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Welcome to the Theater �� ii About SeussicalTM JR. �� vii The Show �� 1

Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! �� 1 Horton Hears A Who �� 16 Biggest Blame Fool �� 24 Biggest Blame Fool Playoff/Gertrude McFuzz �� 37 Here On Who �� 41 Meet JoJo The Who �� 51 How To Raise A Child �� 51 Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Reprise) �� 55 It’s Possible (Part 1) �� 56 It’s Possible (Part 2) �� 65 Alone In The Universe �� 66 The One Feather Tail Of Miss Gertrude McFuzz/ Amayzing Mayzie �� 76 Amayzing Gertrude (Part 1) �� 85 Amayzing Gertrude (Part 2) �� 86 Monkey Around/Chasing The Whos �� 90 Notice Me, Horton �� 101 How Lucky You Are �� 108 Mayzie’s Exit/Horton Sits On The Egg/ Dilemma/Hunters �� 112 Egg, Nest, And Tree �� 116 Sold/Mayzie In Palm Beach �� 121 Mayzie At The Circus �� 124 Amayzing Horton �� 125 Alone In The Universe (Reprise 1) �� 129 Solla Sollew �� 130 Gertrude/Espionage (Part 2) �� 136 All For You �� 137 The Whos Return/The People Versus Horton The Elephant (Part 1) �� 145 The People Versus Horton The Elephant (Part 2) �� 151 Yopp! �� 160 Alone In The Universe (Reprise 2) �� 162 Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Finale) �� 164 Green Eggs And Ham (Bows) �� 168 Exit Music �� 171 Words to Know from SeussicalTM JR. �� 172 Glossary �� 174 SeussicalTM JR. Actor’s Script © 2018 MTI Enterprises, Inc. Copyright 1998 Pen and Perseverance, Inc. and Hillsdale Music, Inc. Actor’s Script Front Matter © 2018 MTI Enterprises, Inc., created by iTheatrics under the supervision of Timothy Allen McDonald. Broadway Junior, Family Matters, and ShowKit are trademarks or registered trademarks of Music Theatre International. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is prohibited by law.

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welcome to the

theater CONGRATULATIONS! You’ll be working with your creative team and fellow cast members to put on a musical. Before you begin rehearsals, there are some important things you should know. This book is your script.ssWhether putting on a school production or rehearsing a professional show, every actor, director, and stage manager works from a script. Your script contains some additional information like this introduction and a glossary. You can look up any bold words in the glossary at the back of this book. Be sure to take good care of your script, and use a pencil when taking notes in it, since what you’ll be doing onstage can change during rehearsals. One of the first things you’ll need to learn is what to call the various areas of the stage. Since most stages used to be raked, or tilted down toward the house, where the audience sits, we still use the term downstage to refer to the area closest to the audience and upstage to refer to the area furthest from the audience. Stage left and stage right are from the actor’s perspective when facing the audience. The diagram above shows how to use these terms to label nine different parts of the stage.

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rehearsals

ou will be performing a musical, a type of play that tells a story through songs, dances, and dialogue. Because there are so many parts of a musical, most shows have more than one author. The composer writes the music and usually works with a lyricist, who writes the lyrics, or words, to the songs. The book writer writes the dialogue (spoken words, or lines ) and the stage directions , which tell the actors what to do onstage and what music cues to listen for. Your director will plan rehearsals so that the cast is ready to give its best performance on opening night! Remember to warm up before each rehearsal so that your mind, body, and voice are ready to go. Every rehearsal process is a little bit different, but here is an idea of what you can expect as you begin to work on your show.

music:

choreography:

After you’ve got the music down, you’ll begin working on the choreography – or dance – in the show. Your choreographer will create the dances and teach them to the cast. The music and the choreography help tell the story.

blocking & scene work:

Your director will block the show by telling the cast where to stand and how to move around the stage. You’ll use your theater terms (downstage left, upstage right, etc.) a lot during this portion of the rehearsal process. You will also practice speaking your lines and work on memorizing them. Rehearsing your part from memory is called being off-book. Your director will help you understand the important action in each scene so you can make the best choices for your character’s objective, or what your character wants.

Since you’re performing a musical, it is important to learn the music early on in the rehearsal process. Your music director will teach the cast all the songs in the show and tell you what to practice at home.

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your own A lways write your name legibly, either in the space provided on the cover of your script or on the title page. Scripts have a way of getting lost or changing hands during rehearsals! M ark your lines and lyrics with a bright-colored highlighter to make your part stand out on the page. This will allow you to look up from your script during rehearsals, since it will be easier to find your place when you look back down. U nderline important stage directions, lines, lyrics, and individual words. For example, if your line reads, ““Love song for Horton” number four hundred and thirty seven,” and your director wants you to stress the words “four hundred and thirty-seven,” underline those words in your script. S ave time and space by using the following standard abbreviations: ON: onstage US: upstage SL: stage left CS: center stage

OFF: offstage DS: downstage SR: stage right X: cross

You may use these abbreviations to modify other instructions (e.g., you could write “R hand up” to remind yourself to raise your right hand). You may also combine them in various ways (e.g., you could write “XDSR” to remind yourself to cross downstage right). D raw diagrams to help clarify your blocking. For example, if you are instructed to walk in a circle around a table, you might draw a box to represent the table, then draw a circle around it with an arrow indicating the direction in which you are supposed to walk. D raw stick figures to help you remember your choreography. Remember, the simpler the better. M ark your music with large commas to remind yourself where to take breaths while singing. A lthough you should feel free to mark up your script, be careful it doesn’t become so cluttered with notes that you have a hard time finding your lines on the page!

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synopsis As a young BOY stumbles upon a lone red-and-white-striped hat, its curious owner, the CAT IN THE HAT introduces the boy to the wondrous world of Seuss (Oh, The Thinks You Can Think!). The Cat begins with the story of HORTON the elephant who lives in the Jungle of Nool with JUNGLE CITIZENS, the BIRD GIRLS, and several other unique creatures. One day, Horton is enjoying his bath when he hears a voice on a speck of dust asking for help (Horton Hears A Who). Horton delicately places the speck onto a clover just as SOUR KANGAROO and YOUNG KANGAROO bounce along. They inform Horton that there couldn’t possibly be a person on that speck (Biggest Blame Fool). The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS join in teasing. The Cat takes on the role of a talk show host and interviews two neighbor birds named GERTRUDE MCFUZZ and MAYZIE LA BIRD about Horton hearing things that don’t exist. As the naysayers leave, Gertrude stays behind to marvel at the uniqueness of Horton (Biggest Blame Fool Playoff/Gertrude McFuzz). The cries of help return and this time, MR. MAYOR and MRS. MAYOR reveal themselves to Horton as citizens of a tiny place called Whoville along with the rest of the WHOS. Mr. Mayor and Mrs. Mayor share the joys and difficulties of (How To Raise A Child). At this point, the boy from the beginning becomes JOJO, their son, and is blamed for the Cat’s mischief. JoJo tries to take his bath, but the Cat isn’t done (Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! - Reprise). The Cat and JoJo are swept underwater with FISH all around! The tub overflows and Mr. and Mrs. Mayor blame JoJo, but JoJo knows deep down that anything is possible (It’s Possible – Part 1). Meanwhile, Horton continues to guard the clover despite the other animals’ judgments (It’s Possible – Part 2). Horton and JoJo bond in their imaginations. The Cat wakes JoJo from his dream to tell him more stories, including (The One Feather Tail Of Gertrude McFuzz.) Gertrude wanted a more extravagant appearance, so she traveled to the doctor for help (Amayzing Mayzie). Gertrude begins to take pills and her one-feather tail grows (Amayzing Gertrude – Part 1), but Gertrude can’t stop there! She takes more pills, and her tail grows longer and longer (Amayzing Gertrude – Part 2). As Gertrude leaves, the Wickersham Brothers steal the clover away (Monkey Around). Horton chases them through great stretches of jungles,

beaches, and sand, but the monkeys hand over the clover to VLAD VLADIKOFF, a black-bottomed eagle who drops the Whos into a field of clovers. Horton searches frantically for the Whos as Gertrude reappears with a new fortified tail (Chasing The Whos). Gertrude tries desperately to get Horton’s attention, but Horton is focused on his search for the clover (Notice Me, Horton). Mayzie reappears and asks Horton if he would consider sitting on the egg in her nest. Horton agrees (Mayzie’s Exit/Horton Sits On The Egg/Dilemma/ Hunters). As HUNTERS approach, Horton, the tree, and the nest fly away (Egg, Nest, And Tree) and eventually land at Seussby’s Auction. Much to his surprise and dismay, Horton is sold to the Circus McGurkus! Back in Palm Beach, Mayzie (Sold/Mayzie In Palm Beach) is feeling carefree… so much so that she’s bored! Mayzie heads to the Circus McGurkus where the Cat is the circus ring leader, and Horton is locked up (Mayzie At The Circus). Horton pleads with Mayzie to take her egg back, but Mayzie relinquishes all responsibility (Amayzing Horton). Horton tells the egg that he’ll keep protecting it (Alone In The Universe – Reprise 1). He sings the egg a lullaby about the faraway land of (Solla Sollew) where he imagines JoJo, his family, and all of the Whos. Just in the nick of time, Gertrude McFuzz frees Horton (Gertrude/ Espionage – Part 2). Gertrude reveals to Horton everything she’s gone through to bring the clover back to him, including having her large tail plucked (All For You). Just as Horton is reunited with the Whos, all the previous creatures take Horton to court for “talking with a speck, disturbing the peace, and loitering… on an egg” (The Whos Return/The People Versus Horton The Elephant). JUDGE YERTLE remands Horton to the Nool Asylum and decides that the dust speck be boiled in a kettle of Beezlenut oil. JoJo finally exclaims (Yopp!), and the Whos are saved! JoJo is honored as “Thinker Nonstop,” and the egg hatches into an Elephant Bird. Gertrude explains to the new creature that Horton can teach him about the earth and she’ll teach him about the sky (Alone In The Universe – Reprise 2). As the adventures come to an end (Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! – Finale), JoJo reappears with the Cat’s hat and pulls it over his eyes, ending this story with one last reprise (Green Eggs And Ham – Bows).

