3.5 stars
You don’t have to be a kid to laugh, tear-up, applaud and walk out grinning from Marriott Theatre’s latest musical supposedly geared to young audiences.
Certainly there is Marriott’s terrifically designed costumes and choreography that show goers are used to for the regular subscription season.
And there are such fun Dr. Seuss characters as the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, the “Whos” and jungle denizens – all mixing together in lyricist Lynn Ahrens and composer Stephen Flaherty’s creative “Seussical.”
But what’s special for adults and youngsters is that the players are all featured actors in Chicago area musicals. Continue reading “‘Seussical’ delights with sounds and sights”