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Welcome to the Theater �� ii About SeussicalTM KIDS �� vii The Show �� 1 Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! �� 1 Horton Hears A Who �� 11 Here On Who �� 14 Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Reprise) �� 21 It’s Possible (Part 1) �� 22 It’s Possible (Part 2) �� 30 Alone In The Universe �� 31 The One Feather Tail Of Miss Gertrude McFuzz �� 36 Monkey Around/Chasing The Whos �� 38 Horton Sits On The Egg/Dilemma �� 48 Solla Sollew �� 53 The Whos Return �� 56 Yopp! �� 59 Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Finale) �� 61 Green Eggs And Ham (Bows) �� 64 Words to Know from SeussicalTM KIDS. �� 68 Glossary �� 69 TM table of contents SeussicalTM KIDS Actor’s Script © 2016 MTI Enterprises, Inc. Copyright 1998 Pen And Perseverance, Inc. and Hillsdale Music Inc. SeussicalTM is a trademark of Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. Actor’s Script Front Matter © 2016 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.

KIDS

Seussical

Seussical KIDS welcome to the theater

C ONGRATULATIONS!

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 . ss Whether 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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what to expect during rehearsals

You 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:

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.

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.

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KIDS make the script your own

Always 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!

Mark 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.

Underline important stage directions, lines, lyrics and individual words. For example, if your line reads, “But don’t worry, I ain’t gonna let them get you or me,” and your director wants you to stress the words “you or me,” underline those words in your script.

Save time and space by using the following standard abbreviations:

ON: onstage OFF: offstage

US: upstage DS: downstage

SL: stage left SR: stage right

CS: center stage 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).

Draw 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.

Draw stick figures to help you remember your choreography. Remember, the simpler the better.

Mark your music with large commas to remind yourself where to take breaths while singing.

Although 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! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Seussical

APPLE SELLER

Why not? Nobody’s buying ‘em anyway.

ANNIE Gee thanks, Mister.

Say kid, when is the orphan’s picnic?

Soon as I take a bite.

APPLE SELLER

ANNIE

(ANNIE takes a bite of the apple. The APPLE SELLER exits as SANDY enters from the other side.) Hey there. The dogcatchers are after you, ain’t they? Well, they’re after me, too. But don’t worry, I ain’t gonna let them get you or me. Everything’s gonna be fine. For the both of us. If not today, well...

Tomorrow

ANNIE:

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the today, The sun’ll come out to-mor-row. Bet your bot-tom dol-lar that tomor-row,______ there’ll be sun! Just think-in’ a-bout to-mor-row clears a-way the cob-webs and the Actor’s Script Name: ____________________________ Character: ________________________ 1 2

6 7 8 This example

from Annie KIDS XDSR , DICTION Allison Canning

For

Annie

some tips for the theater

Don’t upstage yourself. Cheat out so the audience can always see your face and hear your voice.

Always arrive at rehearsal on time and ready to begin.

It takes an ensemble to make a show; everyone’s part is important.

Keep going! If you forget a line or something unexpected happens, keep the scene moving forward. Chances are, the audience won’t even notice.

Be respectful of others at all times. Remember to thank the director and fellow cast and crew members.

If you are having trouble memorizing your lines, try writing them down or speaking them aloud�

Bring your script and a pencil to rehearsal.every

Before the show, say “break a leg”– which means “good luck” in the theater.

Be specific! Make clear choices about your character’s background and motivation in the show.

Always be quiet backstage. And keep in mind, if you can see the audience, they can see you, so stay out of sight.

HAVE FUN!

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SeussicalTM KIDS synopsis

As a CHILD stumbles upon a lone red-and-white-striped hat, its curious owners, the CATS IN THE HATS (CAT 1, 2 and 3) appear and introduce the boy to the wondrous world of Seuss (Oh, The Thinks You Can Think!). The Cats begin their tales with the story of HORTON the Elephant who lives in the Jungle of Nool with JUNGLE CITIZENS (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) 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). Though puzzled, Horton delicately places the speck onto a clover just as SOUR KANGAROO and YOUNG KANGAROO bounce along. They “humpf” at the idea that there could be a person on the speck. The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS (1, 2 and 3), a trio of monkeys, join in on teasing Horton for believing such nonsense. A TALK SHOW HOST interviews GERTRUDE MCFUZZ and MAYZIE LABIRD on the topic of “Psychic Elephants Who Hear Voices.” The cries for 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 (Here On Who). At this point, the Child from the beginning becomes JOJO, their son, and is blamed for what are actually the Cats’ mischievous ways. JoJo is left to take his bath, but the Cats aren’t done leading the boy into greater adventures (Oh, The Things You Can Think! – Reprise). The Cats and JoJo are swept underwater with FISH all around in McElligot’s Pool (It’s Possible – Part 1 and Part 2).

Meanwhile, Horton guards the clover and believes in the Whos despite the other animals’ judgments (Alone In The Universe). Horton and JoJo bond

in their imaginations, and just as JoJo begins to fall asleep, the Cats wake him to tell him the story of Gertrude McFuzz (The One Feather Tail Of Miss Gertrude McFuzz). Gertrude tries everything to impress Horton, selfconscious of her small, plain tail. He never notices, and as she concludes her sad tale, the Wickersham Brothers return to steal the clover away (Monkey Around/Chasing The Whos). Horton chases them through great stretches of jungles, beaches and sand, but the monkeys hand over the clover to VLAD VLADIKOFF, who drops the Whos into a field of clovers. Mayzie reappears and asks Horton if he would consider sitting on her egg. Horton agrees (Horton Sits On The Egg/Dilemma).

Finally, after fifty-one weeks, Mayzie returns. Horton pleads with Mayzie to take her egg back, but Mayzie relinquishes her responsibility. Horton tells the egg that he’ll protect it and sings the egg a lullaby (Solla Sollew). Just as things seem hopeless, Gertrude McFuzz appears with the clover and the Whos intact (The Whos Return).

As Horton is reunited with the Whos, he is taken to court for “talking with a speck, disturbing the peace, and loitering… on an egg.” JUDGE YERTLE remands Horton to the Nool Asylum and decides that the dust speck be boiled in a kettle of beezlenut oil. JoJo saves the day (Yopp!), and is honored as “Thinker Nonstop.” Horton’s egg hatches and an Elephant Bird emerges.

As the adventure comes to an end (Oh, The Thinks You Can Think – Finale), JoJo reappears with the Cats’ hat and pulls it over his eyes, ending this story with one last reprise (Green Eggs And Ham – Bows).

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SeussicalTM KIDS characters

Child/JoJo

Cat 1

Cat 2

Cat 3

Horton

The Whos

Gertrude McFuzz

Mayzie LaBird

Sour Kangaroo

Wickersham 1

Wickersham 2

Wickersham 3

Jungle Citizen 1

Jungle Citizen 2

Jungle Citizen 3

Jungle Citizen 4

Jungle Citizen 5

Mr. Mayor

Mrs. Mayor

Young Kangaroo

Talk Show Host

Vlad Vladikoff

Marshal

Judge Yertle

Ensemble:

The Whos

Wickershams

Jungle Citizens

Fish

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(#1 – OVERTURE begins. A red-and-white-striped hat sits on a very empty stage. A CHILD (JOJO) enters and notices it.)

CHILD

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 Or a sort of a kind of a hat-wearing…

(The CHILD picks up the hat, and CAT 1, CAT 2 and CAT 3 suddenly appear.)

CATS, CHILD Cat!

(#2 – OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK! begins.)

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CAT 1: I can see that you've got quite a mind for your age!

CAT 2: Why, one Think and you dragged me right onto the stage!

CAT 3: Now, I'm here, there is no telling what may ensue...

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

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THINK! TM & b b

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Oh,

The Thinks You Can Think!

CAT 3: Now, I'm here, there is no telling what may ensue...

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

(The CATS begin to "create" the Seussian world of imagination for the CHILD, who will enter this world and become JOJO.)