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

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MR. MAYOR:

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man.

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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! Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script

(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 MR. MAYOR and MRS. MAYOR 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?! I… um…

JOJO

(JOJO looks to the CAT for help, but the CAT makes it clear JOJO’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. MR. MAYOR Now take your bath and go to bed. MRS. MAYOR And think some Normal Thinks instead. (MR. MAYOR and MRS. MAYOR exit, leaving JOJO alone to take his bath. #9 – OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK! (REPRISE) begins.)

SeussicalTM JR.

Seussical JR.

Oh,OH, TheTHE Thinks YouYOU Can CAN Think! THINKS (Reprise) THINK! (REPRISE) 9 (JOJO turns accusingly to the CAT.) JOJO: You got me in trouble! Get out! Go away! (CAT:) But Þrst, let me say: CAT: Alright. I'll be going.

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b &b Œ

JOJO: Be quiet!

œ œ

as you splash and you splish.

(JOJO hums to block out THE CAT IN THE HAT.)

As you sit there and scrub,

b &b Œ

∑

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JOJO: I'm not listening!

Think of

wa - ter...

‰

Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

have a think in that tub.

j œ

and

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JOJO: Fish?

Þsh!

b &b Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Think of pipes in the ßoor

b &b œ

where the

b &b Œ

wa - ter

Soon your tub's

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lead - ing off to a shore

cool...

not

JOJO: It's McElligot's Pool!

∑

tub,

(#10 – IT’S POSSIBLE (PART 1) begins.)

Seussical JR.

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& 56

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read of in

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‰

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ver

right un - der this bath - tub!

then— who

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so... who's hang - ing out clothes! It's

œ œ

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Mis - sus Um - bro

œ œ ú.

pos - si - ble! JOJO, CAT:

Œ œ

It's

œ œ

œ œ œ ú

A - ny - thing's

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pos - si - ble! JOJO: 31

pos - si - ble.

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pos - si - ble.

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be,

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with the sea!

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ver, now

li - got's pool

j œ

‰ j œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ Then may - be some Þsh

swim - ming

toward

might

ú.

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.)

poco rit.

con - nec - ting Mc - El

swim - ming...

so... who's hang - ing out clothes! It's

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pos - si - ble...

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Ah!

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∑

& w

Ooh!

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w > p

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pos - si - ble...

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full

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might get his wish!

úú ú

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And

œ J ‰ Œ

# # w>

j œ œ œ œ œ

that's why I

think

I'm

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fool

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It's

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œ œ ú.

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pos

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(MR. MAYOR and MRS. MAYOR enter, maybe bearing mops.) MR. MAYOR JoJo! The tub’s overflowed on the floor! The water is running right under the door!

SeussicalTM JR.

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!

(#11 – IT’S POSSIBLE (PART JR. 2) begins.) Seussical

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f A - ny - thing's... pos - si - ble!

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j œ ‰ œ œ

œ œœ ú

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in Mc -

œ œ ú.

pos - si - ble! (JOJO gets into bed.)

∑

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∑ 65

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(#12 – ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE begins.)

Seussical JR.

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HORTON: (casually, to his clover) Hello... hello? 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?

102

110

JOJO:

HORTON:

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.

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(HORTON:) And I go to strange places.

& (HORTON:) And I go to strange places. Like Solla Sollew! JOJO: When you think, do you think you could ßy to the stars? HORTON: Little friend, no one else could have Thinks such as ours!

126

HORTON:

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have

wings

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ni - verse,

∑

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voice in

One true

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ni - verse,

me.

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

4 4

(Suddenly, 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. (#13 – THE ONE FEATHER TAIL OF MISS GERTRUDE MCFUZZ/AMAYZING MAYZIE begins.)

Seussical JR.

ONE FEATHER TAIL OF TheTHE One Feather Tail Of Miss 13 MISS GERTRUDE MCFUZZ/ ertrude McFuzz / Amayzing Mayzie AMAYZING MAYZIE (GERTRUDE begins to play her guitar and sing.)

Folky

j œ ú ..

& ú ..

doo

& œ.

once

&ú

Doo doo

j œ œ œ was

Fuzz

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and

œœœœ ú

j œ œ

œ.

doo

girl

bird

œ.

j œ œ had

the

Doo

Œ œ

There

j œ œ œ

œ.

named

‰ œj

j œ ú

Doo

she

(GERTRUDE:)

Ger - trude

Mc -

smal - lest, plain

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Fuzz

and

she

j œ œ.

&ú

tail

& œ . œj œ œ

fea - ther

&Ó

gave

&œ

œ œ œ

bœ.

She

curled

ßow - ers

& œ.

&ú

was—

Œ œ A

droo - py

she had.

And

œ Œ J

it.

Più Mosso

tail

œ œ

oh!

That one

œ.

j œ Œ

She

dyed

it.

She

œ.

j œ œ

She

j œ œ

droop

sad.

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with

Œ Œ œ œ

e - nough.

just

that simp - ly

decked

was - n't

what,

(slide)

œ ‰ œj œ œ

ter

œ œ œ

œ œ bœ.

j œ œ

ú.

puff.

but it

œ.

œ Œ Œ œ

j œ œ œ

mat

Ger - trude

ú j œ œ bœ

& bœ.

that

made

smal - lest, plain

One

all

the

œ . œj œ œ

That's

j & œ œ.

was.

had

e - ver

fea - ther.

œ œ

œ.

For

j œ œ œ

was

what

j œ œ.

was - n't

meant

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to 77

mat

&ú

Œ œ

was—

ter

&ú

that simp - ly

j œ œ œ œ œ œ. of an

was

what

j œ œ.

was - n't

meant

œ ‰ œ J ú

the one

Fast, Latin Lively!

‰ Jœ

j œ œ.

A Tempo

e - le - phant...

œ œ œ œ œ

œœ œ

tail

just

tail

catch the eye

Più Mosso

what,

œ œ

fea - ther

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Miss Ger - trude Mc - Fuzz.

(MAYZIE and BIRD GIRLS enter.)

Bright, Latin Feel (in 2)

###

‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ J

MAYZIE:

∑

Poor lit - tle Ger - trude!

###

‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ J

A sor - ry sight!

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‰ ¿ J

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ J

Well, I'm gon - na take

> ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿¿ ¿ J J

- der my wing and ba - by, you'll be

j j œ œ œ œ œ œ

(sung)

78 I was once

plain

¿ J

you

un -

∑

nnn

all right!

j j œ œ œ œ #(œœ )

lit - tle bird like

j œ. œ Ó you,

kid. SeussicalTM JR.

- der my wing and ba - by, you'll be

j j œ œ œ œ œ œ

(sung)

was once

∑

One

& ú.

& œ.

jÓ œ

pa - the

lit - tle bird like

tic

∑

fea

off

&Œ

ish.

What's a

had noth - ing show -

plain bird

do?

MAYZIE:

¿ J

j œ œ #(œœ)

œ.

Thank you, May - zie...

& œj œ

for

(spoken)

GERTRUDE:

‰ ¿

no - thing show - off - ish

&¿

j œ œ #(œœ)

ther was all

kid.

And there's cer - tain - ly

you!

you,

j jœ œ œ

grew.

jÓ . œ œ

j j œ œ œ œ #(œœ )

j œ œ œ œ

plain

all right!

j j œ œ œ œ œ œ

Then

I made

j œ Ó

plan

∑

my self - im - prove - ment.

(sung)

œ œ

j j œ œ œ œ

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ú.

Œ79

for (spoken)

&¿

my self - im - prove - ment.

(sung)

j j œ œ œ œ #(œœ ) ú .

œ œ

No more crumbs, I vowed

∑

&Œ

Doc - tor

MAYZIE:

&Œ

& ú.

œ 3

And

the

told

me what

ú >

& 80

###

109

doc - tor—

Lake!

sort

w >

Now

Ó œ #œ

pill

I'm...

œ . œJ œ Œ œ . œj œ œ œ

œ œ œ

œ œ Œ œ

œ.

may - zing

May - zie!

I should

> w

(Slide up!)

& w

the

Dake

102

###

take...

106

went to

jÓ œ

œ.

GERTRUDE, BIRD GIRLS: 94

I would have the cake!

Œ œ œ œ œ œ Yes,

### -

fea - thered as fea - thered can

œ . Jœ œ Œ

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may - zing

109

###

œ œ Œ œ

be now!

