LITTLE MAN. BOTH HE WAS NEVER ANY TROUBLE TILL THIS “THINKING THING” BEGAN. MR. MAYOR WE MUST BOTH LAY DOWN THE LAW. MRS. MAYOR WILL HE HATE US? MR. MAYOR MAYBE SO. MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR OH, WHERE ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO RAISE A CHILD? WHO HAS THE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO RAISE A CHILD? WHO HAS ALL THE ANSWERS? I DON’T KNOW…. (They begin to scold JoJo.)

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MR. MAYOR Jojo! I’m the Mayor of Who. Why, I’ve just been elected. And upright behavior is thus forth expected. MRS. MAYOR We’ve just had a talk with your teachers today And they didn’t have one single good thing to say! MR. MAYOR You invented new Thinks which defy all description! (Throughout this litany of JOJO’s behavior, we need to know that THE CAT was responsible. THE CAT may be guilt-ridden or highly amused. JOJO, of course, sees THE CAT reacting, but his PARENTS don’t.) MRS. MAYOR You gave Miss O’Dooley a nervous conniption! MR. MAYOR Your Thinks were so wild they disrupted your classes And made Mrs. Mackel-Who drop her new glasses. Which is why you’re suspended! MRS. MAYOR Yes, that’s what they said! MR. MAYOR Young man, what in Who has got into your head?! JOJO I…um… (JOJO looks to THE CAT for help, but THE CAT makes it clear he’s on his own.) MR. MAYOR Now Horton has found us. We’re safe on a clover. But clearly our troubles are far, far from over. MRS. MAYOR We don’t mean to scold you. We love you, oh, yes, dear. But couldn’t you try thinking just a bit less, dear? MR. MAYOR Stop telling such outlandish tales. MRS. MAYOR Stop turning minnows into whales.

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MR. MAYOR Now take your bath and go to bed. MRS. MAYOR And think some Normal Thinks instead. (PARENTS exit, leaving JOJO alone to take his bath. He turns accusingly to THE CAT.) JOJO You got me in trouble! Get out! Go away! CAT Alright. I’ll be going. But first, let me say: #9 OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK! (REPRISE) CAT OH THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK. JOJO Stop! CAT OH THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK JOJO Be quiet! CAT AS YOU SPLASH AND YOU SPLISH. JOJO I’m not listening! (he hums to block out THE CAT.)

CAT AS YOU SIT THERE AND SCRUB HAVE A THINK IN THAT TUB. THINK OF WATER…AND FISH! JOJO (suddenly interested) Fish?

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CAT THINK OF PIPES IN THE FLOOR LEADING OFF TO A SHORE WHERE THE WATER IS COOL… SOON YOUR TUB’S NOT A TUB, JOJO It’s McElligot’s Pool! #10 IT’S POSSIBLE (PT. 1) JOJO THIS MIGHT BE A POOL LIKE I’VE READ OF IN BOOKS, CONNECTED TO ONE OF THOSE UNDERGROUND BROOKS! AN UNDERGROUND RIVER THAT STARTS HERE AND FLOWS RIGHT UNDER THIS BATHTUB! AND THEN—WHO KNOWS! CAT, JOJO IT’S POSSIBLE! ANYTHING’S POSSIBLE! (JOJO’S imagination starts to expand.) JOJO IT MIGHT GO ALONG, DOWN WHERE NO ONE CAN SEE RIGHT UNDER STATE HIGHWAY TWO HUNDRED AND THREE! RIGHT UNDER THE WAGONS! RIGHT UNDER THE TOES CAT, JOJO OF MRS. UMBROSO… JOJO WHO’S HANGING OUT CLOTHES! IT’S POSSIBLE! ANYTHING’S POSSIBLE.

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WHOS, JOJO IT’S POSSIBLE. ANYTHING’S POSSIBLE. JOJO THIS MIGHT BE A RIVER NOW MIGHTN’T IT BE, CONNECTING MCELLIGOT’S POOL WITH THE SEA THEN MAYBE SOME FISH MIGHT BE SWIMMING… SWIMMING TOWARD ME! (We are suddenly underwater. Strange fish appear, all shapes and sizes, wildly-colored and wildly improbable. The fish dance and swoop through the water.) FISH AH! IT’S POSSIBLE! IT’S POSSIBLE… AH! IT’S POSSIBLE! IT’S POSSIBLE…

FALSETTO GROUP OO-WEE-EE-EE-EE-OOH! OO-WEE-EE-EE-EE-OOH!

AH… AH…AH…AH… AH…AH…AH! JOJO OH, THE SEA IS SO FULL OF A NUMBER OF FISH IF A FELLOW IS PATIENT HE MIGHT GET HIS WISH!

FISH OOH…WAH-OOH… OOH…WAH-OOH…

OOH…WAH-OOH… AND THAT’S WHY I THINK THAT I’M NOT SUCH A FOOL WHEN I SIT HERE AND FISH IN McELLIGOT’S POOL! IT’S POSSIBLE.

WHEN I SIT HERE AND FISH

IT’S POSSIBLE IT’S POSSIBLE

ANYTHING’S POSSIBLE.

POSSIBLE

IT’S POSSIBLE.

IT’S POSSIBLE

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FISH (CON’T) IT’S POSSIBLE

JOJO (CON’T) ANYTHING’S POSSIBLE.

IT’S POSSIBLE IT’S POSSIBLE… ANYTHING… ANYTHING… (JOJO’S parents enter, maybe bearing mops.) MR. MAYOR JoJo! The tub’s overflowed on the floor! The water is running right under the door! MRS. MAYOR The ceiling is peeling! You’ve flooded the den! Oh, JoJo, I think you’ve been Thinking again! MR. MAYOR I say this with firmness and terrible sorrow. Young man, we will deal with you come tomorrow! (MR. & MRS. MAYOR exit.) #11 IT’S POSSIBLE (PT. 2) JOJO I STILL THINK THAT I’M NOT SUCH A FOOL WHEN I SIT HERE AND FISH IN MCELLIGOT’S POOL! CAT IT’S POSSIBLE. (Many strange and wonderful fish appear.) JOJO, CAT, FISH ANYTHING’S… POSSIBLE! (JOJO’s PARENTS tuck JOJO unto bed. Simultaneously we see HORTON alone, guarding his clover. Night falls.)

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#12 ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE HORTON I’ve been guarding this clover For over a week, Getting laughed at For thinking a dust speck can speak. Well, let them all laugh I’ll try not to mind, For I have found something That they’ll never find! THERE ARE SECRETS ON A LEAF, IN THE WATER, IN THE AIR, HIDDEN PLANETS, TINY WORLDS, ALL INVISIBLE! NOT A PERSON SEEMS TO KNOW. NOT A PERSON SEEMS TO CARE. THERE IS NO ONE WHO BELIEVES A THING I SAY! WELL, I’M FAIRLY CERTAIN AT ONE TIME OR OTHER, GREAT THINKERS ALL FEEL THIS WAY! I’M ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE. SO ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE. I’VE FOUND MAGIC BUT THEY WON’T SEE IT. THEY ALL CALL ME A LUNATIC. OK, CALL ME A LUNATIC. IF I STAND ON MY OWN, SO BE IT. ‘CAUSE I HAVE WINGS. YES, I CAN FLY AROUND THE MOON AND FAR BEYOND THE SKY AND ONE DAY SOON I KNOW THERE YOU’LL BE ONE SMALL VOICE IN THE UNIVERSE ONE TRUE FRIEND IN THE UNIVERSE WHO BELIEVES IN ME.

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JOJO I’M ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE. SO ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE. MY OWN PLANETS AND STARS ARE GLOWING.

HORTON

ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE. NO ONE NOTICES ANYTHING NOT ONE PERSON IS LISTENING. THEY DON’T HAVE ANY WAY OF KNOWING. NOBODY KNOWS THAT I HAVE WINGS I HAVE WINGS. YES, I CAN FLY I CAN FLY AROUND THE MOON AND FAR BEYOND THE SKY

BEYOND THE SKY BOTH .B WELL SOMEDAY SOON YOU WILL HEAR MY PLEA

HORTON ONE SMALL VOICE IN THE UNIVERSE JOJO ONE TRUE FRIEND IN THE UNIVERSE. BOTH PLEASE BELIEVE IN ME… HORTON (casually, to his clover) Hello? JOJO (startled) Hello? HORTON Hello?! Who's there?

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JOJO It’s me, JoJo. The Mayor’s son. HORTON I’m Horton. The Elephant. JOJO Are you real, or are you a very large Think? HORTON Oh, I’m real, all right. I would state that in ink. JOJO In my Thinks, I imagine a lot of strange things And I go to strange places, as if I had wings! I love a good Think! HORTON Well, for me that goes double. JOJO Sometimes my Thinks are what get me in trouble. HORTON When you think, do you dream? JOJO In bright colors! HORTON Me too. And I go to strange places Like Solla Sollew! JOJO When you think, do you think You could fly to the stars? HORTON Little friend, no one else Could have Thinks such as ours! HORTON YES, I HAVE WINGS.

JOJO I HAVE WINGS

AND I CAN FLY I CAN FLY… AROUND THE MOON

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JOJO (CON’T) BEYOND THE SKY

HORTON YOU CALLED MY NAME AND YOU SET ME FREE— ONE SMALL VOICE IN THE UNIVERSE JOJO ONE TRUE FRIEND IN THE UNIVERSE BOTH WHO BELIEVES IN ME. HORTON Goodnight, JoJo. JOJO Goodnight, Horton. See you in Solla Sollew! (JOJO goes to sleep. Suddenly, THE CAT pops up behind his bed and shakes him awake.) CAT Wake up! The scene’s over! There’s more to be heard. There goes our hero. Who enters? JOJO The bird! GERTRUDE “Love Song for Horton” Number Four Hundred and Thirty-Seven. (GERTRUDE begins to play and sing.) #13 THE ONE FEATHER TAIL OF MISS GERTRUDE MCFUZZ / AMAZING MAYZIE GERTRUDE Da doo, da doo, da doo, doo-doo-doo-doo THERE ONCE WAS A GIRL BIRD NAMED GERTRUDE MCFUZZ AND SHE HAD THE SMALLEST PLAIN TAIL EVER WAS. ONE DROOPY-DROOP FEATHER. THAT’S ALL THAT SHE HAD. AND OH! THAT ONE FEATHER MADE GERTRUDE SO SAD.

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GERTRUDE (CON’T) SHE CURLED IT. SHE DYED IT. SHE GAVE IT A PUFF. SHE DECKED IT WITH FLOWERS BUT IT WASN’T ENOUGH. FOR NO MATTER WHAT, IT JUST WAS WHAT IT WAS— A TAIL THAT SIMPLY WASN’T MEANT TO CATCH THE EYE OF AN ELEPHANT… THE ONE FEATHER TAIL OF MISS GERTRUDE MCFUZZ. (Now, to a Latin beat, the extraordinary, feathered, glitzy MAYZIE LA BIRD and her BIRD GIRLS appear. They eye GERTRUDE with scorn and pity.) MAYZIE Poor little Gertrude! A sorry sight! Well, I’m gonna take you under my wing And baby, you’ll be all right! I WAS ONCE A PLAIN LITTLE BIRD LIKE YOU, KID. ONE PATHETIC FEATHER WAS ALL I GREW. I HAD NOTHING SHOWOFF-ISH. WHAT’S A PLAIN BIRD TO DO? AND THERE’S CERTAINLY NOTHING SHOWOFF-ISH ON YOU! GERTRUDE Thank you, Mayzie… MAYZIE THEN I MADE A PLAN FOR MY SELF-IMPROVEMENT. NO MORE CRUMBS. I VOWED I WOULD HAVE THE CAKE! YES, I WENT TO THE DOCTOR— GERTRUDE, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 DOCTOR DAKE BY THE LAKE! MAYZIE AND HE TOLD ME WHAT SORT OF A PILL I SHOULD TAKE… NOW I’M… AMAYZING MAYZIE! AS FEATHERED AS FEATHERED CAN BE NOW! AMAYZING MAYZIE!

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MAYZIE (CON’T) IT WAS ALL FOR SALE! MAYZIE, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 AMAYZING MAYZIE! MAYZIE THE BIRDS ARE ALL WHISTLING AT ME NOW. MAYZIE , BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 AMAYZING MAYZIE! MAYZIE BABY, THAT’S MY TAIL! BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 HIGH OR LOW GERTRUDE GEE, IT’S FABULOUS! BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 WATCH HER GO GERTRUDE GEE, I’M ENVIOUS! BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 TO AND FRO— MAYZIE’S FABULOUS TAIL! GERTRUDE I WISH I HAD ONE LIKE IT. BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 LEFT AND RIGHT GERTRUDE BEST I’VE EVER SEEN. BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 DAY OR NIGHT MAYZIE Kid, you’re turning green!

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GERTRUDE , BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 WHAT A SIGHT— MAYZIE’S FABULOUS TAIL! MAYZIE GET THOSE PILLS

BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 GET THE PILLS

AND YOU CAN HAVE FRILLS FRILLS! MAYZIE, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 YOUR HORTON IS CERTAIN TO SEE AND YOU CAN BE AMAYZING— MAYZIE Almost… AS AMAYZING… AS ME!!! #14 AMAYZING GERTRUDE (PT. 1) GERTRUDE So she flew to the Doctor, the Doctor named Dake Whose office was high in a tree by the lake. She cried, “Mr. Doctor! Oh, please, do you know Of some kind of pill that will make my tail grow?” (The CAT appears wearing a stethoscope.) CAT (as DOCTOR DAKE) Tut tut, the Doctor said. Such talk! It’s too absurd! Your little tail is just right For your kind of bird! #15 AMAYZING GERTRUDE (PT. 2) GERTRUDE (having a tantrum) Then Gertrude had tantrums. She raised such a din That finally the Doctor just had to give in. CAT (as DOCTOR DAKE) (reacts to her tantrum) All right already! Bring in the Pill-berry bush! (possible ad lib)

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(The NURSES bring on a pill bush. GERTRUDE takes some of the pills.) GERTRUDE Gulp! Gulp! Gulp! Gulp! Gulp! WHAT WAS THAT? SOMETHING’S ITCHING ME! WHAT WAS THAT? SOMETHING’S TWITCHING ME! WHAT WAS THAT? ARE THOSE FEATHERS I SEE? I THINK MY TAIL’S BEGINNING! OH MY WORD! THIS IS WONDERFUL! SECOND, THIRD, WOW, I’M COLORFUL! WHAT A BIRD I’M BEGINNING TO BE… AMAYZING GERTRUDE BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 JUST LOOK AT THE TAIL SHE IS SPORTIN’! GERTRUDE, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 AMAYZING GERTRUDE GERTRUDE THANK YOU, DOCTOR DAKE! BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 Thanks, Doc! GERTRUDE, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 AMAYZING GERTRUDE GERTRUDE AND HOPEFULLY I’LL IMPRESS HORTON! BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 AMAYZING GERTRUDE… (SHE starts taking more pills.)

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GERTRUDE ONE MORE PILL WILL DO ME GOOD GERTRUDE (CON’T) YES, IT WILL! ONE MORE, ONE MORE, ONE MORE PILL! BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 SOON, SHE’LL HAVE THE BIGGEST TAIL… SHE’LL HAVE THE BIGGEST TAIL! GERTRUDE I’LL HAVE THE BIGGEST TAIL! GERTRUDE, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 THE BIGGEST TAIL OF… GERTRUDE ALL! BIRD GIRLS ALL! (GERTRUDE freezes for a minute. THE CAT and JOJO appear together, somewhere out of the “frame” - NO MUSIC FOR THIS BEAT.) JOJO So Gertrude is happy. Her tail’s nice and long. CAT Kid, fasten your seat belt. ‘Cause now things go wrong! (MUSIC kicks in as GERTRUDE exits. Lights come up on the jungle at night. It’s dark, menacing. The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS appear, looking for trouble.) #16 MONKEY AROUND / CHASING THE WHOS WICKERSHAM 3 Yeah! WICKERSHAM 1 THERE’S A RUSTLE IN THE BUSHES. THERE’S A TREMBLE IN THE TREES HEAR IT LIKE A WHISPER SMELL IT ON THE SUMMER BREEZE.

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WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3 MM-HMM! WICKERSHAM 1 SOMETHIN’ BIG IS GETTING NEARER SOMETHIN’ BIG IS COMIN’ THROUGH GOT SOME MONKEY BUSINESS

WICKERSHAMS 2, 3 OOH…MM-HMM! OOH…MM-HMM! AH…

WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3 THAT’S WHAT WE INTEND TO DO… COME ON! I WANNA MONKEY, MONKEY AROUND COME ON! I GOTTA MONKEY MONKEY AROUND COME ON! WE’RE GONNA MONKEY OOH, WE’RE GONNA MONKEY AROUND! OOH! (HORTON enters, whistling, clutching his clover.) HORTON The Wickershams. Uh, hello. (The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS circle HORTON.) WICKERSHAM 2 WELL, IT’S BIGGER THAN A BREADBOX!

WICKERSHAMS 1,, 3 MM-HMM

WICKERSHAM 3 HEY, IT’S WIDER THAN A WHALE!

WICKERSHAMS 1,, 2 MM-HMM

WICKERSHAM 1 PEANUT BUTTER BREATH WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3 AND SCARED TO DEATH FROM HEAD TO TAIL! WICKERSHAM 1 So you’re still talking to dust. Oh, that’s hot! WICKERSHAM 2 A dust speck that’s all full of Whos who are not!

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WICKERSHAM 3 There aren’t any Whos. Why, I don’t hear a sound! WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3 COME ON! WE’VE GOTTA MONKEY…MONKEY AROUND! (The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS grab the dust speck and run. HORTON follows them. The chase is on! The whole world begins to rush by.) HORTON Hey! Give that back! Stop! (JUNGLE CITIZENS enter to watch and comment on the following.) UP OUT OF THE JUNGLE UP INTO THE SKY. UP OVER THE MOUNTAINS SOUR KANGAROO, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 TEN THOUSAND FEET HIGH. SOUR KANGAROO THEN DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAINS SOUR KANGAROO, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 AND INTO THE NEWS— ALL WENT HORTON THE ELEPHANT CHASING THE WHOS! WOMEN CHASING THE WHOS! MEN CHASING THE WHOS! CAT (in helicopter, with headphones) This is the Cat in the Hat Live from Skycam Five. Folks, the Jungle of Nool Is one heck of a drive. We’ve got monkeys backed up To the Three-Oh-Two I’d find alternate routes If I were you!

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WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3, SOUR KANGAROO, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 THEN OVER THE DESERT, THE DESERT OF DREZE! AND INTO THE FOREST WITH THOUSANDS OF TREES PAST SNEETCHES ON BEACHES SOUR KANGAROO AND SOUR KANGAROOS! ALL (except HORTON) WENT HORTON THE ELEPHANT CHASING THE WHOS (CHASING THE WHOS) CHASING THE WHOS! (The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS stop running and face the out-of-breath HORTON.) WICKERSHAM 1 Still chasing your dust? Why, it’s safe as can be. WICKERSHAM 2 We’re monkeys to trust. Or don’t you agree? WICKERSHAM 3 Well, just to be sure We are handing it off WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3 To a black-bottomed eagle named– VLAD VLADIKOFF Vlad Vladikoff!! (The eagle swoops in and grabs the clover.) HORTON No! Please! Wait!! WHOS (scream) AAAH! (The clover drops, and the WHOS scream. HORTON tries to catch it, but it’s too late.)

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(They are lost in a huge field of clover HORTON stands alone.) HORTON That bird let that clover drop somewhere inside Of a great patch of clovers, a hundred miles wide! I’ll find it. I’ll find it! I’ll find it or bust! Well, I shall find my friends on their small speck of dust. Yes, clover by clover by clover with care I’ll listen and call, are you there? Are you there? (HORTON begins his search for the WHOS clover by clover. GERTRUDE MCFUZZ enters. Her tail is now magnificent. She sings to HORTON, but he takes no notice because he is searching for his speck of dust.) #17 NOTICE ME, HORTON GERTRUDE IT’S TAKEN ALL MY COURAGE TO APPROACH YOU NOT TO MENTION ALL MY STAMINA TO FOLLOW YOU ACROSS THE HILLS AND DESERTS. BUT I FEEL AS IF I’M READY TO CONFESS TO YOU THE FEELINGS THAT I’VE HIDDEN WITH GREAT DILIGENCE AND LABOR… BEHIND THE FAÇADE OF YOUR ODD LITTLE NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR. MY EYES ARE TOO SMALL. I HAVE VERY LARGE FEET. AND I’M NOT VERY PROUD OF MY PITIFUL TWEET. BUT I’VE NOW GOT A TAIL THAT IS SOMETHING TO SEE… HORTON One hundred and two. One hundred and three. GERTRUDE OH, NOTICE ME, HORTON, FEATHER BY FEATHER. THIS IS YOUR NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR CALLING! NOTICE ME, HORTON. HORTON, TOGETHER WE COULD BE GREAT…

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GERTRUDE (CON’T) OH, NOTICE ME, HORTON PUT DOWN THE CLOVER! THIS IS YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR CALLING. THERE’S A NEW LEAF YOUR NEIGHBOR’S TURNED OVER— HORTON OVER AND OVER, CLOVER BY CLOVER… GERTRUDE, HORTON I WAS JUST A NO ONE ONLY YESTERDAY. YOU SHOWED UP AND SHOWED ME SOMETHING MORE. NOW I’VE BECOME A SOMEONE WHO HAS SOMEONE TO BELIEVE IN AND TO BE THERE FOR… GERTRUDE I WILL NOT GIVE UP HOPE. I WAS HOOKED FROM THE START WHEN I NOTICED YOUR KIND AND YOUR POWERFUL HEART. SO NOTICE ME, HORTON… HORTON OH, THE WORLD WOULD BE SOMETHING NEW GERTRUDE NOTICE ME, HORTON HORTON IF THEY NOTICED A THING OR TWO… GERTRUDE NOTICE ME, HORTON GERTRUDE, HORTON THE WAY I NOTICE YOU. (HORTON continues his clover search, and a defeated GERTRUDE exits. A time jump.)

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HORTON Two million, nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine. It’s hopeless. (A voice is heard over Horton’s head.) MAYZIE You said it, kid. HORTON Who’s there? MAYZIE It’s me. Mayzie. Up here. HORTON Mayzie…Are you on a nest? MAYZIE Yeah. You wanna make something of it? HORTON No, I just never thought I’d see you on a nest. MAYZIE Neither did I, Hort. Neither did I. (THE CAT rides out on a small, Seussian piano and plays a jazz intro for MAYZIE.) #18 HOW LUCKY YOU ARE MAYZIE I WAS DOWN IN FT. WORTH, JUST A GIRL ON THE WING, WHEN I MET TWEET MCFIRTH OH, COULD THAT NIGHT OWL SING! TELL YOURSELF HOW LUCKY YOU ARE! CAT IN THE HAT (ala Louie Armstrong) HOW LUCKY, HOW LUCKY YOU ARE– MAYZIE WE SPENT THREE WEEKS OF BLISS. THEN, THE USUAL SEGUE:

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MAYZIE (CON’T) HE FLEW OFF TO SAN JUAN LEAVING ME WITH THIS EGG! TELL YOURSELF HOW LUCKY YOU ARE! CAT HOW LUCKY YOU ARE! MAYZIE NOW I’M BORED AND I’M CRANKY AND TIRED SITTING DAY AFTER DAY. WHO KNEW SO MUCH WORK WAS REQUIRED?! I’D MUCH RATHER PLAY! I NEED A VACATION! I’M DUE FOR SOME REST— HEY, HORTON, WOULD YOU MAYBE LIKE TO SIT ON MY NEST–? HORTON Why, Mayzie, I couldn’t. Of all silly things! I haven’t got feathers. I haven’t got wings. And not only that, but I’m here on a search. I just couldn’t leave my poor Whos in the lurch! MAYZIE I won’t be gone long, kid. I give you my word. I’ll hurry right back, ‘cause I’m that sort of bird! Oh, Horton, I promise! I’ll fly back real soon. I’d only be gone for, say, one afternoon! (A beat, as HORTON considers this.) HORTON (relenting) Well…we all need vacations. All right, go on, take it. I’ll sit on your egg And I’ll try not to break it. But please come back quickly– One hour, maybe two. I need to find JoJo. I’ve got to save Who!

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MAYZIE (ad lib) Hit it, Cat! Thanks. Thanks a million! Toodle-oooo!! (THE CAT strikes up an energetic Latin beat on the piano, accompanying MAYZIE as she flies off, thrilled with her newfound freedom. The BIRD GIRLS watch as HORTON climbs the tree with great trepidation, and gingerly gets into the nest.) #19 MAYZIE’S EXIT / HORTON SITS ON THE EGG / DILEMMA / HUNTERS BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 THEN CAREFULLY, TENDERLY, GENTLY HE CREPT UP THE TRUNK TO THE NEST WHERE THE LITTLE EGG SLEPT. THEN HORTON THE ELEPHANT SMILED. HORTON NOW THAT’S THAT. BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 AND HE SAT AND HE SAT AND HE SAT AND HE SAT. HE SAT ALL THAT DAY AND HE KEPT THE EGG WARM… AND HE SAT ALL THAT NIGHT THROUGH A TERRIBLE STORM… (THE CAT squirts HORTON with water.) OOH…AHH! HORTON I’M COLD AND I’M WET AND I’M CATCHING THE FLU. OH, MAYZIE, PLEASE HURRY! I’VE GOT TO SAVE WHO! OH, MAYZIE, PLEASE HURRY! I’VE GOT TO SAVE WHO! (HORTON shiver as THE CAT tosses autumn leaves at HIM. GERTRUDE MCFUZZ enters. Her tail is now extremely long. In fact, some of it still remains offstage.)

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GERTRUDE Horton, I brought you a scarf. HORTON Thank you, Gertrude. Have you heard from Mayzie? GERTRUDE She sent a card from Palm Beach. HORTON Palm Beach! Gertrude, what if she never comes back? GERTRUDE Don’t worry, she will. Um–Horton, notice anything different? HORTON Yes, it’s g-g-getting colder. (GERTRUDE sighs and exits. HORTON still doesn’t notice her tail, which crosses the stage long after she’s gone.) BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 (and OTHERS offstage) OOH! OOH! OOH! OOH!… A-AAH! BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 AND THEN CAME THE WINTER… THE SNOW AND THE SLEET AND ICICLES HUNG FROM HIS TRUNK AND HIS FEET. OOH!… (THE CAT hurls buckets of snow at HORTON.) HORTON I CAN’T LEAVE THIS NEST. NO, I MEANT WHAT I SAID. THIS EGG MIGHT GET FROZEN BUT THE WHOS MIGHT BE DEAD! I COULDN’T SAY NO WHEN I HEARD MAYZIE BEG NOW I’M CAUGHT BETWEEN A DUST SPECK AND AN INCUBATING EGG! (Suddenly, HUNTERS surround HORTON.) Help! Someone help! Hunters! Help!!

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(Drums begin as HORTON’s journey begins.) #20 EGG, NEST AND TREE SOUR KANGAROO UP OUT OF THE JUNGLE UP INTO THE SKY. UP OVER THE MOUNTAINS BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3, WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3, SOUR KANGAROO TEN THOUSAND FEET HIGH. SOUR KANGAROO, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 THEN DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAINS

BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3, WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3, SOUR KANGAROO AND DOWN TO THE SEA ALL WENT HORTON THE ELEPHANT EGG, NEST AND TREE. WOMEN , HUNTERS EGG, NEST AND TREE! MEN EGG, NEST AND TREE! ALL THEY LOADED THE WAGON RIGHT ONTO A SHIP. OUT OVER THE OCEAN AND OOH, WHAT A TRIP! ROLLING AND TOSSING AND SICK AS COULD BE! (HORTON throws up on one of the HUNTERS.) JUST A SEASICK ELEPHANT EGG, NEST AND TREE.

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“VOCALLY LOW” MEN NEST AND TREE ALL EGG, NEST AND TREE… “VOCALLY LOW” MEN NEST AND TREE BIRD GIRL 1 After bobbing around for two weeks like a cork ALL (except CAT and HORTON) EGG, NEST AND TREE! BIRD GIRLS 2 They landed at last in the town of New York. ALL (except CAT and HORTON) EGG, NEST AND TREE! BIRD GIRLS 3 He was wet. He was tired. And hungry and cold. ALL (except CAT and HORTON) EGG, NEST AND TREE! BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 Then, Horton was taken to auction… (THE CAT appears as an auctioneer. NOTE: Another “free” improvisational area for THE CAT—please start with what’s here, and improvise with audience a little. See improv pages.) CAT Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Seusseby’s. Our first item up to bid this evening is lot 39, a pendulous pachyderm on egg, nest and tree. The bidding will begin at ten thousand dollars. Do I hear ten, ten thousand? (THE CAT improvs with the audience.) Going once, going twice… (THE CAT bangs his gavel.)