Bright "4", With Mischief

(CATS:)

Oh, the thinks you can think!

Oh, the thinks you can think

if you're wil ling to try...

Or a Gink with a stink!

Or a stair to the sky...

If you o pen your mind,

oh, the thinks you will Þnd

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CATS: Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

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‰ œ œ j œ œ # n j œ œ ‰ Œ Seuss! & b b 27 Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Oh, the thinks you can think! Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ An y think er who thinks -& & b b b b 29 Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ can come up with a few! ∑ (ALL:)

CHILD) CATS: ú Ó Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Oh, the thinks you can think! & b J œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ If you o pen your mind, Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ oh, the thinks you will Þnd& b b 15 Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ li ning up to get loose... œ Œ Ó& b b 17 Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Oh, the thinks you can think Œ œ œ œ œ œ when you think a bout& b b 19 ¿ > Œ Ó Seuss! (Full

now enters.) ALL: (except CHILD) ∑ Œ ¿ > Ó Seuss! & b b 22 ∑ Œ ¿ > Ó Seuss! ∑

Seuss! Seuss! Seuss! Seuss!

(except

COMPANY

(ALL:) (except CHILD)

CATS:

Oh, the thinks you can think!

Think of beau ti ful schlopp CATS:

(except CHILD)

Oh, the thinks you can think CATS, CHILD:

when you think a bout

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ALL:

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ALL:

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y think er who thinks -& & b b b b 29 Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

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can come up with a few!

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œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b b œ œ Œ ti ny to see! ∑ -& & b b b b 51 œ N œ œ œ œ œ œ Think of a bird with a j ¿ ‰ Œ Ó Think! GERTRUDE: œ œ œ œ œ Œ one feath er tail! ∑ -& b b 53 ALL: j (scared) & b b Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Oh, the thinks you can think Œ œ œ œ œ œ when you think a bout& b b 41 œ > Œ œ > Œ Seuss! Seuss! œ > Œ œ > Œ Seuss! Seuss! w > Seuss!!! & b b 44 . . ú œ œ w ∑

MRS. MAYOR, WHOS:

Think of a bird who ßies

off on a spree!

Think

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of a kan ga roo,

Think! SOUR KANGAROO: (rifÞng and growling)

sour as can be!

Think of some mon keys with

WICKERSHAMS:

trou

in store!

Think!

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Think! GERTRUDE:

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- - - - -

Go ing on ad ven ture down

ALL:

dan ger ous trail! Aaagh! (scared)

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& # # # 75 j œ > ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ

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ALL: w& # # # # # # # # 79 Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

CATS: ALL: Œ œ œ œ œ œ when you

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night. Œ œ - œ œOoh... (menacing,

much air) œ œ - ú&71 Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ >

a lone in your room Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ # >

- -

think a glim mer of light! CATS:

Ah! ALL: (with relief)

But I hope you're pre pared CATS:

be scared er than scared!

this ain't Moth

Goose!

Dan ger's right on the brink

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Seuss! Seuss!

Seuss!

CHILD:

Seuss!

When you think a bout

Seuss!

Seuss! Seuss! Seuss!

Seuss!

Seuss! Seuss! Seuss!

Seuss!

Seuss! Seuss!

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Seuss!

- -

CHILD:

Seuss!

CAT 1

An unusual story will soon be unfurled...

CAT 2

Of an elephant trying to save a small world…

CAT 3

Our story begins with a very strange sound:

CAT 1

The drums of a jungle beginning to pound!

(The COMPANY begins drumming.)

CAT 2

Now, think of an elephant lumbering through.

CHILD

Horton.

Yes, Horton! Horton hears a Who!

CAT 3

(The COMPANY creates the Jungle of Nool. The COMPANY becomes the JUNGLE CITIZENS and makes the sounds of a jungle.)

JUNGLE CITIZEN 1

On the fifteenth of May in the Jungle of Nool—

JUNGLE CITIZEN 2

In the heat of the day in the cool of the pool—

JUNGLE CITIZEN 3

He was splashing.

ALL Splash!!!!

JUNGLE CITIZEN 4

Enjoying the jungle’s great joys—

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∑

JUNGLE CITIZEN 5

When Horton the Elephant heard a small noise.

MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR (offstage)

Help! Help!

(HORTON notices a floating speck of dust.)

HORTON

Look! A small speck of dust

Blowing past, through the air. 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.

(#3 – HORTON HEARS A WHO begins.)

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Horton Hears a Who

HORTON HEARS A WHO

(HORTON:) He's alone in the universe.

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JUNGLE CITIZEN 1

So, gently, and using the greatest of care

JUNGLE CITIZEN 2

The elephant stretched his great trunk through the air

JUNGLE CITIZEN 3

And he lifted the dust speck and carried it over

JUNGLE CITIZEN 4

And placed it down safely on a very soft clover.

(The SOUR KANGAROO and the YOUNG KANGAROO enter.)

SOUR KANGAROO

Humpf!… humpfed a voice. ’Twas the Sour Kangaroo. And the Young Kangaroo in her pouch said:

YOUNG KANGAROO

“Humpf!” too!

SOUR KANGAROO

Why, that speck is as small as the head of a pin. A person on that? Why, there never has been!

YOUNG KANGAROO

Humpf!

(The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS enter. They are a group of monkeys.)

WICKERSHAM 1

Ha! Laughed a voice!

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WICKERSHAM 2

Ha! Laughed some others!

WICKERSHAMS

Ha! Ha! Ha!

Laughed the Wickersham Brothers!

(The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS, SOUR KANGAROO and YOUNG KANGAROO all point at HORTON and laugh. They whisper to the JUNGLE CITIZENS.)

JUNGLE CITIZEN 5

Through the jungle, the news quickly flew! He talks to a dust speck!

CHILD

It’s on Channel Two!

(The CHILD (JOJO) instantly envisions the whole scene on TV.)

TALK SHOW HOST

Our topic today is “Psychic Elephants Who Hear Voices.” Whaddaya think, folks? Is the elephant off his trunk?

(GERTRUDE is now speaking on camera.)

GERTRUDE

I’m Gertrude McFuzz, and I live right next door. He’s never done anything crazy before. He’s always been friendly and loyal and kind. I just don’t believe Horton’s out of his mind!

(MAYZIE interrupts.)

MAYZIE

I’m Mayzie LaBird And I live in that tree. Enough about Horton. Let’s talk about me!

(HORTON now pleads his case.)

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…

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(Everyone laughs at HORTON and GERTRUDE.)

JUNGLE CITIZENS

Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

(Everyone exits laughing, leaving HORTON alone. The CATS and the CHILD (JOJO) are off to one side of the stage.)

MR. MAYOR (offstage) Help! Help!

CAT 1

Horton soon heard a voice, Calling over and over—

MR. MAYOR (offstage) Help!

CAT 2

So he tried to think Who might be down on that clover.

CAT 3

An invisible world! Amazing but true! And guess who now enters the story?

CHILD

Who?

(The CHILD becomes JOJO. JOJO joins the WHOS who have entered the stage.)

CATS

You!

(#4 – HERE ON WHO begins.)

Seussical KIDS Here on Who

HERE ON WHO

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

MR. MAYOR:

Seussical KIDS 14 & # 8 12 b b b b

3 L'istesso

¿ Œ

Œ .

& b b b b . œ œ j n ‰ . œ 5 œ j n ‰ . œ

Well, We're 4 WHOS:

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 15 & 8 b b . ¿ Œ Œ œ Well,

& b b b b . œ œ j œ n œ ‰ . œ

here. We 5 œ j œ n œ ‰ . œ . œ are Who's here, & b b b b 7 œ J œ œ J œ n œ j œ œ J œ b smal ler than the eye can see. . ú Œ . . œ It's& b b b b 9 . œ œ j œ œ ‰ . œ true, sir. We're œ j œ . œ . œ . œ Who's who, sir. & b b b b b 11 œ J œ œ j œ n œ J œ œ j œ

a Who. And so are we.