###

112

May - zie!

(MAYZIE:)

all

A - may - zing

∑

BIRD GIRLS:

sale!

œ œ J j œ œ œ œ

may

œ œ œ

zing

& &

∑

b œ. b &

j jœ œ œ

œ. œ.

(slide)

j œ œ

A -

œ Œ

zie!

œ . Jœ œ Œ

A - may - zing

Œ œ

j œœ .. œœ œœ Œ (slide)

A - may - zing

> œ œ ‰ œj œ œ J > >

A -

j œœ œœ

(BIRD GIRLS:)

Ba - by, that's

The

œ œ œ œ Œ œ me now.

was

zie!

birds are all whis - tling at

bb œ . (slide) j & œ . œœ œœ

May

May - zie!

œ.

zing

119

May - zie!

(slide)

116

œ.

b & b œœ ..

j j œ œj œ œ

‰ œj œj ‰ œ >

114

may

fea - thered as fea - thered can

œ . Jœ œ Œ

for

b & b œ.

∑

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tail!

œ. œ œ

A - may - zing

b & b œ.

> œ œ ‰ œj œ œ J > >

∑

œ bœ œ œ bœ œ

∑

j jœ œ œ

119

May - zie!

bb œ . (slide) j & œ . œœ œœ

Ba - by, that's

May - zie!

122

∑

tail!

GERTRUDE:

Gee, it's fab

(BIRD GIRLS:)

&œ œ œ Œ

∑

& œ bœ œ œ bœ œ

∑

u - lous!

High or low

watch her

125

Gee, I'm en - vi - ous!

∑

&Œ œ œ œ wish

& œœ Œ Ó

œœ œœ œœ Œ

had one like

∑

tail!

&œ

131

Best

bœ

I've

œ bœ -

œœ

œœ œœ œœ b œœ n œœ

May - zie's fab - u - lous

∑

œ #œ

seen.

∑

to and fro—

128

œ œ Œ

it.

Left and right

∑ SeussicalTM JR.

tail!

Left and right

&œ

bœ

131

Best

I've

MAYZIE:

&¿

Kid,

seen.

you're

turn

ing

&œ

135

& œœ

MAYZIE:

140

&Ó

GERTRUDE:

green!

What

sight—

œœ

œ œ

>ú &

142

frills.

j œ‰ Œ Ó œ

tail!

Œ œ œ œ œ

Œ ‰ œj ‰ œj œ .

and you

(BIRD GIRLS:)

tail!

Get

sight—

œ‰ Œ Ó J

u - lous

Get those pills

∑

What

>ú

night

œœ œœ œœ b œœ n œœ -

u - lous

May - zie's fab

œ œ œ bœ nœ

May - zie's fab

day

∑

139

∑

& 133

œ bœ

Your

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can have

∑

the pills!

œ.

Hor

bœ œ J ton

œ œ.

Get

>ú &

&Ó

ú.

& bœ.

j œ œ

& b œœ ..

j œœ œœ

142

frills.

Frills!

145

cer - tain

see.

œœ

& œœ œ œ œ

ú.

(MAYZIE:) (sung)

&Œ ú

& w

153

157

Your

Hor

œœ ..

a - may

bú

nú

a - may

Hor

bœ œ J ton

∑

zing—

j b œœ œœ

œœ

ton

And

you

And

see.

a - may

can be

œ.

Your

ú.

can be

œ œ œ

149

the pills!

you

(spoken)

¿ Œ

Al - most...

∑

bœ Œ nú

zing...

me!!!

SeussicalTM JR.

(#14 – AMAYZING GERTRUDE (PART 1) begins.)

Seussical JR. AMAYZING GERTRUDE Amayzing(PART Gertrude 1) (Part 1) L'istesso

& ¿

Œ ¿ ¿

Œ 3

¿ ¿

&¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ¿

tree by the lake.

& ¿

please do

&¿

make

¿ of

tail

¿ ¿ ¿ 3

of - Þce was high in

cried, "Mist - er

you know

¿ 3

She

the Doc - tor, the

whose

So she ßew to

Doc - tor named Dake

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

GERTRUDE:

¿ 3

some kind

Doc - tor!

Oh,

, Freely 3 ¿ ¿ ¿

pill that will

∑

grow?"

(The CAT appears wearing a stethoscope.)

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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 (PART 2) begins.)

Seussical JR.

Amayzing Gertrude (Part 2) AMAYZING GERTRUDE (PART 2)

& 3

### C

(GERTRUDE's reaction!)

∑

&¿

Þ - n'lly

the

tan - trums. She

Rall.

A Tempo

& &

###

¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ¿ 3

raised such a din

that

Doc - tor

just

had

to give in.

### 3 4

Gracefully

Œ ¿ Œ

Slight rit.

CAT: (as Doctor Dake) All right already! Bring in the Pill-berry bush!

(The NURSES bring on a pill bush.)

nnn

Then

Ger - trude had

GERTRUDE:

Œ"

(GERTRUDE swallows a pill...)

GERTRUDE:

(Gulp)

SeussicalTM JR.

& &

4 ###

(Gulp)

Œ ¿ Œ (Gulp)

###

Œ ¿

∑

What was that?

###

What was

that?

‰‰ 4

œ œ œ #œ

Some - thing's itch - ing me!

nœ œ œ nœ œ accel.

œ œ œ ‹œ œ œ œ œ œ

Are those fea - thers I

A Tempo

œ œ œ Œ

tail's be - gin - ning! Oh my word!

œ Œ

Se - cond, third,

nœ œ œ nœ œ

Some - thing's twitch - ing me!

œ œ Œ œ

What was that?

œ œ

U" 4

# # # 4 (GERTRUDE:) & 4 ∑ œ œ œ Œ &

(She waits.)

Slower, tentative

###

(Gulp)

(GERTRUDE swallows many pills quickly.)

(Gulp)

(Gulp) (Gulp)

(GERTRUDE suddenly twitches.)

> ¿

see? I think my

œ nœ œ œ nœ œ

This is won - der - ful!

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

œ œ œ Œ

Wow, I'm co - lor - ful! What a bird

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tail's be - gin - ning! Oh my word!

###

& &

œ Œ

œ œ

Se - cond, third,

I'm

###

may - zing

∑

### Œ Ó & & &

###

> w

be...

œ . œj Ó

Œ œ

BIRD GIRLS:

œ œ œ œ œ œ 3

Just look at that tail she is

j œ ‰ œ

œ œ Œ œ

œ . Jœ œ Œ œ .

j œ Ó

œ . œj œ œ

∑

Œ ¿

A - may - zing (slide)

spor - tin'!

Doc - tor

A - may - zing

Dake!

∑

Ger - trude!

œ . Jœ œ Œ œ .

###

Wow, I'm co - lor - ful! What a bird

be - gin - ning to

œ . Jœ œ Œ

œ œ œ Œ

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

œ œ œ nœ #œ

(GERTRUDE:)

###

> ¿

This is won - der - ful!

j œ

Ger - trude! Thank you,

Ger - trude!

Œ œ b b C œ . Jœ œ Œ A

may - zing

Thanks, Doc! A

may - zing

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bb œ .

jŒ œ œ

Ger - trude!

b j & b œœ .. œœ Ó

œ œ œ œ œ œ 3

œ œ Œ œ

And hope - ful - ly I'll im - press Hor - ton!

∑

Ger - trude!

b j & b œ . Jœ œ Œ œ . œ ‰ Jœ œ œ

may - zing

(GERTRUDE:)

Yes, it will!

Nœ

œ bœ

One more, one more,

b Œ b &

œœ

#ú

Soon, she'll

∑

(GERTRUDE continues popping pills!... ) BIRD GIRLS:

b &b ú

me good.

Ger - trude!

b & b bœ œ œ Œ

A -

Ger - trude! One more pill will do

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Œ œ

œ œ œ œœ œ

may - zing

A -

have

the

nú

big - gest

j j j œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ œœ œœ

She'll have

the

big

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gest

Nœ œ

>œ Œ

one more pill!

œ Œ Ó tail...

j œœ œœ

tail!

b &b Œ

GERTRUDE:

b &b Œ

œ œ œJ œ

I'll

have

œ J

the

big

(GERTRUDE:)

b &b Œ

j Œ œ ‰ œ œ

The big

gest

tail

gest

œœ >

all!

∑

tail

œ œ J

>œ œ

tail!

j œœ œœ ‰ œœ Œ

gest

BIRD GIRLS:

The big

œ œ J

of...

∑

> ww w

∑

All!

(GERTRUDE freezes for a minute. The CAT and JOJO appear together, somewhere out of the “frame.” #16 – MONKEY AROUND/CHASING THE WHOS begins.)

Seussical JR. MONKEY AROUND/ 16 onkey Around / Chasing the Whos CHASING THE WHOS JOJO: So Gertrude is happy. Her tail's nice and long. CAT: Kid, fasten your seat belt.

# c

∑

'Cause now things go wrong!