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Sold…to the man with the sideburns and the greasy black moustache oh, excuse me, Madam! Sold instead, to the man from the circus! #21 SOLD / MAYZIE IN PALM BEACH ALL (except CAT IN THE HAT and HORTON) SOLD… SOLD… SOLD… EGG, NEST AND TREE. HORTON Sold. To the circus! (ALL exit mournfully, as HORTON is carried off. We are in PALM BEACH. THE CAT plays a poolboy (José) who brings MAYZIE a cool drink, or a beautician (Reneé) who does her nails, depending on whether you have a male or female Cat.) MAYZIE WHEN YOU’RE DOWN IN PALM BEACH WITH THE BREEZE IN YOUR HAIR AND YOU DON’T HAVE AN EGG OR A NEST OR A CARE TELL YOURSELF HOW LUCKY YOU ARE. CAT How lucky, how lucky you are! MAYZIE WHEN IT’S DAY AFTER DAY AFTER BEAUTIFUL DAY TO BE LAZING AWAY BY THE SEA WITH RENEE TELL YOURSELF HOW LUCKY YOU ARE. STILL, I’M BORED AND I’M CRANKY AND TIRED SITTING DAY AFTER DAY. WHO KNEW SO MUCH WORK WAS REQUIRED FOR NOTHING BUT PLAY. I NEED SOMETHING DIFFERENT! I CRAVE SOMETHING NEW!

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MAYZIE (CON’T) (She grabs THE CAT.) HEY, MAYBE COULD YOU THINK OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO DO?! (Suddenly, THE CAT changes character.) CAT (as CIRCUS BARKER) Step right up, Ladies and Gentlemen, children and creatures! The smallest of small and the tallest of tall! Come old and young, come one and all! To the Circus McGurkus! The world’s greatest show! On the face of the earth, or wherever you go! #22 MAYZIE AT THE CIRCUS MAYZIE A circus! I love a show! I think I’ll go! (MAYZIE exits as the circus enters. She re-enters with souvenirs and cotton candy. Suddenly, she is face-to-face with HORTON.) MAYZIE Good gracious! I’ve seen you before. Now, let’s see… HORTON Why, Mayzie, it’s Horton! Remember? It’s me! I’ve sat on your egg now for fifty-one weeks! I’ve sat here while people have paid to take peeks! I’ve sat here through lightning and hailstorms and snow! Won’t you take back your egg? MAYZIE Gee. I really don’t know…

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#23 AMAYZING HORTON MAYZIE OH, WOW, IT’S REALLY LATE! AND GEE, I’VE GOT A DATE! AND LOTS OF PLACES TO BE. BUT IT’S SO GREAT TO SEE YOU! LOOK AT YOU! WHO WOULD EVER GUESS? LOOK AT YOU! SUCH A BIG SUCCESS… AND IT’S ALL THANKS TO ME! AMAYZING HORTON! THAT EGG-SITTING CIRCUS SENSATION! AMAYZING HORTON! EVEN I’M IMPRESSED! AMAYZING HORTON! WHILE I WAS OFF TAKING VACATION YOU MADE YOUR FORTUNE UP ON MAYZIE’S NEST… I MAY BE UNRELIABLE. FANCY FREE. IRRESPONSIBLE. CRAZY ME, ALWAYS EAGER TO FLY. BUT SEEING YOU GIVES ME TRUE DELIGHT. JUST FOR ONCE I’VE DONE SOMETHING RIGHT. The egg is all yours! (dramatically) NO, DON’T THANK ME, I’LL CRY!

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MAYZIE (CON’T) (and now, very sincerely) GOOD LUCK WHEN IT HATCHES. GOOD LUCK… AND GOODBYE. (MAYZIE exits hastily. The other animals look at HORTON with sympathy.) HORTON I meant what I said, And I said what I meant. An elephant’s faithful, One hundred percent. #24 ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE (REPRISE) AND NOW, LITTLE EGG, YOU’RE ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE TOO. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT YOU’D BE LEFT UP TO ME, A FOOL OF AN ELEPHANT UP IN A TREE. WELL, THIS TIME, I SWEAR I'LL DO BETTER THAN TRY. I’LL PROTECT YOU FROM HARM. YES, I’LL DO IT OR DIE! SO REST NOW, YOUNG EGG, AND I’LL SING YOU A LULLABYE. #25 SOLLA SOLLEW THERE’S A FARAWAY LAND SO THE STORIES ALL TELL SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE HORIZON. IF WE CAN FIND IT THEN ALL WILL BE WELL. TROUBLES THERE ARE FEW. SOMEDAY, WE’LL GO TO… SOLLA SOLLEW SOLLA SOLLEW

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HORTON , CIRCUS ANIMALS SOLLA SOLLEW SOLLA SOLLEW HORTON I’VE HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE FINDING MY WAY THERE. WHEN I GET CLOSE, IT DISAPPEARS. CIRCUS ANIMALS SOLLA SOLLEW HORTON IF WE CAN GET THERE, WE’RE GONNA STAY THERE IF IT TAKES US MILES, CIRCUS ANIMALS IF IT TAKES US MILES HORTON IF IT TAKES US YEARS. HORTON I’ve lost my poor Whos And my friend Jojo, too. I hope they all made it To Solla Sollew. (HORTON imagines JOJO and his PARENTS.) HORTON HIGH ON A MOUNTAIN OR LOST ON THE SEA, HORTON, JOJO SOONER OR LATER, I’LL FIND IT. MR. MAYOR I HAVE A PICTURE OF HOW IT WILL BE MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR ON THE DAY I DO

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JOJO, HORTON, MR. MAYOR , MRS. MAYOR TROUBLES WILL BE THROUGH AND I’LL BE HOME WITH YOU. ALL SOLLA SOLLEW SOLLA SOLLEW SOLLA SOLLEW SOLLA SOLLEW SOLLA SOLLEW SOLLA SOLLEW SOLLA SOLLEW HORTON I’LL BE HOME… WITH YOU ALL (except HORTON) SOLLA SOLLEW. (In the darkness, we see a figure carrying a flashlight. It is GERTRUDE McFUZZ.) GERTRUDE I’ll bet you forgot about Gertrude MCFuzz. Well, that’s nothing new. I mean, everyone does. But Gertrude did something that few birds could do. So this is the Tale of Miss Gertrude. Part Two. (We hear the sounds of snoring. GERTRUDE’s flashlight finds HORTON.) Psst! Horton! Horton, are you there? HORTON What? Who is it? GERTRUDE It’s me, Gertrude! Horton! Oh, Horton! I was so worried! Are you all right? HORTON Gertrude! How did you find us? GERTRUDE Well, it’s a long story.

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#28 ALL FOR YOU GERTRUDE I HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE ‘CAUSE I GREW A LITTLE TAIL. WELL, IT WASN’T REALLY LITTLE. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY GIANT! AND IT REALLY WAS ATTRACTIVE BUT YOU NEVER EVEN NOTICED, SO I FELT A LITTLE SILLY EVEN TRYING BESIDES WHICH THE TAIL WAS TOO HEAVY FOR NORMAL FLYING. GERTRUDE So I ran to the Doctor. (THE CAT enters as DR. DAKE.) DR. DAKE The Doctor named Dake. And she said: GERTRUDE My tail has been a mistake! DR. DAKE And she said: GERTRUDE Dr. Dake, I’ve been foolish and vain. PLUCK IT OUT! GET IT OFF! I WON’T DO IT AGAIN! DR.DAKE PLUCK! PLUCK! PLUCK! GERTRUDE Ouch, it hurt a lot! DR.DAKE PLUCK! PLUCK! PLUCK! GERTRUDE Ooh, a tender spot.

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DR. DAKE PLUCK! PLUCK! PLUCK! GERTRUDE JUST A ONE FEATHER TAIL… GERTRUDE, DR. DAKE, BIRD GIRLS BUT SUDDENLY, GERTRUDE COULD SAIL! GERTRUDE I SAILED ON A JUNK AND WAS PRACTICALLY SUNK FOR YOU. I TRAMPLED THOROUGH THE TREES FULL OF FURIOUS BEES FOR YOU. I SLOGGED THROUGH A FOG AND A CHOKING SMOG DOWN A SOGGY SLOPE THROUGH A STINKING BOG WHILE MY SLIP WAS GRIPPED BY A VICIOUS DOG FOR YOU GERTRUDE

BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 (offstage) OOH! AH!

ALL FOR YOU ALL FOR YOU ALL FOR YOU ALL FOR YOU THERE’S NOTHING THAT I WOULDN’T AND I COULDN’T AND I HAVEN’T GONE THROUGH… AH — (dramatically!) I SPRAINED MY LITTLE TOE, BUT I HOBBLED LIKE SO FOR YOU

THEN CAME THE HIT AND RUN BUT I STAGGERED ON ONE

I LA-LA-LA-LA-LA! LA-LA-LA-LA LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LALA! OOH…OOH…OOH LA-LA-LA-LA-LA! LA-LA-LA-LA!

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GERTRUDE (CON’T) FOR YOU.

BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 (CON’T) LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LALA! OOH… AH—

NOW, HERE I AM, THE WORSE FOR WEAR AND HERE YOU ARE I’M HERE! YOU’RE THERE! AND MAYBE NOW YOU’LL KNOW I CARE FOR YOU!

AH—

AH— AH— OOH! OOH...

GERTRUDE Oh, yes. And Horton, one more thing… IT TOOK ME SEVEN WEEKS… BUT I FOUND YOUR CLOVER, TOO! (GERTRUDE reveals the clover and holds it out to HORTON.) HORTON, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 WHO! (HORTON eagerly takes the clover from GERTRUDE and the number ends.) HORTON Gertrude…I never noticed… you’re…Amazing! GERTRUDE Aw, it was nothing. #29 THE WHOS RETURN / THE PEOPLE VERSUS HORTON THE ELEPHANT (PT. 1) HORTON Hello, Whos, hello! Is anyone there? (HE holds the clover to his ear and gets an answer as MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR appear.) MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR Hello!! HORTON Oh, what a relief! Why, hello, Mr. Mayor! Is JoJo all right?

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(JOJO appears) JOJO Hi, Horton! HORTON Oh, JoJo! Hello! Kid, now that I’ve got you, I won’t let you go! I’ll shelter and guard you, because after all, A PERSON’S A PERSON NO MATTER HOW SMALL! MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR, JOJO HORTON, GERTRUDE A PERSON’S A PERSON NO MATTER HOW… (The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS and SOUR/YOUNG KANGAROO appear.) WICKERSHAM 1 Ha! WICKERSHAM 2, 3 Ha! SOUR KANGAROO Humph! GERTRUDE How did you get here?! SOUR KANGAROO YOU CAN’T RUN AWAY FROM A SOUR KANGAROO! PALM BEACH TO PITTSBURGH TO KALAMAZOO. AND YOU—WITH YOUR EGG AND YOUR TREE AND YOUR NEST! I’M MAKING A SOUR CITIZEN’S ARREST! HORTON Wait! Stop! Where are you taking me? SOUR KANGAROO, WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3 Well Horton, we’re taking you back. You’re gonna be goin’ in style. For talkin’ to a speck And sittin’ on an egg

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WICKERSHAM 3 YOU’RE GONNA BE… WICKERSHAM 2 GONNA BE… WICKERSHAM 1 GONNA BE… SOUR KANGAROO GONNA BE… SOUR KANGAROO, WICKERSHAMS 1, 2, 3 GONNA BE PUT… On trial! (And we are now at the trial.) MARSHAL (CAT) THIS IS THE CASE OF THE PEOPLE VERSUS HORTON THE ELEPHANT. PEOPLE (an echo) HORTON THE ELEPHANT! MARSHAL JUDGE YERTLE THE TURTLE PRESIDING. EVERYONE RISE! JUDGE YERTLE ORDER! ORDER! ORDER IN THE COURT! JUDGE YERTLE, ALL ORDER, ORDER, ORDER, ORDER IN THE COURT! MARSHAL The defendant is charged with talking to a speck, disturbing the peace, and loitering…on an egg. HORTON Your honor, this clover is Exhibit A. THEY’RE WHOS HERE. THERE ARE WHOS HERE

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HORTON (CON’T) HORTON(CON’T) SMALLER THAN THE EYE CAN SEE!

IT’S TRUE, SIR! HERE’S WHO’S WHO, SIR! HE’S A WHO, AND SO IS SHE

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SOUR KANGAROO, WICKERSHAMS, BIRD GIRLS BIGGEST BLAME FOOL IN THE JUNGLE OF NOOL

BIGGEST BLAME FOOL IN THE JUNGLE OF NOOL

BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 (testifying) TALKIN’ TO A SPECK TALKIN’ TO A SPECK TO A SPECK OF DUST! GERTRUDE Objection! JUDGE YERTLE Overruled! WICKERSHAMS, SOUR KANGAROO, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 (testifying) SITTIN’ ON AN EGG SITTIN’ ON AN EGG SITTIN’ ON AN EGG! GERTRUDE Objection! ALL (except GERTRUDE and HORTON) Overruled! (HORTON emits a tremendous, ANGRY TRUMPET. The courtroom falls silent.) #30 THE WHOS RETURN / THE PEOPLE VERSUS HORTON THE ELEPHANT (PT. 2) HORTON I MEANT WHAT I SAID AND I SAID WHAT I MEANT: AN ELEPHANT’S FAITHFUL ONE HUNDRED PERCENT! YOU CAN THROW ME IN JAIL,

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HORTON (CON’T) LOCK ME UP IN A ZOO… BUT I WON’T DESERT MY EGG AND I WILL NOT ABANDON WHO! THESE WHOS, SIR, WIN OR LOSE, SIR, WHETHER YOU BELIEVE OR NOT, THEY’RE HERE. THEY LIVE IN FEAR. AND I’M THE ONLY FRIEND THEY’VE GOT. You can do what you want with me, Your Honor, And I won’t question why. HORTON BUT PLEASE SAVE WHO, THE TINIEST PLANET IN THE SKY. JUDGE YERTLE BASED ON THE EVIDENCE, I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ORDER THE DEFENDANT, HORTON THE ELEPHANT, REMANDED TO THE NOOL ASYLUM FOR THE CRIMINALLY INSANE. AND AS FOR THE DUST SPECK… BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 OOH! THAT DUST SPECK! MARSHAL AND AS FOR THE DUST SPECK BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 OOH! THAT SPECK! MARSHAL, SOUR KANGAROO, WICKERSHAMS, JUDGE YERTLE AND AS FOR YOUR DUST SPECK, MARSHAL, SOUR KANGAROO, WICKERSHAMS, JUDGE YERTLE, BIRD GIRLS 1, 2, 3 THAT WE WILL BOIL BOIL BOIL BOIL BOIL… IN A HOT STEAMING KETTLE OF BEEZLENUT OIL!

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HORTON Boil it! Oh no! No, that you can’t do! It’s all full of persons! They’ll prove it to you! Mr. Mayor, Mr. Mayor! Oh, please, Mr. Mayor! You’ve got to prove now That you really are there! So ring every doorbell. And send out the word! Make every Who holler! Make every Who heard! ALL BOIL, BOIL, BOIL, BOIL, BOIL! MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR , JOJO Attention, all Whos! Attention, all Whos! We’ve got to be heard! MR. MAYOR There’s no time to lose! MRS. MAYOR So send up a shout MR. MAYOR Make it loud and clear! WHOS WE ARE HERE! WE ARE HERE! WE ARE HERE! WE ARE HERE! (SOUR KANGAROO riffs through the following.) COURTROOM MEN

COURTROOM WOMEN

BOIL IT! BOIL IT! BOIL IT! BOIL IT! BOIL IT! BOIL IT! BOIL IT! BOIL IT!

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(HORTON struggles to protect THE WHOS from the mob.) HORTON Don’t give up! I believe in you all! A person’s a person, no matter how small! And you very small persons will not have to die If you make yourselves heard! So PLEASE! TRY! (THE WHOS are revealed. They’re terror stricken. They beat on tom toms. They play musical instruments. They scream and yell.) WHOS

ALL BOIL IT! BOIL IT! BOIL IT! BOIL IT!

WE ARE HERE! BOIL IT! WE ARE HERE! BOIL IT! WE ARE HERE! BOIL IT! WE ARE HERE! BOIL IT! WE ARE HERE! BOIL IT! WE ARE HERE! BOIL IT! WE ARE HERE! BOIL IT! WE ARE HERE! BOIL… HORTON, MR MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR (yelling) JoJo, think of something! (All freeze except CAT and JOJO.) CAT Now just for a moment, young JoJo looked grim. The fate of the Whos rested squarely on him! But then came a Think:

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CAT (CON’T) A peculiar new word. The kind of a word no one ever had heard! ALL BOIL IT! BOIL IT! BOIL IT!

WHOS WE ARE HERE! WE ARE HERE! WE ARE HERE! WE ARE

(Time is suspended for a moment as JOJO clears his throat and opens his mouth.) JOJO YOPP! (JOJO’s voice reverberates loudly through the universe. And the WHOS are heard at last. All the jungle denizens gasp. The WHOS breathe a sigh of relief.) #31 YOPP! HORTON Do you hear what I hear? Do you see what I mean? They made themselves heard though they still can’t be seen! GERTRUDE They’ve proved they ARE persons, no matter how small. HORTON And their whole world was saved by the Smallest of All! SOUR KANGAROO (grudgingly) How true! Yes, how true! Said the Sour Kangaroo. And, from now on, you know what I’m planning to do? From now on, I’m going to protect them with you! AND THE YOUNG KANGAROO IN HER POUCH SAID… SMALL KANGAROO (with genuine enthusiasm) ME, TOO! (THE CAT appears out of nowhere.) CAT Their troubles were ended. They hailed his great…

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ALL WHOS, CAT YOPP! CAT And JoJo was honored as “Thinker Non-Stop”. (The WHOS carry him on their shoulders.) MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR Now all JoJo’s Thinks would forever be heard. CAT Including this Think … (We hear the sound of a giant egg cracking. GERTRUDE dashes over to HORTON with the egg in a basket, and they watch it hatch.) ALL (in wonder and amazement) An Elephant Bird! HORTON Why, he looks just like me. Except for the wings. GERTRUDE And except for the voice, ‘cause that’s how a bird sings. HORTON (in a panic) Gertrude, what will I do? I am slow. I am fat. All I know is the earth. He’ll need much more than that! (A beat…) #32 ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE (REPRISE) GERTRUDE I HAVE WINGS. YES, I CAN FLY. YOU TEACH HIM EARTH AND I WILL TEACH HIM SKY HORTON JUST CALL MY NAME BOTH AND I’LL SEE YOU THROUGH.

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HORTON ONE SMALL VOICE IN THE UNIVERSE GERTRUDE ONE TRUE FRIEND IN THE UNIVERSE BOTH WHO BELIEVES IN YOU. CAT The adventures were over. The sky became… JOJO Pink! CAT And then, guess what happened? CAT, JOJO (to audience) Well, what do you think?! #33 OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK! (FINALE) ALL OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK THINK AND WONDER AND DREAM FAR AND WIDE AS YOU DARE… WHEN YOUR THINKS HAVE RUN DRY IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE THERE’S ANOTHER THINK THERE. IF YOU OPEN YOUR MIND OH, THE THINKS YOU WILL FIND LINING UP TO GET LOOSE OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK BASSES / BARITONES OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK ALL OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK

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TENORS OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK ALL OH THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SEUSS! WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SEUSS! WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SEUSS! (The characters dance off, fade away, disappear, one by one. Last to go is THE CAT IN THE HAT. Finally, JOJO stands on an empty stage, holding the red-and white striped hat.) GROUP 1 SEU-U-U-U-U SEU… SEU… SEU-U-U-USS SEU-U-U-U-U SEU… SEU… SEU-U-U-USS SEU-U-U-U-U SEU… SEU…!

GROUP 2

GROUP 3 SEU… SEU… SEUSS!

SEUSS! SEU… SEU… SEUSS! SEU… SEU… SEUSS!

GROUP 4 SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS!

SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! SEUSS! JOJO SEUSS!

(JOJO pulls THE CAT’S HAT on, down over his eyes, causing a…BLACKOUT!) #34 GREEN EGGS and HAM (FINALE BOWS) ALL I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM. I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM I AM. I DO NOT LIKE THEM HERE OR THERE. I DO NOT LIKE THEM ANYWHERE. NOT IN A HOUSE. NOT WITH A MOUSE. NOT HERE OR THERE. NOT ANYWHERE. I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM. I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM I AM.

SEUSSICAL TYA

ALL (CON’T) COULD YOU? WOULD YOU? WITH A GOAT? COULD YOU? WOULD YOU? ON A BOAT? COULD YOU? WOULD YOU? IN THE RAIN? COULD YOU? WOULD YOU? ON A TRAIN? NOT WITH A GOAT. NOT ON A BOAT. NOT IN THE RAIN. NOT ON A TRAIN. NOT IN A HOUSE. NOT WITH A MOUSE. OH, NO! NOT IN A BOX. NOT WITH A FOX. NOT IN A TREE. YOU LET ME BE! I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM! I DO NOT LIKE THEM, SAM I AM! I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM!

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Vocal Book

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 01 "Seussical" Overture ............................................................................................................1 02 Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! ..........................................................................................2 03 Horton Hears a Who ...........................................................................................................18 04 Biggest Blame Fool..............................................................................................................26 05 Biggest Blame Playoff / Gertrude McFuzz.........................................................................42 06 Here on Who .......................................................................................................................46 07 Meet JoJo the Who...............................................................................................................58 08 How to Raise a Child ..........................................................................................................59 09 Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Reprise) ........................................................................61 10 It's Possible (Pt. 1)..............................................................................................................63 11 It's Possible (Pt. 2)..............................................................................................................69 12 Alone in the Universe .........................................................................................................70 13 The One Feather Tail of Miss Gertrude McFuzz / Amayzing Mayzie..............................77 14 Amayzing Gertrude (Pt. 1).................................................................................................84 15 Amayzing Gertrude (Pt. 2).................................................................................................85 16 Monkey Around / Chasing the Whos .................................................................................89 17 Notice Me, Horton ..............................................................................................................97 18 How Lucky You Are .........................................................................................................103 19 Mayzie's Exit / Horton Sits on the Egg / Dilemma / Hunters........................................107 20 Egg, Nest and Tree............................................................................................................110 21 Sold / Mayzie in Palm Beach ............................................................................................115 22 Mayzie at the Circus .........................................................................................................118 23 Amayzing Horton .............................................................................................................119 24 Alone in the Universe (Reprise) .......................................................................................122

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25 Solla Solew ........................................................................................................................123 26 Gertrude / Espionage (Pt. 1).............................................................................................129 27 Gertrude / Espionage (Pt. 2).............................................................................................130 28 All for You.........................................................................................................................131 29 The Whos Return / The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 1)...............................137 30 The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Pt. 2) ...............................................................144 31 Yopp! .................................................................................................................................153 32 Alone in the Universe (Reprise) .......................................................................................155 33 Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Finale) ........................................................................157 34 Green Eggs and Ham (Finale Bows) ................................................................................162 35 Exit Music.........................................................................................................................164 02 Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Female Version)......................................................165 09 Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Reprise) (Female Version)......................................180

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No. 1

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

“Seussical” Overture (Instrumental)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

TACET

-1-

No. 2

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Boy, Cat In The Hat, Ensemble)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

(A red-and-white-striped hat sits on a very empty stage. A BOY (JOJO) enters and notices it.) BOY: Now that is a very unusual hat. I wonder what’s under a hat such as that. It could be a creature they call the Ga-Zat Who balances things on his head, ’cause it’s flat. Or a stripe-loving Pipester from Upper Mount Bat. Or a sort of a kind of a hat-wearing… Cat!

(THE BOY picks up the hat, and THE CAT IN THE HAT suddenly appears.)

Dictated 1

&c œ

Keys 1 & 2

œ .. œ

#œ

F nœ . bœ œ.

bœ

CAT IN THE HAT: I can see that you've got quite a mind for your age! >

U> ˙. ˙ .. ˙ u U> ˙. ˙. ˙. u

œ . #œ œ.

Now, I'm here, there is no telling what may ensue...

U gg ww 4 gg n w g

#œ

Why, one Think and you dragged me right U onto the stage!

> ˙. ˙. ˙. u

...with a Cat such as me and a Thinker like you!

+Strgs.

(The CAT begins to “create” the Seussian world of imagination for THE BOY, who will enter this world and become JOJO.)

Bright "4", With Mischief 5

&Œ

CAT IN THE HAT:

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Oh,

the thinks you

can think!

-2-

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Oh,

the thinks you

can think

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 2

&Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ

if you're willing to try...

&Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ

&Œ

you

li - ning

get

loose...

>¿

œ œ œ œ œ œ

oh, the thinks you will find

Oh, the thinks you can think

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Or a stair to the sky…

o - pen your mind,

œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ

> œ œ œ œ œ œ

Think in - vi - si - ble ink!

& œJ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ If

Or a Gink with a stink!

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

œ œ œ œ œ

(FULL COMPANY now enters) ALL (except BOY): 19

when you think a - bout

Seuss!

-3-

Ó >¿ Œ Ó

Seuss!

>¿ Seuss!

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 3

WOMEN:

œ >

Seuss! Seuss! Seuss! Seuss!

MEN:

>œ

Seuss! Seuss! Seuss! Seuss!

ALL (except BOY): 27

&Œ

High M.:

œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ

W.+Low M.: Oh,

&Œ

the thinks you

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

can come up with

&Œ

can think!

few!

œ œ ‰ œ b # œœ n œ ‰ Œ J J Seuss!

œ ‰ œ Seuss!

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

˙ ˙ Œ

Think

trip

ship

-4-

who thinks

Ó CAT:

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Oh,

œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ

#œ œ # Jœ œJ ‰ Œ

A - ny think - er

ALL (except BOY):

& 31

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

the thinks you

can think!

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

the

Vip - per

Vipp

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 4

˙ ˙

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ > or to Sol - la Sol - lew! > MEN: œ ˙ & Œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ ˙ WOMEN:

&Œ

œœ ‰ Œ J

˙˙

&Œ

ALL (except BOY): + WOMEN:

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ

BOY:

with a cher - ry on top...

& 39

œ œ œ œ œ œœ div.

You don't need an ex - cuse! div. MEN:

#œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Ó 38

˙˙

b ˙˙

˙˙

n ˙˙

You don't need an ex - cuse!

&Œ

¿ ¿ ¿

CAT + BOY:

Oh,

& 41

œœ ‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ J CAT:

Think of beau - ti - ful schlopp

or to Sol - la Sol - lew!

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

> & [ œœœ >œ [œ & œ

Seuss!

Œ Œ

¿ ¿

the thinks you

can

>œ bœ

>œœ

Seuss!

CAT + BOY + WOMEN:

think

Œ Œ

when you think MEN:

>œœ >œœ

Seuss!

-5-

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

a - bout

œœ œœ œœ œœ # œœ >œœ

when you think

Œ Œ

b>œœ

Seuss!

a - bout

Œ Œ

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 5

>w &w

ww>

œ œ ww 45

Seuss!!!

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ &

>w œœ w

w˙ . .

Seuss!!!

˙w. .

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

HORTON:

Think of

& ¿J ‰ Œ

le - phant

œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ bœ œ

œ œ œ œ œ

CAT:

tree!

Think!

MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR:

bœ œ œ & b œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ

MAYOR: 49

MRS.: Think

per

& ¿J ‰ Œ

son

too

ti - ny

see!

Think!

GERTRUDE:

& Nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ &

Think of

¿ ‰ Œ J

bird

with

one - fea - ther

Think!

-6-

tail!

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 6

ALL: WOMEN: 53 unis.

& œ œ #œ œ #œ œ #œ œ Go - ing MEN: unis.

Go - ing

ad - ven - ture down a

& œ œ #œ œ #œ œ #œ œ 55

ad - ven - ture down a

MAYZIE:

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Think of (CAT:)

& ¿J ‰ Œ

bird

trail!

j (scared) œ ‰ ¿ œ

trail!

Aaagh!

div.

# œœ b œœ # œœ œ œ dan - ger - ous

Aaagh!

(scared) œ b œœ # œœ unis. œ œ ‰ ¿ #œ J div.

dan - ger - ous

b -œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ

who flies

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

off

¿ ¿ a

spree!

Think!

bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ &

SOUR KANGAROO: (riffing & growling)

Think of

& ¿J ‰ Œ

kan

ga - roo,

sour as

Think!

Nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ & WICKERSHAMS:

Think of

some mon

¿ ‰ Œ J

keys with

Think!

-7-

can

be!

œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ œ

trou - ble

store!

œ œ

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 7

& œ œ #œ œ #œ œ #œ œ CAT:

Think of some-thing hor - ri - ble

and

& #œ œ #œ œ #œ œ œ #œ & Œ

that you

ne - ver dared to

## Œ

> > œœ # œ œ # œœ œœ

N >œœ # œœ œ # >œœ œ think of

div.

be - fore!

think of

and

œœ

be - fore!

L'Istesso, Menacing

# # Œ WOMEN: Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 66

# # MEN: Œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ Œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Think of

no - bo - dy here

and the fee -ling of fear

Think of

no - bo - dy here

and the fee -ling of fear

Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ > and the dark-ness of night. ## Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ & œ œ œ œ œ >œ and the dark-ness of night. &

œ #œ œ #œ œ #œ œ œ

div.

ne - ver dared to

that you + MEN:

#œ œ #œ œ œ #œ

+ PRINCIPALS:

hai - ry! Some-thing sin - is - ter

+ WOMEN:

sca - ry

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

(menacing, with much air)

œ œ œ- œ Ooh…

œ œ œ- œ Ooh… -8-

œ œœ œ-

œ œ œ œ

œ œœ œ-

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 8

## Œ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

+ CAT:

div.

œ œ œ œ œ # œœ > as you're fa - cing your doom, œ œ œ œ œ # >œœ œ œ œ œ œ

All

a - lone in your room

All

a - lone in your room

œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ Œ œ œ œ > ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

CAT:

think

nn#### Œ # &

glim - mer

#### Œ # &

of light!