. ú Œ . . œ n We're & b 13 œ j œ # œ j œ œ j œ œ j œ ti ny lit tle peo ple blow ing œ j œ # œ J œ # . œ Œ . by in the air, - - -& b 15 œ j œ # œ J œ . œ . œ won der ing how and . ú . ú b why -& b 17 œ J œ # œ J œ Œ . . œ we're on Who, the . œ œ j œ œ j œ b . œ ti ni est -& b # 19 œ j œ Œ . œ b j œ œ j œ . ú . œ Œ ‰

We're

Who's

I'm

WHOS: MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR:

Seussical KIDS 16 & œ œ # œ J . œ won der ing how and why -& b 17 œ J œ # œ J œ Œ . . œ we're on Who, the . œ œ j œ œ j œ b . œ ti ni est -& b # 19 œ j œ Œ . œ b j œ œ j œ pla net in the sky! . ú . œ Œ ‰& # Œ j œ œ # œ œ j œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ j œ œ A la de la de la de 21 . . œ œ œ œ J œ œ # ù Œ j œ œ ß Œ . la! Who! Who! - - - - - -& # 23 Œ j œ œ # œ œ j œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ j œ œ A la de la de la de . . œ œ œ œ J œ œ # ù Œ ‰ J ¿ ‰ ‰ la! Who! Who! MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR: - - - - - -& # 25 Œ j œ œ # œ œ j œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ j œ œ A la de la de la de WHOS: . . œ œ œ œ J œ œ # ù Œ j œ œ ß Œ . la! Who! Who! - - - - - -& # b b b b 27 Œ j œ œ # œ œ j œ œ œ œ j œ œ . . œ œ A la de la de la... . . ú ú Œ . . œ We're - - - -& b b b b . œ œ j œ n œ ‰ . œ Whos here, win 29 œ j œ n . œ . œ . œ or lose here, & b b b b 31 œ J œ œ J œ n œ j œ œ J œ b . ú Œ ‰ . œ

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 17 & b 8 9 8 12 37 œ j œ # œ j œ œ J œ œ j œ a ny gi ven mo ment we could œ j œ # œ J œ # Œ ‰ crash or be drowned, - -& b 8 12 39 œ j œ # œ J œ . œ , . œ hit ting the ground, oh . ú . ú b my!& b 41 œ J œ # œ J œ Œ . . œ Here on Who, the . œ œ j œ œ j œ b . œ ti ni est -& b b b c 43 œ j œ Œ . œ b j œ œ j œ . ú . œ Œ ‰ (JOJO comes forward, imploring HORTON.) & # b b b b Œ j œ œ # œ œ j œ œ œ œ j œ œ . . œ œ A la de la de la... . . ú ú Œ . . œ We're - - - -& b b b b . œ œ j œ n œ ‰ . œ Whos here, win 29 œ j œ n . œ . œ . œ or lose here, & b b b b 31 œ J œ œ J œ n œ j œ œ J œ b strug g ling to stay a live. . ú Œ ‰ . œ Each - -& b b b b 33 J œ ‰ ‰ Œ j œ . œ . œ gust pro pels (slide) œ j œ . œ J œ ‰ ‰ . œ our dust. Oh,& b b b b b 35 œ J œ œ j œ n . œ œ j œ how the heck do Whos sur vive? . ú Œ . . œ n At -

Seussical KIDS 18 & # 49 . ú Œ . . œ You j œ Œ Œ j œ œ ‰ . œ must, sir! Save œ j œ . œ j œ Œ . œ our dust, sir! & # # # # # 52 œ j œ œ j œ # . œ œ j œ Now that we have reached your ears! . ú Œ . . œ # We're & # # # # 54 œ j œ ‹ œ j œ œ J œ œ j œ ti ny lit tle peo ple say ing œ j œ ‹ œ J œ # . œ Œ . thanks in ad vance, - - - -& # # # # 56 œ j œ ‹ œ J œ . œ . œ ho ping per chance, you'll . ú . ú n try! -& # # # # 58 œ J œ # œ J œ Œ . . œ Here on Who, the . œ œ j œ œ j œ n œ ‰ ti ni est -& b œ J œ # œ J œ Œ . . œ Here on Who, the . œ œ j œ œ j œ b . œ ti ni est -& b b b c 43 œ j œ Œ . œ b j œ œ j œ pla net in the sky! . ú . œ Œ ‰ (JOJO comes forward, imploring HORTON.)& b b c # 8 12 45 Œ œ . œ . œ . It's up to JOJO, WHOS: . œ œ j œ # œ ‰ . œ you, sir. Please (sincerely) Slowly & # 47 œ j œ # œ ‰ . œ . œ help Who, sir. œ J œ œ j œ # œ j œ œ j œ n You're the on ly one who hears. -

(We see HORTON in the jungle, listening to the clover.)

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 19 & # # # # # 62 w

ú Ó Ó Œ ‰ j ¿ I HORTON: & # 65 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ‰ ¿ ¿ won't let you down. No I ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ‰ J œ won't let you fall. A & # 67 œ œ œ œ œ œ 3 3 per son's a per son no Freely œ # œ œ ú ‰ j œ 3 3 mat ter how small. A - -& # 69 œ . œ j œ œ œ ‰ j œ 3 3 per son's a per son no œ œ ú mat ter how rit. - -& & # # 71 w small. Ó ú ú ú Whooo! p WHOS: (gratefully) ú Ó ú ú ú Ó & # # œ j œ ‹ œ J œ œ . œ ho ping per chance, you'll ú ú n try! -& # # # # 58 œ J œ # œ J œ Œ . . œ Here on Who, the . œ œ j œ œ j œ n œ ‰ ti ni est -& # # # # c 60 œ j œ Œ . . œ n . œ pla net in the rit. w sky... q. = q -

WHOS: (gratefully)

Whooo! p

(HORTON lumbers offstage. MR. MAYOR and MRS. MAYOR step away from the crowd toward JOJO.)

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

Your Thinks were so wild they disrupted your classes.

MRS. MAYOR

And made Mrs. Mackel-Who drop her new glasses.

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 and MRS. MAYOR exit, leaving JOJO alone to take his bath. He turns to the CATS. #5 – OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK! (REPRISE) begins.)

Seussical KIDS 20

& œ j œ œ ‰ j œ per son's a per son no œ ú mat ter how - -&

ú ú ú

w small. Ó

ú Ó ú ú ú Ó

OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK! (REPRISE)

Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Reprise)

JOJO: You got me into trouble!

Get out! Go away!

CATS: Alright. We'll be going.

Simply, Plaintive

(CATS:) But Þrst, let us say:

JOJO: Stop!

Oh, the thinks you can think!

JOJO: Be quiet!

Oh, the thinks you can think

JOJO: I'm not listening!

as you splash and you splish.

As you sit there and scrub, (JOJO hums to block out the CATS.)

have a think in that tub

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 21 & # # # C b b c 3

Ó Ó U 5

& b b c Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Œ œ œ œ

Moderato (CATS:) 5

œ œ

& b b 7 Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

∑

& b b 9 Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

KIDS

Seussical

& b b 11 Œ œ œ œ œ ‰ j œ

wa ter...

œ Œ Ó Þsh!

& b b 13 Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Think of

and

JOJO: (suddenly interested) Fish?

Think of pipes in the ßoor

lead ing off to a shore -

U JOJO: It's McElligot's Pool!

Soon your tub's not a tub, (opt. spoken)

(The CATS run and hide. #6 – IT’S POSSIBLE (PART 1) begins.)

