Photos of characters playing Mayzie La Bird from Seussical the Musical. Click for full size. Received this question about the character Mayzie La Bird from Seussical: I’m trying out for MAYZIE LA BIRD and i was wondering what song i should sing? and what vocal range does she need? ********** In Seussical the Musical, [...]
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Question received about what keyboards to use for Seussical the Musical. I am musical directing an upcoming production of Seussical TYA, and we are trying to figure out what sort of keyboards to rent. We are doing the production with two keyboards in the pit. On the Instrumentation page on the Musical Theatre International website, [...]
(Douglas Besterman in 1985) Doug Besterman is the King of Orchestrations. WHO CARES ABOUT DOUG BESTERMAN? I do. And I’ll tell you why. I will force you to care about this man and why he is so important. Well, no, not “important” – he is a magician of music. My fascination with Doug Besterman started [...]
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Question received: I am doing a production of Seussical the Musical this summer and had a few questions… does the score call for upright AND electric bass, or just electric? Also, would you happen to know if the bass part is “written out” (notes on the staff) or just chord changes? Any info would be [...]
UPDATE: Now you can Download Free Seussical Sound Effects. E-mail received: Hello, I happened to come across your website this evening while I was doing some “net surfing” for Seussical the Musical. I am the music director for our high school’s musical theater productions, and the Orchestra Conductor and myself are trying to work out [...]
Cast photos for Seussical the Musical, November 2006, McIntyre Hall – Mount Vernon, WA. Presented by META Performing Arts. What a fun show this was! I think it was a real bullseye for the kids, META Performing Arts and the artistic team. This is a show that will leave it’s mark for several years. It [...]
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Here are some pics of stage musicians for META’s production of Seussical the Musical at McIntyre Hall, November 2006. We didn’t have a professional photographer for these, so they’re a bit grainy. Click thumbnail images to view full size. Seussical Producer – Kate Kypuros Seussical Cast
Our run of Seussical the Musical was sold out for Thursday’s performance 11/09/06. McIntyre Hall has 650 seats including balcony and box seats. Rumor has it our attendance was 690 with many children sitting in laps to accomodate the crowd. It was our best show yet, a real rush for the cast and crew. Hope [...]
This is your last weekend to see META’s production of Seussical the Musical at McIntyre Hall (Mount Vernon, WA). Shows open to the public are Thurs, Fri, Sat 7pm shows and closing Sunday 2pm matinee (November 9-12, 2006). Many people have asked me if it’s a fun production. The answer is yes, it’s WAY fun. [...]
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We had our opening night for Seussical the Musical last night. It was absolutely fantastic. Over sixty kids on stage and a twenty piece orchestra. I had previously been told I would not be able to coordinate that many children musically with such a large orchestra. But we’ve done it, and done it well. A [...]
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UPDATE 02/07 – Free Download of Seussical Sound FX Here’s a list of sound effects I prepared for Seussical the Musical. Most are called for in the score. Some of them are timed with the music so I prefer to have myself or one of the musicians trigger audio fx for the show. I use [...]
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Who is Dr. Seuss? Visit the Wikipedia Dr. Seuss page. Visit the Dr. Seuss National Memorial. Visit Dr. Seuss Political Cartoons. Visit The Political Dr. Seuss. . Dr. Seuss’s Biography A person’s a person, no matter how small,” Theodor Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, would say. “Children want the same things we want. To laugh, to [...]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The, Feb 27, 2004 by MICHELLE MORGANTE San Diego — Near the end of his life, Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel sat down with his wife, Audrey, to speak of the past and of things to come. ” ‘I’ve had a wonderful life,’ ” Audrey Stone Geisel recalls him saying. ” ‘I’ve done [...]
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Here are pictures from community theatre and professional productions of Seussical the Musical. You can use them as reference to get your creativity in flow for creating your own production. These are NOT photos of the show I am conducting for META Perfoming Arts. As of this posting we haven’t opened yet, I’ll have pictures [...]
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Here’s music info for those producing Seussical the Musical. You might find these tips and tricks useful if you are a musical director, conductor, musician in Seussical the Musical – or if you are working with pit orchestras for musical theater productions. I think you’ll find many items here you can apply to many different [...]
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Seussical Orchestra musicians, here are costume ideas. We will be onstage behind the main set and will all be visible from the waist up. MAIN MUSICIAN INFO PAGE CLICK HERE 1) Drums/Bass – you have the ok from the directors to wear red if you want to get the THING costumes. 2) Musicians please stay [...]
Well, new to me. I am so jazzed. A local organ repairman told me several months ago he’d keep an eye out for an organ for me. I told him I wanted a Hammond with B3 style drawbars and at least a two octave pedal board. He called this morning and SHABAM, here it is. [...]
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The American Idol film crew arrived at McIntyre Hall today (Mount Vernon, WA) to shoot footage of new contestant Skye Dahlstrom rehearsing with the kids from the upcoming Seussical The Musical show. Skye showed them choreography for songs from the show and taught them very hip dance moves. Skye made it through the first round [...]
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Everyone asks me how Seussical rehearsals are going. The rehearsals are going fantastic. The kids are very focused. We have most of the music for the first act down pretty good and are adding choreography and character development. I am SO happy about the casting, I think the show is perfectly cast. Here are some [...]
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