(Music kicks in as GERTRUDE exits. Percussion and vocal jungle noises are heard. Lights come up on the jungle at night. It's dark, menacing. The WICKERSHAM

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& c

bb c

∑

(Music kicks in as GERTRUDE exits. Percussion and vocal jungle noises are heard. Lights come up on the jungle at night. It's dark, menacing. The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS appear, looking for trouble.)

bb c

b Ó j &b œ œ œ œ . œ œ

rus - tle in the bush - es.

b &b Ó

‰

œ bœ

œ œ bœ œ œ œ ú

There's a trem - ble in the trees.

the

b Œ & b ‰ œj œ >œ Mmm - hmm!

sum - mer

Some - thin'

b ‰ œj œ œ Ó b œ œ œ & >

WICKERSHAMS (PART 2):

j bœ >

whis - per.

breeze.

Smell

j œ œ œ œ œ œ.

big is get - tin' near - er.

Mmm - hmm!

œ n >œ

WICKERSHAMS (PART 1):

b &b Ó

There's a

œ œ œ œ œj œ

œ œ

j Nœ >

Hear

b b &

Yeah!

WICKERSHAM BROTHERS:

WICKERSHAM 3:

Ooh

bœ œ œ œ

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Some - thin'

big is com - in' through.

Mmm - hmm!

b &b Ó

Ooh

b ‰ œj b & œ œœ

bœ œ œ œ

Some - thin'

big is com - in' through.

œœ Ó >

Mmm - hmm!

b Ó b &

Ooh

Œ ‰ j Nœ œ œ > Got

j œ œ œ œ

some mon - key bus - 'ness.

b ‰ œj œ Œ ‰ œj ú . b & œ œœ œ œ ú. > > Mmm - hmm!

j bœ >

That's

j ‰ œœ >

That's

b & b œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ >

Œ œ œ > >

b œ œ œœ œ œœ œ >œœ b œ œ & œ œ

úú

> > Œ œœ œœ

b j &b ‰ œ œ œ œ œ Œ

œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ > >

œ œ œ œ œ

>œ b >œ œ œ

what we in - tend to do...

I wan - na mon - key,

j b &b ‰ œ œ œ œ œ Œ

I wan - na mon - key,

Come on!

mon - key a - round. Come on!

SeussicalTM JR.

what we in - tend to do...

j b &b ‰ œ œ œ œ œ Œ

I wan - na mon - key,

b ‰ j b œ œ œ œ œ Œ & I wan - na mon - key,

b ‰ j b & œ œ œ œ œ Œ

got - ta mon - key,

b &b ‰

j œ

b &b ‰

We're

gon

j œ

We're

bœ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ > >

mon - key a - round. Come on!

Come on!

œœ œœ > >

mon - key a - round.

mon

‰

Come on!

j bœ

key.

Ooh,

j bœ

mon

œ > œ

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b & b bœ bœ &b

we're

œ œ œ œ œ

>œ b >œ œ œ

mon - key a - round. Come on!

gon

œ œ > >

bœ œ œ œ œ œ

got - ta mon - key,

œ œ œ œ œ

mon - key a - round.

j b &b ‰ œ œ œ œ œ Œ I

Come on!

gon - na

mon - key

key.

Ooh,

a - round!

We're

b b & bœ

b b &

bœ

we're

œ bœ

we're

b Œ b &

bb Œ

gon

gon - na

ú. >

mon

key.

œ > œ

a - round!

mon - key

a - round!

∑

n n &

∑

Ooh!

>ú .. ú

WICKERSHAM 2:

∑

Ooh!

Ooh,

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

œ #œ

Well, it's

42 (WICKERSHAM 2:)

œ œ œ œ œ

œ Œ

(WICKERSHAM 3:)

big - ger than a bread - box!

∑

œ œ

Hey, it's

‰ œœ œœ œœ Ó J >

WICKERSHAMS:

Mm - hmm!

& bœ œ œ œ ú

wi - der than a whale!

WICKERSHAM 1: (spoken)

‰ ¿j

Pea SeussicalTM JR.

Mm - hmm!

& bœ œ œ œ ú

wi - der than a whale!

Mmm

& ¿¿ ¿ ¿

œ œ n >œ

>œ >œ œ œ J

œœ œœ œœ

œœ

œœ œœ # œœ >

& Ó

‰

& ww

úú ..

to death from head to tail!

WICKERSHAM 1: (spoken)

‰ ¿

WICKERSHAM 2:

Oh, that's hot!

‰ j

to dust.

∑

A dust speck that's

WICKERSHAM 3:

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

So you're still talk - in'

j j ‰ Œ ‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ &

cresc.

to death from head to tail!

and scared

ú.

hmm!

nut but - ter breath and scared

& w

œœ Ó >

œ bœ œ

Pea -

j ¿ œ b œj > > (sung)

‰ ¿j

‰ œœ œœ J

∑

WICKERSHAM 1: (spoken)

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¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ all full

Whos

Oh, that's hot!

A dust speck that's

‰ ¿j ¿

WICKERSHAM 3:

& ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ

who are not!

& ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ

œ &œ >

mon

Come on!

œ œ >

key

Whos Why, I

don't

We got - ta mon - key...

œ œ >

Whos

‰ œj œ œ œ œ Œ

œ >œ >

hear a sound!

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

There aren't a - ny

WICKERSHAMS:

all full

round!

ú ú

(They grab the clover!)

HORTON: Hey! Give that back! Stop!

Fast Rhythmic Groove, Marcato

&ú

out

œ œ

the jun

SOUR KANGAROO:

œ œ

Œ Œ

gle,

& ú

Œ œ

∑

ú o

ver

∑

in - to

j œ. œ

Œ œ

Œ œ œ

the moun - tains,

the

(SOUR KANGAROO:) 69

sky.

ten

BIRD GIRLS: SeussicalTM JR. ten

out

the jun

gle,

in - to

j œ œ.

Œ œ

Œ œ œ

(SOUR KANGAROO:)

& ú

Œ œ

∑

œ. feet

úú

œœ

(BIRD GIRLS:)

#ú ú

& Ó

and

∑

the moun -

∑

œ -

the

news—

œ #œ

œœ

# úú

the

news—

went

MEN: (except HORTON)

∑

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the E - le - phant,

WOMEN:

œ œ œ œ œj ‰ Œ # œœ œœ œœ

Hor - ton

from

(WOMEN:)

&œ

and

ten

high.

#ú

tains

ten

Then down

sky.

BIRD GIRLS:

Œ œ

úú

the moun - tains,

high.

(SOUR KANGAROO:)

& œ

ver

œœ ú

thou - sand feet

∑

thou - sand

& œœ

the

cha - sing the

went

œœ Œ œ Œ

Whos!

Cha

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the Whos!

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the Whos!

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the

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rest

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102

with

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and

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ALL:

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(HORTON is surrounded by the WICKERSHAM BROTHERS.)

& œœ Œ

108

ver the de - sert,

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thou - sands

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106

(fall off)

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Whos!

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Cha - sing the Whos!

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∑

111

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b ¿ ¿

cha - sin' your dust?

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just

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sure,

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100

¿ ¿

we are

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Vlad

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> ¿

trust

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to a black - bot - tomed

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mon - keys

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130

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don't you

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off

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(The clover drops, and the WHOS scream.

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Vlad

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132

Vlad - i - koff!

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

Aaah!

(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— (#17 – NOTICE ME, HORTON begins.)

17 Notice Me, Horton NOTICE ME, HORTON Seussical JR.

(HORTON begins his search for the WHOS clover by clover. GERTRUDE MCFUZZ enters. Her tail is now magniÞcent. She sings to HORTON, but he takes no notice because he is searching for his speck of dust.) (HORTON:) Are you there? Are you there?

Breathless

&c 9

&œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

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It's

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

ta - ken all my cour - age to ap - proach you, not to men - tion all my

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ

sta - mi - na to fol - low you a - cross the hills and de - serts. But I

&œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

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œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

sta - mi - na to fol - low you a - cross the hills and de - serts. But I

&œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

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hid - den with great poco rit.

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lit - tle next door

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One hun - dred and

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your

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ther

bbbbb

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œ œ œ œ œ œ.

œ.

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(HORTON:)

just

was

just

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yes

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clo - ver by clo

ter - day.

one

ú.

ver—

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was

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be - come

a some -

nœ

has

some - one

nœ

œ œ

some - one

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has

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and

œ œ

œ-

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showed

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more.

on - ly

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ú.

one

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cresc.

ter - day.

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and

some - one

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MAYZIE

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HORTON

Who’s there? It’s me. Mayzie. Up here.

MAYZIE

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.

Seussical JR. begins.) (#19 – HOW LUCKY YOU ARE

How Lucky You Are

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(MAYZIE:) (improvised vocal scat)

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(The CAT rides out on a small, Seussian piano and plays a jazz intro for MAYZIE.)

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down in Fort Worth,

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how

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luck - y

you

are!

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your - self

how

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(MAYZIE:)

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day

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luck - y

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due

for

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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 (ad-lib) Hit it, Cat! (#20 – MAYZIE’S EXIT/HORTON SITS ON THE EGG/DILEMMA/HUNTERS begins.)

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Seussical JR.

MAYZIE’S Mazie's ExitEXIT/HORTON / Horton Sits 20 On SITS/ Dilemma ON THE EGG/ The Egg / Hunters DILEMMA/HUNTERS

(The CAT strikes up an energetic Latin beat on the piano accompanying MAYZIE as she ßies off, thrilled with her newfound freedom. MAYZIE exits with suitcases and a ßourish!!) (MAYZIE:) Thanks. Thanks a million! So long! Toodle-oooo!!