Seussical KIDS It's Possible (Part 1)

IT’S POSSIBLE (PART 1)

Moderato, "2" Feel

Seussical KIDS 22

& b Œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Think of wa ter... and

Þsh! -

b b 13 Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

& b

œ œ œ œ œ œ

& b

œ œ œ œ œ œ

∑

# # ∑

Ó Œ

& # # 3 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ ‰ j œ

& # # 5 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

ted

of those œ œ œ œ ‰ j œ un der ground brooks! An - -& # # 7 j j ‰ j

b 15

where the wa ter is w cool... -

b 17 Œ

œ This (JOJO:) 6

might be a pool like I've

read of in books, con

nec

to one

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 23 & # # 11 œ œ . ú pos si ble! œ Œ œ œ œ A ny thing's - - -& # # 13 œ œ . ú pos si ble! ú Œ œ It (JOJO's imagination starts to expand.) -& # # œ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ might go a long, down where 15 œ œ œ œ ‰ j œ no one can see, right& # # 17 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ un der State High way Two œ œ œ œ ‰ j œ Hun dred and Three! Right - - - - -& # # 19 œ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ & might be a pool like I've read of in books, con& # # 5 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nec ted to one of those œ œ œ œ ‰ j œ un der ground brooks! An - -& # # 7 œ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ un der ground ri ver that œ œ œ œ ‰ j œ starts here and ßows right - -& # # 9 œ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ un der this bath tub! And j œ ‰ ¿ ¿ Œ ‰ j œ then, who knows! It's JOJO, CATS: - -

Seussical KIDS 24 & # # 23 œ œ . ú pos si ble! œ Œ œ œ œ A ny thing's - - -& # # 25 œ œ œ ú pos si ble. ú Œ œ It's œ œ . ú pos si ble! - - -& # # 28 œ Œ œ œ œ A ny thing's œ œ œ ú pos si ble ú Œ œ This (JOJO:) - - -& # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ might be a ri ver, now 31 œ œ œ œ ‰ j œ might n't it be, con - -& # # 33 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ¿ ‰ j œ & might go a long, down where œ no one can see, right& # # 17 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ un der State High way Two œ œ œ œ ‰ j œ Hun dred and Three! Right - - - - -& # # 19 œ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ un der the wa gons! Right œ œ œ œ œ un der the toes of - -& # # 21 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ J ¿ ¿ j œ Mis sus Um bro so... who's œ œ œ œ œ hang ing out clothes! It's - - - -

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

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 25 & # # b b 4 6 37 œ . ú me! ú Ó & b b 4 6 # # # # c b b b b 39 4 Gently 4

& b b b b # 47 4 6 & & # # 57 Ó Œ œ Oo w Ah! FISH (PART 2): FISH (PART 1): (a la the Beach Boys) œ œ b œ œ wee! w w Ooh! j œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ It's pos si ble! It's -& & # # 60 ∑ Œ Ó Œ œ Oo œ œ b œ œ wee! & œ œ œ œ œ œ might be a ri ver, now œ œ œ j œ might n't it be, con - -& # # 33 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nec ting Mc El li got's Pool œ œ œ ¿ ‰ j œ with the sea! Then - - -& # # 35 œ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ may be some Þsh might be œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ swim ming... swim ming toward - - -

Seussical KIDS 26 & & # # 63 w Ooh! j œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ It's pos si ble! It's ∑ œ œ œ œ Œ pos si ble... - - -& # # # 65 w Ah! p (ALL:) ú # ú w w w ú ú Œ œ œ Oh, the ƒ JOJO, GROUP 1: & & # # # # 69 œ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ sea is so full of a w w > oo (JOJO, GROUP 1:) GROUP 2: œ œ œ œ œ œ num ber of Þsh. If a ú ú j œ œ ‰ Œ Wah oo& & # # # # 71 œ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ fel low is pa tient, he w w > oo œ œ œ œ ‰ j œ might get his wish! And ú ú j œ œ ‰ Œ Wah oo -& w Ah! w j œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ It's pos si ble! It's -& & # # 60 ∑ œ œ œ œ Œ pos si ble... Ó Œ œ Oo w Ah! œ œ b œ œ wee! w - -

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 27 & & # # # # 73 œ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ

w w > oo œ œ œ œ œ œ

ú ú j œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ Wah oo when I & & # # # # 75 œ œ œ œ > Œ œ œ

here

in Mc œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ > Ó sit here

Þsh F œ œ œ œ ‰ j œ El li

∑ - -& & & # # # # # # 77 œ œ . ú pos si ble. Œ ‰ j œ œ œ œ It's pos si ble... Ó Œ ‰ j œ It's PART 1: PART 2: PART 3: ú œ œ œ A ny thing's ú œ œ œ A ny thing's œ œ œ œ œ œ pos si ble! A ny thing's - - -----& # w w > oo ú ú j œ œ ‰ Œ Wah oo & & # # # # 71 œ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ

low

he w w > oo œ œ œ œ ‰ j œ might get his wish! And ú ú j œ œ ‰ Œ Wah oo - -

that's why I think that I'm

not such a fool when I

sit

and Þsh

and

got's Pool! It's

fel

is pa tient,

Seussical KIDS 28 & & & # # # # # # 79 œ œ œ ú pos si ble. œ œ œ ú pos si ble! œ œ œ ú pos si ble! ú Œ œ It's ú Ó ú Ó œ œ . ú pos si ble. Œ ‰ j œ œ œ œ It's pos si ble... Ó Œ ‰ j œ It's -----& & & # # # # # # 82 ú œ œ œ A ny thing's ú œ œ œ A ny thing's œ œ œ œ œ œ pos si ble! A ny thing's œ œ œ ú pos si ble. œ œ œ ú pos si ble! œ œ œ ú pos si ble! ú Œ œ It's ú Ó ú Ó JOJO: - - --- - ---& # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ > Ó sit here and Þsh & & & # # # # # # 77 œ œ . ú pos si ble. Œ ‰ j œ œ œ œ It's pos si ble... Ó Œ ‰ j œ It's

PART 3: ú œ œ œ A ny thing's ú œ œ œ A ny thing's œ œ œ œ œ œ pos si ble! A ny thing's - - ----- -

PART 1: PART 2:

(MR. MAYOR and MRS. MAYOR enter, 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!

(#7 – IT’S POSSIBLE (PART 2) begins.)

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 29

& # œ œ œ ú pos si ble! ú Ó Ó Œ ‰ j œ It's -& & & # # # # # # 82 ú œ œ œ A ny thing's ú œ œ œ A ny thing's œ œ œ œ œ œ

si ble! A ny thing's œ œ œ ú

si ble. œ œ œ ú

si ble! œ œ œ ú

si ble! ú Œ œ It's ú Ó ú Ó JOJO: - - --- - ---& # # 85 œ œ . ú pos si ble... (JOJO:) œ Œ œ œ œ A ny thing... Ó œ œ œ " A ny thing... - - - - - -

pos

Possible

(Part 2) IT’S POSSIBLE (PART 2)

(MR. MAYOR and MRS. MAYOR exit.)

(The scene shifts to HORTON, alone, guarding his clover. Night falls.)

Seussical KIDS 30 & # # c 4 A Bit Slower

JOJO: œ œ j œ ‰ œ œ I still think that

7 & # # 4 2 6 œ œ œ œ œ œ not such a fool when I Freely œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ sit here and Þsh in Mc& # # 4 2 c 8 œ œ œ El li got's w Pool! ú Œ œ It's JOJO, CATS, FISH: -& # # 11 œ œ . ú pos si ble! œ Œ œ œ œ A ny thing's... Slower - - -& # # 13 œ œ œ œ œ œ ú ú pos si ble! w w U Maestoso ∑ -Seussical KIDS

I'm

It's

in the Universe

(HORTON:) Well let them all laugh, I'll try not to mind, For I have found something that they'll never Þnd!

Tempo (with Wonder)

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 31 & b b b b b c 8

Œ œ ú I'm a (HORTON:) 8& b b b b b 10 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ lone in the u ni verse. Œ œ ú So A - -& b b b b b 12 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ lone in the u ni verse. Œ œ ú I've found -& b b b b b 14 œ œ œ œ œ œ ma gic but they won't . œ j œ œ Œ see it. ∑& b b b b b 17 Œ œ ú They all œ œ œ œ œ œ œ call me a lun a tic. Œ œ ú O kay - -& b b b b b 20 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ call me a lun a tic. Œ œ ú If I - -

Alone

HORTON

thinking a dust speck can speak.

