| Thing 1 (left), performed Kaylee Egts, introduces a scene while Gertrude, performed by Nichole Davenport, talks with Doctor Dake (The Cat in the Hat), performed by Logan Genson, about otaining pills to help her grow feathers in Northwood’s production of Seussical. (Photos: Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune) |
NORTHWOOD – "Seussical" the musical will be put on by
high school students Friday through Sunday in the auditorium.Shows are Friday
and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.Tickets are $8 for adults and
$6 for students and senior citizens.For tickets, visit the Northwood High School
Web site.Horton the Elephant (Ben Slaughterbeck) work hard to save Whovillians
when they were dropped in a clover patch.Meanwhile, the ornery Cat in the Hat
(Logan Genson) performs tricks on the beloved JoJo (Paige Genson), son of the
Mayors of Who (Luke Laviolette and Andrea Howard).The show blends elements from
15 of Dr. Seuss’s stories into one original tale.It is by Stephen Flahtery and
Lynn Ahrens, with permission by Musical Theater International.Old and new
characters work together to celebrate the ideals that Dr. Seuss believed in:
helping friends, keeping promises, the value and dignity of others, the
importance of peace among nations and the power of imagination.
| Jojo, performed by Paige Genson, imagines the world of McElligot’s Pool from his bathtub guided by the Cat in the Hat, performed by Logan Genson in Northwood’s production of Seussical. |