# c

Very Bright Latin Feel

∑

(The BIRD GIRLS enter and watch as HORTON climbs the tree with great trepidation, and gingerly gets into the nest.)

Slower, "2" Groove (Jungle Drums!)

# C

BIRD GIRLS:

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(

)

Then

# -

œ nœ

der - ly, gent

& œ

trunk to

the nest

& œ Œ œ œ œ

(

slept.

# Œ

HORTON:

112

nœ

)

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œ nœ

he crept

œ œ

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œ œ œ œ

care - ful - ly,

where the

nœ œ up

the

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lit

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tle egg

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le - phant smiled.

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BIRD GIRLS:

that.

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sat and he

SeussicalTM JR.

slept.

# Œ

# C

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that.

sat and he

and

he kept

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all

& &

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that night

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through a

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the egg

(slow fall off)

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ing the

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œ.

Œ œ œ œ

and I'm catch -

j œ œ

May - zie,

please

Œ œ

save

Who!

Oh,

113

# . & œ

j œ œ œ

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please

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& &

œ œ œ œ. J

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got

save

(The season changes; leaves fall.)

∑

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: It's g-g-getting colder.

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then came the win

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œ œ

œ œ œ

and

BIRD GIRLS:

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and the sleet

> œ

from his trunk

feet!

SeussicalTM JR.

& # ## Œ

b Nw -

ú-

and his

feet!

HORTON: (resolute)

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Œ œ

> œ

can't leave

Œ ú

this

nest.

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meant what

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zen.

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could - n't say no

Dramatico

b b b b >œ b & b

102

>œ -

> œ -

bbb b b & b

Faster 2

>œ

fro -

heard May - zie

>œ > >œ œ > œ

ba - ting

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

104

when

Now I'm caught be - tween a

rall.

This egg might get

beg!

> >œ œ

dust speck and an

egg!!!

(GERTRUDE tries to ßy to his aid but can't because of her heavy tail.) GERTRUDE: Horton... Horton!...

Dramatico

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(#21 – EGG, NEST, AND TREE begins.)

Seussical JR.

21 Egg, Nest And Tree EGG, NEST, AND TREE (Drums begin as Horton's journey begins.)

& 6

Fast Rhythmic Groove! SOUR Marcato

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Œ Œ

le,

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ver

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b ú b &

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high.

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out

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ten

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the jung -

the sky,

j Œ œ œ œ. Ó

b & b úú

high.

the moun - tains

∑

WOMEN: (including BIRD GIRLS)

(SOUR KANGAROO:)

116

b b &

KANGAROO:

œœ

œœ Œ

thou - sand feet

MEN: (including WICKERSHAMS)

Œ œ

œ from

œ Œ

ten

thou - sand feet

the moun

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tains

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tains

and

SeussicalTM JR.

b nú b &

œ œ

down

b & b nú

down

b &b Œ

to the

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nú

Œ œ

œ œ œ œ œj ‰

went Hor - ton the E - le - phant,

sea

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to the

sea

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HUNTERS, WOMEN:

n œœ Œ œ Œ

egg, nest, and

tree.

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& œ œ Œ

gon

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gon

right

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tree.

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egg, nest, and

œ œÓ

œ.

nn N ú >

loa - ded the wa -

> nn N ú

on - to

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loa - ded the wa -

They

œ œ œ

œœ >

ship.

>œ

ship.

Out

117

&ú

j œœ >

ver

the o

cean

and

ooh,

what a

trip!

ver

the o

cean

and

ooh,

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trip!

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tree.

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nest, and tree!

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town of New York.

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He was

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wet. He was

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ta - ken

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j œ œ.

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(ALL exit mournfully, as HORTON is carried off.)

p ú

and

12 8

tree...

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(We are in Palm Beach. The CAT plays a poolboy (José) who brings MAYZIE a cool drink, or a beautician (Renee) who does her nails, depending on whether you have a male or female Cat.)

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A Bit Slower, Luxurious "4"

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∑

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Œ.

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When

j œ œ œj œ ‰ œ œj œ

down in Palm Beach

you're

j œ œ œj œ . œ œj

with the breeze in your hair

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and you

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bb b & œ

j œ #œ

bb b & œ.

œ.

don't have an

tell

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j œ œ

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day af - ter day

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are.

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for

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diff

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Mayzie At The Circus 23 (#23 – MAYZIE AT THE CIRCUS begins.)

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

think I'll

go!

A Bit Faster

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think I'll

go!

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¿ J

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see...

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sat

your

egg

now

for

¿ Œ ¿

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sat

here while peo - ple

b ¿ ¿ ¿ b &

b &b ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ¿ ¿

paid to take peeks! I've sat

bb ¿

hail - storms and snow!

have

here through light - 'ning

and

¿ Œ

Won't you take back your egg?

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paid to take peeks! I've sat

b &b ¿

hail - storms and snow!

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

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Œ œ

¿ Œ

œ nœ œ œ nœ œ

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I've got

a date!

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you!

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would e

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it's all

thanks to

me!

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∑

and

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lots of pla - ces to

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And

it's all

thanks to

me!

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your

44 œ œ ú I

may be

œ bœ œ œ bœ œ

Ir - re - spon - si - ble

œ bœ œ bœ œ 3

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Cra - zy

bb C

E - ven

œ . œj œ œ

b & b œ bœ œ œ bœ œ -

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un - re - li

j œ

pressed!

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me,

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for

I've

‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ -¿ J

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(spoken)

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Faster — Over the Top!!!

cry!

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luck

once,

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‰

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ßy.

bœ œ œ bœ

gives me

true

de - light.

bœ

œ bœ

j, j j œ œ œ œ >

yours!

some - thing right.

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(dramatically)

No, don't thank me.

j œ >

I'll

(and now, very sincerely)

œ ‰

when it hatch - es.

done

œ J

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‰ œ J P Good

(MAYZIE:) ... and goodbye.

œ Œ Ó

luck...

(#25 – ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE (REPRISE 1) begins.)

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25 ALONE IN Seussical THEJR.UNIVERSE Alone In The Universe (REPRISE 1) (Reprise) (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.

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#### œ

(HORTON:)

‰ œj 44 œ œ œ œ Œ And

now, lit - tle

œ œ œ œ œ œ

lone in

the

œ œ

ni - verse,

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-œ 3 œ œ œ

you'd be

this time, I swear

I'll do

you're a -

ú.

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left up to me,

, œ œ œ œ œ œ

le - phant

œ œ

egg,

too.

œ œ œ œ œ œ

fool of an

œ œ

up in a tree.

œ-

Well,

œ œ œ- ‰ œ œ

bet - ter than

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try.

I'll pro -

129

# œtect

you

# œ rest

, 3 œœ

from harm. Yes,

œ Nœ

now, young egg,

I'll

œ œ œ Œ œ -

do it

or die!

poco rit.

# œ-

and

I'll

œ œ œ 3

sing you a

lul - la -

(#26 – SOLLA SOLLEW begins.)

Seussical JR.

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(HORTON:)

&b œ

some - where

land,

the sto

be - yond

the

hor

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

&b œ

we can

Þnd

nœ

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&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ far - a - way

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it, then

ú.

few.

all

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ries all

tell,

œ œ œ

will be

Œ Œ

zon.

well.

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we can

Þnd

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ú.

to...

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(HORTON:)

∑

are

will be

ú.

all

œ.

few.

well.

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œ.

œ ú J

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j œ œ œ œ

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So - lew

∑

j œ‰ Œ

œ #œ

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& b œ . œJ ú lew,

& b œ . œJ ú lew.

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it, then

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HORTON:

lew.

# #(ALL:) & w

lew.

# œ œ œ œ œ & # J œ

œ J

had so much troub - le

## œ

(HORTON:)

œ œ œ Œ

‰ Jœ

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∑

lew

# & # 44 œ .

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there,

j œ ú

there

I've

j œ. œ œ œ œ

œ -

ing my way

œ œ œ

‰

there.

œ œ

dis - ap - pears,

## œ œ œ œ œ & J œ ##

CIRCUS ANIMALS:

If we can get

Þnd

HORTON:

Sol -

Sol - la

p Sol - la

42 œ

we're gon - na

42 ú

œ œ œ œ if

takes

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stay

44 44

œ nœ. J us

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ú.

miles,

JOJO, MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR:

œ œ œj œ .

‰ œj œ œ œ n œ . J If it takes

it takes

miles...

∑

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& b .. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ High on

HORTON, JOJO:

&b œ

soo - ner

moun - tain or

œ œ œ

lost

on the

ter,

I'll

MR. MAYOR:

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

pic

MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR:

&b œ

have

the

day

œ I

ture

how

sea,

Þnd

it.

œ œ œ

it will

ú.

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Œ Œ

be.

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

years.

ú.

will

œ œ

133

& b ww

through

Œ ‰ j œ œ œ

&b Œ

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& b œ.

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be home

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œ.

œ ú J

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& b œ.

and I'll

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œ.

unis.

(All sing, including the CIRCUS ANIMALS.) WOMEN: 56

&b Œ

ú ú

œ œ

Sol - lew.