#8 – ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE begins.) ALONE

Seussical KIDS

I’ve been guarding this clover For over a week, Getting laughed at For

(

IN THE UNIVERSE

Seussical KIDS 32 & b b b b b 22 œ œ œ œ œ œ stand on my own, so . œ j œ œ Œ be it. Ó Œ œ 'Cause HORTON, JOJO: & b b b b b 25 . œ J œ œ œ I have wings. ú Œ œ Yes, . œ j œ œ œ I can ßy & b b b b b 28 ú Œ œ a . œ J œ œ œ round the moon œ œ œ œ and far be -& b b b b b 31 . œ j œ œ œ yond the sky. ú Œ œ Well, . œ J œ œ œ some day soon, & b b b b b 34 œ Œ œ œ you will . œ b J œ œ œ hear my plea. w & b b b b b 37 Œ œ ú One small (HORTON:) œ œ œ œ œ œ œ voice in the u ni verse, -& b b b b b 39 Œ œ ú One true JOJO: œ œ œ œ œ œ œ friend in the u ni verse, ∑ -& b b b b b Œ œ ú They all œ œ œ œ œ œ œ call me a lun a tic. Œ œ ú O kay - -& b b b b b 20 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ call me a lun a tic. Œ œ ú If I - -

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

JOJO: (startled) 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!

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:) 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!

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 33 & b b b b b b 42 Ó œ œ Who be

. œ j œ œ œ lieves in me... ú Ó& b 45 8

HORTON, JOJO:

& b n 53 8

&61

&69

Seussical KIDS 34 &

76 Ó

∑

. œ

œ œ œ

∑

Œ œ

79 . œ j œ œ œ

ßy ∑ ú Œ œ a . œ j œ œ œ

ßy . œ

œ œ œ

82 œ œ œ œ

ú œ

. œ

œ œ œ

. œ

œ œ œ

ú Œ œ

ú Ó

&85 . œ

œ œ

œ Œ œ œ

. œ b

œ œ œ

ú > Yes,

(HORTON:)

I have wings

JOJO: ú

and

œ œ Œ I have wings

I can

round the moon w

& &

and far be .

yond the sky.

You

J œ

called my name (HORTON:)

and you

set me free...

HORTON: Goodnight, JoJo.

JOJO: Goodnight, Horton. See you in Solla Sollew.

(JOJO starts to go to sleep.) (Suddenly, the CATS appear and shake him awake.)

CAT 1

Wake up! The scene’s over!

CAT 2

There’s more to be heard. (HORTON lumbers offstage. CAT 3 points at HORTON.)

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 35 &88 w œ œ ú

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

-&91 Œ œ ú

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

∑ -&

94 Ó œ œ

œ œ œ

œ œ

One small

voice in the u ni verse,

One true JOJO:

friend in the u ni verse,

who be Ó œ œ who be HORTON: JOJO: .

lieves in me. .

œ lieves in me. w w w w w w

&99 3

∑ U

CAT 3

There goes our hero. Who enters?

CATS

The bird!

GERTRUDE

“Song for Horton,” Number Four Hundred and Thirty-Seven. (GERTRUDE enters with a guitar. She begins to play and sing. #9 – THE ONE FEATHER TAIL OF MISS GERTRUDE MCFUZZ begins.)

Seussical KIDS

The One Feather Tail of Miss Gertrude McFuzz

THE ONE FEATHER TAIL OF MISS GERTRUDE MCFUZZ

Seussical KIDS 36 & C 8 Folky

Ó Œ ‰ j œ Doo (GERTRUDE:) 9 &10 . . ú j œ doo Doo . . ú j œ doo Doo ú œ œ œ œ doo do do do &13 ú Œ œ do There . œ j œ œ œ once was a . œ j œ œ œ girl bird named&16 . œ j œ œ œ Ger trude Mc ú Œ œ Fuzz and . œ j œ œ œ she had the -&19 œ œ œ œ smal lest, plain ú j œ . œ tail e ver ú Œ œ was. One - -

(GERTRUDE strums the guitar.)

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 37 &22 . œ j œ œ œ

. œ j œ œ œ

-&25 . ú U œ had. And ú œ œ oh! That one (slide) j œ . œ œ œ œ fea ther made&28 œ œ œ œ œ

w sad. Ó ú She . œ b J œ Œ œ

&32 . œ j œ Œ œ

it. She . œ b j œ œ œ b gave it a œ Œ Œ œ

She &35 . œ j œ œ œ

it with œ œ Œ , œ œ ßow ers but it . œ b j œ œ œ was n't e - -&38 œ Œ Œ œ nough. For . œ j œ œ œ no mat ter œ ‰ j œ œ œ what, it just& . œ j œ œ œ Ger trude Mc ú Œ œ Fuzz and . œ j œ œ œ she had the -&19 œ œ œ œ

lest, plain ú j œ . œ tail e ver ú Œ œ was. One - -

droo py droop

fea ther. That's

all that she Rit. -

Ger trude so

curled it. She

dyed

puff.

decked

smal

JOJO

Well, Gertrude seems lonely, but she sang a nice song. (#10 – MONKEY AROUND/CHASING THE WHOS begins.)

Seussical KIDS

MONKEY AROUND/ CHASING THE WHOS

Monkey Around / Chasing the Whos

CATS: Kid, fasten your seat belt.

'Cause now things go wrong!

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

Seussical KIDS 38 & # c 4 2 b b c ∑ U

& b b c 4 11

& b 15 WICKERSHAMS, JUNGLE CITIZENS: WICKERSHAM 3:

&41 . œ j œ œ œ was what it ú U Œ œ was— A œ œ œ œ

that simp ly Più Mosso&44 j œ . œ œ ‰ U J œ was n't meant to œ œ œ œ , œ œ catch the eye of an j œ . œ œ ‰ U J œ e le phant... the - -&47 ú j œ . œ one fea ther A Tempo ú œ œ œ tail of Miss œ œ œ œ œ Ger trude Mc ú Ó Fuzz. - - -

tail

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 39 & b b 21 œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ n > it on the sum mer breeze. w& & b b b b 23 ‰ j œ œ œ > Œ œ œ Mmm hmm! Some thin' ‰ j œ œ œ > Ó Mmm hmm! WICKERSHAMS: JUNGLE CITIZENS: œ œ œ œ j œ . œ big is get tin' near er. w Ooh - - -& & b b b b 25 Ó Œ œ œ Some thin' ‰ j œ œ œ > Ó Mmm hmm! œ b œ œ œ ú big is com in' through. w Ooh -& b b c 4 11 & b b 15 Œ ¿ Œ œ œ Yeah! There's a

JUNGLE CITIZENS: WICKERSHAM 3: œ œ œ œ j œ . œ rust le in the bush es. -& b b 17 Ó Œ œ œ There's a œ b œ œ œ ú trem ble in the trees.& b b 19 Ó Œ ‰ j œ N Hear œ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ b > it like a whis per. Smell -

WICKERSHAMS,

Seussical KIDS 40 & & b b b b 29 œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ > what we in tend to do. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ > what we in tend to do. Í Í w w ú Œ œ > œ > Come on! ú Œ œ > œ > Come on!& b b 32 ‰ j œ œ œ œ œ Œ I wan na mon key, (ALL:) œ œ œ œ œ œ > œ > mon key a round. Come on! - - -& b b 34 ‰ j œ œ œ œ œ Œ I got ta mon key, œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ > œ > mon key a round. Come on! - - -& b b 36 ‰ j œ œ œ œ œ ‰ J œ b We're gon na mon key. Ooh, œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ > we're gon na mon key a round! - - - -& b ‰ j œ œ œ > Ó Mmm hmm! w Ooh& & b b b b 25 Ó Œ œ œ Some thin' ‰ j œ œ œ > Ó Mmm hmm! œ b œ œ œ ú big is com in' through. w Ooh -& & b b b b 27 Ó Œ ‰ j œ N > Got ‰ j œ œ œ > Œ ‰ j œ > Mmm hmm! Ah œ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ b > some mon key bus 'ness. That's . ú ‰ j œ > That's --

(HORTON enters, whistling, clutching his clover.)