WOMEN: (with relief)

nn####

# ˙˙

nn####

Ah! MEN: (with relief)

# ˙˙

Ah!

œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ 76

CAT:

n n # # # # œj ‰ Œ # œ & >> nn#### œ # œ ‰ Œ & J

#### Œ # &

as you're fa - cing your doom,

But

I hope you're pre-pared

œ œ œ œ œ œ

'Cause this

ain't

œ œ

œœ

Mo - ther Goose! div.

œ œ # œœ

Mo - ther Goose!

-9-

be scared-er than scared!

Ó div.

˙˙ ˙˙

n ˙˙ n ˙˙

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 9

#### Œ # &

####

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

the brink

when you think

MEN:

# œ Œ œ > Seuss!

# œ >œ

Seuss!

a - bout

j ‰ j nœ #œ œ œ nœ œ œ

a - bout

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

when you think

Seuss!

WOMEN (+ CAT, melody):

CAT:

Dan- ger's right on

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

j œ ‰ n œj # œ œ

Seuss! Seuss!

Seuss!

¿ ¿

CAT:

# Œ #

j n œœ ‰ > Seuss! ‰

‰ œ >

j œ> Ó

Seuss! Seuss!

j nœ nœ #œ œ œ Seuss!

-10-

j œ œ >

j œ> Ó

Seuss! Seuss!

un -

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 10

#### ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ # &

- u - su - al

####

sto

ry will

ing to

nnnn ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ & n Œ

save

¿ ¿ of

, ¿ ¿

œ œ œ œ œ

From the

Pla - net

œ œ œ œ œ œ

> ¿

just like you!

Just

CAT + ALL:

œ œ œ œ œ œ

BOY:

of small...

of Who...

...to the Jun -gle of Nool...

nnnn

and a

...and the smal - lest

WHOS:

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ

who has Thinks

CITIZENS OF THE JUNGLE:

&Œ

¿ ¿ ¿ 90

un - furled

a small world

think!

& Œ

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

boy from that world

& >¿

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

soon

# ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ e - le - phant try

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

24 Œ 95

2 œ œ œ œ œ œ 4

HORTON:

...and the lar-gest of all...

-11-

‰

j c œ

GROUP 1 (+ CAT):

You

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 11

&c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ poco a poco cresc.

think and think and think and think and

&c Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

think and think and think and think and

j j ‰ ‰ œ œ œ œ

j j ‰ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ

GROUP 2:

You think

and think

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

and think 99

think and think and think and think and

j j j & ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ and think

b & b bbb Œ

and think

and

ALL: WOMEN: unis.

102

bbbb

b & b bbb œ

think! Just

think!

b œ & b bbb œ

103

œ œ œ œ œ œ

far and wide as you dare!

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

far and wide as you dare!

-12-

> ¿

Oh, the thinks you can think!

> ¿

think!

101

and think

think! Just

Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ f Oh, the thinks you can think! MEN: div. œ œ b œ b œ œ œ &b b b Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ f

100

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

˙ ˙ ˙

(+ BOY:)

> ¿

and think

bbbbb

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Think and wonder and dream

Think and won - der and dream

> > ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

CAT:

Oh, the thinks you can think!

Ó Ó

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 12

b b &b b b Œ

104

b b &b b b Œ b & b bbb Œ

106

b b &b b b Œ

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

105

div.

When your thinks have run dry,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

When your thinks have run dry,

the blink of

an eye

>˙ ˙

˙˙

>˙˙

˙˙

think

there!

there's an - oth - er

think

there!

œœ œœ œœ œœ >œœ ‰ J 109

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ

you

o - pen your mind,

oh, the thinks you will find

you

o - pen your mind,

oh, the thinks you will find

lin - ing

œœ

get

loose!

lin - ing

get

loose!

b b b œœ ‰ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ Œ b œ & b J

b & b bbb Œ

in 107

unis. b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ b & b b b œJ ‰

b & b bbb Œ

an eye

there's an - oth - er

108

110

the blink of

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

œœ œœ œœ œœ >œœ ‰ J

œœ

-13-

œœ

div.

œœ n œœ

˙˙

"Party" 111

˙˙

n ˙˙

b ˙˙

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 13

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

b b &b b b Œ

112

b & b bbb Œ

114

113

œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ

b b &b b b Œ

Oh, the thinks you can think!

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ Oh, the thinks you can think

(BARITONES / BASSES:)

Oh, the thinks you can think!

œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ

WOMEN:

Oh, the thinks you can think!

b & b bbb Œ

115

ALL MEN: œœ œ œ œ œ œ b b œ œ œ œ b œ &b b b Œ

116

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ

(TENORS:)

Oh, the thinks you can

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

117

œ ALLœœ MENœœ (+œœCAT):œ œ œ b b œ œ &b b b J ‰

b b b ẇ b & b

œœ

When

œœ

you

œœ

think

œœ

When

you

think

a - bout

think!

118

Seuss!

b b b ˙w b & b

Seuss!

Oh, the thinks you can think

When you think a - bout

Oh, the thinks you can think

œ. œ.

œ Œ J œj Œ 119

-14-

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

When you think a - bout

œœ

a - bout

œœ

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 14

b b w˙ b & b b

œ œ œ œ

b b b ˙w b & b

œ œ œ œ

120

Seuss!

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

121

Seuss!

SMALL GROUP: b b ‰ j j‰ &b b b œ œ œ œ > Seuss! Seuss! Seuss!

122

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

When you think

a - bout

When you think

a - bout

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

>œ

123

>œ

Seuss! Seuss!

b b & b b b œœ œ œ œ

‰ œj œ œ ‰ œj œ œ n œ

HIGH MEN: b b & b b b œJ ‰ Œ

b b &b b b

œ œ œ b œ œJ œ

j œ ‰ n œj œ œ

HIGH WOMEN:

Seuss! Seuss!

Seuss!

LOW MEN:

Seuss!

‰ n œj

Seuss!

-15-

Seuss!

j œ> ‰

Seuss!

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 15

124

bbbb

‰ j œ

b œ > Seuss!

j b b &b b b ‰ œ œ œ

Seuss!

LOW WOMEN (+ 2 Tenors 8va):

b & b bbb Œ b b &b b b 126

bbbb

œj ‰ >œ

j j ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ nœ Seuss!

Seuss!

j œ> ‰

Seuss!

‰ n œj

Seuss!

bœ œ œ œ œ œ J

j‰ j œ nœ œ œ

‰

j œ

j‰ œ

Seuss!

b b b ‰ œj œ œ b & b Seuss!

b & b bbb œ

>œ

b œ > Seuss!

b & b bbb Œ

>œ

j‰ œ œ

125

Seuss!

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

œj ‰ >œ

Seuss!

>œ

Seuss!

127

Seuss!

‰ œj œ œ ‰ œj œ œ n œ Seuss!

Seuss!

‰ n œj

Seuss!

œ œ

œ b œ œJ œ

-16-

Seuss!

j œ Ó Seuss!

Œ œ

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 16

b b &b b b Ó

128

>¿

THE BOY:

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

129

Seuss!

FAST APPLAUSE SEGUE

-17-

No. 3

SEUSSICAL, TYA (Male Cat)

Horton Hears A Who!

(Cat In The Hat, Boy, Horton, Bird Girls, Citizens of the Jungle)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty CAT IN THE HAT: Our story begins with a very strange sound: The drums of a jungle beginning to pound! (They begin to drum!) CAT (To JOJO): Now imagine a sky. JOJO: I'll imagine bright blue! CAT: It's the Jungle of Nool. JOJO: Near the River Walloo! (JOJO and THE CAT create a blue sky and a jungle setting. Jungle drums begin. They watch as the "Jungle of Nool" is revealed. The JUNGLE CITIZENS enter, along with the BIRD GIRLS, a flamboyant "girl group" of the jungle.) 1

### c

###

‰

###

### ¿ think

‰

6–13

Who!

Who-wah - dah - dah - dah!

j œ œ ‰ j ‰ j Œ œ œ œ 17

Who - wah - dah

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ of

4–5

j œ œ ‰ j ‰ j ‰ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Who- wah - dah

Who! 18

JUNGLE CITIZENS:

Who! 16

C ..

2–3

el - e - phant

Who!

¿ J

Who!

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

CAT:

lum - ber - ing

Now,

through.

# # # JUNGLE CITIZENS: ‰ j œ œ ‰ j ‰ j ‰ j œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ 21

Who!

Who - wah - dah

Who!

-18-

Who!

Who-wah - dah - dah - dah!

No. 3

HORTON HEARS A WHO! - pg. 2

Hor

ton!

Yes,

Hor

Hears

Who!

###

ton

œ œ

Œ nœ

### œ

œ œ

fif - teenth of

###

the

May,

the

heat

pool,

¿ -

the

was

nœ

œ œ

Jun - gle

Nool,

œœ

the

day,

HORTON:

On 28

the

ton!

¿ œ

¿ Hor

> ¿

CAT:

# # # CAT¿ + JOJO:¿ ###

> # # # JOJO: ¿

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

the

splash-ing...

JUNGLE CITIZENS:

> ¿

cool

en -

Splash!

joy - ing

œ nœ

the

jun

œ -

-19-

nœ œ

gle's great

joys...

when

No. 3

HORTON HEARS A WHO! - pg. 3

# # # 3 >œ œ. œ. & 4 &

Hor - ton

the

>œ œ. # # # HORTON:

œ.

Hor - ton

the

### œ œ & >œ œ. f Hor - ton # # # (MEN:) # >œœ œœ. &

>œ œ œ.

E - le - phant

>œ E

>œ œ

œœ .

the

###

HORTON: 45

œœ.

>œ œ

the

noise.

nœ

looked

œœ .

heard

œ. œ

small

le - phant

Help! 49

toward

Hor - ton stopped

C œ

Help!

# # # Ó BIRD GIRL #1: & œ œ ###

E - le - phant

le - phant

œ œ -

the

le - phant

œœ

¿.

œ.

MAYOR: (offstage voice)

>JOJO:. (spoken) > ¿ ¿ ¿. ¿ ¿ Hor - ton

CITIZENS OF THE JUNGLE: (WOMEN + BIRD GIRLS):

Hor - ton

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

the

sound.

-20-

splash

ing.

HORTON:

nœ

"That's

No. 3

HORTON HEARS A WHO! - pg. 4

###

BIRD GIRLS:

œ œ Œ

fun - ny,"

### œ no

###

one

### 3 œ & 4

some

###

a - round."

œ nœ

Just

ti -

& &

### Ó ###

ton.

BIRD GIRL #2:

"I'll

"There's

œ œ it

were

C œ

a - gain!

cal - ling

for

· "Help..."

"Help..." HORTON:

HORTON:

yelp

per - son

heard

ry faint

œ œ Then he

œ nœ œ

MR. MAYOR:

help. 67

Hor

BIRD GIRL #3:

thought

œ œ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

34 œ 68

œ œ C

help you,"

GIRLS: 34BIRD Ó œ

...said

-21-

"But who

Hor - ton.

No. 3

HORTON HEARS A WHO! - pg. 5

### C œ

are

you?

And

where?"

### C

###

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

div.

œœ œ

œœ œœœ Œ œ. . he looked. 73

œœ œœ œ. œ. looked and

### ˙ . ˙˙ .. & &

### Ó

œ œ

HORTON:

But

1+2:

œœ

He could

see

blow-ing

there.

BIRD GIRLS: Wshhhhh...

small speck of dust

P through the

œœœ

œœ œœ # œœœ div.

no - thing

œ œ

past

air.

say!

How con - fu - sing!

‰ ¿ J

¿ ¿

ne - ver heard

œ œ œ

œ . œj w

### ¿ ¿ ¿ &

œœœ

div.

¿ ¿

tell

-22-

small

¿ ¿ ¿ speck of

dust

I've

that

No. 3

HORTON HEARS A WHO! - pg. 6

### ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ & a - ble

### ¿

###

### ¿

to yell.

think

there

must

small

you

dust!

Some

¿.

¿ ¿

sha - king

with

fear

that he'll

& &

### ¿

poco rit.

lone

### œ

way

steer!

the

Piu Mosso 3

just have

think?...

some - one

top

that

Piu Mosso

¿ 3

lit - tle

blow in 95

the

per - son who's

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

‰ ¿ J

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ in

poor

¿ ¿

know what

speck of

¿ ¿ ¿ " ¿

### ¿

¿ ¿

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

¿ ¿

pool!

Freely

He's

c Ó

ni - verse...

œ.

save

him

-23-

j œ œ

I'll

be - cause, af - ter

all,

has

œ 3

‰ Jœ a

No. 3

HORTON HEARS A WHO! - pg. 7

### œ

Freely

100

102

jœ œ

œ. 3

per - son's

### œ

a per - son,

œ.

per - son's

jœ œ a

#œ

101

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

mat - ter

per - son,

# # # C A Tempo w &

104

j ‰ œ

how small. rit.

24 Nœ 103

mat - ter

how

105

small.

# # # C JUNGLE CITIZENS: ‰ j œ œ ‰ j ‰ j ‰ j œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ P Who! Who- wah - dah Who! Who! Who- wah - dah - dah - dah! &

###

106

107

BIRD GIRLS:

Who!

‰

j œ œ ‰ j ‰ j Œ œ œ œ

Who - wah - dah

# # # (BIRD GIRLS:)Œ & œ œ œ

108

gent - ly,

and

109

Who!

u - sing

-24-

Who!

œ nœ

the

grea

110

œ nœ -

test

care,

No. 3

HORTON HEARS A WHO! - pg. 8

111

###

œ Œ

Œ nœ

### œ œœ œœœ &

œœ œ

### Œ

through the

### œ &

placed it

### œ œ ˙. & clo

œœœ

air,

118

nœ

unis.

car - ried

HORTON:

121

down,

123

115

and

safe!

and

great

trunk

lift - ed

the

dust

119

BIRD GIRLS:

œ œ œ 122

V.S.

-25-

ve - ry

124

ver...

div.

his

116

œœ œ

113

e - le - phant stretched

speck

120

the

114

117

112

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

ver

soft

and

No. 4

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Biggest Blame Fool

(The Sour Kangaroo, Young Kangaroo, Wickersham Brothers, Gerturde, Mayzie, Horton, JoJo, Ensemble)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

NOTE: The SOUR KANGAROO and YOUNG KANGAROO are sung by the same performer.

b c >¿ b &

> bb c bœ

SOUR KANGAROO:

Humpf!

sour

kan

2Œ 4

humpfed a

ten.

CD Track 4 Starts in m. 2

voice.

'Twas

ga - roo.

b ‰ œ œ b >œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b & And the young kan - ga - roo

ten.

Recit.

, YOUNG> KANGAROO: œ 24 ¿ Œ c 5

in her pouch said:

"Humpf!"

A Tempo - Driving

bb c w

SOUR KANGAROO:

œ œ œ œ w

¿ ¿ ¿

speck is

per-son on that?

¿ ¿

small

3 b &b ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ¿ ¿

too!

b &b ¿

the

¿ ¿ ¿ 3

head of

‰ ¿ ¿ J

Why, that

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

Why, there nev - er has been!

-26-

pin.

‰ ¿ J A

(SHE laughs derisively.)

.. Ó

2x's

Œ œ œ .. Last X

You're the

No. 4

BIGGEST BLAME FOOL - pg. 2

b &b œ œ œ

big - gest blame

bb bœ don't

care

b &b œ œ œ

big - gest blame

bb bœ

I'm

b b >œœ >œœ >œœ b &

big - gest blame

œ fool

bb ¿ true.

œ œ

fool

œ œ œ bœ Jun - gle

œ J

YOUNG KANGAROO:

> œ

The

the

well!

ty, may

YOUNG KANGAROO:

œ bœ

and

Nool

tell.

œ J

œ œ

œ J

nas

Jun - gle

‰ œ J

SOUR KANGAROO: b œ b œ œ œ

who

think

May - be

the

œ œ J

œ œ œ bœ

œ œ

fool

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Ó œ

I'm

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ‰ ¿ J

Please be - lieve me.

-27-

Jun - gle

Nool!

tell you

œ œ œ

cruel but you're the

the

...and

œ bœ . J

œ œ œ N œ œ œ

‰ œ J

Nool

œ bœ œ -

HORTON:

‰ ¿ J

It's

¿ ¿ ‰ ¿ J

sin - cere - ly,

No. 4

BIGGEST BLAME FOOL - pg. 3

b &b ¿ ¿ ¿

¿ ¿

keen

and

ears are quite

b &b ¿

know there's a

per

b & b ¿ ¿ ‰ ¿J

like - ly

there's

"HA!"

ALL 3:

b &b

>¿

"HA!

son down

Ev - en

>¿

HA!

HA!"

"HA!"

Laughed the

¿ ¿ ‰ ¿ J

clear - ly.

Half-time feel > b œ œ œ œ & b b œœ œœ œœ œœ big - gest blame

fool

‰ ¿ J

quite

Ev - en four!

œ b œj œ ‰ œ bœ œ Laughed some o - thers. œ 3: œ 1:

> ¿ ¿ ¿

> ¿ ¿ Œ

Wick - er - sham

Bro - thers.

j œ bœ nœ bœ nœ 3: œ

WICKERSHAM BROTHERS: 1+2:

‰

œœ œœ

more,

¿ ¿ ¿

Oh,

The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS enter. They are a trio of monkeys.

three.

>¿ ‰ J

WICK #2, #3:

Laughed a voice.

there. And what's

two.

œ œ œ

> ¿

¿ ¿

WICKERSHAM BROTHERS: WICK #1: 35

heard him quite

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

> bb ¿

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

the

-28-

he's

œœ œœ œœ b œœœ œ œ œ

Jun - gle

Nool

the

œœ œ N œœœ

and

bbb

No. 4

BIGGEST BLAME FOOL - pg. 4

bbb

monkeys like

b b >œœ b & bœ

out

bœ

WICK. 2:

limb

fat!

He's

œ œ œ

œœ œœ

look - in'

E - le - phants

ain't

œœœ.

too

E - le - phants

ain't

too

b b œœœ œœœ œœœ b &

œœ œ

b œœœ WICK.œ 1: œ J ‰ J

down on

‰

him

j #œ œ -

and he's

œ huh!

slow! 52

œœ œ

no!

We've been

He's

no,

j œ>

WICK. 3:

dumb!

no,

œ œ b œœJ œœ 50

œœ œ

No,

bbb

should know.

œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ

& b

bb b &

(WICKS:)

& b ˙

œœ œœ œ œ

j j œ> œ >œ

‰ bœ >

SOUR KANGAROO:

b œœ œœ œœ ˘œ b & b b œ œ œ N œœ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

bœ œ œ œ ‰

˙ Ó j œ œ œ

b œœœ. œœœ œœœ œœœ 1+2: j œ œ ‰ œ œ œ 3: œ

œœœ

-29-

swift as

rule

but he's the

swift as

rule

but he's the

No. 4

BIGGEST BLAME FOOL - pg. 5

bbb

œ œ œ

biggest blame

b œ œ &b b œ œ

œ œ

fool

œ œ

big - gest blame fool

œ œ

in the

Nool.

Jun - gle

Nool.

>œ œ

'Cause he's

œ ‰ œ J

'Cause he's

œ œ œ

>œ œ œ œ

a speck,

a speck of

a speck,

a speck of

talk - in'

a speck,

talk - in'

>œœ œœ œ œ

b œœœ œœœ œœœ

>œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ

talk - in'

a speck,

talk - in'

b>œœœ œœ œœœ œœœ œœœ b œ &b b &

œ œ œ œ

œ œ

b b >œ œ œ œ œ b &

œ ‰ œ J

Jun - gle

unis.

œ œ œ œ

in the

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

> bbb œ

dust!

b b >œœ b &

dust!

WICK #3.: b b b Œ œ Blame

fool

œ œ

the

œ œ œ bœ

Jun - gle

-30-

Nool!

No. 4

BIGGEST BLAME FOOL - pg. 6

SOUR KANGAROO + BIRD GIRLS:

& b b œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ >

œœ œœ >œ œ

Talk- in' (WICKS:)

a speck,

talk - in'

b œœœ œœœ œœœ to

a speck,

œœ œœ œœ œœ >œ œ œ œ to

a speck of

Talk - in'

a speck,

talk - in'

a speck,

a speck of

b >œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ b &b b œ œ œ œ œ b & b b œœœ >

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

>œœ œœ œ œ

(S.K. + BIRD GIRLS:)

>œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ

b œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ

dust!

b b >œœ b &

(WICKS:)

dust!

& 63

& 65

bbb Œ

bbb bœ

>œ

WICK #3:

>œ

Blame

fool

SOUR KANGAROO:

bbb Œ

the

Jun - gle

œ œ -

P - E

¿ ¿

Oh,

please!

Take that

œ œ J

œ œ œ bœ

œ œ

-31-

œ œ J

¿ ¿ J

speck a

Nool!

¿ J

way!

nnn

No. 4

BIGGEST BLAME FOOL - pg. 7

ALL: WOMEN:

nnn Œ

œœ œœ œœ >

œœ œœ >

Did you hear?

Did you

nn ŒMEN: b œœ œœ œœ & n œ œ œ > Did you hear? 69

&Œ

b œœ œ

œœ œœ >œ œ

Did you

jun - gle

the

& &Œ &Œ

&¿

Did you

hear?

Did you hear?

Did you

¿ ¿ ¿

dust

flew!

>œ œ >œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ bœ >

Did you hear?

Did

b œœ œ

¿ ¿

speck! It's

-32-

you,

did

‰ ¿ J

you

hear?

œœ œœ œœ œœ A œ œ> œ >œ œ b >œ Did you, did you hear?

hear?

JOJO: 74

quick - ly

œœ

œœ œœ >œ œ

¿ ¿ ¿

>œ œ œ œ

b œœ œœ œœ >œ œ œ

¿ news

>œ œ œ œ œ œ

(BIRD GIRLS:)

talks

œœ œœ œœ œœ b œ œ œ >œ œ b>œ > Did you, did you hear?

hear?

¿ ¿ ¿ ‰ ¿ J

hear?

3 BIRD GIRLS:

Through the

œœ œœ œœ œœ b œ b>œ > > Did you, did you hear?

œœ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

¿ ¿

Chan - nel

Two!

No. 4

BIGGEST BLAME FOOL - pg. 8

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

JOJO instantly envisions the whole scene on TV. CAT (as Talk Show Host): Our topic today is "Psychic Elephants Who Hear Voices." Whaddaya think, folks. Is the elephant off his trunk? We'll be right back with "speck," "clover," "dust," "neighbor," "Who"... (HE holds the microphone to the clover for a beat) ...nothing! Stay tuned! We'll be right back! 75

& &

###

(The CAT interviews GERTRUDE McFUZZ)

ALL: WOMEN:

###

œœ œœ œœ

Big - gest blame MEN:

œœ

fool

Big - gest blame

œœ œ

fool

œœ œœ œ œ

### œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ 87

SAFETY – for ad libs.

¿ 3

Ger - trude

### ¿

¿ 3

ne - ver

œœ œœ

Mc - Fuzz

the

done

a - ny - thing

-33-

I'm

œœ œœ œœ n œœ

œœ

œœ œœ œœ n œœ œ œ œ nœ

œœ œ

Jun - gle

¿ ¿ ¿

###

GERTRUDE:

and I

Nool!

live right

Nool!

¿ 3

cra - zy

next door.

be - fore.

He's

No. 4

BIGGEST BLAME FOOL - pg. 9

& &

### ###

(WOMEN:)

Big - gest blame (MEN:)

œœ

fool

n œœ œœ

Big - gest blame

œœ œ

fool

œœ œœ œ œ

the

al - ways been friend - ly

and

### nœ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ 93

### ¿

just don't

####

#### Œ # & &

the

¿ 3

# Œ

œœ œœ œœ n œœ

œœ

n œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ nœ

œœ œ

Jun - gle

¿ 3

loy - al

Nool!

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ out

He's

Œ Œ

œ>œ œœ œœ

Did you hear?

œœ œœ >

Did you

œœ œœ >œ œ

Did you

-34-

and kind.

####

his mind!

‰ ¿ J

MAYZIE:

(MAYZIE LA BIRD is now interviewed.)

n œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ > Did you hear?

MEN:

(GERTRUDE:)

Jun - gle

ALL: WOMEN:

####

be - lieve Hor - ton's

œœ œœ œœ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

œœ œœ œœ œœ n œ n>œ > > hear? Did you, did you hear? œœ

n œœ œ

œœ œœ œœ œœ n œ œ œ >œ œ n>œ > hear? Did you, did you hear?

I'm

No. 4

101

#### ####

BIGGEST BLAME FOOL - pg. 10

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

¿ ¿

¿ ¿ ¿

May - zie

Bird

and

live in

tree.

# ¿

#### Œ # &

100

I 102

œ>œ œœ œœ

Did you hear?

œœ œœ >

Did you

that

‰ ¿ J

œœ œœ œœ œœ n œ n >œ > > hear? Did you, did you hear?

E -

œœ

# # # # Œ n œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ n œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ N œ # & œ> œ œ >œ œ œ >œ œ >œ œ n >œ Did you hear? Did you hear? Did you, did you hear? &

####

103

105

####

# ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿J ¿ nough a - bout

Hor

ton.

¿ J

Let's

¿ ¿ ¿

> ¿

talk a - bout

me!

Let's

œ 2+3: œ

104

> œ

(sung)

BIRD GIRLS: 1:

>œ œ œ-

Let's

(MAYZIE:)

œ œ œ # >œ œ œ >talk a - bout talk a - bout > #### > # & œ œ œ #œ œ œ talk

a - bout

talk

a - bout

-35-

106

>œ œ œ talk a - bout > œ œ œ

talk

a - bout

talk

a - bout

>œ œ -œ

No. 4

BIGGEST BLAME FOOL - pg. 11

# # # # >w # &

107

# # # # w> (#3 slide up) # ww &

nn###

108

me!

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

nn###

> n ww

me!

# # # n >œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ &

109

>œ œ œ œ

WOMEN:

Talk- in'

111

### Œ

###

talk - in'

a speck,

œœ œœ >œ œ

n œœ œœ œœ nœ œ œ

œ œ

nœ œ

>œ

just

fool

MEN:

>œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

a speck,

# # # n œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ & n >œ œ œ œ œ Talk - in'

n œœ œœ œœ

110

SOUR KANGAROO:

œ œ œ >

talk - in'

112

fool,

a speck,

a fool,

œ Œ > dust!

œ >

a speck of

œœ œœ œœ œœ >œ œ œ œ

Just

# # # >œ œ &

just

a speck,

a speck of

œ œ

dust!

### Œ

WICK #3.:

Blame

fool

œ œ

the

œ œ œ nœ

Jun - gle

-36-

Nool.

No. 4

BIGGEST BLAME FOOL - pg. 12

113

###

(S.K.:)

Talk- in'

>œ œ œ œ

n œœ œœ œœ

>œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

a speck,

talk - in'

a speck,

œœ œœ >œ œ

n œœ œœ œœ nœ œ œ

œœ œœ œœ œœ >œ œ œ œ

Œ aœ P I

(M:) # # œ œ œ œ œ & # nœ œ œ œ œ n >œ œ œ œ œ Talk - in'

>œ œ J

(growl)

Fool!

œ > dust! # # # >œ œ

### Œ

# # # >œ . ###

talk - in'

>œ

116

a speck,

œ >

Blame

### œ . j & œ œ

fool

117

have

œ œ

in 118

the

œ. œ J

save them

-37-

a speck of

HORTON:

WICK #3.:

a speck of

dust!

just

114

>œ œ œ œ œ # # # (W:) n œ œ œ œ œ &

115

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

^ Ó œ œ œ nœ

Jun - gle

of Nool. 119

œ . œj œ

cause af

œ ter

No. 4

BIGGEST BLAME FOOL - pg. 13

120

123

126

### ˙

all

###

### œ . -

œœ

small.

œ.

mat

129

œœ œœ

œ.

125

œ œ J

Nool!

Big - gest blame

fool

the

Jun - gle

Nool!

worst

b b œœ b & bœ

worst

œœ œ

n œœj œœ œ œ

e - ver

nnnbb

œœ

Jun - gle

j œœ œœ

œœ œœ œœ b œœ

the

œœ

how...

b b b œœ

j œ œ

ter

fool

œœ œœ œ œ

œœ œœ œœ b œœ œ œ œ bœ

j œœ œœj œ

saw!

-38-

œœ

œœ œ

131

per - son's

Big - gest blame MEN:

œœ œ

per - son

127

œ . œj œ

122

HORTON, GERTRUDE:

son

b œœ œœ œœ b & œ œ œ 130

124

how

j œ œ

WOMEN:

per - son's

mat - ter

b & b œœ œœ œœ

128

121

œ œ #œ . J

per

œ . œj œ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

œœ œœ

He's the

œœ œ

n œœ œœ œ œ

œ œ

He's the

BIRD GIRLS:

Tel - lin'

No. 4

BIGGEST BLAME FOOL - pg. 14

b & b œœ

1+2:

132

œœ œœ œœ .

3: lies,

& 134

ma - kin' jokes.

bb Ó

b b b œœ

(BIRD GIRLS:)

that's

œœ œ a

b & b œœ œœ œœ

Bro - ther,

+ YERTLE:

e - le - phant hoax!

j œœ

j œœ œœ

gainst

the

n œœj œœ œ œ

gainst

œœj œ

the

œœ

law!

peace,

cre

Brea - kin'

the

peace,

cre

œ œ

SOUR KANGAROO: b & b ‰ ¿J ¿ ¿ ¿J ¿ .