œ œ

Sol - lew.

œ œ Œ J

j œ w

with you.

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j œ œ œ œ

œ œ œœ œ œ #œ

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Sol -

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& b œ . Jœ ú

bœ. œ œ Œ J

lew,

j‰ œ œ œ b œ & œ #œ œ

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be home...

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j œ œ œ œ

œ. œ.

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j œ œ œ b ‰ #œ œ œ & œ

œ.

A Tempo

with

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j œ œ Œ

you.

poco rit. (HORTON:)

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ALL:

& b œ.

w j œ œ œ œ

Sol - la

Sol - lew.

∑ w

(#27 – GERTRUDE/ESPIONAGE (PART 1) begins.)

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(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.

(#28 – GERTRUDE/ESPIONAGE (PART 2) begins.)

Seussical JR.

GERTRUDE/ESPIONAGE Gertrude /(PART Espionage (Part 2) 2) (We hear the sounds of snoring. Gertrude's ßashlight Þnds HORTON.)

### 4 & 4 3

& 44 Ó

nnn 2 Œ . 4

(GERTRUDE:) PSST!...

∑

Horton!...

" Ó

What? Who is it?

Horton, are you there?

‰ " 44

∑

HORTON

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

GERTRUDE

(#29 – ALL FOR YOU begins.)

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SeussicalTM JR.

Seussical JR.

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C œ œ œ œ œ œ

had

œ œ

lit - tle trou - ble 'cause I

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the

tail

was

too

(The BIRD GIRLS enter.)

bœ

hea - vy

for

Faster — Rhythmic Latin

nor - mal

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HORTON: Go on. (The CAT enters as Dr. Dake.) GERTRUDE: 13

bbb b & b

(GERTRUDE:)

ran to

the Doc - tor...

CAT: (as Dr. Dake)

&Ó

Œ Œ ¿

& Œ

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tail

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Doc - tor named Dake.

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she

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said:

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Dramatico!! — Dictated (GERTRUDE:)

&œ Œ Œ œ œ œ Œ Œ œ œ > > > > > >

out!

Get it

A Tempo – Fast

&w >

gain!"

off!

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I won't

CAT: (as Dr. Dake)

bbbb

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∑

bbbb

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j ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ‰

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a -

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lot!

∑

b & b bb

b & b b b œj ‰ œj ‰ œj ‰ Œ > > >

j œ œ œ > >

rall.

Ooh,

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ten - der spot.

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b j j j & b bb œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ Œ > > >

poco rit.

bbbb

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bbb b w &

bbbb Œ

CAT, BIRD GIRLS:

œœ œ

œ a

œ œ œ 3

one - feath - er

ú. œ œ

But

sud - den - ly

ú. œ œ

But

sud - den - ly

Í ww w

Pull back

œœ œ

Ger - trude could

tail...

Pluck!

∑

sail!

Í w

Ger - trude could

sail!

Quick, Hyper – Romantic ("2" Feel) 41

bbbb

(GERTRUDE:)

140

sailed

œ œ œ

a junk

œ œ

œ œ œ

and was prac - ti - c'lly sunk

‰ j œ for

SeussicalTM JR.

b & b bb

bbbb

you.

œ œ œ

fu - ri - ous

b & b bb œ &

bbbb

bbbb œ

œ œ

bees

‰ j ú .. œ

∑

œ œ

for

you.

œ œ

and a

œ œ

cho - king smog, down a

œ œ. J

vi - cious

œ . œj w

∑

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œ œ

bog, while my

, j ‰ œ

by a

All

stink - ing

œ œ

Œ œ

œœ ú

œ œ

was gripped

you!

tram - pled through the trees full of

slope, through a

(GERTRUDE:)

b & b bb

b & b bb w

through a fog

sog - gy

slip

œ œ œ

slogged

Œ œ

dog

for

for you!

BIRD GIRLS:

œ.

All

j œ

for

141

b & b bb œ

j œ ú.

œ.

All

b & b bb œ œ ú . .

for

you!

bbbb

b & b bb &

bbbb

142

There's

œ œ

no - thing that I would - n't

could - n't

through!...

BIRD GIRLS:

nú

### c

nú

### c j >œ

and I have - n't gone

∑

and I

∑

- œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ

b & b bb ú bbbb

for

, œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ

you!

All

œ. œ. ú

rit.

œ œ œ œ

Deliberately (a bit slower)

œ œ œ œ

sprained my lit - tle toe,

La!

œ œ

but

‰ œ œ œ œj ‰ œ œ œ 3

la - la - la - la!

La - la - la -

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###

œ œ œ

‰

hob - bled like

j œ

for

you.

3 3 ### j j & œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰

###

la!

Then

ú.

you!

###

La!

La - la - la - la!

run,

one

for

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

œ.

Now, here

‰

but

œ I

La - la - la

you.

j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰

‰ œj ú ..

Œ œ

you!

and

3 3 j ‰ j ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ >

la!

hit

stag - gered on

###

œ œ

For

came the

### j ‰ & œ 72

Œ ‰ j œ

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

j ‰ œ œ œ

am,

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œœ Œ ‰ œj For

j ‰ œ œ œ

the worse for wear,

and

143

###

### œ

‰ œj œ

here

you

are.

I'm

‰ œj

here!

> œ

may - be

NOW

You're there!

, j ‰ œ

‰ œj œ œ œ you'll know I

And

care

‰ œj w >

for you!

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

###

Œ "œ

(GERTRUDE:)

found your

###

took me

j œ (œ) œ

clo - ver

∑

œ œ

se - ven weeks...

(GERTRUDE reveals the clover and holds it out to HORTON.)

‰

œ œ

but I

(HORTON eagerly takes the clover from GERTRUDE.)

∑

too.

HORTON, BIRD GIRLS, CAT:

úú ú

∑

Who!

(HORTON) Gertrude… I never noticed… you’re… Amazing!

144

SeussicalTM JR.

GERTRUDE

Aw, it was nothing.

(#30 – THE WHOS RETURN/THE PEOPLE VERSUS HORTON THE ELEPHANT 1) begins.) Seussical(PART JR.

The Whos Return / THE WHOS RETURN/THE The People Versus Horton PEOPLE VERSUS HORTON (Part 1)(PART 1) THE ELEPHANT

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(He holds the clover to his ear and gets an answer as HORTON: Hello, MR. MAYOR and Whos, hello! Is MRS. MAYOR anyone there? appear.)

b &b Ó &

bb Œ

34 UÓ

∑

(JOJO appears.)

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

JOJO: Hi Horton! HORTON: Oh, JoJo!

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

∑

U bœ

(HORTON:)

‰ J

Gently

bbbbbb c œ

per - son's

œ a

per - son

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

3 bbb b b œ œ ú & b nœ

mat - ter how small.

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3 3 j 2 œ œ ‰œ œ . œj œ ‰ œj 4

A per - son's

• Actor’s Script

a per - son,

145

per - son's

per - son

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

3 bb b b b & b nœ œ œ ú

mat - ter how small.

3 3 j œ œ ‰œ œ . œj œ ‰ œj 42

A per - son's

a per - son,

(The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS, SOUR KANGAROO, and YOUNG KANGAROO appear.) 9

b & b b b b b 42 œ

WICKERSHAM 2, WICKERSHAM 3:

# Ó

¿ >

ter

how...

SOUR KANGAROO:

& &

# ‰

Ha!

∑

Humph!

‰ œj œ œ œ œ -

mœb œ œ

j œ œ

j œ bœ œ œ œ Œ

SOUR KANGAROO:

¿ >

GERTRUDE: How did YOU get here?!

¿ >

Ha!

# Œ

# 4 4 Ó

WICKERSHAM 1:

mat

Dictated

You can't run a -way from a

j œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ Œ >

sour kan - ga - roo!

Palm Beach to

Pitts - burgh

Ka - la - ma - zoo!

j œ

And

¿ you—

with your egg

and

your

U # j‰ œ " j œ œ . œ œ œ œ œ ‰ ¿j C œ ‰ œ œ œ & œ œ œ -

146 tree and your nest!

I'm ma - king

SeussicalTM JR.

a sour ci - ti - zen's ar -

And

you—

with your egg

and

your

U # j " j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ ¿j C œ ‰ ‰ œ œ œ œ . œ & œ œ -

tree

and your nest!

I'm ma - king

a sour ci - ti - zen's ar -

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

# C

Funky "2" Groove

¿ >

rest!

& ¿

SOUR KANGAROO, WICKERSHAMS:

Well,

Hor - ton, we're ta

king you

¿ >

back.

¿ You're

# j & ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ‰ ¿

gon - na be go

in' in style.

‰

& ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

sit - tin' on an

# & # œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ

gon - na

be,

(spoken)

egg,

œœ œœ

j œ >œ œ œ

you're gon - na be,

œœ œœ

gon - na

For talk - in' to a speck and

trial!

œœ œœ

be...

# œœ œœ œœ

gon - na be,

œœœ œœ œœ œœ Ó œ œ œ > > > >

gon - na be put...

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(And now we are at the trial... )

147

CAT: (as Marshal)

# j & œ œ œ œ œ œ

This is

the

Case

j œ œ

the

# & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Hor - ton the E

Peo - ple

ver - sus

le - phant!

> > œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ß

Hor - ton the E

CAT: (as Marshal)

# 2 & 4 Œ œ

Judge

& Œ

rise!

# & œ œ Œ >

JUDGE YERTLE:

Or - der!

le - phant!

Yer - tle the Tur - tle pre - si - ding. Ev - 'ry - one

j œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ > > ß

Or - der!

der in

ALL:

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Or - der! Or - der! Or - der! Or - der

ú.

148

œ œ bœ œ œ >

C œ œ œ œ œœ œ

‰ œj ú >

COURTROOM ATTENDANTS:

the court!!

j ‰ bœ œ œ Ó bœ œ œ > in the court!

SeussicalTM JR.

CAT: (as Marshal) The defendant is charged with talking to a speck, disturbing the peace, and loitering... on an egg.

# . & .

j ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿. &

¿ Ó

are

(HORTON:)

see!

#œ

Whos here.

& œ

#œ œ

(sung)

clo - ver is Ex - hi - bit

HORTON: (spoken)

L'istesso

& œ œ >

Big - gest blame

(HORTON:)

& œ

true,

‰

œ >

fool

j œ œ

sir!

œ ‰ j œ #œ œ

the

There

3 j œ œ # œ œ œj œ J

Smal - ler than the eye

œ œ

this

œ >

j ¿

Your hon - or,

They're Whos here.

SOUR KANGAROO, BIRD GIRLS, WICKERSHAMS:

j ¿ ¿

can

It's

œ œ œ œ Ó > >

Jun - gle of Nool!

Here's

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œ œ

Who's

œ Who,

sir!

149

& œ

He's

j œ œ a

b & b bb œ

(HORTON:)

Who

and

she.

j #œ œ

5 >

Big - gest blame fool

6 5

in the

BIRD GIRLS: (testifying)

bbb c b œ œ œ œ œ b & œ œ œ œ œ >

5 5 5 b5 Ó > >

‰ ¿j ¿ > >

GERTRUDE:

bbb œ b & œ >

(BIRD GIRLS:)

dust!

ALL: (testifying)

bbb b œ œ œ œ œ b & œ œ œ œ œ >

Sit - tin' on an egg!

150

JUDGE YERTLE:

Sit - tin'

œœ œ œœ œœ œ >

∑

¿ >

œœ œ œ >

to a speck! To a speck of

Ob - jec - tion!

Jun - gle of Nool!

Talk - in' to a speck! Talk - in'

bbbb Œ

> Œ n¿

œœ œ b œœ œœ œœ œ >

bbbb

œ (Yertle's gavel)

SOUR KANGAROO, BIRD GIRLS, WICKERSHAMS:

b & b bb 5 5 >

œ J

¿ ¿ ¿ > > >

Ov - er - ruled

b œœ œœ œœ

on an egg!

œœ œ œœ œœ œ >

Sit - tin' on an

(HORTON emits a tremendous, angry TM trumpet. A loud, madSeussical JR. elephant call is heard.

Sit - tin' on an egg!

Sit - tin'

on an egg!

‰ ¿j ¿ ¿ > > >

bbbb Œ

GERTRUDE:

b & b b b œœ Œ > egg! (ALL:)

(HORTON emits a tremendous, angry trumpet. A loud, mad elephant call is heard. The courtroom falls silent.)

∑

Ob - jec - tion!

Sit - tin' on an

∑

JUDGE YERTLE:

Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ > > > ƒ Ov - er- ruled!

∑

(#31 – THE PEOPLE VERSUS HORTON THE ELEPHANT (PART 2) begins.)

THE PEOPLE VERSUS Seussical JR. HORTON THE ELEPHANT The People Versus Horton (PART 2)(Part 2) The Elephant U

b & b bb c Ó 3

bbb A œ b &

HORTON: (tentatively at Þrst, then building in conÞdence)

Œ nœ I

meant what

œ œ nœ Œ ‰ œ œ œ J

said what I meant:

œ-

œ nœ ‰ œ I

said

and

œ J I

œ nœ œ œ ‰ œ J

e - le - phant's faith - ful

one

F bb b b A œ œ œ n œ Œ œ œ cresc. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & hun - dred per - cent!

You can throw me in jail,

b & b bb n œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ

lock me

œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- 151 œ-

Deliberately

7 Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script

hun - dred per - cent!

You can throw me in jail,

lock me

œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ-

b b b n œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œb & J

Deliberately

up in a zoo,

but I won't de - sert my egg and I will

b b b b œ- œ œ- œ

>œ Œ

poco rall.

not a - ban - don Who!

b & b b b œJ

nœ. or

b & b bb ú . not,

sir,

whe - ther you be - lieve

œ ‰ j œ œ œ

they're here.

I'm

lose,

the

œ nœ

They

on - ly friend

they've

Œ bœ But

&b œ

152

j œ œ bœ œ -

ni - est

fear and

nú

#œ

œ œ J J ‰ œ

got.

œ J

please save Who,

œ Œ bœ

pla - net

œ J œ.

live

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

‰ œj

œ œ œ nœ œ

b & b bb œ

Simply

Œ œ œ. j œ nœ œ F These Whos, sir, win

the

sky.

SeussicalTM JR.

But

j œ œ bœ œ

. &b œ

ni - est

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

œ Œ bœ

pla - net

j &b œ œ

j œ ‰ œ

have no

the

sky.

Based

the

Dramatico

JUDGE YERTLE: (quasi-recitative)

∑

please save Who,

choice but

the

vi - dence,

j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ

or - der the de - fen - dant,

(gavel hit)

& b œ-

In "2"

œ- œ œ œ

sy - lum

for

the

Cri - mi - nal - ly

Hor - ton

Bright "4"

the

E - le - phant, re - man - ded to the Nool

&b Œ

‰ œJ œ œ œ œ

And as

∑

œ >

(JUDGE YERTLE:)

j œ

j" r œ œ œ œ œ . œ. œ -

œ œ œ

for

ú)

ú >

(

A -

In - sane.

‰ œJ Œ

the dust

speck...

‰ œ- œ

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153 œ-

sy - lum

Bright "4"

the

‰ Jœ œ œ œ œ And as

Cri - mi - nal - ly

for

In - sane.

‰ œJ Œ

(JUDGE YERTLE:)

&b Œ

for

the dust

∑

speck...

‰ œ- œ J

Ooh,

&b Œ

ùœ b & œ

dust

CAT: (as Marshal)

‰ œj œ œ œ bœ

ùœ œ

And as

for

the dust

&b œ

‰ œj œj ‰ œ

œ b & œ

154 hot

boil,

œ œ

boil,

œ-

of Bee

that

œ œ

speck,

that

we will

‰ œ. œ.

œ œ

œ œ œ œ

boil,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

stea - ming ket - tle

‰ œ- œ J

‰ œj ‰ œj œ

And as for your dust

boil,

Ooh,

‰ œj œ œ œ

that

speck...

speck!

ùœ b & œ

speck!

‰ œj Œ Œ

BIRD GIRLS, CAT, SOUR KANGAROO, YOUNG KANGAROO, (BIRD GIRLS:) WICKERSHAMS, YERTLE:

œ-

BIRD GIRLS:

boil

œ j‰ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ zle - nut

Oil!

bbbbb SeussicalTM JR.

boil,

œ b & œ

boil,

œ œ

hot

boil,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

stea - ming ket - tle

b b b >¿ ¿ ¿ b & b HORTON:

boil,

Boil it! Oh,

of Bee

boil

œ j œ œ œ ‰ œ Œ œ œ œ zle - nut

¿ ¿

no!

No,

that you can't do!

b & b b b b ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ‰ ¿J

¿ ¿ ¿

b &b ¿

¿ ¿

Mayor! Mis - ter Mayor!

b &b ¿ ¿ ¿

¿ ¿

bb ¿ ¿ ¿ b & b

¿ ¿ ¿

ev - 'ry Who

door - bell

¿ ¿

hol - ler! Make

¿ ¿ ¿ Œ

and send out the

You've

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ‰ ¿ bbbb J

b & b b b ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ‰ J¿

¿ ¿ ‰ ¿ J

that you real - ly are there!

ring ev - 'ry

Mis - ter

Oh, please, Mis - ter May - or!

got to prove now

‰ ¿ J

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ‰ ¿ ¿ bb J

¿ ‰ ¿ J

bbbbb

It's

all full of per - sons! They'll prove it to you!

Oil!

word! Make

####

ev - 'ry Who heard!

BIRD GIRLS, CAT, SOUR KANGAROO, Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script YOUNG KANGAROO, WICKERSHAMS, YERTLE:

155

MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR, JOJO:

ev - 'ry Who

hol - ler! Make

ev - 'ry Who heard!

BIRD GIRLS, CAT, SOUR KANGAROO, YOUNG KANGAROO, WICKERSHAMS, YERTLE:

MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR, JOJO:

####

j j‰ 2 ‰ œ . 44 w ‰ œ & œ œ 4 œ w œ. > > f Boil! Boil! Boil! Boil! Boil!

Œ ‰¿ # J

ú ú

At -

# & ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ‰ ¿J ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ

‰ ¿ J

ten - tion all Whos!

At - ten - tion, all

# ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ŒMR. MAYOR: ‰ ¿ & J to be

heard!

& ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ

send up a

# >¿ &

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ

There's no time to

b &b

156 b

∑

¿ ¿

shout!

Make it

loud

and

clear!

We are

> ¿ ¿ 42 ¿

molto rall.

¿ ¿

WHOS:

New Tempo: Lively Gospel "2"

> bb C ¿ Œ Ó

here! We are

here!

Swing Eighth Notes! Let 'Er Rip!! 71

lose

¿ ¿

here! We are here! We are

MR. MAYOR:

> ¿ ¿ ¿

rall.

We've

MRS. MAYOR:

got

Whos!

COURTROOM WOMEN:

∑

COURTROOM MEN:

> >

> > œ ‰œÓ J

Boil

it!

∑ > >

> > œ ‰œÓ J

Boil

it!

SeussicalTM JR.

here! We are here! We are

here! We are

here!

Swing Eighth Notes! Let 'Er Rip!!

b &b

∑

b b &

COURTROOM WOMEN:

∑

> > œ ‰œÓ J

b &b

Boil

∑

b >œ ‰ >œ Ó b & J Boil

∑

> > œ ‰œÓ J

Boil

COURTROOM MEN:

∑

> > œ ‰œÓ J

it!

> > œ ‰œÓ J

Boil

it!

∑

it!

Boil

∑ > > œ ‰œÓ J

Boil

# # # 6x. . &

Boil

it!

∑

it!

###

> > œ ‰œÓ J

Boil

it!

###

∑

it!

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!

> > œ ‰œÓ J

(HORTON:) So PLEASE TRY!

####

∑

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

> #### > œ ‰ œ Ó # & J f Boil it!

> > œ ‰ œ Ó J

COURTROOM:

Boil

it!

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> > œ ‰ œ Ó J

Boil

it!

> ¿ Œ ¿ ¿

157

f Boil

it!

Boil

# # # # Ó WHOS: ¿ ¿ & # f

We are

#### > > & # œ ‰ œJ Ó

it!

> ¿ Œ ¿ ¿

HERE!

We are

HERE!

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

We are

# # # # >¿ Œ & # HERE!

it!

# # # (CAT:) ¿. ¿ ¿ ¿ & J

just

### Ó

158

¿ ¿

HERE!

We are

> ¿ Œ

for a

it!

The

young

¿ ¿ ¿ 3

fate of

(ALL freeze except CAT and JOJO.) CAT:

> ¿ Œ Œ ¿

###

> œ Œ Ó

###

Now

Boil...

¿ Œ Œ ¿

mo - ment,

Œ ¿

it!

We are HERE!

> > œ ‰œÓ J

Boil

> > œ ‰ œ Ó J

F Boil

¿ ¿

We are HERE!

# # # # >œ ‰ >œ Ó & # J

> ¿ Œ

∑

¿ ¿

> ¿ Œ ¿ ¿

∑

Boil

∑

it!

#### > & # ¿ Œ ¿ ¿ &

We are

∑

####

it!

> ¿ Œ ¿ ¿

(COURTROOM:)

Boil

the Whos

Jo - Jo looked grim.

¿ ¿

SeussicalTM JR.

rest - ed

just

### Ó

###

### ¿ .

100

103

106

mo - ment,

Œ ¿

¿ ¿

square - ly

young

fate of

¿ ¿

the Whos

rest - ed

Œ ¿

on him!

But then came

¿.

‰ ¿ ¿ J

Jo - Jo looked grim.

¿ ¿ ¿

The

¿ ¿ J

> ¿

Think:

Œ ¿

A pe - cu - liar new word.

kind

###

109

for a

¿ ¿ J

of a

¿ Œ ¿ ¿ heard!

We are

∑

# # # # >œ & #

‰

HERE!

Boil

¿ ¿

no one

ev - er

had

> ¿ Œ ¿ ¿

#### > > # œ ‰œÓ J F Boil it!

> > œ ‰œÓ J

HERE!

> œ J

# # # # >¿ Œ ¿ ¿ #

We are HERE!

COURTROOM:

# # # # >¿ & #

112

¿ Œ ¿ ¿

word

WHOS: (except JOJO)

The

it!

are

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JOJO:

We are

Boil

it!

U >

ƒ YOPP!!!

∑

159

& #

# ## œ ‰ œ Ó J F Boil it!

∑

# # # # >¿ & #

# # # # >œ & #

‰

112

HERE!

Boil

> œ J

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(#35 – GREEN EGGS AND HAM (BOWS) begins.)

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Words To Know From SeussicalTM JR. Conniption – a hysterical fit Diligence – persistent work or effort Din – a loud and prolonged noise Envious – showing envy; jealous Façade – a false appearance or behavior that hides a person’s true self Flamboyant – loud, over-the-top, or colorful; bold; attracting attention Frills – unnecessary embellishments Gavel – a small mallet used to call attention to a meeting by hitting a surface Gingerly – carefully or cautiously Hoax – a prank or trick Improbable – not likely to be true or happen Improvisational – something said or done that is unplanned and unpracticed In the lurch – leave a friend in a difficult situation with no help Incubating – the process of warming an egg to bring it to hatch Keen – sharp; highly developed Litany – a list repeated many times before Loitering – standing around without an apparent purpose Lunatic – a very foolish, crazy, or eccentric person Outlandish – unusual or bizarre Pachyderm – a large mammal with thick skin such as an elephant Pendulous – droopy or saggy Perchance – by chance; perhaps Propels – drives or pushes in a particular direction Resolute – firmly determined Segue – a transition from one activity, topic, or scene to the next Squarely – precisely in the middle

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Stamina – the ability or strength to continue an activity for a long time Stethoscope – a medical instrument for listening to someone’s heartbeat or breathing Tantrums – outbursts of anger or frustration Trepidation – a feeling of fear that something bad may happen Unfurled – spread out; revealed

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glossary

actor: A person who performs as a character in a play or musical. author: A writer of a play or musical, also known as a playwright. A musical’s authors include the book writer, a composer and a lyricist. blocking: The actors’ movement in a play or musical, not including the choreography. The director usually assigns blocking during rehearsals. book writer: One of the authors of a musical. The book writer writes the lines (dialogue) and the stage directions. Also called the librettist. cast: The performers in a show. cheating out: Turning oneself slightly toward the house when performing so the audience may better see one’s face and hear one’s lines. choreographer: A person who creates and teaches the dance numbers in a musical. composer: A person who writes music for a musical. creative team: The author(s), director, choreographer, music director and designers for a play or musical. cross: When an actor onstage moves toward or away from another actor or object. dialogue: A conversation between two or more characters. director: A person who provides the artistic vision, coordinates the creative elements and stages the play. downstage: The portion of the stage closest to the audience. The opposite of upstage. house: The area of the theater where the audience sits to watch the show. house left: The left side of the theater from the audience’s perspective. If something is located “house left,” it is to the left side of the audience as they are seated in the theater. house right: The right side of the theater from the audience’s perspective. If something is located “house right,” it is to the right side of the audience as they are seated in the theater. lines: The dialogue spoken by the actors. lyricist: A person who writes the lyrics of a musical. The lyricist works with a composer to create songs. lyrics: The words of a song.

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monologue: A dramatic speech by one actor. music director: A person who is in charge of teaching the songs to the cast and orchestra and maintaining the quality of the performed score. musical: A play with songs that are used to tell a story. off-book: The actor’s ability to perform his or her memorized lines without holding the script. offstage: Any area out of view of the audience. Also called backstage. onstage: Anything on the stage and within view of the audience is said to be onstage. opening night: The first official performance of a production, after which the show is frozen, meaning no further changes are made, and reviews may be published. play: A type of dramatic writing meant to be performed live on a stage. A musical is one kind of play. protagonist: The main character in a musical. The action centers around this character. raked stage: A stage which is raised slightly upstage so that it slants towards the audience. rehearsal: A meeting during which the cast learns and practices the show. script: 1) The written words that make up a show, including spoken words, stage directions and lyrics. 2) The book that contains those words. speed-through: To speak through the dialogue of a scene as quickly as possible. A speed-through rehearsal helps actors memorize their lines, and it infuses energy into the pacing of a scene. stage directions: Words in the script that describe the actions of the characters. stage left: The left side of the stage, from the actor’s perspective. The same side of the theater as house right. stage manager: A person who is responsible for keeping all rehearsals and performances on schedule. stage right: The right side of the stage, from the actor’s perspective. The same side of the theater as house left. upstage: The part of the stage farthest from the audience. The opposite of downstage. warm-ups: Exercises at the beginning of a rehearsal or before a performance that prepare actors’ voices and bodies.

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Actor’s Script Credits Contributing Editors Chris Fuller Marianne Phelps Cara Schuster Designers Kevin Johnson Steven G. Kennedy Music Layout Rob Rokicki Daniel J. Mertzlufft Music Supervisor Lindsay Lupi Associate Editor Laura Jo Schuster Senior Managing Editor Susan Fuller The Broadway Junior™ Concept and Format Created by Music Theatre International (MTI) Adaptation and support materials developed for MTI by iTheatrics under the supervision of Timothy Allen McDonald. See MTI’s complete line of Broadway Junior™ musicals at: broadwayjr.com MTI’s School Edition and full-length musicals may be found at: MTIShows.com

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