HORTON: The Wickershams. Uh, hello. (The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS circle HORTON.)

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 41 & & n n n n œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ big ger than a bread box! ∑ (WICKERSHAM 1:) 42 JUNGLE CITIZENS: Ó Œ œ œ Hey, it's ‰ j œ œ œ > Ó Mm hmm! WICKERSHAM 2: -& & 44 œ b œ œ œ ú wi der than a whale! ∑ Ó Œ ‰ j ¿ Pea ‰ j œ œ œ > Ó Mmm hmm! WICKERSHAM 3: (spoken) -&46 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ j ¿ œ > j œ b > nut but ter breath and scared WICKERSHAMS, JUNGLE CITIZENS: (sung) œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ n > to death from head to tail! cresc. -& b b ‰ j œ œ œ œ œ Œ I got ta mon key, œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ > œ > mon key a round. Come on! - - -& b b 36 ‰ j œ œ œ œ œ ‰ J œ b We're gon na mon key. Ooh, œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ > we're gon na mon key a round! - - - -& b b n n 38 w Œ . . ú ú > Ooh! ∑ Ó Œ œ œ # Well, it's

WICKERSHAM

Seussical KIDS 42 &50 ‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

WICKERSHAM

‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ‰ j ¿ Oh,

&52 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 3 dust speck

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ‰ j ¿ who

WICKERSHAM 3: &54 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ aren't

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ œ > œ >

WICKERSHAMS,

& C 56 ‰ œ œ œ œ œ Œ We got ta mon key... œ œ > œ œ > œ œ > œ œ > ú ú U mon key a round!

lover

- - -Fast Rhythmic Groove

Stop! & ∑ ‰ j œ œ œ > Ó Mmm hmm!&46 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ j ¿ œ > j œ b >

but ter breath and scared

œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ n > to death

head

cresc. -&48 w Œ . j œ # ú . ú Œ . ú

So you're still talk in' to dust.

1: (spoken)

that's hot! A WICKERSHAM 2:

that's all full of Whos

are not! There

a ny Whos Why, I don't

hear a sound! Come on!

JUNGLE CITIZENS:

(The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS grab the c

and run.)

(HORTON follows them. The chase is on! The whole world begins to rush by.) HORTON: Hey! Give that back!

nut

WICKERSHAMS, JUNGLE CITIZENS: (sung)

from

to tail!

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 43 &66 ú œ œ œ

œ œ Œ Œ œ

œ œ œ œ

-&69 ú Œ œ Up ú œ œ œ o

j œ . œ Œ œ

JUNGLE CITIZENS: -&72 œ œ œ Œ

feet ú Œ œ high.

KANGAROO: ú œ œ œ

-&75 œ ú œ

CITIZENS: ú # œ œ in

-&77 ú Œ œ news— went œ œ œ œ œ j œ ‰

e le phant, Œ œ œ œ

sing the - - -&80 œ Œ œ Œ Whos! Cha PART 1: œ œ œ Ó sing the Whos! PART 2: . œ . j œ ‰ j œ œ Cha sing the Whos! -& C ‰ œ œ œ œ œ Œ We got ta mon key... œ > œ > œ > œ > ú mon key a round! - - -& C 58 7

Ó Œ œ Up SOUR KANGAROO:

out of the jun

gle, up

in to the sky.

ver the moun

tains, ten +

thou sand

Then SOUR

down from the moun

tains and + JUNGLE

to the

Hor ton the

cha

Fast Rhythmic Groove Marcato (HORTON follows them. The chase is on! The whole world begins to rush by.) HORTON: Hey! Give that back! Stop!

... I'd Þnd alternate routes if I were you!

(The CATS appear in a news helicopter.) CAT 2: 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...

Then SOUR KANGAROOO, WICKERSHAMS, JUNGLE CITIZENS:

Seussical KIDS 44 & b b b b . . . . 83 ∑ 4

88 5

& n n n n 94 ú N œ œ œ o ver the de œ œ Œ Œ œ

œ œ œ œ

- -&97 œ Œ Œ œ and ú œ œ œ in to the fo j œ . œ Œ œ rest with -&100 œ œ œ Œ

sands of œ Œ ú trees, past œ > œ œ œ >

es on beach - -& news— went Hor ton the e le phant, cha sing the - - -&80 œ Œ œ Œ

1: œ œ œ Ó

2: . œ . j œ ‰ j œ œ

sing the

- -

b b b b n n n n

sert, the

> De sert of Dreeze!

thou

Sneetch

Whos! Cha PART

sing the Whos! PART

Cha

Whos!

es and (SOUR KANGAROOO:) (growling)

Hor

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 45 &103 ú

Œ œ

-& & 106 œ œ œ œ œ j œ ‰

# œ

sour kan ga ú Œ œ roos! Went ALL: (except HORTON)

œ œ œ œ œ j œ ‰

ton the e le phant,

1: PART 2: Œ œ œ œ

∑ œ Œ Ó

œ # ‰ J œ ‰ J œ œ

- ---& & 109 Œ œ œ œ

sing

∑ œ Œ Ó Whos! œ # ‰ J œ ‰ J œ œ

sing

∑ ∑& b b b b b 112 3

Ó Œ ¿ Still

& b b b b b 116 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ 3 cha sin' your dust? Ó Œ ¿ ¿ Why, it's ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ 3 safe as can be.& b b b b b 119 Ó Œ ¿ We're WICKERSHAM 2: ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Ó mon keys to trust Ó Œ ¿ or -

Hor ton the e le phant PART

cha sing the

Whos!

Cha sing the Whos!

Cha

the

Cha

the Whos!

(The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS stop running and face the out-of-breath HORTON.)

WICKERSHAM 1:

# # # #

(VLAD swoops in and grabs the clover.)

HORTON: No! Please! Wait!!

| Aaah! WHOS: (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.)

Seussical KIDS 46 & b b b b b ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ cha sin'

dust? Ó Œ ¿ ¿ Why, it's ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ safe as can be.&

b 119

Œ ¿

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Ó

Ó Œ ¿

& b b b b b # # 122 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

Ó Œ ¿

& # # 124 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

Ó ¿ ¿

¿ ¿ ¿

& # # 127 Ó Œ ¿ ¿

¿ Œ ¿ ¿ Œ

tomed ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ ea gle

- -& # # # # # # 130 Ó ¿ Œ Vlad

¿ > ¿ > ¿ > Ó U

your

b b

We're WICKERSHAM 2:

mon keys to trust

don't you a gree?

Well, WICKERSHAM 3:

just to be sure,

we are

¿ ¿ hand ing it off

to a ALL:

black bot

named—

VLAD VLADIKOFF:

Vlad i koff!

- -

¿ Œ Ó

132

(HORTON now 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! I shall find my friends on their small speck of dust. (A noise is heard overhead.) 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. 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!

(MAYZIE exits. 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.

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 47

(HORTON)

But please come back quickly— One hour, maybe two. I need to find JoJo. I’ve got to save Who!

(#11 – HORTON SITS ON THE EGG/DILEMMA begins.)

Seussical KIDS

HORTON SITS ON THE EGG/DILEMMA

Horton Sits on the Egg/Dilemma

(JUNGLE CITIZENS enter. HORTON climbs the tree and gets into the nest.)

Slower, "2" Groove (Jungle Drums!)