138

Some - bo - dy's think - in'

-39-

Bro - ther,

˙˙

˙˙ ˙

b œœ œœ œœ œœ Ó bœ œ œ œ

137

the

œ œ

135

law!

Brea - kin'

b &b œ œ œ œ œ œ

œœ œœ

bœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ bœ Œ œ œ œ (Y.) œ 3: œ

BIRD GIRLS + SOUR KANGAROO: 1+S.K.:

2+3:

WICKS:

œœ

that's a (WICKS. + YERTLE:)

133

1+2:

It's

b b œœ & b bœ 136

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

a - tin'

fuss!

a - tin'

fuss!

bœ œ œ œ Ó bœ œ œ œ ¿

dif - f'rent than

us!

139

No. 4

BIGGEST BLAME FOOL - pg. 15

b >œ œ >œ b & œ œ œ

140

>œ œ

ALL: WOMEN:

Big - gest blame

fool

b œœ œœ œœ b & œ œ >œ >Big - gest blame

œœ >œ

141

b & b œœ .. >

div.

Nool,

b œ. & b œ. >œ .

Nool,

b & b >œœ ..

144

div.

Nool,

b . & b œœ . >œ .

div.

Nool,

j œœ >

Nool,

œœj >œ

Nool,

œœ œ

j œœ >

œœ

Nool,

œœj >œ

Nool,

fool

œœ

œœ œ

bœ œ œ œ œ unis.

MEN: (BASSES only on bottom note)

142

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

œœ >

Nool!

œœ >

145

Nool!

the

Jun - gle

unis.

the

Jun - gle

bœ œ œ œ œ unis.

the

Jun - gle

bœ œ œ œ œ unis.

-40-

Jun - gle

bœ œ œ œ œ

œœ >œ

the

unis.

Nool!

bœ œ œ œ œ In

œœ >œ

Jun - gle

bœ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ In

143

the

Jun - gle

No. 4

BIGGEST BLAME FOOL - pg. 16

146

Nool,

b œ. & b œ. >œ .

div.

Nool,

147

>œ œ J

œœ

Nool,

œœj >œ

Nool,

>œ œ Nool!

œœ œ

b œœ >œ

Nool!

(riffs)

SOUR KANGAROO:

Nool,

b & b œœ .. >

148

Œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

div.

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Nool,

U ww U ww w

U bb w

149

b U ww b &

U ww b n b & w

-41-

Nool

No. 5

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Biggest Blame Playoff/Gertrude McFuzz (Sour Kangaroo, Gertrude, Wickersham Brothers, Jungle Citizens)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

b & b c ..

1–2

bb ‰ -

SOUR KANGAROO + JUNGLE CITIZENS:

.. œ F Who!

j‰ j œ œ œ œ œ œ

j œ œ

‰

Who -

j œ œ ‰ j œ œ

Who - wah - dah!

Who!

WICKERSHAM BROTHERS:

bœ œ œ œ Œ >

j‰ j œ œ œ œ œ œ

who - who - wah - dah - dah - dah!

b œ œ ‰ j b b œ- œ & look out,

Hor

Who!

Bet - ter

j œ œ ‰ j œ œ

Who - wah - dah!

Who -

b œ œ œ œ ‰ œJ b œ œ > >

œ -

‰

Who -

œ œ >

Bet - ter look out!

bb ‰

j œ

Who - wah - dah!

who - who - wah - dah - dah - dah!

‰

WICK 1:

ton!

Bet - ter look out!

-42-

Or some - one's

No. 5

BIGGEST BLAME PLAYOFF - pg. 2

b ‰ (S.K. + CITIZENS:) b & j ‰ j œ œ œ œ œ œ -

who - wah - dah - dah - dah!

œ b n œ œ b œ œ bœ œ b gon - na

b b & 10

who

bb ‰

get your clo

‰

Who! (WICK 1:)

- ver! WICKS 2 & 3:

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

j œ œ ‰ j œ œ

Who-wah-dah! (riff down off note)

œ œ >

bœ œ œ œ Œ > Bet - ter look out!

j‰ j œ œ œ œ œ œ

‰

Who -

Bet - ter

j œ œ ‰ j œ œ

Who-wah-dah! Who ˙ who - who - wah - dah - dah - dah! Who! b Ó bœ œ œ œ Œ bœ œ &b > > > Bet - ter Bet - ter look out! b œ œ ‰ b œj œ œ b œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ & b >œ œ >œ >œ b >œ œ -

look out,

bb ‰

jŒ œ Fœ who! On > > b &b œ œ Œ Ó

GERTRUDE:

b &b œ œ Œ œ >œ > look out! look out!

Hor

ton!

the

fif - teenth

-43-

Bet - ter

Bet - ter look out!

May,

Œ œ

Miss

No. 5

BIGGEST BLAME PLAYOFF - pg. 3

bb bœ

Ger - trude

bb -

œ œ

knew

bb ˙ fail

bb ˙ one

b & b 34 Ó

Mc - Fuzz

u - nique

ap - proach

'cause who'd

œ œ. J

fea - ther

MAYOR: (off-stage)

was.

him

would

no - tice

bird

tru -

But

bœ

she

pro - ba - bly

œ œ with a

(GERTRUDE exits. HORTON is alone with the speck.)

tail?

co - vered how

A Tempo 28

Hor - ton

dis

Œ bœ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

¿ Help!!...

Help!...

-44-

No. 5

BIGGEST BLAME PLAYOFF - pg. 4

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

CAT: Then he heard it again, Calling over and over – (MUSIC OUT) CAT: An invisible world! Amazing but true! And guess who now enters the story?

MAYOR: (offstage) Help! CAT: So he tried to think Who might be down on that clover.

# ˘œ b #œ

# œ. #œ

#œ #œ

But guess who now enters the story? (MUSIC OUT)

U #˙ #˙ 35

U œ œ æ

JOJO: Who? CAT: You!

V.S.

-45-

No. 6

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Here On Who

(Mayor, Mrs. Mayor, Horton, Citizens Of Who)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

HORTON: Hello? Is anyone there? Who are you?

# # # 12 & 8

bb œ

¿ . Œ . Œ . œ . bb œ .

MR. MAYOR: 4

Well,

œ. j ‰ nœ œ are

Whos

It's

j ‰ œ. œ œ

true,

MRS.MAYOR+JOJO: b Œ nœ œ & b Œ. J

And so

I'm

smal - ler than

sir.

the eye

We're

œ œ J

are

‰ Ó.

œ J

can

œ j œ

who's

˙.

œ.

see.

œ.

We're

Œ.

nœ . We're

-46-

œ.

who, sir.

Œ ‰ nœ .

we.

Ó.

a Who.

here.

œ œ #œ œ œ œ nœ J J J J

œ.

(MR. MAYOR:) b & b œ œJ œ

Whos

here,

b ˙. Œ. œ. œ. b &

We're

œ j œ. ‰ nœ œ

No. 6

HERE ON WHO - pg. 2

# œ

j #œ œ

j œ œ

j j œ œ #œ œ

j œ œ.

Œ.

œ œ J

j j œ œ # œ œ # œJ œ .

Œ.

ti - ny lit - tle peo - ple blow - ing

j œ œ # œ &

j œ œ

ti - ny lit - tle peo - ple blow - ing

& &

# œ #

jœ j #œ œ œ . œ . ˙ .

˙.

œ.

b˙ .

won - der - ing how

œ # œj œ œJ

won - der - ing how

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

and

why

œ.

why

˙.

and

the

# œ. œ

Who,

the

we're

Who,

the

œ # œ œ œJ Œ . J œ.

ni-est

pla-net

in the

sky!

ni-est

pla-net

in the

sky!

œ œ b œ œ . œ œj Œ . b œ œj œ œj J J

(The entire WHO population is revealed.) WHOS:

# # # Œ # œj œ & œ œ

j œœ œœ

j œœ œœ .. 22

A - la - de - la - de - la - de - la!

-47-

j œ œ # œj Œ . œ .

air,

we're

# œ . œ œ œ bœ œ j Œ . b œ œj œ j . . œ & œ œ J J œ œ œ

air,

### . Œ ˙. œ. ### . ˙. œ. Œ

œœ # ˘œœ Œ J Who!

j œœ Œ . fl

Who!

No. 6

HERE ON WHO - pg. 3

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

# # # Œ # œj œ œj œ œj œ œj œ . & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ.

œœ

WHOS: # # # Œ # œj œ & œ œ

˘ œœ # œœ Œ J

A - la - de - la - de - la - de - la!

j œœ œœ

j œœ œœ .. 26

A - la - de - la - de - la - de - la!

# # # Œ # œj œ & œ œ

j œœ œœ

j œœ œœ ..

œœ j nœ œ

‰ œœ ..

œœ œœ J

j œœ œœ

b b œœ .. Whos

b b œœ

here,

strug - g - ling

# œœ œœ J to

stay

slide b œ & b b œJ ‰ ‰ Œ œj œ . œœ ..

b b œœ b &

how

j œœ œœ

the

heck

pro

pels

˙˙ ..

Whos

j œœ Œ . fl

Who!

Œ.

n œœ J

œœ ..

We're

˙˙ ..

œœ .. lose

œ.

here,

Œ ‰ œœ ..

live.

Each

œœ j œœ ‰ ‰ b œ œ. J œ. slide

slide

our

sur - vive?

-48-

Who!

œœ j nœ œ .

j œ . , œ unis. n œœ œ . b œ n œ J do

Who!

gust

win

œ J ‰ ‰

MR. MAYOR:

Who!

A - la - de - la - de - la...

j œœ Œ . fl

dust.

˙.

Oh,

Œ . nœ . At

No. 6

HERE ON WHO - pg. 4

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

j j 9 j #WOMEN: j œ #œ & œ #œ œ œ œ J œ œ 8 œ #œ œ J

Œ ‰ 128

j j j j j 9 j œ 12 # œ & œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 8 œ #œ œ #œ Œ ‰ 8 #

a - ny gi - ven mo - ment we could div. MEN: unis.

crash

be drowned, div.

a - ny gi - ven mo - ment we could

crash

be drowned,

# 12 œ & 8 >œ

j œ # œœ œ

div.

hit - ting

the

ground,

hit - ting

the

ground,

# 12 & 8 œœ > 41

# œ & œ &

& &

œ œ J

j # œœ œœ

œ œ J

œ .. , œ

unis.

œ .. œ

œ. œ.

œ.

my!

Here

œ Œ. #œ J

Who,

the

ti unis.

Here

Who,

the

# œœ # œ

# œœ œœ J j œ Œ.

œ.

# œœ . J Œ div.

œ. œ.

pla - net

the

pla - net

the

# œ

j œ Œ.

b b œœ

œœ œœ J -49-

j n œœ

sky.

. b ˙˙ .

œ œ œ bœ œ . œ J J

œ.

j j œ œ œ œ œ Nœ

bœ b œ

œ. œ.

b ˙˙ ..

˙˙ ..

# œœ œœ J

unis.

˙˙ ..

div.

ni - est

œ œ œ bœ œ . J J

˙. ˙.

˙˙ ..

œ. œ. œœ ..

Œ.

bbb

Œ.

bbb

No. 6

HERE ON WHO - pg. 5

bbb

j œœ ‰ ‰ Œ .

b & b b Œ. bb b &

Who!

j œ Œ Œ

(MEN:)

j œœ ‰ ‰

"Caliope" (with air) (WOMEN:)

Who!

bbb

b & b b Œ.

b &b b

b & b b œj Œ

I'm

the ma - yor.

‰ Ó.

Œ.

j œœ ‰ ‰

Who!

‰ jŒ Œ œ

j ‰ œœ Œ

‰ jŒ œ

Who!

œ.

Who!

Œ.

¿ ¿ ¿. J

MRS. MAYOR:

I'm

Œ.

his wife.

‰ Œ ‰ Œ ‰ Œ ‰

Who!

b &b b Œ

Œ. ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ. J J MR. MAYOR:

Who!

j œœ ‰ ‰ Œ .

b & b b œj Œ Œ

Who!

‰ j Œ Œ œ

Who!

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

œ.

Who! MR. MAYOR + MRS. MAYOR: 50

j ‰ œœ Œ Who!

Who!

-50-

Œ. ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ¿ J J J Just

‰

+JOJO:

i - ma - gine

the

No. 6

HERE ON WHO - pg. 6

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

b & b b ¿ . ¿ J¿ ¿ J¿ ¿ . ¿ . Œ . Ó . (MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR + JOJO:)

bbb

Whos’ un - u

su-al

life!

œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ J J J J

FIRST WHO FAMILY:

Pic- ture the ti

b j & b b œ Jœ œ Jœ œ Jœ œ œ -

es and gro

cer - y

slide j . . Œ ˙˙ . # n œœ .. œœ ‰ ‰ Œ . Ó . -

WHO WOMEN:

Who!

œ. Œ. Ó.

stores.

ni-est hous -

SECOND WHO FAMILY: œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ n œj b b b & J J J J J J J 58

Ti - ny um - brel

& &

## ##

œ. Œ. Ó.

las that drip

on the ti

ni - est

floors.

THIRD WHO FAMILY:

Ó.

Œ . œ . œ Jœ œ œ œ œ œ b œ J J J 61

The

MEN: slide # # Œ WHO . ˙˙ .. # œ .. œœj ‰ ‰ Œ . Ó . & # œWho!

-51-

ti - ni - est tun -

nels and

ti -

No. 6

HERE ON WHO - pg. 7

& 64

j œ Ó.

## œ bœ œ & J ##

& 66

œ œ J

j œ Ó.

œ œ J

Min - ia - ture

ia - ture

œ J

town than

œ œ J

FIFTH WHO FAMILY:

j œ œ

win

j œ œ.

dows and

œ œJ Œ ‰ œ .

MR. MAYOR: 69

yours!

min -

ses with

œ œ bœ J J

bus

ia - ture seats,

œ œ J

FOURTH WHO FAMILY:

Min - ia - ture

## œ bœ œ & J 68

ni - est streets,

## œ bœ œ & J

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

-52-

buil

Œ.

œ.

min -

dings with

HORTON:

œœ ..

œ œ bœ J J œ.

œ.

smal - ler

Œ.

Ó.

doors!

œ œ œ œ J J

ma - gine a

place

œ œ œ œ J J that is

ti -

No. 6

HERE ON WHO - pg. 8

## œ œ œ j j j & J œ œ œ œ œ

dy and to

tal - ly clean,

. . œ. Œ Ó WHOS:

Œ ‰ ˙˙ ..

? # # œ œ œ œj Œ œj œ œj J e - ven a Grinch

? bb b b b œ.

b & b bbb Œ

b & b bbb œ

would-n't dare

Œ. (WHOS:)

‰ ˙˙ ..

Ó. slide

Who!

j j j j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ

bbb œ œ œ œ b & b J J

hea - ven on

earth

ven on

Œ 78

earth,

œ œ œ œ J J is - n't

-53-

tal - ly

Œ.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J J J J -

Ó. j œœ Œ

n n œœ- ..

Œ. œ.

THE GRINCH:

jŒ Œ . Ó . # # œœ- .. œœ

to be to

think that it's hea

? Ó. 72

hea

Where

slide

Who!

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

mean!

bbbbb

MR. MAYOR:

& œ.

You

‰ Œ

‰

œ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ . ‰ ‰ œj J J spoken:

+ MRS. MAYOR: sung:

Yes, you do!

œ œ œ J

ven on

But

j œ Ó.

Who!

No. 6

HERE ON WHO - pg. 9

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

WHOS:

WOMEN: j j j j b b b b & b b b œ œJ œ Jœ œ œJ œ n œ œ n œ œ b œ œ œ œ . b b b c

Trou- bles on Who

are the big - gest that

you've

e - ver

Trou-bles on Who

are the big - gest that

you've

e - ver

MEN: j j j j b b œ œ œ b bbbbb c œ œ œ œ b n œ œ n œ œ b œ œ œ œ . & b J J J

q . » e Moderato, with Motion, Mournful and Mysterious

bbb c ˙ b & b

seen.

b & b b b b œ œ œ ‰ œj œ œ live in fear.

We're

live in fear.

We're

b œ œ & b b b b œ œ œœ œœ

œœ

24 œœ

œ œ

trou - bled and

ti (melody)

trou - bled and

div. b œœ œœ b œ œ &b b b

-54-

Who

drift -ing through space

24 œœ

drift -ing through space

3 b j b &b b b œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ

here

Yes,

Yes, 87

here

Who

‰ j œ œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ œ 88

div.

and

can - not steer!

and

can - not steer!

‰ j œ œ œ ‰ œj œ

land...

p ‰ œj

land...

Our

. c ˙˙ . 91

˙˙ ... c ˙˙ .

pœ ‰ J

Our

No. 6

HERE ON WHO - pg. 10

b b &b b b œ

(JOJO comes forward, imploring HORTON.) (+JOJO:) 93 rit.

fu - ture's

your

hand...

fu - ture's

your

hand...

b b œ &b b b

(featuring Slowly WHOS JOJO): (sincerely)

. b 12 unis. b & 8 œ

b &b œ

œ œ J

you,

You're

the

b & b œJ Œ

sir.

#œ œ J

Please

œ J

j œ œ

must,

one

b (sung) œ œ œ b & J that

nœ J

who 99

œ your

jœ jœ œ œ j œ œ # œ œ œ & J ti - ny lit - tle peo - ple say - ing MEN:

thanks

ti - ny lit - tle peo - ple say - ing

thanks

-55-

b b 128 b b 128

nœ J

You

j œ œ.

œ Œ J œ.

œ œ J

œ.

Who,

˙.

our

103

It's

hears.

#WOMEN: jœ jœ œ œ j œ œ # œ œ œ & J

102

œ. to œ.

sir.

Save

have reached

œ. up œ.

j j Œ œ. nœ œ

œ.

œ. It's œ.

help

‰ œ.

sir!

100

Now

j nœ œ

(+ a few, spoken)

‰ œ.

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Œ. œ.

dust,

˙.

101

ears!

sir!

Œ . nœ . We're

j # œ œ # œJ j # œ œ # œJ in

ad - vance,

œ.

Œ.

œ.

Œ.

No. 6

HERE ON WHO - pg. 11

# œ j œ œ #œ & J

œ.

104

# œ.

ti unis.

you'll

try!

Here

Who,

the

œ œ bœ œ J J

‰

œ.

q.» q

# c

œ.

ni - est

108

‰

ni - est

œœ # œœ œœ # œœ œ. . Œ J J œ.

œ œ

j œ Œ . bœ .

pla - net

œ.

the

j œ Œ . bœ .

pla - net

œ.

the

(The lights come up once again on HORTON in the jungle, listening to the clover.) 110 111 112 HORTON:

# & c

109

˙˙ .. b ˙˙ ..

the

you'll

œ œ bœ œ J J

œœ # œœ œœ # œœ Œ . œ. J J Who,

œ.

106

ho-ping per - chance,

œ œ

˙˙ .. b ˙˙ ..

105

Here

j œ # œ œ œJ

unis.

div.

try! div.

hoping per - chance,

# œ. & œ.

107

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Œ ‰ ¿ J

sky...

# (MEN:) & c w

sky...

113

(WOMEN:)

# ¿

¿ ¿ ¿

won't let

you

down.

‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ 114

No, I

-56-

¿ ¿ ¿

won't let you fall.

‰ Jœ

(sung)

No. 6

HERE ON WHO - pg. 12

115

118

# œ

Freely

œ œ

3 3 j œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ ˙ ‰ œ œ . œj œ ‰ œj 3

mat - ter

how

# #

117

116

per-son's a per -son no

& Nœ &

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

mat - ter how small.

per-son's a per - son

U ˙

U̇ ˙

120 119

small.

WHOS: (W:)

˙˙

Whooo!

(M:)

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˙˙

U̇ ˙

APPLAUSE SEGUE

No. 7

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Meet JoJo The Who (Mr. Mayor, Mrs. Mayor)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

Moderato 1

###

c Ó

¿ ¿

MR. MAYOR:

q » q . A Pleasant Bounce

128

Here's our

###

? ### c Œ

œ. œ

MR. MAYOR (continuing): ...tiny Who family on a small rainy day.

# œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ 128 Œ J J J J p WW j Œ œœ 12 j Œ œœ Œ Œ œ & 8 J œ J œ

œ. œ. œ œ

Trb. & Bass

˘œ . # . > œ œ . n # # # œ œ Jœ Œ œœ̆J Œ ‰ # œœ œœ Jœœ œœ Jœœ œœ Jœœ œœ . œœ n œœJ Ó . Œ J &

MRS. MAYOR: Mom and Dad are just home from the Who PTA.

# # # j œœ œœ Œ j Œ œœ Œ j Œ œœ Œ j Œ œœ Œ Œ . Œ . # Œ Œ œ Œ œ & J J J œ J œ J œ J

-58-

No. 8

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

How To Raise A Child (Mr. Mayor, Mrs. Mayor)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

(Lights out on JOJO, as JOJO's PARENTS appear.)

## 3 & 4

3 4

c Ó Œ

4 MRS. MAYOR:

œ œ

3 4

He was 5

# & # 34 œ

œ œ œ œ c ˙

mom - my's lit

## c

(spoken)

tle

Œ œ œ 34 œ He was

¿ ¿

Will he

law.

hate

tle

œ œ œ œ c œ œ œ œ œ -

MR. MAYOR: (sung)

be - gan.

# # c Ó MRS.Œ MAYOR: œ œ & ˙

dad - dy's lit

trou - ble

till

¿ ‰ ¿ ¿ Œ œ œ 34 œ œ œ J

He was

ne - ver a

“think - ing thing”

## c

boy.

MR. MAYOR + MRS. MAYOR: 9

man.

## ¿ &

Œ œ œ 34 c œ œ œ œ œ

MR. MAYOR:

We must

us?

Ó -59-

both lay down

Œ œ œ 3

May - be

so.

œ œ c the

b -˙

Ó œ

this

Oh,

-̇

Oh,

No. 8

HOW TO RAISE A CHILD - pg. 2

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

œ œ

3œ œ œ œ œ 4

œ œ

3œ œ œ œ œ 4

c œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

34 œ œ œ œ œ

# œ & # c

œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ

3 œ #œ œ œ œ 4

## c nœ

34 ˙. 34 ˙ .

(MRS. MAYOR:)

œ œ œ œ

where are

the

œ œ œ œ the

Who has

in - struc - tions

(MR. MAYOR:)

where are

the

in - struc - tions

in - struc - tions on

c œ œ œ œ œ

Who has all the an - swers?

œ œ œ œ

Who has all the an - swers?

## c

how

to raise a child?

how

to raise a child?

œ œ I

don't

œ œ I

don't

know…

34 ˙ .

# & # cw

34 ˙ .

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No. 9

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Reprise) (Cat In The Hat, JoJo)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

MR. MAYOR: Stop telling such outlandish tales. MRS. MAYOR: Stop turning minnows into whales. MR. MAYOR: Now take your bath and go to bed. MRS. MAYOR: And think some Normal Thinks instead. (MUSIC. PARENTS exit, leaving JOJO alone to take his bath. He turns accusingly to THE CAT.)

JOJO: You got me in trouble! Get out! Go away!

CAT: Alright. I'll be going. But first, let me say:

#### C Œ œ œ œ œœœ œ # & œ œ œœœ œœœœœ Cl. solo

nnnn

JOJO: Stop!

Œ œ œ œ n cŒ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ P Oh, the thinks you can think! Oh, the thinks you can think CAT:

JOJO: I'm not listening!

&Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

as you splash and you splish.

Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

As you sit there and scrub,

(JOJO hums to block out THE CAT.)

&Œ

nnnn c n

Keys

Moderato

JOJO: Be quiet!

U > U4 œ ˙. n œ n. œ ˙ . œ œ nœ œ . ˙ . >

œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ ‰ Jœ 11

have a think in that tub.

&Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Think of pipes in the floor

Think of water...

and

œ œ œ œ œœ œ

lea-ding off to a shore

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JOJO: Fish?

œ Œ Ó fish!

œ œ œ œ œ œ

where the wa-ter is

No. 9

OH, THE THINKS (REPRISE) - pg. 2

& w

cool…

œ œ œ œ œ œ Soon your tub's not

-62-

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

JOJO: It's McElligot's Pool!

tub,

V.S. SEGUE AS ONE

No. 10

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

It’s Possible (Part 1) (JoJo, Cat In the Hat)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

&c &

œ œ

j œ œ œ

might be

tub!

œ œ œ

j œ

ver

j œ

œ œ

a - long,

And

starts here

then– who knows!

pool

œ œ

like I've

œ œ œ

j ‰ œ œ

under-ground brooks!

‰

j œ

and

flows

right

‰ œj œ œ ˙. 11

It's

pos - si - ble!

(JOJO’S imagination starts to expand.) 13

œ œ ˙.

j œ œ

down

way

Two

-63-

j œ

where 18

pos - si - ble!

œ œ œ

un - der State High

of those

that

A - ny - thing's

might

œ œ œ œ œ

This

con - nec-ted to one

j œ œ œ œ œ œ

un - der the bath

un - der - ground

j œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ

read of in books,

JOJO:

œ œ œ

no one can

œ œ œ

see,

Hun - dred - and - Three!

‰ œj

right

‰ œj

Right

No. 10

IT'S POSSIBLE (PT. 1) - pg. 2

j œ œ œ œ œ œ

j œ œ œ œ œ œ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿J ¿ 20

un - der the wa - gons!

œ œ œ

## ## ##

Œ œ

JOJO + CAT:

It's

This

Mc - El

may - be some fish

me!

Œ œ œ œ

œ -

might

li - got's pool

j œ

ver, now

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pos - si-ble.

œ œ œ ˙

pos - si - ble.

might-n't it

œ œ œ

with the

œ œœ ˙

œ œ œ œ ‰ œj

be,

con -

‰

sea!

œ œ

swim-ming...

A - ny-thing's

A-ny-thing's

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

might be

˙.

pos - si - ble!

œ œ œ œ œj œ

œ œ ˙.

Œ œœ œ

pos - si - ble!

JOJO:

nec - ting

j œ

Right un-der the toes of Mis - sus Um - bro - so… who's

hang-ing out clothes! It's

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

j œ

Then

œ œ

swim - ming toward

b b 64

No. 10

IT'S POSSIBLE (PT. 1) - pg. 3

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

(We are suddenly underwater. Strange fish appear, all shapes and sizes, wildly-colored and wildly improbable. The FISH dance and swoop through the water.)

Gently

b 6 &b 4

39–42

#### c

"Whirlpool" 43–46

bbbb

"JoJo swims" 47–50

"Dives" 51–56

(DANCE: A la the BEACH BOYS)

# & Ó

œ bœ œ œ

wee!

FALSETTO GROUP: (sounds ) 58

# WOMEN: & ww

Ah!

# MEN: w & w Ah!

# Ó(soundsŒ ) & œ

# div. & ww Ah!

# ww

Ah!

Ooh!

j unis. œœ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ

œœ ‰ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ n œœ œœ Œ J

œ bœ œ œ wee!

ww ww

It's pos - si-ble! It's

pos-si-ble…

Ooh!

div. j unis. œœ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ Œ It's pos - si-ble! It's

pos-si-ble…

It's pos - si-ble! It's

pos-si-ble…

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ n œœ œœ Œ J ‰ -65-

No. 10

IT'S POSSIBLE (PT. 1) - pg. 4

# #

> Ó p ˙

WOMEN:

# >w & w

Ah!

MEN:

# ˙˙

˙˙

w˙ > Ah

# ˙˙

j j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 70

sea is so full

WOMEN: # # >w & w p oo # #MEN:ww & > p oo 72

# # ˙˙ &

Wah

# # ˙˙

Wah

num-ber of fish.

˙˙

œ œ œ

might get

his

wish!

# ˙˙>

Ah!

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

ƒ >˙ # ˙˙

If a

fel -low is pa

w˙>.

˙˙

Wah

that's why

>w w

ww > oo

tient, he

j œ œ œ œ œ œ

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œœ ‰ Œ J

j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œj

œœ ‰ Œ J oo œœj J ‰ Œ

Oh, the

And

AH!

Wah

Œ œ œ

> ˙˙ ˙ Ó

AH!

œœ ‰ Œ J

‰ œj

JOJO:

think

that

j œ

I'm

No. 10

IT'S POSSIBLE (PT. 1) - pg. 5

œ œ œ œ

Wah

‰ œj œ

œœ œ

˙ œ œ

# & # Œ ‰ œj œ œ œ pos-si-ble.

It's

pos - si-ble.

œ œ œ ˙

œœ œœ œœ ˙˙

pos - si-ble!

Œ œœ œ

A-ny-thing's

˙.

pos-si-ble!

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‰ œœ œœ œ ˙ œ˙ J

It's pos-si-ble...

œ œ œ ˙

pos - si-ble!

pos-si-ble!

‰ œœ œ œ ˙ J œœ ˙ It's

A-ny-thing's

˙.

It's pos-si-ble...

It's

sit here and fish

œ œ ˙.

# & # Ó

in Mc - El - li-got's Pool!

sit here and fish

when I

pos-si-ble.

sit here and fish

when I

œ œ ˙.

# & # Ó 81

when I

F> œœ ‰ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœœ Ó J

# # ˙˙

F> œœ ‰ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ Ó J

Wah

œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œj œ > 75

not such a fool

# ˙ & # ˙ &

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

œ œœ ˙

pos - si-ble.

œœ œœ œœ ˙˙

pos - si-ble!

œœ œœ œœ ˙˙

pos - si-ble!

˙˙

Œ œ Ó

It's

Œ œ

˙˙

It's

No. 10

IT'S POSSIBLE (PT. 1) - pg. 6

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

(MR. AND MRS. MAYOR enter) (JOJO:)

œ œ ˙.

pos - si - ble...

œ œ œ

A - ny-thing...

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œ œ œ"

A - ny-thing...

No. 11

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

It's Possible (Part 2) (JoJo, Cat In The Hat, Fish)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

MR. MAYOR: JoJo! The tub's overflowed on the floor! The water is running right under the door! MRS. MAYOR: The ceiling is peeling! You've flooded the den! Oh, JoJo, I think you've been Thinking again! MR. MAYOR: I say this with firmness and terrible sorrow. Young man, we will deal with you come tomorrow! 1

## c

œ œ œ œ

2–5

(MR. AND MRS. MAYOR exit) 6 JOJO:

œ I

that I'm

sit here and fish

Pool!

think

œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ 24 œ œ œ 8

not such a fool when I

Slower

still

j œ ‰ œ œ

Freely

in Mc -

CAT:

It's

CAT + JOJO: 13

Œ œœ œ œ œœ ˙ œ f A - ny-thing’s… pos - si-ble!

div. # # WOMEN: Ó œœ œ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ & f A- ny-thing’s… pos - si-ble! div. # # Ó MEN: œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ œ & f A- ny-thing’s… pos - si-ble!

-69-

U w U ww U ww

El - li - got's

œ œ ˙.

pos - si - ble.

Maestoso 16

APPLAUSE

No. 12

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Alone In The Universe (Horton, JoJo)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

2x's (SAFETY) Last X only HORTON: (loose rhythms)

b & b c .. Ó Œ ¿ ¿ .. ¿ ¿ ¿ J¿ ¿ J¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

I've been

guar-ding this clover for

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ J J J J J

dust speck can speak.

b & b ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ‰ J¿ ¿ ¿

try not to mind,

& 13

bb Ó

for

Well,

¿ ¿ ‰ ¿ J

I have found some-thing

that

There are

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ‰¿ J

let them all laugh.

# bœ œ œ œ

œ œ œœ œ

they'll ne - ver find..!

œ œ

wa - ter, in the air,

hid -den

Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ

œ œ

pla -nets, ti - ny worlds, all in - vi - si-ble!

in the

I'll

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ

secrets on a leaf,

get-ting

A Tempo

Œ œ œ # œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ (sung)

# Nœ œ œ œ œ &

¿ ¿ ‰ ¿ J J poco rit.

laughed at for think-ing a

o - ver a week,

¿‰¿ ¿ J

Not a

per - son seems to know. Not a

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ ‰ œj

per-son seems to care. There is

no one who be-lieves a thing I

-70-

say!

Well,

No. 12

ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE - pg. 2

,. œ j œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ ‰ œ . œ œ œ

# # œ œ œ œ œ # #

Freely, A Bit Slower

& 22

I'm fair - ly cer-tain

####

24–29

#### Œ œ ˙ &

#### Œ

They

all

Œ œ

I'm

HORTON:

####

œ.

na - tic.

j œ œ Œ Ó

it.

œ.

see

lone in the u

j œ œ Œ

Œ œ

'Cause

-71-

have

Œ œ œ Œ

O - kay.

œ œ œ œ 3

stand on

œ . œJ œ œ I

ni-verse.

na - tic.

it.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

call me

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

ma -gic but they won't

#### œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & lu

œ œ œj œ J

Call me a

Œ œ ˙

ni-verse.

I've found

way!

lone in the u

Think-ers all feel this

A Tempo (with Wonder)

#### œ œ œ œ œ œ œ &

one time or o-ther, great

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

wings.

ny own,

Œ œ

Yes,

No. 12

ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE - pg. 3

#### œ . j œ œ œ &

####

can

fly

œ . œj œ œ

yond the

#### nœ . there

####

you'll

voice in the u

ni verse,

œ œ

JOJO:

Œ œ ˙ I'm

moon

one day

One true

œ Œ œ œ I know

One

small

œ œ œ œ œœ œ

friend in the u

j œ. œ œ œ

me.

the

-72-

ni - verse.

ni-verse,

bbbbb

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

lone in

œ œ

soon

Œ œ ˙

œ œ

and far be -

œ . Jœ œ œ

who be - lieves in

bbbb

œ œ œ œ œœ œ

####

round the

And

b & b bbb Aw &

Œ œ

œ. œ œ œ J

a -

sky.

œ J

Œ œ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

˙ a

No. 12

ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE - pg. 4

b b &b b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ lone in the u

bbbb

ni-verse.

Œ œ ˙

My own

œ œ œ œ œ œ

pla - nets and stars

Œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

(HORTON:) 73

b Ó

b & b bbb

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

A - lone in the

j Œ œ œ œ.

ni-verse. (JOJO:)

glow - ing. 75

bbbb

Not one

one

have a - ny way

b & b b b b œ . œJ œ œ b & b bbb

have

per-son is lis - ten-ing.

They don't

(HORTON:)

œ œ

b & b bbb œ œ œ œ œ œ 82

b & b bbb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ ˙ no-ti-ces a - ny-thing.

are

No - bo - dy knows

j œ ˙ œ.

know - ing.

wings.

j œ . œ œ œ œ

œ Œ

I have wings.

-73-

can

that

Yes,

œ œ

œ œ œ œ

fly

a -

œ . œj œ œ I

can

fly

No. 12

ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE - pg. 5

b b œ œ œ & b b b œ. J

round the

moon

bbbb

b œ . œJ œ œ

b & b bbb

some day

b & b bbb Œ b & b bbb Œ b & b bbb Ó

one

BOTH:

Please

plea.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

100

hear my

friend in

hear my

voice

œ.

lieve

the

j œ œ

-74-

the

Well,

sky.

œ Œ œ œ b œ . œJ œ œ

you will

true

be - yond the

small

JOJO:

œ . œj œ œ

One

sky.

œ Œ œ œ b œ . œJ œ œ

soon,

˙.

you will

j œ . œ œ œ

soon,

some day

œ œ

œ œ œ œ. J

and far be - yond the

b & b bbb w 90

œ œ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Well,

w w œ

ni - verse,

ni - verse.

101

me…

No. 12

ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE - pg. 6

HORTON: Hello... hello? (casually, to his clover) JOJO: Hello? HORTON: Who's there? JOJO: It's me, JoJo. The Mayor's son. HORTON: I'm Horton. The Elephant. JOJO: Are you real, or are you a very large Think? HORTON: Oh, I'm real, all right. I would state that in ink. JOJO: In my Thinks, I imagine a lot of strange things, and I go to strange places, as if I had wings! I love a good Think!

134

have

135

wings

JOJO:

œ œ I

& œ.

round

& w

133

>˙

HORTON:

Yes,

& 138

118–132

& œ . œJ œ œ I

HORTON: Well, for me that goes double. JOJO: Sometimes my Thinks are what get me in trouble. HORTON: When you think, do you dream? JOJO: In bright colors! HORTON: Me, too. HORTON (cont): And I go to strange places. Like Solla Sollew! JOJO: When you think, do you think you could fly to the stars? HORTON: Little friend, no one else could have Thinks such as ours!

102–117

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

œ œ œ J

the

moon

œ . œj œ œ

136

and

can

œ Œ

fly

œ œ œ œ

139

˙.

140

œ. œ œ œ J

be - yond

-75-

the

can

141

sky.

œ . œj œ œ

yond

œa -

œ . œj œ œ

have wings

and far

137

sky.

fly…

Œ Ó

œ You

No. 12

ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE - pg. 7

142

& œ.

œ œ œ J

(HORTON:)

called

146

&œ œ ˙ &

150

name

147

œ Œ œ œ

143

voice in the u - ni-verse.

set

One true

A Tempo

j œ œ œ œ.

(JOJO:)

œ œ

œ œ œ œ œœ œ

friend in the u - ni-verse.

153

me.

HORTON: Goodnight, JoJo. JOJO: Goodnight, Horton. See you in Solla Sollew. (JOJO goes to sleep.)

155

156–159

4 4

-76-

154

me.

j œ. œ œ œ

who be - lieves in

145

149

Œ œ ˙

(HORTON:) 152

œ œ

free...

JOJO:

who be - lieves in

148

One small

œ œ œ J

144

and you

œ œ œ œ œœ œ

151

bœ .

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

No. 13

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

The One Feather Tail of Miss Gertrude McFuzz Amayzing Mayzie (Gertrude, Mayzie, Bird Girls)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

(THE CAT pops up behind JOJO'S bedand shakes him awake.) (THE CAT pops up behind JOJO’s bed and shakes him awake.) CAT: Wake up! The scene’s over! There’s more to be heard. There goes our hero. Who enters? JOJO: The bird!

GERTRUDE: "Love Song for Horton" Number Four Hundred and Thirty Seven.

1–4

5–8

& ˙ œœœœ ˙ Œ œ 13

doo

There

& ˙ Œ œ

Fuzz

and

she had

& œ . œj œ œ

droo-py - droop

j & œ œ. œ œ œ

fea - ther made

it.

She

œ . œj œ œ

fea-ther.

œ . œj œ

That's all that

œ œ

Ger-trude

gave

girl-bird

œœœ w so

œ ˙.

And

œ Œ Œ œ

She

Mc-

Œ œ

was.

One

œ œ

oh! That one

bœ . œ Œ œ J

She

puff.

-77-

slide 26

had.

sad.

œ . œj œ œ

she

Doo

named Ger-trude

dyed

doo

jŒ j bœ œ . œ œ b œ . œ œ &

Doo

j œ œ ˙ œ œ œ. œ the smal-lest, plain tail e - ver

œ . œj œ œ

doo

œ . œj œ œ œ . œj œ œ

once was

j œ

Doo

j œ ˙..

Ó Œ ‰ œj ˙ . . GERTRUDE:

curled it.

She

j . œ œ œ œ

decked

with

No. 13

...GERTRUDE / MAYZIE - pg. 2

& œ œ Œ flow - ers

j œ œ bœ . œ œ œ 37

but it

was - n't

& œ ‰ œj œ œ what,

just

Œ Œ œ œ

e - nough.

For

Œ œ

œ . œj œ œ

was

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

what

was–

œ . œj œ œ

mat

œ œ

was-n't meant

catch the eye

of an

e - le - phant…

Fast, Latin Lively! 48

& ˙ œœ œ

œ œœœ ˙ œ tail of Miss Ger-trude Mc - Fuzz.

54–60

###

‰ ¿ ¿¿ ¿ ¿ J

MAYZIE:

the

œ œ

tail that simp - ly

j j & œ œ . œ ‰ Jœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . œ ‰ œJ ˙

ter

Piu Mosso

j œ œ.

A Tempo

one

fea - ther

###

52–53

‰¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ‰ ¿ J J

Poor lit-tle Ger-trude!

A sor-ry sight!

Well,

# # # ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ >¿ & J J J J

I'm gon-na take

###

you un

- der my wing and

ba - by, you'll be

n n n (sung) j j jœ j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œœ 69

I was once

-78-

a plain

lit-tle bird like

all right!

j œ. œ Ó

you, kid.

No. 13

...GERTRUDE / MAYZIE - pg. 3

j j jœ j œ œ ˙. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ 73

One pa-the - tic fea

& Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . œj Ó

ther was all

I had nothing show - off - ish.

&Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ

MAYZIE:

Then I made

&¿ ¿

(spoken)

œ œ œ œ w

a plan

œ œ œ œ œ w

do?

‰ ¿

¿ n¿ ¿ J

GERTRUDE:

you!

j œ œ œj œj œ œj œ #œ

Thank you, May-zie…

j œ. œ œ Œ

for my self - im - prove-ment.

(sung)

œ œ

grew.

What's a plain bird to

œ œ œ

And there's cer-tain-ly no-thing show-off-ish on 84

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

No more crumbs. I vowed

j j œ œ œ œ #œ

I would have the

˙.

cake!

GERTRUDE + BIRD GIRLS:

&Œ œ œ œ œ œ

Yes, I went to the

œ . œj Ó

doc - tor–

Œ œ œ œ œ œ 3

Doc - tor Dake by the

MAYZIE: 96

&Œ œ œ œ œ œ 3

And he told me what

œ œ œ œ #œ œ

sort of a pill

-79-

I should

˙. take...

œ Œ Ó

Lake!

>˙

Now

No. 13

...GERTRUDE / MAYZIE - pg. 4

100

101

& w > I’m…

&Ó

###

105

109

113

###

102

### Ó

110

# # # Ó BIRDŒGIRLS: œ & A

fea-thered as fea-thered can 112

It was

115

may - zing

bb -

œœ ..

œ. œ. œ.

may - zing

birds are all whis-tling at

117

119

118

me now.

A - may - zing

j œ Œ œ œœ .. œ œœ Œ

(BIRD GIRLS:)

-80-

for

sale!

j œ œ

slide

j œœ œœ

The

May - zie!

b & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ . œJ œ Œ 116

all

May - zie!

j œ œ œ œ

slide

j œ . œj œj œ œ œ ‰ œj œj ‰ œ >

œ œ J

114

May - zie!

bb œ .

(MAYZIE:)

111

A - may - zing

108

May-zie!

œ . Jœ œ Œ

104

œ . œj œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

107

may-zing

œ œ Œ œ

be now!

œ . Jœ œ Œ

> w

slide up!

103

106

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

slide

may zing

œ . œj œj œ œ J

May-zie!

Ba - by,

slide œ . œj œj ‰ Œ œ. œ œ

May-zie!

No. 13

...GERTRUDE / MAYZIE - pg. 5

b & b >œ

120

that's

> œ

‰ œj œ > my

121

œœ œœ œœ Œ

122

tail!

(BIRD GIRLS:)

High

GERTRUDE:

& œ bœ œ œ bœ œ

123

Gee, it's fab

124

u-lous!

œ bœ œ œ bœ œ

125

Gee, I'm en -

œœ œœ œœ Œ

128

Œ œ œ œ I wish I

& œœ œœ œœ œœ b œœ n œœ May - zie's fab

u - lous

& œ bœ œ œ bœ œ

131

Best

I've e

œœ œœ œœ Œ

to and fro– 129

œ œ œ #œ

had one like

tail!

ver seen.

Kid,

œœ œœ œœ Œ -81-

œœ œœ œœ Œ

(BIRD GIRLS:)

Left and right

MAYZIE: 133

130

it.

day or night

vi-ous!

œ Œ Ó œ

132

low

126

watch her go

127

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

¿ ¿ ¿

you're turn

ing green!

No. 13

...GERTRUDE / MAYZIE - pg. 6

& œ œ œ Œ

134

GERTRUDE:

135

What a sight—

& œœ œœ œœ Œ &

May - zie's fab

139

œ œ

>˙ &

&Ó

147

&Ó

˙˙

Ó ˙˙ ..

Your

Your (MAYZIE:)

And

˙˙

And

148

you (BIRD GIRLS:) div.

ww w

you

tail!

141

j . 1+2: j Œ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ œœ

pills

Œ œ

143

Frills!

j œ ‰Œ Ó œ

u - lous

140

frills.

& Ó

137

tail!

u - lous

>˙

MAYZIE:

Get those

142

136

œœ œœ œœ œœ b œœ n œœ

What a sight—

138

œ ‰Œ Ó J

œ œ œ œ bœ nœ

May - zie's fab

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Get

Œ œ œ œ œ œ and you

can have

the pills!

œ . b œ œ œ b œ . œj œ œ w J 145

144

146

j œœ .. b œœ œœ œœ b œœ .. œœj œœ œ w œ w

Hor - ton

cer - tain

see.

Hor - ton

cer - tain

see.

œ œ œ œ

149

>˙ .

150

œ > can be a - may - zing—

œœ œ œ œ div.˙˙ .. œœœ œ œ œ œ ˙. > 3: can be a - may - zing— >

1+2:

-82-

151

No. 13

...GERTRUDE / MAYZIE - pg. 7

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

(MAYZIE:)

&·

152

(spoken)

153

Al - most…

& w

156

157

(sung)

158

154

b˙

159

may

160

me!!!

bœ Œ n˙

n˙ -

155

161

zing…

162

163

APPLAUSE SEGUE

-83-

No. 14

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Amayzing Gertrude (Part 1) (Gertrude)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

L'istesso

& ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 3

& ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ¿ 3

tree by the lake.

She

¿ ¿ ¿

Doc - tor named Dake

Œ ¿ ¿

GERTRUDE:

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 3

pill that will

¿ ¿ 3

make my

-84-

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ of - fice was high in

¿ ¿ ¿ · ¿

please do you know of

·"

tail grow?”

whose

cried, “Mis - ter Doc- tor! Oh,

some kind

¿ Œ ¿

, Freely 3 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ &

So she

flew to the Doc- tor, the

No. 15

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Amayzing Gertrude (Part 2) (Gertrude, Cat In The Hat, Bird Girls)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty CAT (playing DOCTOR DAKE): "Tut tut!", the Doc-tor said. "Such talk! It's too ab-surd" Your lit-tle tail is just right For your kind of bird!" 1

### C

nnn

GERTRUDE:

Œ ¿

Then

& ¿

¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ¿

raised such a

din

that

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

Ger- trude had

tantrums. She

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ"

fi - n'lly the Doc- tor just

had to give in.

CAT (as DR. DAKE): All right already! Bring in the Pill-berry bush! (The NURSES bring on a pill bush) (GERTRUDE swallows a pill...)

### 3 4

7–9

### Œ

¿ (Gulp)

### Œ

10–12

GERTRUDE:

nœ

(GERTRUDE suddenly twitches.)

Slower, tentative

c œ 26

Some - thing's itch

What was

œ nœ -

ing

(Gulp)

(Gulp) (Gulp)

###

14–16

(Gulp)

22–25

me!

-85-

What

was

that?

No. 15

AMAYZING GERTRUDE (PT. 2) - pg. 2

###

nœ

œ œ nœ

Some - thing's twitch

###

Are

ing

me!

œ œ œ ‹œ œ

accel.

those fea

thers I 35

my word!

### > ¿ ¿ n¿ ¿ ¿ n¿ & # # # >w &

& 44

lor - ful!

###

was 33

think my

that?

œ œ œ #œ

œ Œ

œ œ

Se - cond, third,

œ œ œ œ nœ #œ

I'm

œ . Jœ œ Œ

may - zing

tail's be - gin - ning!

der - ful!

What a bird

What

œ œ œ Œ

be…

is won

œ œ œ œ

see?

This

Wow, I'm co -

œ nœ œ œ nœ œ

###

# # # A Tempo & œ œ œ Œ Oh

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

be - gin - ning 43

œ . œj Ó

Ger - trude!

Œ œœ

BIRD GIRLS:

Just

# # # œ œ3 œ œ- œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ 3

look at

that tail she

Œ Ó

œ . Jœ œ Œ

A - may - zing

œ œ Œ œ slide œœ .. œœ œœ Œ œ œ œ J

spor - tin'!

-86-

A - may - zing

No. 15

AMAYZING GERTRUDE (PT. 2) - pg. 3

###

j œ œ . œj œ œ

j‰ œ œ

œ.

Ger - trude!

### œ . œ. &

j œœ Ó

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Thank you,

Doc - tor

Œ œ

Dake!

A -

Thanks, Doc! A -

œ . œJ œ Œ œ . œj Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ & may-zing Ger-trude! And hope - ful - ly I'll im - press Hor - ton! Aslide j . œœj œœ œ b . œ . Ó Œ œœœ & b œœ .. œ œ Œ œœ . œœœ Ó 51

may-zing

b œ. œ œ Œ b & J may - zing œ . œœj œœ Œ b & b œœ .. œ œ

bœ œ œ Œ Yes,

Soon,

will!

A-

œ . œj ‰ Jœ œ œ

œœ Ó œ J Ger - trude! Ger - trude!

œœ .. œ.

One

œ bœ

nœ

One

more,

(GERTRUDE continues popping pills!...) BIRD GIRLS: 61 1+2:

b & b ˙˙

Ger-trude!

may - zing

slide œ ¿ œœ b b

Œ ¿

Ger - trude!

˙˙

she'll

# n ˙˙

have

˙˙

the

-87-

one

pill will do

nœ

more,

b ˙˙

one more pill!

n n ˙˙ -

me good.

>œ Œ œ

big

œ œ œ œ œ œ

gest

>œœ Œ Ó

tail…

No. 15

AMAYZING GERTRUDE (PT. 2) - pg. 4

b & b Œ œœœ

j œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ œ œ œ J

b & b œJ œ

œ œ Œ J

She'll have

b b &

gest

the

big

tail!

(long slide!)

œœ œœ œ œ J

œœ œœ Œ œ œ J

GERTRUDE:

Œ œ œ œ œ œ J J

I'll have

the big -

gest tail!

Œ œ œ ‰ œj Œ

j œ œ œ Œ œœ œœ ‰ œœ Œ

œ Œ œ Œ

>œ œœ Œ

The big - gest

tail

of...

The big - gest

tail

of...

all!

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

w >ww w

All!

-88-

No. 16

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Monkey Around / Chasing the Whos (Wickersham Brothers, Horton, Sour Kangaroo, Bird Girls, Jungle Citizens) Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Music by Stephen Flaherty

(GERTRUDE freezes for a minute. THE CAT and JOJO appear together, somewhere out of the "frame".) JOJO: So Gertrude is happy. Her tail’s nice and long. CAT: Kid, fasten your seat belt. 1

### c

WICKERSHAM BROTHERS: WICK. 3: WICK. 1:

‘Cause now things go wrong!

nnn

2–3

4–14

Œ ¿ Œ œ œ Yeah! There's a

œ œ œ œ œ œ . Ó Œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ ˙ Ó Œ ‰ N>œ & J J 17

rustle in the bush - es.

There's a

œ œ œ œ œ œ b>œ & J J œ œ >œ Œ œ œ ‰ & J (WICK. 1:)

Mmm - hmm! WICKS. 2 & 3:

bœ

œ œ

big

& ww

it on the sum - mer

breeze.

big is get-tin' near-er.

co - min' through.

Some - thin'

‰ œœ œœ œœ Ó J > Mmm - hmm!

Ooh

Hear

œ œ œ œ œ œ. Ó J ww

Mmm - hmm!

n >œ

œ bœ œ œ œ œ

Some - thin'

& ‰ œœ œœ œœ Ó J >

trem -ble in the trees.

it like a whis - per. Smell

Ó ‰

Œ œœ J

Mmm

Ooh

-89-

œœ -

œœ >

hmm!

> ‰ N Jœ ‰

>œ œ J

Got

No. 16

MONKEY AROUND / CHASING THE WHOS - pg. 2

œ œ œ œ b >œ J J

œ œ

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ >œœ

That's

what we in - tend to do...

> ‰ œœ J

>œ >œ Come on!

‰ œj œ œ œ œ Œ

wan - na mon key,

Come on!

wan - na mon key,

j ‰ œ œ œ œ œ Œ &

bœ

I got - ta mon - key, unis.

mon - key

j ‰ œ œ œ œ œ Œ & I

bœ

got - ta mon - key,

j ‰ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ b Jœ &

We're gon-na mon - key. unis.

Ooh,

We're gon-na mon - key.

Ooh,

j bœ &‰ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ J

œ œ

mon - key

œ œ œ œ

mon - key a - round.

Come on!

>œ >œ

œ œ œ

a - round.

œ œ œ

a - round.

>œ

Come on! div.

œœ œœ > >

Come

we're gon-na mon - key a-round!

œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ >œ

we're gon-na mon-key a-round!

-90-

Come on!

> b >œ œ œœ œ

mon - key a - round.

>œ >œ div.

œ œ œ œ

œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ

what we in - tend to do...

˙˙ Œ >œœ >œœ ‰ j œ œ œ œ œ Œ & 34

>œ

some mon - key bus - 'ness. That's

& ˙˙ .. 31

œ bœ œ œ œ œ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

on!

No. 16

MONKEY AROUND / CHASING THE WHOS - pg. 3

>˙ .

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

(HORTON enters.) HORTON: The Wickershams. Uh, hello.

&Œ

>˙ . ˙. &Œ

Ooh!

WICK. 2: Ó Œ œ œ bbbbb œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ

Well, it's

div.

Ooh!

b & b bbb Ó

b b b ‰ œœ œ >œœ Ó b & b J œ

b & b bbb ¿ ¿ -

b & b bbb Ó

nut

¿ ¿

Hey, it's

wi-der than a whale!

> ‰ œœ œœ œœ Ó J

Pea -

1 & 2:

Mmm - hmm!

>œ ¿ J

(sung)

b >œ J

> ‰ œœ

scared

and

scared

but - ter breath and 2 & 3:

. œ ˙. n œ œ . œ b J J & b bbb

> Œ ‰¿ J

Mmm - hmm!

WICK. 1: (spoken)

Ó b œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ

WICK. 3:

1 & 3:

bbbbb

bigger than a bread-box!

slide

n œœ ˙˙ .. slide œ . œ b b & b b b œœ .. œJ œ . J

>œ œ J

œ b œ œ œ œ œ n >œ

to death from head

tail! cresc.

to death from head

tail!

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ n >œœ WICK. 1: (spoken) 50

‰ ¿ ¿ J

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

So you're still talk - in'

Œ -91-

cresc.

to dust.

No. 16

MONKEY AROUND / CHASING THE WHOS - pg. 4

WICK. 2: b b & b b b ‰ J¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ‰ J¿

Oh, that's hot!

WICK. 3: b b & b b b ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ‰ J¿

who are not!

b & b bbb ¿

>œ b b & b b b n œœ

div.

hear

a sound!

dust

speck

that's

all

full

Whos

¿ ¿ ¿

There

aren't

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

a - ny Whos.

>œ >œ œ œ 3:

ALL 3:

Why,

don't

unis. ‰ œj œ œ œ œ Œ

1+2:

Come on!

U ˙˙ slide ˙

>œ >œ >œ œœ œœ œœ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

got - ta

(They grab the clover!)

58–64

mon-key...

SOUR KANGAROO:

mon - key a - round!

b & b bbb ˙

out

bbbb

œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ 67

the jun

gle,

j œ œ. Œ œ

in - to

o - ver the moun

tains,

BIRD GIRLS: div.

b ˙ œ œ œ b

ten

Œ œ

ten

-92-

Œ œ

the sky.

œ œ œ. œ œ

(SOUR KANGAROO:)

thou-sand feet

œœ œœ œœ .. œœ œ œ œ œ . œ œœ

thou-sand feet

Œ œ

high.

˙˙ ˙

high.

Then

No. 16

MONKEY AROUND / CHASING THE WHOS - pg. 5

b b ˙ &b b b &

bbbb

down

œ ˙

tains

and

(BIRD GIRLS:)

Œ n œœ

œ œ

from

the moun

n˙

in - to

bbbb

j œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ Œ œœ œœ œœ b J 79

Hor-ton the e - le-phant, (MEN:)

cha-sing the

Hor-ton the e - le-phant,

cha-sing the

bbbb

unis.

œ.

Cha

j ‰ œ

n ˙˙

the

news— ALL MEN (except HORTON):

Œ œ

sing

#### . # . &

4 4

n œœ Œ œ Œ œ œ œ Ó œ œ œ œ 81

Whos!

Cha

œœ Œ Ó

sing the Whos!

Whos!

####

j œ œ

the Whos!

CAT (as NEWSCASTER): This is the Cat in the Hat Live from Skycam Five. Folks, the Jungle of Nool Is one heck of a drive. We’ve got monkeys backed up To the Three-Oh-Two...

#### . # . &

84–87

went

b b b œ œ œ œ œ œj ‰ Œ n œœ œœ œœ b & b J 82

news—

the

(WOMEN:)

in - to

˙ Œ œ

n ˙˙ n œœ œœ ˙ #œ œ

1+2: 3:

ALL WOMEN:

œ œ

and

b & b bbb

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

88–90

.. -93-

SOUR KANGAROO + WICKERSHAM BROS:

Then BIRD GIRLS:

n ˙˙˙

Then

bbb bbb

No. 16

MONKEY AROUND / CHASING THE WHOS - pg. 6

Slo-Mo Dancing

œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ

& b N˙ b &b b

o - ver the de

bbb

b & b b ˙˙ ˙

the

œœ

œœ œœ

œœ

b &b b œ

b & b b œœœ

b &b b

sour

De - sert

past

kan - ga

103

rest

œœœ

> œœ œ

and

œœ Œ Œ œ œœ œ

of Dreeze!

and

œœ œ

with

thou - sands

with

thou - sands

œœœ

rest

>œ

Sneetch - es

beach

> n œœœ

˙˙ ˙

De - sert

œ Œ Œ œ

95 (fall off!)

of Dreeze!

œœœ œœ œœ

the

>œ

œ œ œ

100

past

trees,

the

bbb n˙

sert,

œ œ

trees,

102

the

Œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ Œ œœœ

˙˙˙ 3:

1+2:

o - ver the de

sert,

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Œ Œ

SOUR KANGAROO: (growling) 101

n œœ

> œœ

Sneetch - es

beach

œ œ œ œ œj ‰ J

ALL: WOMEN:

roos!

went

MEN:

went

-94-

104

n ˙˙˙

and

œ œ œ œ œj ‰ J

Hor - ton the

E - le - phant

Hor - ton the

E - le - phant

No. 16

MONKEY AROUND / CHASING THE WHOS - pg. 7

105

b & b b Œ n œœ œœ œœ WOMEN: div.