& # C 3

Seussical KIDS 48

Ó œ œ œ

11 œ œ œ œ

& # 6 œ œ œ œ n

œ œ n œ œ

Ó œ n œ

- -& # 9 œ œ œ œ

nest Œ œ œ œ where the lit œ œ œ Œ tle egg& # 12 œ Œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ

ton the E œ œ œ œ n le phant

- -& # 4 3 C 15 Œ œ n œ Œ

that's

œ Œ œ œ that.

he JUNGLE CITIZENS: œ œ œ sat and he œ œ œ sat and he

Then JUNGLE CITIZENS:

care ful ly, ten - - -

der ly, gent

ly he crept

up the

trunk

the

slept. Then

Hor

smiled.

Now

HORTON:

And

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 49 & # C 19 œ œ ú sat and he œ Œ Ó sat. Ó ú He & # 22 œ œ œ œ sat all that day œ œ œ œ . and he kept Œ œ œ - Œ the egg & # 25 ú Œ œ œ warm... And he œ œ œ œ sat all that night Œ œ œ œ through a ter& # 28 œ œ ú ri ble w > storm... 6 (The

-& # 36 Ó Œ œ I'm HORTON: œ œ œ œ cold and I'm wet Œ œ œ œ and I'm catch& # 39 œ œ œ œ ing the ßu ú Œ œ Oh, (HORTON sneezes.) . œ j œ œ œ May zie, please -& # œ Œ œ œ œ slept. Then œ œ œ œ Hor ton the E œ œ œ œ n le phant smiled. - -& # 4 3 C 15 Œ œ n œ Œ Now that's HORTON: œ Œ œ œ that. And he JUNGLE CITIZENS: œ œ œ sat and he œ œ œ sat and he

CATS throw blue streamers over HORTON.)

toss

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. (GERTRUDE exits.)

Seussical KIDS 50 & # 42 . œ j œ œ œ hur ry! I've . œ # J œ œ œ got to save ú Œ œ Who! Oh,& # b b 45 . œ j œ œ œ May zie, please . œ j œ œ œ hur ry! I've . œ J œ œ œ got to save -& b b # 48 w Who! L'Istesso w 2 (HORTON

& # 52 8

shivers as the CATS

autumn leaves at him. GERTRUDE enters.)

& # # # # # # 60 3

Ó Œ œ b And JUNGLE CITIZENS: & Œ I'm œ œ œ cold and I'm wet Œ œ œ œ and I'm catch& # 39 œ œ œ œ ing the ßu ú Œ œ Oh, (HORTON sneezes.) . œ j œ œ œ May zie, please - -

then came the win

ter... the snow...

and the sleet

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 51 & #

# 64 œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ

# 67 Ó Œ œ

œ œ œ œ i ci

Œ œ œ œ

-& #

# b 70 Œ œ ú -

2 (The

& b 74 Ó Œ œ I HORTON:

œ > œ œ œ

Œ ú œ

& b 77 œ # œ œ œ

œ Œ Œ œ This œ œ œ œ egg might get fro& b b b b b b b 80 œ œ Œ œ œ

œ # œ œ œ Whos might be dead! œ Œ Œ œ I -

# # #

# # # #

and

cles hung

> from his trunk

# # #

and his

feet!

CATS hurl buckets of snow at HORTON.)

(resolute)

can't leave this nest.

No, I

meant what I said.

zen. But the

could n't say no

heard May zie beg! - -

when I

(MAYZIE enters with souvenirs from her trip.)

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!

MAYZIE

I may be unreliable, fancy free, Irresponsible, crazy me, 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!!!

(and now, very sincerely) Good luck when it hatches Good luck… And goodbye.

(MAYZIE exits hastily. The JUNGLE CITIZENS look at HORTON with sympathy.)

Seussical KIDS 52 & b b b b b b 83 œ > œ œ œ >

Œ ú œ

œ n œ œ œ

& b b b b b b 86 Ó œ > œ > Now I'm œ > œ > œ > œ > caught be tween a Dramatico œ > œ > œ > œ > dust speck and an& b b b b b b 89 œ > œ > œ > œ >

œ > Œ Ó

- - -

in cu ba ting

egg!!!

HORTON

I meant what I said, And I said what I meant. An elephant’s faithful, One hundred percent.

(HORTON talks to the egg.)

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.

(#12 – SOLLA SOLLEW begins.)

Seussical KIDS

Solla Sollew

SOLLA SOLLEW

(HORTON sings the egg a lullabye.)

far a way land, so the sto

some where be yond the hor

If we can Þnd it, then all

will be well.

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 53

& # # c

7 Gentle Lullabye

Ó œ

12 &

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

ú œ Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ

œ œ œ œ Trou bles there are . ú Œ few. œ œ œ œ Some day, we'll go - -

n œ n There's a (HORTON:)

b 9

ries all tell, - - -

b 11

i zon. - - - -

b 13

œ œ Œ

& b 15

Seussical KIDS 54 & b 18 œ . ú to... œ œ œ # œ Sol la Sol . œ J œ ú lew, 20 -& b 21 . œ j œ œ Œ . œ j œ œ œ œ Sol la Sol lew j œ ‰ œ œ # œ Sol la Sol ALL: - - -& b 4 4 24 . œ J œ ú lew, . œ j œ . œ ‰ . œ j œ œ œ œ Sol la Sol -& b 4 4 27 œ , œ œ œ œ # œ œ lew. Sol la Sol . . œ œ j œ œ ú ú lew, . . œ œ b j œ œ œ œ Œ -& b 30 . œ j œ œ œ œ Sol la Sol lew. j œ ‰ œ œ œ œ # œ œ Sol la Sol . . œ œ j œ œ ú ú lew, Rall. - - -& b 33 . . œ œ b j œ œ œ œ Œ HORTON: œ œ œ j œ . œ I'll be home... Freely Ó U ú with & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ If we can Þnd it, then all œ œ œ œ Œ will be well. & b 15 œ œ œ œ

bles there are . ú Œ few. œ œ œ œ Some day, we'll go - -

Trou

(In the darkness, we see a figure carrying a flashlight. It is GERTRUDE.)

GERTURDE

Psst! Horton! Horton, are you there?

HORTON

What? Who is it?

GERTRUDE

It’s me, Gertrude! Horton! Oh, Horton! There’s nothing that I wouldn’t and I couldn’t and I haven’t gone through. And Horton… it took me seven weeks but I found your clover.

(HORTON eagerly takes the clover from GERTRUDE.)

HORTON

Gertrude… I never noticed… you’re… amazing!

GERTRUDE

Aw, it was nothing.

(#13 – THE WHOS RETURN begins.)

Music Theatre International • Broadway JuniorTM • Actor’s Script 55 & & b b 36

∑ A

w ∑ ALL: p w . œ j œ œ œ œ Sol la Sol Poco rit. -& b 39

w w w w

w you.

Tempo (HORTON:)

w w lew. (ALL:)

Seussical KIDS

The Whos Return THE WHOS RETURN

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

(JOJO appears.)

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

JOJO: Hi, Horton! HORTON: Oh, Jojo!

MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR: Hello!!

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

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

Seussical KIDS 56 & b b c 4 3 ∑ U

Ó Œ U

13 & b b 4 2 3 Ó Œ U

∑

& b b b b b b b b c 5 Œ ‰ U J œ b A (HORTON:) œ œ œ œ œ œ 3 3 per son's a per son no Gently -& b b b b b b 4 2 7 œ n œ œ ú U ‰ j œ 3 3 mat ter how small. A HORTON, GERTRUDE, THE WHOS: Rit. œ . œ j œ œ œ ‰ j œ 3 3 per son's a per son, no A Tempo - - -

WICKERSHAM 2, WICKERSHAM 3:

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

WICKERSHAM 1:

SOUR KANGAROO:

How did you get here?!

GERTRUDE

(The WICKERSHAM BROTHERS, SOUR KANGAROO and YOUNG KANGAROO begin to cart HORTON away.)

HORTON

Wait! Stop! Where are you taking me?