œœ

106

bb Œ œ œ œ b &

the

Whos!

cha - sing

the

Whos!

nœ

b &b b Œ œ œ œ

cha - sing the...

Cha

b & b b n œœ Œ

108

b nœ Œ &b b Whos!

b & b b n œ ‰ n œj ‰ œj œ Whos!

Cha - sing

the

Cha - sing

the

‰ n œj ‰ œj œ

Œ œ

sing

the Whos!

110–112

Œ ¿

WICK. 1:

113

Still

#### #### ####

the Whos!

# # # # ¿ ¿3 ¿ ¿ Œ Ó Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿3 ¿ ¿ Œ Ó &

114

115

116

cha - sin' your dust?

#### ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Ó &

118

119

&b ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

122

safe as can be.

Œ ¿

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

sure,

120

are

-95-

124

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

hand - ing it

off

Œ ¿

WICK. 2:

We're

Œ ¿

WICK. 3:

121

don't you a - gree?

123

117

Why, it's

mon-keys to trust

just to be

Cha - sing the...

Cha - sing

Œ œ

109

œœ

107

BARITONES / BASSES:

œœ

Œ n œœ

cha - sing TENORS:

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Well,

125

Œ ¿ ¿

ALL 3 WICKS.:

to a

No. 16

MONKEY AROUND / CHASING THE WHOS - pg. 8

&b ¿

126

black

> b & ¿

129

¿ ¿ Œ

bot-tomed

Vlad - i - koff!

128

> ¿

VLAD VLADIKOFF:

ea - gle named—

(The eagle swoops in and grabs the clover.) HORTON: No! Please! Wait!!

> > U ¿ ¿ Ó

127

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Vlad

(The clover drops, and the WHOS scream. HORTON tries to catch it, but it’s too late. They are lost in a huge field of clover.)

# WHOS: |>

130

Aaah!

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131

No. 17

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Notice Me, Horton (Gertrude, Horton)

(HORTON stands alone)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

HORTON: That bird let that clover drop somewhere inside Of a great patch of clovers, a hundred miles wide! I’ll find it. I’ll find it! I’ll find it or bust! Well, I shall find my friends on their small speck of dust. Yes, clover by clover by clover with care I’ll listen and call… Are you there? Are you there?

(HORTON begins his search for the WHOS clover by clover. GERTRUDE McFUZZ enters. Her tail is now magnificent. She sings to HORTON, but he takes no notice because he is searching for his speck of dust.)

1–7

GERTRUDE:

& œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

proach you,

not

men - tion

all

cross the

hills and

de - serts. But

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

you the feel - ings that I've

&œ

odd

sta - mi - na 13

feel as

lit - tle next - door

a -

I'm read - y

to con -

Freely

œ œ œ 3

be - hind

fol - low you

, œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

j œ œ.

neigh-bor.

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œ œ œ

the fa - cade

20 Moderato - A Tempo 21

œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Œ ‰ j œ œ

& bœ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

hid - den with great di - li - gence and 18

la - bor...

ap -

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

ta - ken all my cour - age to

It's

fess

of your

No. 17

NOTICE ME, HORTON - pg. 2

‰

& œ œ œ eyes

too small.

ve - ry

proud

œ œ œ œ of

ve - ry large

#œ œ

some - thing

ti - ful

œ œ

feet.

And I'm

¿"

œ œ œ

‰

tweet.

‰ œ œ

But I've

œ ˙ see...

‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ J HORTON:

One hun-dred and

two.

that is

(GERTRUDE:)

& ¿ Œ ‰ ¿J ¿ ¿ ¿ 31

œ œ

I have

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

now got a tail

œ œ œ

& œ œ œ not

are

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

j œ. œ œ œ œ œ

fea - ther by fea

ther.

œ œ

Oh,

f j œ œ œ œ œ œ.

no - tice me, Hor

¿ Œ Ó

One hun -dred and

ton,

three.

j œ. œ œ œ œ œ

This is your next

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door

œ œ œ œ neigh-bor cal - ling!

No. 17

NOTICE ME, HORTON - pg. 3

&œ

No - tice 36

me,

j œ

Hor

ton.

Hor - ton,

& œ œ œ œ œ œœœ ˙ bb

& b œ œ œ œ œj œ . Put down the clo

& b

bbb

Oh,

door

œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œJ œ œ œ œ œ

new leaf

HORTON:

O - ver and o -

your

neigh - bor's turned

ver,

clo - ver by clo

GERTRUDE: b &b b œ œ œ œ œ œ

was just

HORTON: b œ œ œ œ œ œ &b b

œ œ œ œ œ. J 41

There's a

ther

no-tice me, Hor - ton.

This is your next

œ œ œ œ Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ J

ver!

to - ge

bbb œ

œ bœ

we could be great...

j . œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ.

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

œ œ. œ œ J

neigh-bor cal-ling.

j œ œ œ. o

ver...

œ œ œ ˙

one

on - ly

yes - ter - day.

one

on - ly

yes - ter - day.

œ œ. œ œ J -99-

ver—

œ œ œ œ.

No. 17

NOTICE ME, HORTON - pg. 4

b & b b ˙.

b ˙. &b b

b &b b w

œ œ œ J

You

showed up

and

showed

˙.

œ-

˙.

œ-

Now

œ œ œ bœ Œ bœ œ bœ œ 57

bbb

one

who has

some - one to be-lieve

one

who has

some - one to be-lieve

˙..

there

b &b b ˙

there

‰ w 61

for...

œ Jœ ‰ w

w w

for...

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œ œ. œ œ J

me some-thing

I've

be - come

I've

be - come

œ œ

œ bœ Œ œ bœ w in

and

œ œ œ œ

a some -

œ bœ Œ œ œ w

b œ bœ œ œ œ œ & b b œ bœ Œ œ -

œ œ . œ œ J

b œ- b œ œ b œ-

Now

œ J

showed

more.

œ J

and

b & b b bw bbb œ

j œ œ œ

You showed up

more.

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

w w

No. 17

NOTICE ME, HORTON - pg. 5

GERTRUDE (quietly determined):

b &b b Ó

œI

b b &b b b

hooked

b & b bbb

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

œ-

will

bbbbb œ œ œ œ -

j ‰ œ œ œ

‰

not

from

give

the

up hope.

start

no - ticed your kind

j bbb œ b & b œ œ œ œ œ. no-tice me, Hor

b & b bbb Ó

ton...

‰

HORTON:

œ œ

j bbb œ b œ œ & b œ œ œ. (GERTRUDE:)

(HORTON:) b b &b b b ˙

your pow

œ œ œ

was

œ I

œ œ

er - ful heart. So

Oh, the

No - tice me, Hor

and

when

j œ j œ œ œ œ œ

world would be some

thing new,

ton,

‰

œ œ œ œ œ œ

if they no - ticed a thing

-101-

jœ œ

œ J

two...

No. 17

NOTICE ME, HORTON - pg. 6

bbbb

A Bit Slower

b œ

No - tice

b & b bbb ˙

me,

j Uœ œ

Hor

U Œ

œ J

ten.

ton,

‰

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

rit.

the

way

œ J

ten.

the

way

no - tice

, ,

no - tice

(HORTON continues his clover search, and a defeated GERTRUDE exits.) APPLAUSE SEGUE

A Tempo

b b b & b b

you.

b w & b bbb

you.

˙ ˙

(A time jump. We hear a clock.)

### C

(CD Track 17 continues.)

77–90

(SCENE continues dry.)

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No. 18

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

How Lucky You Are (Mayzie, Cat In The Hat)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

HORTON: Two million, nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety nine. It's hopeless. MAYZIE: You said it, kid. HORTON: Who's there? MAYZIE: It's me. Mayzie. Up here. HORTON: Mayzie… Are you on a nest? MAYZIE: Yeah. You wanna make something of it? HORTON: No, I just never thought I'd see you on a nest. (MUSIC) MAYZIE: Neither did I, Hort. Neither did I.

b & b b 128

bbb Ó .

Œ.

MAYZIE: (improvised vocal scat) 4

Œ œj b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . Da

j œ œ

j œ œ œ 6

bbb

2–3

was

down

in 8

girl on the wing,

b & b b œ n œJ œ . œ . Œ .

night owl sing!

when I 10

j œ œ.

just

j œ

j Œ ¿ nœ j œ œ #œ J

œ J

Fort

j œ œ œ œj œ . œ œj œ

da da da da da da

Worth,

met Tweet Mc- Firth.

œ. œ. ˙.

Tell your - self

-103-

Oh, could that

Œ . œ . œ œj œ œj how

luck - y you are!

No. 18

HOW LUCKY YOU ARE - pg. 2

& b w. ? b Œ. b b

œ œ œ œ J J

How luck

& b œ

j œ œ

j œ #œ

three weeks of

& b œ

off

& b œ. Tell

bbb

? bb Œ . b 22

bbb œ

San

œ.

y, how

luck

Then

j œ œ

j œ nœ

˙.

y you

the

œ J

lea - ving

Œ.

how

œ œ J

luck - y

you

luck

Ó.

He flew

œ nœ œ . ¿ . Œ . J with this

œ.

egg!

j œ œ y

œ J

œœ

j œ

you

are!

j œ œ

j œ

Now

CAT: (a la Louis Armstrong)

How

are.

u - su - al segue:

j œ

your - self

œ.

j j j j Œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

bliss.

Œ.

œ œ bœ œ œ . Œ . J J

j œ œ.

Juan,

Ó.

We spent

œ J

CAT: (a la Louis Armstrong)

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

I'm

are!

j j j j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ . Œ œ 23

bored and I'm crank-y and tired

-104-

sit-ting

day af - ter day.

Who

No. 18

HOW LUCKY YOU ARE - pg. 3

b &b b œ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

j j ‰ œ œ

knew

bbb

much work

b œ œj œ

was

œ Œ . >œ . J

b b >œ b &

j Ó. œ

sit

for some rest—

j œ œ

re - quired?!

j œ

I'd

b & b b n œ Jœ # œ due

j œ œ œ œ‰ œ j j Œ œ nœ J œ nœ œ œ. J J J

much ra - ther play!

nest?

need

>œ

Hey,

va - ca

j œ œ

tion!

I'm

j >œ j j œ œ œ œ

Hor - ton, would you may - be like

" V.S. SEGUE (SCENE continues dry.)

-105-

No. 19

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Mayzie’s Exit / Horton Sits on the Egg / Dilemma / Hunters (Mayzie, Horton, Gertrude, Bird Girls, Ensemble)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

HORTON: Why, Mayzie, I couldn’t. Of all silly things! I haven’t got feathers. I haven’t got wings. And not only that, but I’m here on a search. I just couldn’t leave my poor Whos in the lurch! MAYZIE: I won’t be gone long, kid. I give you my word. I’ll hurry right back, ‘cause I’m that sort of bird! Oh, Horton, I promise! I’ll fly back real soon. I’d only be gone for, say, one afternoon! (A beat, as HORTON considers this.) HORTON: (relenting) Well…we all need vacations. All right, go on, take it. I’ll sit on your egg and I’ll try not to break it. But please come back quickly – One hour, maybe two. I need to find JoJo. I’ve got to save Who! (MAYZIE exits with suitcases and a flourish!!) MAYZIE: (over) Thanks. Thanks a million! Toodle-oooo!!

MAYZIE: (ad lib) Hit it, Cat! 1

### c

###

& &

œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ nœ œ nœ œ œ

der - ly, gent

œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ 17

trunk to

###

8–10

unis.

œ œ

Then

care - ful - ly, ten

###

2–7

(BIRD GIRLS enter. HORTON climbs the tree, and gets into the nest.) 3 BIRD GIRLS:

the nest

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ

where the lit

Hor- ton the E

he crept

œ œ œ Œ

tle egg

Then

œ œ 34

And he

Œ nœ œ Œ

HORTON:

Now that's

-106-

the

œ Œ œ œ slept.

le - phant smiled.

nœ œ

œ Œ Ó that.

No. 19

MAYZIE’S EXIT / HORTON SITS / DILEMMA / HUNTERS - pg. 2

### 3 œ œ œ & 4 œœ œœ œœ (BIRD GIRLS:) div.

sat

###

and

sat

˙ ˙

###

˙˙ -̇

###

And he

all

that day

www >

###

Œ œ

HORTON:

œ œ œ

œ œ œ #œ . J to

the egg

(1+2 top:)

ter

www >

Œ œ

save

Oh, 51

Who!

Œ œ

cold and I'm wet

œ . œj œ œ

May - zie, 52

Oh,

-107-

œ . œj œ

May - zie,

please

œœœ œœ # ˙˙˙

œ œ œ œ

I'm

Œ œœ œœœ Œ œ -

Ooh...

ing the flu.

got

sat.

œœœ œœ œœœ œœœ . œ

through a

storm…

### œ

and he kept

sat all that night

Aah!

37–39

(slow fall off)

### w ww & > &

sat and

œœ Œ Ó œ

Œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ Œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ >œ

warm... 36

and

œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ

sat

slide C n œœœ œœ ˙˙˙

œœ œœ œ œ œ œœ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

ri - ble

w n ww

Œ œ œ œ

and I'm catch -

œ . œj œ

hur - ry! 53

œ . œj œ

hur - ry!

I've

No. 19

MAYZIE’S EXIT / HORTON SITS / DILEMMA / HUNTERS - pg. 3

###

59–72

& &

n n n HORTON: œ œ œ w œ. J

###

save

n n n >œ b œ œ # œ n œ # œ œ # œ n œ b œ œ # œ w

###

BIRD GIRLS + OTHER WOMEN (offstage): 73

n˙ ˙

n ˙ ˙˙

w˙

Ooh!... MEN (offstage):

then came the win

b œ

& b www

75 div.

(BIRD GIRLS:) b b &b b b œ œ œ œ

Ooh!...

bbbb

BIRD GIRLS:

Who!

###

(The season changes; leaves fall.)

L'Istesso

got

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

div.

œœ

Ahh!

˙ n ˙˙ ˙

And

˙˙ Ó

bbbbb

œ œ œ œ Ó

Œ œ

œœ >œ

his

feet.

trunk

www

slide

Ooh!...

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and the sleet

œœ n œœ

from

˙˙ Œ n œ b b b b b

BIRD GIRLS: unis.

Ahh!

ter... the snow

i - ci - cles hung

n ˙˙

œ œ œ œ

˙˙

Œ n œœœ

and

˙˙ -̇ his

HORTON: (resolute)

œ I

No. 19

MAYZIE’S EXIT / HORTON SITS / DILEMMA / HUNTERS - pg. 4

&b œ œ œ œ

can't leave this nest.

Œ ˙

No,

egg might get fro

meant what

œ œ œ

zen.

could - n't say no

when

caught be-tween a

œ Œ Œ œ

This

> œ Œ Œ œ bbbbbb

nœ œ œ œ

Now I'm

rall.

102

101

dust speck and an

in - cu - ba - ting

> > œ œ

heard May - zie beg!

b b b >œ >œ >œ >œ >œ >œ >œ >œ >œ >œ >œ >œ b & b b Dramatico

100

I said.

But the Whos might be dead!

b b b >œ œ œ >œ Œ ˙ b & b b

œ œ œ

#œ

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ #œ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

103

> U œ Œ Ó

egg!!!

(Suddenly, HUNTERS surround HORTON) HORTON: Help! Someone help! Hunters! Help!

b & b bbbb

104–112

-109-

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat) SUESSICAL

No. 20

Egg, Nest, and Tree (Sour Kangaroo, Bird Girls, Wickersham Brothers, Citizens of the Jungle, Cat In The Hat, Horton)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

b b &b b b C

1–3

bbbb

b ˙ œ œ œ out

b & b bbb ˙ o

bbbb

of the jun

œœ Œ Œ œ

œ œ

ver

gle,

˙˙ Œ œ

the moun

b & b bbb

œ œ œ œ

j œ œ.

Œ œ

tains

Œ œ

˙˙ n œœ n œœ œœ

ten

high.

then

down from the moun

high.

then

down from the moun

œ œ œ -110-

œœ œœ œ Œ œ

div.

thou - sand feet

MEN (+ WICKERSHAMS):

ten

˙˙ Œ œ

Œ œ

in - to the sky,

CITIZENS OF THE JUNGLE: WOMEN (+ BIRD GIRLS):

SOUR KANGAROO:

œœ œœ œœ Œ

div.

thou - sand feet

œœ ˙˙ n œœ

n ˙˙ n œœ œœ

tains and

œ ˙ n œœ

down

to the

tains and

down

to the

n ˙˙ # œœ œœ

No. 20

EGG, NEST, AND TREE - pg. 2.

bbbb

b n ˙˙

b b nn ˙˙ b & b b

Œ œ

sea

went

Œ œœ

sea

went

j œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ J Hor - ton the e - le - phant, j œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ J Hor - ton the

b & b b b b n œœ Œ œ Œ œ tree. Egg, b b b œœ Œ Ó b & b

œ œ œ Ó œ. œ œ nest and tree!

tree.

b & b bbb Ó

b & b bbb Ó 25

ALL: unis.

>˙

They unis.

>˙

œ œ œ >œœ

# # œ œ œ >œœ & œ œ œ on - to

a ship.

on - to

a ship.

Ó Ó

nœ œ œ Œ œ œ œ

egg, nest and

(MEN:) unis.

‰ j‰ j œ. œ œ œ Egg, nest and tree! 24

a >˙

the wa

a >˙

œ œ

loa - ded

They div. 26

Œ œœ œœ œœ

e - le - phant,

HUNTERS + WOMEN:

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Œ œ

œ œ

the wa

œ œ Œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ

Out

o - ver the o

Out

o - ver the o

œ Œ œ

-111-

˙ ˙

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

gon

right div.

gon

right

œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ cean

and

cean

and

No. 20

EGG, NEST, AND TREE - pg. 3.

j j œ œ œ œ œ œ Ó & > ooh, what a trip! # # ˙˙ œœ œœ >œœ Ó & J J

˙˙

˙˙ # œœ # œœ œœ

ling and tos

Rol

ling and tos

˙˙ # œœ # œœ œœ

# # # ˘œœ Œ ‹ œœ œœ & sick

sick

# # # ˘œœ Œ œ œ #œ œ &

as could

HORTON:

# ˙˙

œœ œœ Œ # œœ sing

and

sing

and

# # ˙˙

sea - sick

WOMEN: unis.

Just

egg, nest, and

e - le - phant,

div. egg, nest, and

LOW MEN:

Œ œ œ œ

egg, nest, and

-112-

œ œ

Just MEN: unis.

œ œ

be!

# # œ œ œ œ œj ‰ TENORS: Œ œ œ œ & J e - le - phant,

be!

sea - sick

Blagghhh!...

div. # # œ œ œ œ œj ‰ Œ œ œ œ & #œ œ œ J

œœ œœ Œ # œœ

(HORTON throws up on one of the HUNTERS.)

Rol

˙˙

ooh, what a trip!

slide 31

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

œœ Œ

tree…

œ Œ

tree…

‰ j‰ j œ œ #œ œ

tree...

nest,

and tree!

No. 20

EGG, NEST, AND TREE - pg. 4.

# œœ

## Œ œ œ œ &

egg, nest, and

tree…

egg, nest, and

tree…

#œ

## Œ & œ œ œ

#œ

egg, nest, and

tree...

& ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 3

bob - bing a - round for two

‰ j‰ j œ #œ œ

nest,

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ 3

Œ ¿ They

land - ed

at last in

-113-

j j œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œœ œ œ œ nest,

and tree!

j j œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œœ œ œ œ

ALL MEN:

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 3

Egg,

& Ó

WOMEN:

and tree!

BIRD GIRL 2:

¿ ¿

Egg,

& 46

BIRD GIRL 1:

weeks like a cork...

Af - ter

## Œ œ œ œ & #œ œ œ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

the

nest,

¿ ¿ ¿ 3

town of

and tree!

New York.

No. 20

EGG, NEST, AND TREE - pg. 5.

j b œ ‰ œ ‰ œj œ & bœ nœ œ œ

3 3 Ó Œ ¿ ¿ bbbbb ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ BIRD GIRL 3:

b œ ‰ œj ‰ œj œ & bœ nœ œ œ Egg,

Egg,

nest,

and tree!

b b ¿ ¿3 ¿ ¿ Œ b & b b b & b bbb

nest,

bbbb

b ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 3

Hor - ton was

ta - ken

nest,

Œ ¿

3 BIRD GIRLS:

Then,

and tree!

œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ J J

(MEN:)

Egg, 55

j j œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ œœœ œ œ œ

Egg,

b & b bbb

hun - gry and cold. (WOMEN:)

wet. He was ti - red and

bbbbb

He was

and tree!

nest,

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

and tree!

auction...

CAT (as auctioneer): Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Seusseby's. Our first item up to bid this evening is lot 39, a pendulous pachyderm on egg, nest and tree. The bidding will begin at ten thousand dollars. Do I hear ten, ten thousand? (CAT improvs with the audience.) Going once, going twice... (The CAT bangs his gavel.) Sold…to the man with the sideburns and the greasy black moustache – oh, excuse me, Madam! Sold instead, to the man from the circus!

-114-

No. 21

SUESSICAL TYA SEUSSICAL TYA(Male (MaleCat) Cat)

Sold / Mayzie in Palm Beach (Citizens of the Jungle, Mayzie, Cat In The Hat)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

b b &b b b C Ó 1

WOMEN: unis.

Ó bœ

MEN: b b & b b b C Ó ˙˙

Ó bb œ˙˙

Sold…

b & b bbb Ó &

bbbb

div.

˙˙

j‰Œ œ p ˙

Egg,

### C

œ œ œ Ó œ˙j œ . ˙

(ALL exit mournfully, as HORTON is carried off.) Slow, Blues "4"

128

Ó.

tree...

and

n www

Sold...

j œœ ‰ Œ ˙ J p nest, and

˙˙

(One WOMAN ad libs a "Horton" wail)

Sold...

unis.

nest,

Sold…

Egg,

b Ó

j œ œ œ Ó œ œ. 3

128 ˙ . ˙.

w w

tree...

n n n 12 8

˙.

Ó.

(One WOMAN riffs over, humming, as they exit.) HORTON: Sold. To the circus! 9–10

bbbb

11–14

Ó. Œ.

MAYZIE:

j œ

When you're

& œ œj œ

‰ j j œ œ œ œ down in Palm Beach with the

& œ

j j j j œ #œ œ œ œ #œ œ

don't have an egg

nest

-115-

j œ œ

j j œ œ. œ œ breeze in your hair and you œ

j œ #œ œ . œ . Œ . or a

care,

œ. œ. ˙.

tell your - self

No. 21

SOLD / MAYZIE IN PALM BEACH - pg. 2.

& Œ.

j œ œ

how

luck

j œ

j œ œ

you

are.

Œ.

¿ ¿ J

CAT:

How

& Ó.

Œ.

& ¿ -

¿ ¿ J y

you

MAYZIE:

When

¿ ¿. J

j œ

Œ.

luck

j œ œ

it's

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

day

j œ œ.

af - ter

day

j j j j j . Œ j j & œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ 27

beau- ti - ful day

& œ. œ. ˙.

to be

tell your - self

& & Ó.

& ·.

la - zing

a - way

by the sea

Œ. œ. œ j j œ œ œ œ œ how

luck - y

you

j j œ œ œ

(MAYZIE:)

Ó.

Still,

luck -

j œ

af - ter

are.

I'm

Œ. ¿. ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ J J CAT:

œ œ œ œ œ œ

bored and

j [Re - nee] Œ . œ #œ œ . œ . with Jo - se,

How

y, How

¿ J

are...

¿ ¿ J

I'm crank - y

-116-

and tired

luck - y you are.

j ‰ œ œ œ

sit - ting

No. 21

SOLD / MAYZIE IN PALM BEACH - pg. 3.

& bœ j œ j . Œ j œ œ œ œ

day af - ter day.

& b œ œj œ

noth - ing but

j œ #œ

& #œ

Who

& >œ

diff

play.

> œ Œ. œ. J

œ œ œ œ

knew so much work was re - quired 37

j œ œ

’rent

œ œ

Œ j j œ nœ œ œ.

crave some-thing new!

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

need

Hey,

>œ

j œ #œ

some-thing

j œ œ

may - be you

U j Ó. œ

do?!

-117-

j j‰ j œ œ œ for

j j j j œ œ œ œ ‰ œ

diff

> j œ œ

could think

’rent!

j œ œ

j œ

of some - thing

V.S. SEGUE AS ONE

No. 22

SUESSICAL SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Mayzie At The Circus (Mayzie, Horton)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

### 4 & 4

Œ ‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ J MAYZIE:

A cir - cus!

###

‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ J I love a show!

(MAYZIE exits as the circus enters. She re-enters with souvenirs and cotton candy. We see animals, now in cages.)

‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ J

(Suddenly, SHE is face-to-face with HORTON.) MAYZIE: (to HORTON) 11

I think I'll go!

###

‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ J

Good gracious!

‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ J 3

¿ Œ ‰ ¿ ¿ J

I've seen you be - fore.

-118-

Now, let's

¿ Œ Ó see...

V.S.

No. 23

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Amayzing Horton (Mayzie, Horton)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

HORTON: Why, Mayzie, it's Horton! Remember? It's me! HORTON: U b ‰ ¿ & b C Ó. J

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

I've

b &b ¿

sat

b &b ¿

peo - ple

have

here through light - 'ning

and

3 b &b ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

¿ Œ

fif - ty - one weeks!

paid

take peeks!

MAYZIE: Gee, I really don't know...

###

œ nœ œ œ nœ œ

wow,

it's real

### Ó Œ & œ

And

Œ œ

ly late!

And

I've 3

snow!

### 4 4 Ó

I've

¿ ¿

Won't you

MAYZIE:

take back your egg?

hail - storms and

¿ Œ ¿

¿ ¿ ¿

on your egg now for

here while

sat

Oh,

œ nœ œ œ nœ œ

gee, I've

got

a date!

Freely poco accel.

œ œ œ œ nœ #œ

lots of pla - ces

-119-

œ œ œ œ

be. But it's so

œ œ œ #œ

great to see you!

No. 23

AMAYZING HORTON - pg. 2

###

œ œ œ

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Such a big

nœ œ œ nœ œ

Who would e

### ###

A 3

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Look at you!

j j œ œ œ œ nœ #œ C

œ . Jœ œ Œ

œ œ Œ œ

j j j œ œ. œ œ œ œ ‰ œj œ > >

œ >

Hor - ton!

b & b œ . Jœ ˙

E - ven

may - zing

b & b œ . œJ ˙

made your

œ . œj œ œ

Hor - ton!

I'm

While

œ . œj œj œ œ J

for - tune

œ . œj œ œ

That

œ.

œ ˙ J

Œ œ

may - zing

pressed!

up on

-120-

A 3

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ 3

I was off ta-king va - ca-tion,

Hor - ton!

egg - sit - ting cir - cus sen - sa - tion!

thanks

may - zing

œ œ œ

And it's all

A Bit Faster, Bright Latin Tempo 25

ver guess?

me!

suc - cess...

### C > w &

poco accel.

Look at you!

###

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

j > œ. œ œ œ > >

poco rall.

May - zie's

nest...

you

U Freely4 ˙ Œ Œ 4

No. 23

AMAYZING HORTON - pg. 3

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

A Bit Slower, Wistful

(MAYZIE:) b 4 &b 4 œ œ ˙

I may be

œ œ ˙

un - re - li

bœ

I've

b &b ¿

luck

me true

œ bœ -

œ bœ œ œ bœ œ

Ir - re-spon

fly.

œ bœ œ œ bœ œ

gives

œ œ ˙

Fan - cy free.

Just

thing right.

for once,

(spoken)

The egg is

œ œ œ

when it hatch - es.

-121-

But

‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ J

54 Freely

œ J

Good

all

(and now, very sincerely)

Œ ‰ œ J P Good

‰

si-ble.

Œ œ

Faster – Over the Top!!! (dramatically) , , j > slide j j j > ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ > > ˙ > No, don't thank me. I'll cry!

‰

œ œ œ Œ

de - light.

(sung)

Freely

a - ble.

al - ways ea - ger to

done some

yours!

Œ œ bœ œ bœ œ

see - ing you

b &b œ

œ bœ œ œ bœ œ

Cra - zy me,

MAYZIE: ...and goodbye. 59

luck...

U Ó

No. 24

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Alone In The Universe (Reprise) (Horton)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

HORTON: I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant’s faithful, one hundred percent.

## 4 & 4

‰ j 44 œ Œ œ œ œ œ

HORTON:

œ Who

the

would

have thought 17

œœ œœœ œ

& b œ- œ œ œ- ‰ œ œ bet - ter than try.

rest

now, lit - tle egg,

now,

œ œ œ œ

‰ j œ

too.

you'd

left

to me,

young

œ egg,

- 3 œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ 18

up in a tree.

Well,

this time, I swear I'll do

3 œ- œ œ

-œ , 3 œ

# œ-

and

I'll

do it or die!

œ œ œ Œ œ 3

I'll pro - tect you from harm. Yes, I'll

œ Nœ

you're a -

œ œ

˙.