SOUR KANGAROO

Horton, we’re taking you back.

WICKERSHAM 1

You’re gonna be goin’ in style.

WICKERSHAM 2

For talkin’ to a speck—

WICKERSHAM 3

And sittin’ on an egg.

SOUR KANGAROO, WICKERSHAMS

You’re gonna be put on trial!

(The WICKERSHAMS and SOUR KANGAROO laugh as they lead HORTON to the courtroom.)

(When they arrive, all of the JUNGLE CITIZENS are there to watch the trial.)

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Ó ¿ > Œ Ha!

mat ter how...

& # 11 Ó ¿ > Œ Ha!

Ó ¿ > Œ Humph!

MARSHAL

This is the case of the People versus Horton the Elephant. Judge Yertle the Turtle presiding. 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 smaller than the eyes can see It’s true sir! He’s a Who and so is she.

(HORTON shows JUDGE YERTLE the clover. JUDGE YERTLE stares at it as the crowd anxiously awaits a verdict.)

Mr. Mayor, Mr. Mayor! Oh, please, Mr. Mayor! You’ve got to prove now that you really are there!

(The JUNGLE CITIZENS all lean in to “listen” to the clover. No sound is heard.)

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… it will boil in a hot steaming kettle of beezlenut oil.

HORTON, MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR

JoJo, think of something!

(All freeze except the CATS and JOJO.)

CATS

Now just for a moment, young JoJo looked grim. The fate of the Whos rested squarely on him! But then came a Think: A peculiar new word. The kind of a word no one ever had heard!

(Time is suspended for a moment as JOJO clears his throat and opens his mouth.)

JOJO

Yopp!

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Seussical KIDS Yopp! (JOJO’s voice reverberates loudly through the universe, and the WHOS are heard. The JUNGLE CITIZENS gasp. The WHOS breathe a sigh of relief. #14 – YOPP! begins.)

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.

Moderato

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!

& # # # 9 6

# # # 15

And the young kan ga roo in her pouch said: (SOUR KANGAROO:) ten. - -

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# # # c 8

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Ó ú > Me, YOUNG

w too! 17 w w &

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KANGAROO: (with genuine enthusiasm)

# # # 20

Their CATS:

trou bles were end ed.

They

& # # # 23 . ¿ J ¿ J ¿ . ¿ hailed his great... ALL: ¿ > Œ Œ ¿ YOPP! And CATS: ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Jo Jo was ho -& # # # 26 ¿ ¿ Œ ¿ nored as ¿ ¿ ‰ J ¿ · "Think er Non ¿ Œ Œ ¿ Stop." Now MR. MAYOR, MRS. MAYOR: - -& # # # 29 · ¿ ¿ all Jo Jo's ¿ > Œ Œ ¿ ¿ Thinks would for -& # # # 31 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ e ver be heard. Ó Œ ¿ In CATS: ¿ ¿ · clu ding this - -& # # # 34 ¿ Œ Ó Think... 8 (GERTRUDE dashes over to HORTON with the egg in a basket, and they watch it hatch.) & # # # 43 Ó U Œ ‰ J ¿ An ALL: (in wonder and amazement) (We hear the sound of a giant egg cracking.) ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Œ E le phant Bird! Freely - -

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The adventures were over.

CAT 1

CAT 2

The sky became…

JOJO Pink!

CAT 3

And then, guess what happened?

CATS, JOJO (to audience) Well, what do you think?!

(#15 – OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK! (FINALE) begins.)

Seussical KIDS

OH, THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK! (FINALE)

Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Finale)

Moderato – Warmly

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ALL: & b b 2 Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Think and won der and dream& b b 3 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ far and wide as you dare... w & b b 5 Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ When your thinks have run dry, Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ in the blink of an eye

Seussical KIDS 62 & b b 11 Œ œ œ œ œ œ lin ing up to get w loose... ú œ œ& & b b b b 14 Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Oh, the thinks you can think! ∑ A Tempo of "Opening" PART 1: PART 2: w Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Oh, the thinks you can think & & b b b b 16 Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Oh, the thinks you can think! ∑ w Œ œ œ œ œ œ Oh, the things you can & b b 18 J œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ ALL: (PART 2:) Œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ far and wide as you dare... w & b b 5 Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

your thinks have run dry, Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ in the blink of an eye & b b 7 Œ œ œ œ œ j œ ‰ there's an oth er think ú ú there! -& b b 9 J œ > ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ

you o pen your mind, ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ oh, the thinks you will Þnd -

When

think! Oh, the thinks you can think!

When you think a bout

When you think a bout -

(The COMPANY dances off, fades away, disappears, one by one. Last to go are the CATS.)

Seuss! Seuss! Seuss!

Seuss! Seuss!

Seuss! poco a poco decresc.

Seuss! Seuss!

Seuss! Seuss! Seuss!

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ú œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ

w Seuss!

& &

24 œ œ œ œ ‰ j œ œ œ

b b

œ ‰ j œ # œ œ œ œ b

‰ œ

j œ œ j œ ‰ œ

œ œ œ # j œ > ‰ Seuss!

& & b b b

j œ œ œ ‰ j œ œ œ

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‰

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j œ œ

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Seuss!

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Oh, the things you can

b b 18 J

Œ œ œ œ œ œ

ALL: (PART 2:)

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w Seuss!

Seuss! Seuss!

Seuss!

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

JOJO:

Seuss!

Seuss! Seuss!

(JOJO puts the hat on, down over his eyes, causing a... Blackout!)

Seuss!

(Lights up. #16 – GREEN EGGS AND HAM (BOWS) begins.)

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j œ œ œ

b b

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GREEN EGGS AND HAM (BOWS)

Seussical KIDS Green Eggs and Ham (Finale Bows)

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Seussical KIDS 66 & # # # 29 j œ œ j œ Œ œ with a goat. Not j œ œ j œ Œ œ on a boat. Not & # # # 31 j œ œ j œ Œ œ in the rain. Not j œ œ j œ Œ œ on a train. Not & # # # 33 j œ œ j œ Œ œ in a house. Not j œ œ j œ Œ œ > with a mouse. Oh, & # # # b b 35 œ > Œ Ó no! Ó Œ œ Not & b b J œ œ J œ Œ œ 37 J œ œ J œ Œ œ & b b b b # # # 19 ¿ b ¿ ¿ ¿ do not like them J ¿ b ¿ j ¿ Œ œ n > Sam I Am Could & # # # œ œ œ œ

21 j œ œ j œ Œ œ > With a goat? Could & # # # 23 œ œ œ œ

Would you? j œ œ j œ Œ œ > On a boat? Could & # # # 25 œ œ œ œ

you? j œ œ j œ Œ œ > In the rain? Could & # # # 27 œ œ œ œ

Would you? j œ œ j œ Œ œ On a train? Not

you? Would you?

you?

you? Would

you?

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Words To Know From SeussicalT M KIDS

Asylum – an institution offering shelter and support to people who are mentally ill.

Breadbox – a box for storing bread and other baked goods.

Clover – a flowering plant that usually has three leaves and a dense circular white or purple flower.

Ensue – to happen as a result.

Loitering – to stand or wait around without apparent purpose.

Presiding – to be the person in authority over a meeting or a gathering.

Psychic – having unnatural mental powers or abilities.

Remand – to place a defendant in custody when a trial is adjourned.

Sinister – someone who has an evil or dangerous intentions.

Sneetches – a group of yellow creatures in the book, The Sneetches, some of whom have a green star on their bellies.

Solla Sollew – a fictional city “where they never have troubles / at least very few” according to Dr. Seuss in his book, I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew.

Unfurl – to open up from something small to reveal something bigger.

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glossary

actor: A person who performs as a character in a play or musical. aside: When a character speaks away from a group of people.

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.

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lyrics: The words of a song.

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 furthest 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

Daniel Mertzlufft

Marianne Phelps

Designers

Kevin Johnson

Steven G. Kennedy

Music Layout

Rob Rokicki

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

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