&b œ

ni - verse,

fool of an e - le-phant

And

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

lone in

2 UŒ 4

œ œ œ

sing you

lul

V.S. SEGUE AS ONE

- 122 -

No. 25

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Solla Sollew (Horton, JoJo, Mayor, Mrs. Mayor, Circus Animals)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty Gentle Lullabye

# # 4HORTON: & 4 w

bye

&b œ

œ œ œ œœ œ

far - a - way

some - where be - yond

&b œ œ œ œ Œ

˙.

j b . & œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ #œ œ

Sol-lew.

sto

œ œ œ œ

the

Sol - la

to...

Sol - la

nœ

ries all

nœ

œ. 24

œ #œ œ

œ ˙ J œ. œ ˙ J œ. œ ˙ J

Sol - la Sol - lew, div. MEN:

œ #œ œ

œœ .. œœ ˙˙ J

Sol - la Sol - lew,

- 123 -

tell,

it, then all

œ œ œ œ

Some - day, we'll go

Sol - la Sol - lew,

CIRCUS ANIMALS: WOMEN:

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

few.

Sol - lew,

j œ ‰ œ #œ œ

œ œ œ

˙.

HORTON:

If we can find

Trou - bles there are 19

the hor - i - zon.

will be well.

land,

There's

&b œ

3–7

j œ. œ œ Œ

j œ. œ œ. ‰ j œœ .. œœ œœ .. ‰

div.

b œœ .. œœ œœ .. J

No. 25

SOLLA SOLEW - pg. 2

j ## b & œ. œ œ œ œ w unis.

Sol - la

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Sol

lew.

Sol

j ## b & œ. œ œ œ œ

w w

unis.

Sol - la

# # Ó HORTON: ˙ &

œ œ œ œ Œ When

œ œ œ œ œ J J

had so much trou - ble

I've

œ œ

lew.

‰

get close,

œ J it

find

j œ œ œ œ œ .

ing my way

there.

œ œ œ œ œ

dis - ap - pears.

CIRCUS ANIMALS:

Sol

# # (HORTON:) œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ 24 œ & J œ œ œ

j 44 œ ˙ œ.

# # div. ˙ & ˙

1/ M.: 2

If we can get

lew

there,

˙ ˙

we're gon - na

24 ˙ ˙ - 124 -

stay

1/ M.+1/ W.: 2 2

there

44 ww w

1/ W.: 2

No. 25

SOLLA SOLEW - pg. 3

œ œ œ œ œ nœ . J if it takes

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

˙.

j œ œ œ œ œ.

miles,

MRS. MAYOR: # # JOJO, MAYOR, ‰ œj œ œ &

œ nœ . J

If it takes

it takes

˙.

miles...

HORTON: I’ve lost my poor Whos and my friend Jojo, too. I hope they all made it to Solla Sollew.

(HORTON imagines JOJO and his PARENTS)

U w

b .. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 42

years.

(HORTON:) (vocal last time)

High on a moun - tain or lost

HORTON + JOJO:

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

soo-ner or la - ter, I'll

&b œ œ œ

it will

œ be.

Trou - bles

find

will

œ œ

3 times (VAMP)

. œœ œ œ Œ . on the sea,

MR. MAYOR:

it.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ I have a pic

ture of how

MR. MAYOR + MRS. MAYOR: 48

MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR, + HORTON, JOJO: M., H.:

the

w w

through

MRS., JJ.:

- 125 -

day

˙.

œ I

˙ ˙

‰ j œ

unis.

and

No. 25

SOLLA SOLEW - pg. 4

&b œ

I'll

œ. home

(M., MRS. M., H., JJ.:)

& b œ. œ ˙ J

j œ

with

j œ. œ œ Œ

lew,

œ. œ ˙ & b œ . œJ ˙

b œœ .. œœ œœ Œ J

lew,

& b œ . Jœ ˙

lew,

j œ. œ œ. ‰

j œ . b œ & œ . œ ˙˙

j œœ .. œœ œœ .. ‰

œ. & b œ . œœ ˙˙ J

b œœ .. œœ œœ .. ‰ J

lew,

œ #œ

Sol -

Sol - lew.

j œ ‰ #œ œ œ

j œœ .. œœ œœ œœ # œœ

j unis. div. œœ ‰ # œ œœ œ œ

j . œ œ œ œ œ

Sol - la Sol -

div.

Sol - la

(MEN:) div.

Sol - la

& b œ . œJ ˙

+ CIRCUS ANIMALS:

you.

lew,

(WOMEN:)

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Sol - lew.

Sol - la Sol div.

j œ œ œ œ ‰ #œ œ œ

j œ. œ œ œ œ

unis.

Sol - la

- 126 -

Sol - lew.

j œ. œ œ œ œ

Sol - la

œ œ #œ œ

Sol - lew. Sol - la Sol div.

j œ. œ œ œ œ

unis.

Sol - la Sol -

œ œ œœ œ œ #œ

unis.

Sol - lew. Sol - la Sol div.

Sol - la

Sol - lew. Sol - la Sol -

j œ. œ œ œ œ

œ œ œœ œ œ #œ

No. 25

SOLLA SOLEW - pg. 5

& b œ . œJ ˙

j œ. œ œ Œ

lew,

j œœ .. œœ œœ Œ

div.

& b œ . œJ ˙ lew,

œ. & b œ . œœ ˙˙ J

b œœ .. œœ œœ Œ J

lew,

& b œ.

œ ˙ J

& b œ.

œ ˙ J

rall.

lew,

œ. & b œ.

œ. œ. b œœ ..

lew,

œœ ˙˙ J

U b & Ó

Sol - lew.

j œ ‰ œ #œ œ

j œœ .. œœ œœ œœ # œœ

j œœ ‰ œ # œœ œœ œ

j œ. œ œ œ œ

Sol - la

unis.

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

with

Sol - la

Sol - la Sol -

Sol - lew.

Sol - la Sol div.

j œ œ œ œ ‰ œ #œ œ

j œ. œ œ œ œ

unis.

Sol - la

Sol - lew.

Sol - la Sol -

Freely

j œ œ.

‰

j œ œ.

‰

œœ œœ .. J

‰

A Tempo

you.

- 127 -

HORTON: 70

I'll

be home…

j œ œ.

No. 25

SOLLA SOLEW - pg. 6

w &b

j & b œ. œ œ œ œ w p Sol - la Sol - lew.

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

(WOMEN:) poco rit.

j w b œ . & œ œ œ œ w p Sol - la Sol - lew. (MEN:)

w w

w w APPLAUSE SEGUE

- 128 -

No. 26

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Gertrude / Espionage Part 1 (Instrumental)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

(In the darkness, we see a figure carrying a flashlight. It is GERTRUDE McFUZZ.) (quasi Sunday Evening Murder Mystery)

# # # 4 nn ww & 4 æ

Strgs.

###

w w æ

GERTRUDE: I'll bet you forgot about Gertrude McFuzz. Well, that's nothing new. I mean, everyone does. But Gertrude did something that few birds could do...

- 129 -

w w æ

No. 27

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Gertrude / Espionage (Part 2) (Instrumental)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty GERTRUDE (cont.): So this is the Tale of Miss Gertrude. Part Two. (MUSIC) (We hear the sounds of snoring. GERTRUDE’S flashlight finds HORTON.)

U ### 4 #w & 4 #w æ

? n n 2 n 4

GERTRUDE: PSST!...

>œ " > " > œ # œ 4 œ # œ ‰ ‰ Ó & 4 œ # >œ >œ # >œ > # >œ > # >œ > J +Cl.

>œ >œ you there? > > œ >œ # >œ # œ œ > " # œ Ó &

Horton, are

+Fl.

Horton!...

> > > > >j œ #œ œ #œ œ œ # œ # œ œ # œ œ # œR ‰ Œ # >œ > > > # œ WW, Strgs.

V.S.

Trpts.

Bell Tree

(on lights up)

HORTON: What? Who is it? GERTRUDE: It's me, Gertrude! Horton! Oh, Horton! I was so worried! Are you all right? HORTON: Gertrude! How did you find us? GERTRUDE: Well, it's a long story.

- 130 -

No. 28

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

All For You (Gertrude, Dr. Dake [Cat In The Hat], Bird Girls, Horton)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty Breathlessly

#### 2 Œ # 4 &

#### #### ####

GERTRUDE:

œ I

had

j ‰" # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ grew a

lit - tle tail.

Well, it

# œ œ œ œ œ œ

ab - so - lute - ly

œ œ

gi - ant! and it

####

& &

lit - tle

trou - ble 'cause I

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

was - n't real - ly

lit - tle.

It was

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

real - ly

was

at - trac - tive, but you

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œœ œ œ œ œ

# œj œ

felt a lit - tle sil - ly e - ven

try - ing,

be -

Faster — Rhythmic Latin 11

j œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ

sides which, the tail was too

13–14

never e - ven no-ticed, so I 10

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

hea-vy for nor-mal

(The CAT enters as DR. DAKE.)

GERTRUDE:

Œ ¿ ¿ So

-131-

œ œ

fly - ing. DR. DAKE (CAT):

Œ Œ ¿ 3

...the

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ 3

ran

the Doc - tor...

No. 28

ALL FOR YOU - pg. 2

, ¿ ¿ ¿

# # ¿ ¿3 ¿ &

Doc- tor named Dake. And she

& 20

& &

I won't

2 2

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿"œ œ œ Œ Œ œ œ > > > >>

foo - lish and vain. Pluck it

out!

A Tempo — Fast 25

w >

Get it

a - gain!”

j j j œ> ‰ >œ ‰ >œ ‰ Œ DR. DAKE (CAT):

Pluck!

Dramatico!! — Dictated

rall.

been a mis - take!”

(sung)

j Œ Œ . >œ >œ >œ # >œ >œ œ >œ

off!

27–28

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ

said:

Œ ¿ ¿ And she

said:

“My tail has

"Doc - tor Dake, I've been

¿ Œ Ó

Œ ¿ ¿ ¿

# # Œ ¿3 ¿ ¿ 3¿ ¿ & 23

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Pluck!

Ouch,

-132-

¿ ¿ ¿¿ ¿ ‰ J

GERTRUDE:

it hurt

a lot!

No. 28

ALL FOR YOU - pg. 3

j j j œ> ‰ >œ ‰ >œ ‰ Œ

Pluck!

j j j œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰Œ > > >

(DR. DAKE:)

sud-den - ly,

der spot.

DR. DAKE 36 + BIRD GIRLS:

Ó Œ œ

But 3

˙ Œ œ

Just a one - fea - ther tail...

But

œ œ œ œ œ

(GERTRUDE:)

œœ œœœ œ

œœ œ

œ œ

div.

Ger - trude could

Í ww w

Í w

U ˙

sail!

sailed on a junk and was prac-ti - c'lly sunk

-133-

ƒ j U œœœ ‰ Œ Ó

sail!

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œj w

GERTRUDE:

ten -

Quick, Hyper – Romantic ("2" Feel)

Pluck!

sud-den - ly,

˙. œ œ

poco rit.

Pluck!

b & b œ œ ˙.

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ‰ J

Ooh,

Pluck!

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

for

you.

Œ œ I

No. 28

ALL FOR YOU - pg. 4

œ œ

Œ œ I

you.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ

b &b œ œ œ

fu - ri-ous bees 50

œ œ œ œ œ 52

sog - gy slope, through a

Œ Aœ œœ 3 BIRD GIRLS:

. . b & b œœ œœ ˙ œ œ ˙˙ you!

œ ˙. J

for

Ah!

All

-134-

for

œ œ

œ. œ w J ˙˙˙

for

you!

j œœœ

œœ .. œ.

All

œœœœ œ œœ œœ œ œ

slip was gripped by a

you!

b ˙˙˙

œœœ œœœ

All

œ œ œ œ

All

Œ œ.

cho - king smog, down a 53

you!

Ooh!

bb œ

for

and a

stink - ing bog, while my

, b œ œ . œ ‰œ w &b J J vi - cious dog

slogged through a fog

for

œœ

full of

, j œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ ˙.. 46

trampled through the trees

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Œ Œ

. . œœœ œœœ ˙˙˙

you!

for

There's

No. 28

ALL FOR YOU - pg. 5

, , - 3 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰œ œ œ œ‰œ œ œ œ w

bb ˙

####

no-thing that I would-n't

& &

and I could-n't

and I have -n't gone through!...

rit.

#### ####

####

#˙ #˙

####

hob-bled like

BIRD GIRLS: unis.

Deliberately (a bit slower)

# c œ

œ œ œ

# c œj >

3 j ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ

sprained my

‰ œj for

La- la - la - la - la - la - la!

lit - tle

œ œ

toe,

but

la - la - la - la!

La - la - la -

Œ œ

j . œ œ nœ œ œ . œ œ œ nœ J

you.

# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Then

Ooh!

‰ œj ˙ . . 71

j j j j # œ ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ ww > w came the hit and run, but I

La!

La-la-la - la!

stag-gered on

La-la-la - la!

-135-

3 3 j j ‰ # œ œœœœœœœ ‰ Œ

œ œ œ

# œ œ œ

la! 69

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

one

for

you.

La-la-la-la-la-la-la!

Ooh

œœ

No. 28

ALL FOR YOU - pg. 6

####

# ˙ Œ œ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

œ œ œ ‰œ œ œ œ ‰œ œ œ œ ‰œ J J J Now, here I am, the worse for wear, and here you are. I'm , # ## # w ˙ Ó ww # w˙ n ˙˙ w n ˙ & ˙ w w ˙ &

#### œ ‰ œ # & J &

& & & & &

####

#### #### #### ####

####

# œœ Œ œ

‰ œ J œ

You're there!

‰ n ˙˙˙ œ

found your

œ œ >œ ‰ œ J

maybe NOW

˙˙˙

you'll

j œ

Ooh...

know I care

n ˙˙˙

n œœœ Œ

‰

Ah!

Œ "œ

Œ"Œ

œ œ œ œ

took me se - ven weeks...

U ‰ w

clo - ver,

œ œ œ ‰ œj

GERTRUDE: Oh, yes. And Horton, one more thing...

sub

# ˙˙ .. .. ˙.. > Ooh!

Ah!

you!

# œ

And

> # w

here!

too. HORTON:

U̇

P Who! ˙˙ Ó u̇ P Who!

BIRD GIRLS + DR. DAKE (CAT):

-136-

for

œ œ

but I

(HORTON eagerly takes the clover from GERTRUDE.)

No. 29

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

The Whos Return / The People Vs. Horton the Elephant (Pt. 1) (Horton, Mr. Mayor, Mrs. Mayor, JoJo, Sour Kangaroo, Wickersham Brothers, Gerturde, Marshal [Cat in the Hat])

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

HORTON: Gertrude, I never noticed...you're...Amazing! GERTRUDE: Aw, it was nothing. (MUSIC IN.)

(He holds the clover to his ear and gets an answer as MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR appear.)

HORTON: Hello, Whos, hello! Is anyone there?

U w b & b c wæ >

MR. & MRS. MAYOR: Hello!! HORTON: Oh, what a relief! Why, hello, Mr. Mayor! (JOJO appears.) Is JoJo all right?

U Œ œ n œ œ. œ . œ . œ . fl fl

Strgs., Glock

U Œ œ œ œ #œ . œ . . œ . fl fl

JOJO: Hi, Horton! HORTON: Oh, JoJo!...

HORTON (cont.): ...Hello! Kid, now that I've got you, I won't let you go! I'll shelter and guard you, because after all...

b & b 24

œ œ # œ œ. œ œ . . fl . fl 3

person's a

MR. MAYOR & MRS. MAYOR, JOJO, HORTON, GERTRUDE:

mat - ter

b & b b b b b 24 œ

bbb b b & b nœ

3 3 U b b b œ œ œ #œ ‰ œ œ œ œ J b b bb c # œ # œ. fl

Gently

HORTON:

how small.

mat - ter

‰ œj œ 8

œ. 3

per - son's

how...

- 137 -

j œ œ ‰ j 24 œ œ 3

a per - son

(The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS and SOUR/YOUNG KANGAROO appear.) WICKERSHAM 1: 10

nn n n n # # # 4 Ó n 4

Dictated

per - son no

> ¿

Ha!

No. 29

WHOS / PEOPLE VS. HORTON (Pt. 1) - pg. 2

### Ó

> ¿

WICKERSHAMS 2 & 3:

> ¿

SOUR KANGAROO:

Ha!

~~ # # # Œ SOUR‰ KANGAROO: j n œ œ- œ œ œ- œ œ œ & &

### ‰

You can't run a- way from a

j j œ œ œ œ œ

Palm Beach to

sour

Pitts - burgh

Ka 19

and your

la - ma - zoo!

U U œ ‰ œ- œ œ œ œ ‰ "œj J

tree

# # # œ . œ œ œ œ œ ‰ ¿ C >¿ œ œ & J

and your nest!

Funky "2" Groove 21

a sour ci - ti-zen's

# # # Ó S. K., WICKS: Œ ¿ Well,

gon-na be go - in' in

Œ Œ ¿

style.

- 138 -

22–23

rest!

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 28

I'm

HORTON: Wait! Stop! Where are you taking me?

Ó 26

Hor-ton, we're ta - king you

### ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

œ œ œ riff

œ œ

kan - ga - roo!

And you— with your egg

œ œ œ œ Œ

j œ nœ

### ‰ œj ¿ œ œ œ &

ma-king

GERTRUDE: How did YOU get here?!

Humph!

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

For

> ¿

back.

You're

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

‰ ¿ J

talk-in' to a speck

and

No. 29

WHOS / PEOPLE VS. HORTON (Pt. 1) - pg. 3

###

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ sittin' on an egg,

### ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

& &

###

gon - na

###

you're gon-na be...

Ó Ó

trial!

(spoken)

œ> >œ >œ >œ Ó

(spoken)

be put...

gon-na be...

be put...

gon - na

gon - na be...

‰ j œ >œ œ ˙ .

be put...

# # # >œœ >œœ >œœ >œœ

> œw œ ˙ .

WICK. 1:

gon - na be...

### > > > > œ œ œ œ Ó &

# >œ œ œ

œ œ œ

(S.K.:)

(WICK. 3:)

gon - na

WICK. 2:

sit - tin' on an egg,

36–42

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

MARSHAL (CAT): 43

trial!

œ œ œ œ

j œ œ

This is the Case

- 139 -

trial!

j œ œ 44

the

Peo - ple

ver - sus

No. 29

WHOS / PEOPLE VS. HORTON (Pt. 1) - pg. 4

### œ œ œ œ œ

###

Horton the E

œ œ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

lephant!

F >œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ fl Horton - the E - lephant! MEN: F >œœ œœ œœ >œœ œœ œ œ œ œ̆ - the E Horton

### C

Yer - tle

### Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ the

‰ œj ˙ >

Tur

tle

pre

Judge

OTHERS IN COURT: WOMEN:

2Œ 4

lephant!

n >œ œ œ

si - ding.

Ev - 'ry - one

˙.

j ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ > > fl

rise!

###

JUDGE YERTLE:

œ œ Œ >

Or - der!

# # # JUDGE YERTLE + ALL: œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ

Or - der!

Or - der

- 140 -

der

‰

the court!!

Ó j nœ œ œ > in the court!

No. 29

WHOS / PEOPLE VS. HORTON (Pt. 1) - pg. 5

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

MARSHAL: The defendant is charged with talking to a speck, disturbing the peace, and loitering... on an egg.

### . . &

58–59

60–61

L'Istesso

### Œ

HORTON: (spoken)

Your

# # # qœ» q .

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿. J J

¿ ¿ J

ho- nor,

‰

Whos

this

clo - ver is Ex - hi - bit

j #œ œ here.

There

### œ 3 œ œ 3 #œ œ 3 j œ œ & J J &

the eye

###

#œ

(sung)

They're

œ Whos

#œ

here.

see!

can

SOUR KANGAROO, BIRD GIRLS, WICKERSHAMS: (Wick. 3 8vb)

# # # >œ œ œ >œ Ó & Jun - gle

œ œ

### Ó

are

Smal - ler than

(HORTON:)

It's

of Nool!

- 141 -

> > œ œ œ

> œ

Big - gest blame

fool

œ true,

‰

j œ œ

sir!

œ œ

the

œ Here's

No. 29

WHOS / PEOPLE VS. HORTON (Pt. 1) - pg. 6

###

Who's

bb œ

œ Ó

b >œ œ >œ b &

> œ

Who,

sir!

He's

>¿

(JUDGE's gavel)

> > œ œ œ bœ Ó

œ œ

fool

b c b >œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ b œ œ œ œ œ & BIRD GIRLS: (testifying)

Talk - in'

bb Œ

> > > ‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ J

Ob- jec - tion!

dust!

a speck!

GERTRUDE:

b & b œœ Œ > &

a Who and so

she.

Big - gest blame

nnn b b

j 3 œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ J J 3

S. K., BIRD GIRLS, WICKS.: (Wick. 3 8vb)

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

the

Jun - gle

>œ œ œœ œœ

Talk - in'

> > > Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ JUDGE YERTLE:

O - ver - ruled!

- 142 -

of Nool!

b œœœ œœœ œœœ to

a speck!

>œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ

a speck of

b >œ œ œ œ œ >œ œ

SOUR KANGAROO: (testifying) 79

Sit - tin' on an egg!

Sit - tin'

b >œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ >œœœ œœœ BIRD GIRLS: (testifying)

Sit - tin' on an egg!

Sit - tin'

> > b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

WICKERSHAMS: (testifying)

Sit-tin' on an egg!

Sit - tin'

No. 29

WHOS / PEOPLE VS. HORTON (Pt. 1) - pg. 7

GERTRUDE: > >> > > b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ ‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ & J

on an egg! Sit- tin' on an

egg!

U b b & b b |>

bbbb

ALL WOMEN (except GERTRUDE):

>> > Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ƒ O- ver - ruled!

bbbb

>> > Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ƒ

bbbb

egg!

œœ œœ œœ >œœ œœ œœ œœ n œœ b b Œ &b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ >œ on an egg! Sit - tin' on an

Ob-jec - tion!

b b œœ œœ œœ >œœ œœ œœ œœ œ Œ b & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ > on an egg! Sit-tin' on an

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

(SFX: Loud Mad Elephant Call)

- 143 -

ALL MEN (except HORTON):

O - ver - ruled!

No. 30

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

The People Versus Horton the Elephant (Part 2) (Horton, Judge Yertle, Marshal [Cat In The Hat], Sour Kangaroo, Gertrude, Wickersham Brothers, Bird Girls)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

(tentatively at first, then building in confidence) 1

U bbbb c Ó

nœ

meant what

‰ œ J

b & b bb Aœ œ œ nœ Œ

œ œ

I meant:

bbbb nœ œ œ œ up

but

poco rall. - œ- œ- >œ b b œ œ b Œ Ó b &

won't de

b b b œ œ œ n œ œ ‰ œj ˙ . b & , b b & b b œJ œ . œ œ

fear and

j nœ œ

Whos, sir,

not,

ful

one

œ œ

jail,

Simply

they're

œ œ œ nœ œ I'm the

sert

œ.

whe ther you be lieve

œ œ ‰ œ J

œ œ œ in

lock me

œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ-

These

and

cresc.

throw me

œ J

Deliberately

not a ban don Who!

said

le phant's faith

Œ œ

œ œ œ nœ e

You can

œ ‰ œ œ J

zoo,

hun dred per cent!

œ œ nœ ‰ œ

b & b bb Aœ œ œ nœ Œ said what

b b b b œ-

HORTON:

here.

ly friend they’ve

-144-

egg and

, œ

win

will

œ œ Jnœ . œ

or lose, sir,

‰ j œ

They

n˙ got.

œ live

No. 30

THE PEOPLE VS. HORTON... (PT. 2) - pg. 2

HORTON: You can do what you want with me, Your Honor, and I won't question why. HORTON: 19–21 22

But

&b œ

œ Œ bœ

plan et

œ‰ œ . œj œ b œ œ J œ

œ #œ œ J J

please save Who,

the

ni est

(There is tension in the courtroom as JUDGE YERTLE delivers his verdict.)

the

sky.

Dramatico

j j j œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ

&b œ

Œ bœ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

JUDGE YERTLE: (quasi-recitative)

Based on the e vi dence, I have no choice

but to

or der the de fen dant,

3 j " j j̊ b & œ- œ œ œ- œ œ . œ œ- œ œ œ œ . œ œ- œ œ œ œ- œ œ œ œ > 3

Hor ton the E le phant, re

&b 35

˙ > sane.

& b œœœ fl dust

&b Œ

man ded to the Nool A

Bright "4"

sy lum for the Cri mi nal ly In

BIRD GIRLS:

‰ œJ œ œ œ œ ‰ œJ Œ

JUDGE YERTLE:

And as for the dust

œœœ fl speck!

‰ œj œ œ œ bœ MARSHAL:

And

j ‰ œœ œœ œœ œ- œ œOoh, that

for

the

dust

-145-

speck...

Œ ‰

j ‰ œœœ œœœ -

j Œ œ

speck...

Ooh,

-œ œœ

that

No. 30

THE PEOPLE VS. HORTON... (PT. 2) - pg. 3

(BIRD GIRLS:) 1+2:

& b œœ̆

3: speck!

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

j j ‰ ‰ œj œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ 3: œ œ œ -

we will

boil,

div.

boil,

j j ‰ j ‰ ‰ œ œ œ- œ œ œ œ œ œ œ And as for your dust speck, that we will boil, boil, -œ œ WICKS. 1 & 2:œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ b ‰ Œ ‰ ‰ ‰ œ J J J & œ

j œ ‰ œ

&b Œ

that

1+2:

‰ œj œ

MARSHAL + SOUR KANGAROO:

And as for your dust

&b Œ

‰ œj œ

speck,

that

we will

boil,

j œ ‰ œ

boil,

‰ œj ‰ œj œ ‰ j j‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ And as for your dust speck, that we will boil, boil, boil,

YERTLE, WICK. 3:

unis. œ œ & b ‰ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 3:

unis.

1+2:

boil,

boil in a

hot

. œ œ œ œ œ b ‰ & œ. œ œ œ œ M.: SK: div.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

boil in a

hot

stea ming ket tle of Bee

boil,

boil in a

hot

stea ming ket tle of Bee

& b ‰ œ. œ œ œ œ boil,

boil in a

hot

j‰ Œ œ œ œ

bbbbb

œ unis. j ‰ Œ œ œ œ œ

bbbbb

j œ œ ‰ œ Œ

bbbbb

œ j‰ Œ œ œ œ

bbbbb

stea ming ket tle of Bee

boil,

. œ œ œ œ œ b ‰ &

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

stea ming ket tle of Bee

-146-

zle nut

Oil!

zle nut

Oil!

zle nut

Oil!

zle nut

Oil!

No. 30

THE PEOPLE VS. HORTON... (PT. 2) - pg. 4

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

HORTON: > b b b & b b ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ‰ J¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ‰ ¿J

Boil it! Oh, no! No,

bbbb

b ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ prove it

b &b ¿

that you can't do!

please, Mis

ter

b &b ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ are

there!

send out the word!

¿ J

You've

‰ ¿ J 53

‰ ¿ J

Oh,

¿ ¿

got

now

that you

to prove

ring ev 'ry

¿¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

door

¿ ¿ ¿

¿ ¿ ‰ ¿ J bell

and

# ¿ Œ ## #

Make ev 'ry Who hol ler! Make ev 'ry Who heard!

-147-

They'll

¿ ¿ ¿

bbbb ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

b & b bb ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ¿

Mayor! Mis ter Mayor!

‰

Mayor!

real ly

¿ ¿ ¿

Mis ter

¿ ¿ ¿

all full of per sons!

bb ¿

¿ ‰ ¿ ¿ J

to you!

It's

No. 30

THE PEOPLE VS. HORTON... (PT. 2) - pg. 5

####

2 4

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Ó Œ ‰¿ # J

MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR: 58 + JOJO:

4 4

# # # # BIRD GIRLS: j j‰ ‰ & œ œ œ 24 ‰ œ . œ f >

44 w>

˙ Ó

‰ œj œj ‰ œ 24 ‰ œ . œ . M.: œ f

44 w w> Boil! w> 44

˙ Ó ˙

Boil!

####

WICKS. 1 & 2, KANGAROO, MARSHAL (CAT): div.

Boil!

YERTLE, WICK. 3: . ? # # # # œ ‰ œ œJ ‰ œ 24 ‰ œ J f Boil! Boil! Boil! Boil!

Boil!

ten tion, all Whos!

At ten tion, all Whos!

# ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿MRS.Œ MAYOR: ¿ &

no time to lose!

# ¿ ¿ ¿ &

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ¿ got to be heard!

¿ ¿

send up

shout!

Make

here! We are here! We are

here!

There's

MR. MAYOR:

molto rall. > rall. > > ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 24 ¿ ¿ ¿

-148-

MR. MAYOR:

We've

+ WHOS: 65

loud and clear! We are

Boil!

# ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ‰¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ‰ ¿ & J J

We are

bb C

No. 30

THE PEOPLE VS. HORTON... (PT. 2) - pg. 6

b C >¿ Œ Ó b &

bb C

> > œ ‰œÓ J

Boil

b >œ ‰ >œ Ó b & J

Boil

> > œ ‰œÓ J

Boil

it!

> >j œ ‰œ Ó œ œ

Boil

HORTON: Don't give up! I believe in you all! A person's a person, no matter how small! And you very small persons will not have to die If you make yourselves heard!

### . .

77–78

it!

-149-

it!

> >j œ ‰œ Ó œ œ

it!

> > œ ‰ œ Ó J

COURTROOM WOMEN:

Boil

> >j COURTROOM MEN: œ ‰ œ Ó œ œ

> >j b &b œ ‰œ Ó œ œ

Boil

Ooh!...

b &b C

SOUR KANGAROO: (riffs over) 69

here!

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

it!

####

No. 30

THE PEOPLE VS. HORTON... (PT. 2) - pg. 7

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

(The WHOS are revealed. They're terror stricken. They beat on tom toms. They play musical instruments. They scream and yell.) 80

####

> #### > œ ‰ œ Ó œ ‰œ Ó # & J J f Boil it! Boil it! COURTROOM MEN: > j j #### > Ó Ó œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ # & œ œ f œ œ COURTROOM WOMEN:

####

Boil

it!

Boil

> # ¿ Œ

¿ ¿

> œ ‰ œ Ó # & J P Boil it! > j #### œ œ ‰ Ó # & œ œ P Boil it! 87

####

HERE!

> # ¿ Œ

> # œ ‰ œJ Ó & Boil it! > # # # # œ ‰ œj Ó # & œ œ Boil

it!

¿ ¿

WHOS:

f We are

Boil

it!

Boil

it!

Boil

it!

Boil

it!

> j œ ‰œ Ó œ œ

> ¿ Œ

¿ ¿

HERE!

Boil

> œ ‰œ Ó J

> œ ‰ œ Ó J Boil it! > j œ ‰ œ Ó œ œ

are

¿ ¿

HERE!

it!

> œ ‰œ Ó J > j œ ‰œ Ó œ œ

> ¿ Œ

¿ ¿

> œ ‰ œ Ó J Boil it! > j œ ‰ œ Ó œ œ

are

HERE!

it!

Boil

it!

HORTON, MR. & MRS. MAYOR: (shouting over) JoJo, think of something! 88

> ¿ Œ

¿ ¿

HERE!

> œ ‰ œ Ó F Boil it!J > j œ ‰ œ Ó œ œ F Boil it!

are

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are

> ¿ Œ

¿ ¿

> œ ‰ œ Ó J Boil it! > j œ ‰ œ Ó œ œ

HERE!

Boil

are

it!

are

No. 30

THE PEOPLE VS. HORTON... (PT. 2) - pg. 8

# # # # >¿ # & &

####

HERE!

> # œ

#### > # œ & œ

Boil

100

###

are

¿ ¿ ¿

Ó Ó

101

a Think:

### ¿ . ¿ ¿ ¿ & J

104

word

###

Boil...

ment,

> ¿ ¿ ¿

kind of a

> œ œ

Now

Boil...

¿ Œ Œ ¿

fate of the Whos

then came

> œ

it!

for a

### ¿

HERE!

j ‰ œ Ó œ 93

###

(ALL freeze except

it!

### ¿ . ¿ ¿ ¿ & J

> CAT and JOJO.) CAT: ¿ Œ Œ ¿

‰ œ Ó J

just

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

young

rest

no one

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

¿ ¿

106

-151-

Œ ¿ The

Œ ¿

on him!

¿. ¿ ¿ J

jo looked grim.

But

102

A pe

¿ Œ ¿ ¿

square ly

‰ ¿ ¿ J

105

¿ ¿

103

Œ ¿

liar new word.

had

The

(The Scene unfreezes!) WHOS 107 (except JOJO):

heard!

# Œ ¿ ¿ ## ## We are

No. 30

THE PEOPLE VS. HORTON... (PT. 2) - pg. 9

108

####

> # ¿ Œ ¿ ¿ (WHOS:)

HERE!

We are

> # # # # WOMEN: # œ ‰ œJ Ó & F Boil it! MEN: # j ## # > œ ‰ œ Ó # & œ œ F Boil it!

109

> ¿ Œ ¿ ¿

HERE!

We are

> œ ‰œ Ó J

Boil

it!

> j œ ‰œ Ó œ œ

Boil

it!

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

ƒ U > > ¿ Œ ¿ ¿ |

JOJO:

110

111

HERE!

We are

> œ ‰œ Ó J

Boil

it!

> j œ ‰œ Ó œ œ

Boil

YOPP!!!!

it!

(JOJO's voice reverberates loudly through the universe. And the WHOS are heard at last.)

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No. 31

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Yopp! (Cat In The Hat, Horton, Gertrude, Kangaroos, Butter Battlers, Mayor, Mrs. Mayor, JoJo, Ensemble)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty HORTON: Do you hear what I hear? Do you see what I mean? They made themselves heard though they still can't be seen! GERTRUDE: They've proved they ARE persons, no matter how small. HORTON: And their whole world was saved by the Smallest of All! SOUR KANGAROO: (grudgingly) How true! Yes, how true! Said the Sour Kangaroo. And, from now on, you know what I'm planning to do? SOUR KANGAROO: From now on, I 'm going to protect them with you!

& 16

###

SOUR KANGAROO: 15

‰ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ > And the young kan - ga - roo

SMALL KANGAROO: (with genuine enthusiasm)

### Ó

C w >

˙ >

### Ó

CAT:

Their

### ¿ . ¿ ¿ ¿ . & J J ###

hailed his

too!

Me,

great

trou - bles were end

> ¿ Œ Œ ¿

> ¿ Œ Ó

YOPP! ALL:

in her pouch said:

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

(The CAT appears out of nowhere.)

ten.

YOPP!

-153-

And

¿ -

ed.

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Jo - Jo was ho

They

¿ ¿ Œ ¿ nored

No. 31

YOPP! - pg. 2

###

¿ ¿ ‰ ¿ J

“Think- er

Non

MR. & MRS. MAYOR: 28

Œ Œ ¿

Stop.”

# # # >¿ Œ Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ &

Thinks

###

Think...

(Sound Effect: an egg cracking.) 43

all

Now

Œ ¿

CAT:

Jo - Jo's

¿ ¿

Freely (in wonder and amazement)

ALL: U Ó Œ ‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ J 44

-154-

In - clu - ding this

would for - e - ver be heard.

(GERTRUDE dashes over to HORTON with the egg in a basket, and they watch it hatch.)

¿ Œ Ó

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

¿ Œ

E - le phant Bird!

No. 32

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Alone In The Universe (Reprise) (Horton, Gertrude, Cat In The Hat, JoJo)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

HORTON: ### U c Ó Œ ¿ ¿ &

Slower, Simply

Why, he 4

###

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ‰¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ‰ ¿ ¿ J

looks just like me.

¿ ¿ ¿ for

the voice,

### ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ &

‰ ¿ J

### ¿ &

###

œ . œj œ œ I

###

can

fly.

And ex-

bird

¿ ¿

sings.

Ger -trude,

slow. I am fat. All I know is the earth. He'll need GERTRUDE:

œ.

j œ œ

have

Œ œ

You

œ œ œ œ ˙ J . œ sky.

how

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿. ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

teach him

¿ ¿ ¿

(strict rhythm)

U ¿ Ó

much more than that!

Ex - cept for the wings.

'cause that's

what will I do? I am

GERTRUDE:

HORTON: (in a panic)

cept 6

(loose rhythms)

j . œ œ œ œ

HORTON: 18

Œ œ

Just

-155-

wings.

teach him

earth

j œ. œ œ œ

call my

name

Yes, 15

œ œ œ œ and

will

œ Œ œ œ

BOTH:

and I'll

No. 32

ALONE...UNIVERSE (REPRISE) - pg. 2

###

nœ .

j œ œ

see

you

œ œ

G.:

through.

### œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & voice in the u -

###

w w

ni verse...

poco rit.

H.:

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

One

small

HORTON:

GERTRUDE:

Œ œ ˙

One true

BOTH:

œ œ G.:

H.:

who

œ œ

œ œ œ œ œœ œ

friend in the u

A Tempo

24 œ œ 28

lieves

ni-verse...

œ œ

CAT: The adventures were over. The sky became... JOJO: …pink! CAT: And then, guess what happened?

### c

CAT + JOJO(to audience): Well, what do you think?!

A Tempo – Moderato

unis.

you.

-156-

31–35

No. 33

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Finale) (Company)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty Moderato – Warmly 1

ALL: WOMEN: unis.

&c Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ F Oh, the thinks you can think! &c Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ F

MEN: div.

Oh,

&œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

far and wide as you dare!

œ & œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ

far and wide as you dare!

&Œ &Œ

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ Œ 7

in the blink of

an eye

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ Œ in the blink of

an eye

œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Think and won - der and dream

œ œ œ œ œ

Think and won - der and dream

the thinks you can think!

Œ œ œ

œœ

œœ œœ œœ

Œ œœ

œ œ

œ œœ œœ œ

div.

When your thinks have run dry,

w w

When your thinks have run dry,

j œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ‰

there's an - oth - er think

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ‰ J

there's an - oth - er think

-157-

˙˙

there!

No. 33

OH, THE THINKS...(FINALE) - pg. 2

& œœJ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ

œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ 10

unis.

If you o- pen your mind,

oh, the thinks you will find

lin-ing up to get

If you o- pen your mind,

oh, the thinks you will find

lin-ing up to get

œ œœ Œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ Œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ (Bass divisi) œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ & œJ ‰ œ œ œ œœ œœ 12

& ww (W.:)

loose...

#w & ˙˙

b w˙

œ œ

b ˙œ œœ œ

n˙ b ˙˙

˙˙

(M.:)

A Tempo of "Opening"

œ œ

& ww & wŒ

w &w Œ &w

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ the thinks you

Œ Œ

(BARITONES / BASSES:)

Oh,

œ œ œ œ œ

(TENORS:)

Oh, the thinks you can

œœ

the thinks you

can think

œœ

œœ œœ

œœ

Oh,

the thinks you

œ œœ

can think

œ œ

œ b œœ œ

œœ

œœ b œœ

Oh,

the thinks you

Oh,

œ œ

œj think!

-158-

œœ

Oh, the thinks you ALL MEN:

can think 18

Oh,

œ œ œ œ

loose...

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

‰

œœ

can think!

œœ

can think!

œ œ

œœ

œ œ

can think

œœ

the thinks you

ALL MEN:

Oh,

œ œ œ œ

the thinks you

can think

No. 33

OH, THE THINKS...(FINALE) - pg. 4

‰

& œ > P Seuss!

j & ‰ œ œ P Seuss! & Œ

& ‰

& Œ &

Seuss!

‰ œj œ œ Seuss!

‰ j œ œ

Seuss!

j œœ ‰ >

Seuss!

‰

Seuss!

‰ œj œ œ #œ

j œ> ‰

Seuss!

œ bœ

j œ ‰ # œj œ œ

œ œ J

Seuss!

>œ

>œ J ‰ Œ

Seuss!

j œ œ œ

Seuss!

‰ œ œ œ j ‰ Œ #œ

Seuss!

j #œ œ

Seuss!

>œ

j j ‰ œ œ œ

>œ

‰ j œ œ #œ PSeuss!

œ > Seuss!

Seuss!

j œœ ‰ > P Seuss!

& œ &

j j ‰ œ œ œ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

œ bœ

-160-

œ œ J

Seuss!

j œ Ó

Seuss!

No. 33

OH, THE THINKS...(FINALE) - pg. 5

(Finally, JOJO stands on an empty stage, holding the red-and white striped hat.) 30–33

>¿

JOJO:

Seuss!

-161-

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

(THE BOY pulls the CAT's hat on, down over his eyes, causing a… Blackout!)

No. 34

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Green Eggs And Ham (Finale Bows) (Company)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

#4 & 4

bbbb

eggs and ham.

b & b bb bœ œ œ œ

here or

b b b b œ œ œj Œ œ b & J

Not

b b b œj œ œj Œ œ b & &

bbbb ###

there.

eggs and ham.

œ œ

Not

œ œ bœ Œ ¿

you? Would you?

a house.

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ j œ œ

With a

> j œ Œ œ

goat?

- 162 -

bœ œ œ œ do

not like them

j j œ œ œ Œ œ

with a mouse.

do not like them,

j j œ œ œ Œ œ 36

Sam - I - Am.

Not

a - ny - where.

j j œ œ œ Œ œ

there.

not like green

bœ œ œ œ œ J J

œ œ

bœ œ œ œ do

not like them,

j œ œ b Jœ

not like them

here or

Œ œ

bœ œ œ œ do

a - ny - where.

ALL: 21

œ œ bœ œ œ

Not

bœ œ œ œ do

not

like green

> j ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ nœ J

###

œ œ

Sam - I - Am.

Could

you? Would you?

No. 34

GREEN EGGS AND HAM (BOWS) - pg. 2

j j > œ œ œ Œ œ

###

On a

### œ & 43

& 49

boat?

Could

you? Would you?

on a

###

boat.

On a

j j œœ œ Œœ

in a house.

in a box.

Not

œ œ œ Œ œ J J

with a fox.

b & b bœ œ œ œ

not

like green

b ¿ ¿ b & J

¿ Ó J

# & Ó

Œ ‰ ¿ J

Oh,

Not

on a

train.

Not

j j œ œ œ Œ œ

> œ Œ Ó

no!

œœ œ Œ ¿ J J

in a tree.

eggs

and ham!

Ó Œ œ bb Not

œ 8

goat.

œ bœ Œ ¿

Could

with a

Not

j j > œ œ œ Œœ

rain?

j j œ œ œ Œ œ

Not

rain.

j > œ Œ œ

In the

j œ Œ œ

j œ œ

with a mouse.

train?

in the

Not

b & b œJ œ œJ Œ œ

Not

j jŒ œ œ œ œ

j j œ œ œ Œ œ

###

œ œ

j œ œ

you? Would you?

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

You

¿ ¿ ¿ Œ œ J J

let me be!

not

like them,

¿ 9

Sam - I - Am!

ALL:

not

Green

- 163 -

¿ ¿ J

Eggs and

¿ Ó J

Ham!

No. 35

SEUSSICAL TYA (Male Cat)

Exit Music (Instrumental)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

## c

1–22

23–28

ORCHESTRA MEMBERS:

>¿ Œ

Seuss!

-164-

Female Version

No. 2

SEUSSICAL TYA (Female Cat)

Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Boy, Cat In The Hat, Ensemble)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

(THE BOY picks up the hat, and THE CAT IN THE HAT suddenly appears.)

Dictated

# c

Keys 1 & 2

œ. œ.

œ #œ

F n œ .. b œ œ

nœ

U> ˙. ˙. ˙. u U> ˙. ˙ .. ˙ u

Why, one Think and you dragged me right onto the stage!

CAT IN THE HAT: I can see that you've got quite a mind for your age!

œ .. # œ œ

Now, I'm here, there is no telling what may ensue...

U w g 4 g w gg n w g

#œ

U > ˙. ˙ .. ˙ u

...with a Cat such as me and a Thinker like you!

+Strgs.

(The CAT begins to “create” the Seussian world of imagination for THE BOY, who will enter this world and become JOJO.) 5

# Œ

Bright "4", With Mischief CAT IN THE HAT:

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Oh, the thinks you can think! 7

# Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ

if you're wil-ling to try...

˙ -165-

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Oh, the thinks you can think

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Think in - vi - si - ble ink!

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 2

# Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Or a Gink with a stink!

Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ >

# j & œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ

# Œ

you

o - pen your mind,

li - ning

Or a stair to the sky…

SEUSSICAL TYA (Female Cat)

œ œ œ œ œ œ

oh, the thinks you will find

get

loose...

(FULL COMPANY now enters) ALL (except BOY):

# Œœ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ &

Oh, the thinks you can think 20

> Œ ¿

when you think a-bout

> ¿ Œ Ó

Seuss!

> ¿

Seuss!

Seuss! 24

& &

# #

WOMEN:

>œ

MEN:

>œ

Seuss! Seuss! Seuss! Seuss!

>œ

Seuss! Seuss! Seuss! Seuss!

-166-

œ ‰ œ Seuss!

œ ‰ œ

Seuss!

œ œ # œ œJ ‰ Œ J œ œ ‰ Œ œ Jœ J

n n

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 3

ALL (except BOY):

& Œ

High M.:

œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ

W.+Low M.: Oh,

&Œ

the thinks you

&Œ

can come up with

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

can think!

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ a

few!

A - ny think - er who thinks

˙ ˙ Œ

Ó CAT:

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Oh,

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

Think

trip

WOMEN:

& Œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ >œœ

ALL (except BOY):

& 31

SEUSSICAL TYA (Female Cat)

or to Sol - la Sol - lew!

> œœ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ MEN:

˙˙

or to Sol - la Sol - lew!

-167-

can think!

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

ship

˙˙

the thinks you

the

Vip - per

Vipp

œœ ‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ J

CAT:

Think of beau- ti - ful schlopp

œœ ‰ Œ J

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 4

ALL (except BOY): 37 + WOMEN:

SEUSSICAL TYA (Female Cat)

& Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ

BOY:

with a cherry on top...

& &Œ

¿ ¿ ¿

CAT + BOY:

Oh,

You don't need an ex - cuse! div. MEN:

#œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

> & [ œœœ >œ [œ & œ

Seuss!

>w &w

ww>

Seuss!!!

Œ Œ

¿ ¿

the thinks you

˙˙

b ˙˙

˙˙

n ˙˙

You don't need an ex - cuse!

div.

>œ bœ >œœ

Seuss!

can

CAT + BOY + WOMEN:

think

Œ Œ

when you think MEN:

a - bout

when you think

a - bout

>œœ >œœ

Seuss!

˙w. .

œ œ ww

w˙ . .

>w œœ w

Seuss!!!

-168-

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ #œ

Œ Œ

>œœ

b>œœ

Seuss!

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 5

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & HORTON:

Think of

& ¿J ‰ Œ

le - phant

SEUSSICAL TYA (Female Cat)

œ œ œ œ up

œ œ

tree!

CAT:

Think!

MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR:

bœ œ œ & b œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ

MAYOR: 49

MRS.: Think

per

& ¿J ‰ Œ

son

too

œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ bœ ti - ny

see!

Think!

GERTRUDE:

& Nœ &

œ œ œ

Think of

¿ J

‰ Œ

bird

œ œ œ

with

œ œ œ œ

one - fea - ther

tail!

Think! ALL: WOMEN: 53 unis.

& œ œ #œ œ #œ œ #œ œ Go - ing MEN: unis.

Go - ing

ad - ven - ture down a

& œ œ #œ œ #œ œ #œ œ ad - ven - ture down a

trail!

j (scared) œ ‰ ¿ œ

trail!

Aaagh!

div.

# œœ b œœ # œœ œ œ dan - ger - ous

Aaagh!

(scared) œ b œœ # œœ unis. œ œ ‰ ¿ #œ J div.

-169-

dan - ger - ous

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 6

MAYZIE:

& œ

Think of (CAT:)

& ¿J

‰ Œ

b -œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ

bird

œ œ

who flies

SEUSSICAL TYA (Female Cat)

off

¿ ¿ a

spree!

Think!

SOUR KANGAROO: (riffing & growling)

bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ &

Think of

& ¿J ‰ Œ

kan

ga - roo,

sour as

can

be!

Think!

& &

Nœ

œ œ œ

WICKERSHAMS:

œ œ œ

Think of some mon

¿ ‰ Œ J

keys with

œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ œ

trou - ble

store!

œ œ

Think!

& œ œ #œ œ #œ œ #œ œ

CAT:

Think of some-thing hor - ri - ble and

-170-

+ PRINCIPALS:

œ #œ œ #œ œ #œ œ œ

hai - ry! Some-thing sin - is - ter and

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 7

SEUSSICAL TYA (Female Cat)

> > div. œœ # œ œ # œœ œ # œ œ œ # œ & #œ œ #œ + WOMEN:

sca - ry

& Œ &

that you + MEN:

ne - ver dared

that you

ne - ver dared

#œ œ #œ œ œ #œ

N >œœ # œœ œ # >œœ œ think

div.

think

L'Istesso, Menacing

WOMEN:

œ œ œ œ œ œ

& &

## Œ ## Œ

be - fore!

œœ

be - fore!

œ œ œ œ œ œ

# # MEN: Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Think of no - bo - dy here

and the fee -ling of fear

Think of no - bo - dy here

and the fee -ling of fear

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

(menacing, with much air)

Œ œ œ œ- œ and the dark-ness of night. Ooh… ## Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ >œ œ- œ and the dark-ness of night. Ooh… &

œ œ œ œ œ >œ

+ CAT:

œ œ œ œ œ

œ Œ 72

All

a - lone in your room

All

a - lone in your room

œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ

œ Œ œ

-171-

œ œœ œ-

œ œ ˙ œ œ- ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ- ˙ div.

œ œ œ œ œ # œœ > as you're fa - cing your doom, œ œ œ œ œ # >œœ œ œ œ œ œ as you're fa - cing your doom,

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 8

> ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

CAT:

think

glim - mer

SEUSSICAL TYA (Female Cat)

WOMEN:

74 (with relief)

nn####

# ˙˙

nn####

Ah!

of light! MEN: (with relief)

# ˙˙

Ah!

nn#### Œ # & 75

nn####

œ œ œ

j œ # œ ‰ Œ & > n n # # # # œ> # œ ‰ Œ & J #### Œ # &

#### Œ # & #### Œ # &

œ œ œ Œ 76

CAT:

But I hope you're pre-pared

œ œ

œ Goose! div.

this

ain't

Mo - ther

œ œ

'Cause

this

ain't

this

ain't

œœ

˙˙

n ˙˙

œ œ # œœ

˙˙

n ˙˙

Mo - ther Goose! div.

Mo - ther Goose!

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to be scared-er than scared!

'Cause

œ œ œ œ œ

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 9

# # # # Œ CAT:¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ # &

& 81

& &

####

Dan- ger's right on

WOMEN (+ CAT, melody):

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

when you think a - bout

the brink

MEN:

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

when you think a - bout

#### ####

# œ Œ œ > Seuss! # œ >œ

Seuss!

SEUSSICAL TYA (Female Cat)

####

j ‰ j n œ œ œ œ nœ #œ œ Seuss!

j œ ‰ n œj # œ œ

Seuss! Seuss!

Seuss!

j ‰ #### Œ Ó ‰ œ œj Ó n œ # & œ > > > Seuss! Seuss! Seuss! j #### j Ó ‰ j n œ œ # œ œ & œ œ nœ #œ > > œ

Seuss!

#### ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ # & sto

An un -

Seuss! Seuss!

- u - su - al

¿ ¿

CAT:

ry will

soon

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¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ be un - furled

¿ ¿ of

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 10

#### ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ # &

e - lephant try

nnnn ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ & n

& >¿

> ¿

who has Thinks

just like you!

Just

œ œ œ œ œ œ

BOY:

œ œ œ œ œ œ Pla - net

of Who...

CITIZENS OF THE JUNGLE:

&Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ &

GROUP 1 (+ CAT):

24 Œ

...to the Jun-gle of Nool...

of small...

WHOS:

From the

CAT + ALL:

...and the smal - lest

& Œ

nnnn

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ

think!

, ¿ ¿

a small world and a

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

boy from that world

¿ ¿ ¿

ing to save

SEUSSICAL TYA (Female Cat)

2 œ œ œ œ œ œ 4

HORTON:

...and the lar-gest of all...

‰ j c œ You

&c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

poco a poco cresc.

think and think and think and think and think and think and think and think and

&c Œ

j j j j œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ

GROUP 2:

You think

and think

-174-

and think

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 11

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

think and think and think and think and

j j ‰ j ‰ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ & and think

bbb Œ b & b

100

and think

and

ALL: WOMEN: unis.

œ œ œ fœ œ œ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Female Cat)

> ¿

think! Just

> ¿

(+ BOY:)

think! Just

101

Oh, the thinks you can think!

> ¿

bbbbb

think!

> ¿

think!

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Think and wonder and dream

MEN: div. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ b &b b b Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ f Oh, the thinks you can think! Think and won-der and dream 102

bbbb

103

> > ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

CAT:

Oh, the thinks you can think!

b & b bbb œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ

far and wide as you dare!

b œ & b bbb œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

˙ ˙

far and wide as you dare!

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No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 12

bb &b b b Œ

104

b & b bbb Œ b & b bbb Œ

106

b & b bbb Œ

div.

œœ

œœ œœ œœ

œœ

œ œ

œ œ œœ œ œ

œœ

> œœ œœ ‰ J

an eye

in the blink of

an eye

>˙ ˙

˙˙

>˙˙

˙˙

107

there's an - oth - er

think

there!

there's an - oth - er

think

there!

œ Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ

œœ

œœ >œœ ‰ J 109

œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ

If you o - pen your mind,

oh, the thinks you will find

If you o - pen your mind,

oh, the thinks you will find

b b b œœ ‰ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ b & b J

b & b bbb Œ

in the blink of

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

When your thinks have run dry,

unis. b b œ & b b b œJ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ

b & b bbb Œ

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

105

When your thinks have run dry,

108

110

SEUSSICAL TYA (Female Cat)

œœ Œ œœ

œ œ

œ œ œ

lin - ing

œœ

get

loose!

lin - ing

get

loose!

œœ

div.

œœ œœ œœ n œœ -176-

˙˙

"Party" 111

˙˙

n ˙˙

b ˙˙

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 13

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

bb &b b b Œ

112

b & b bbb Œ

114

113

œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ

bb &b b b Œ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Female Cat)

Oh, the thinks you can think!

œ œ œ œ œ œ

WOMEN:

œœ œ œœ œ

Oh, the thinks you can think!

& &

bbbb

b Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

b b b ẇ b & b

118

Seuss!

b b b ˙w b & b

Seuss!

Oh, the thinks you can

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

117

œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ J ‰ œ b think!

œ œ œ œ œ

(TENORS:)

Oh, the thinks you can think!

bbbb

115

ALL MEN: œœ œœ œœ b œœ œœ œœ b b Œ b b & b

116

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Oh, the thinks you can think

(BARITONES / BASSES:)

Oh, the thinks you can think ALL MEN (+ CAT):

When you think a - bout

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

Oh, the thinks you can think

œ. œ.

œ Œ J œj Œ 119

-177-

When you think a - bout

œœ

When

œœ

you

œœ

think

œœ

When

you

think

a - bout

œœ

a - bout

œœ

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 14

b b w˙ b & b b

œ œ œ œ

b b b ˙w b & b

œ œ œ œ

120

Seuss!

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

121

Seuss!

SEUSSICAL TYA (Female Cat)

When you think

œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ When you

SMALL GROUP: b b ‰ j j‰ Œ &b b b œ œ œ œ > Seuss! Seuss! Seuss!

122

123

b œ & b bbb œ œ

HIGH WOMEN:

Seuss! Seuss!

œœ

HIGH MEN: b œ b &b b b J ‰ Œ

b & b bbb

LOW MEN:

Seuss!

‰ n œj

Seuss!

think

a - bout

>œ

Seuss! Seuss!

‰ œj œ œ ‰ œj œ œ nœ Seuss!

j œ> ‰

Seuss!

a - bout

œœ

-178-

œ b œ œJ œ

Seuss!

j œ ‰ n œj œ œ

Seuss!

No. 2

OH, THE THINKS… - pg. 15

b b &b b b

‰

124

j œ

SEUSSICAL TYA (Female Cat)

>œ

j‰ œ

125

>œ

œ œ > Seuss! Seuss! Seuss! Seuss! Seuss! j j œ bbb ‰ j œ œ œ b ‰ ‰ œ œ nœ œ œ œ b & Seuss! LOW WOMEN (+ 2 Tenors 8va):

b b &b b b Œ b b b & b b

b & b bbb

Seuss!

‰

j œ

j‰ œ

b b b ‰ œj œ œ b & b b & b bbb Œ b & b bbb

b & b bbb Ó

128

Seuss!

œbœ œ œ J

œœ

‰

œ > Seuss!

j nœ

Seuss!

126

Seuss!

œj ‰ >œ

‰ n œj

Seuss!

>¿

THE BOY:

Seuss!

j œ ‰ n œj œ œ

Seuss!

>œ

127

Seuss!

>œ Œ

‰ œj œ œ ‰ œj œ œ Ó

Seuss!

j œ> ‰

Seuss!

œ b œ œJ œ

œ œ

Seuss!

Œ -179-

129

Seuss!

nœ

j œ Ó

Seuss!

FAST APPLAUSE SEGUE

No. 9

SEUSSICAL TYA (Female Cat)

Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Reprise) (Cat In The Hat, JoJo)

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Music by Stephen Flaherty

JOJO: You got me in trouble! Get out! Go away!

CAT: Alright. I'll be going. But first, let me say:

U > U > 2 3 4 Cl. solo #### # C œ œ œ œ œ œ œ n. œ œ ˙˙ .. œ œ œœœœœ œ n œ Œ œ œœœ # & nœ œ . ˙ . u F Keys

# c

5 Moderato

# Œ

Œ P

CAT:

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Oh, the thinks you can think!

JOJO: Stop!

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Oh, the thinks you can think

JOJO: I'm not listening!

JOJO: Be quiet!

œ œ œ œ œ œ

as you splash and you splish. 10

& 13

# Œ # Œ

(JOJO hums to block out THE CAT.)

As you sit there and scrub,

j œ Œ Ó Œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 11

have a think in that tub.

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Think of pipes in the floor 16

nnnnn# c

cool…

JOJO: Fish?

Think of water...

and 15

œ œ œ œ œœ œ

lea-ding off to a shore

fish!

œ œ œ œœœ

where the wa-ter is

JOJO: It's McElligot's Pool!

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Soon your tub's not

-180-

tub,

V.S. SEGUE AS ONE

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