Seussical! The Musical - Revision history

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Performance history in South Africa

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed as ''[[Seussical! The Musical]]'' by the [[Young Performers Project]] at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]] in Durban from July 1 to 17. Directed by [[Steven Stead]] The technical crew included designer [[Greg King]], vocal coach [[Charon Williams Ros]], musical director [[Charon Williams Ros]] and choreographer [[Daisy Spencer]].  Leading roles were taken by [[Candace van Pletzen]] ("Cat in the Hat"); [[Joshua Arnold]] ("Jojo"); [[Blessing Xaba]] ("Horton"); [[Nandisa Ngubelanga]] ("Gertrude") and [[Amanda Kunene]] ("Mayzie"), [[Shekhinah Donnell]] ("Kangaroo"), [[Delwyn van Jaarsveld]] ("Mayor") and [[Nicola Mayne]] ("Mayoress"). Others in the large cast included [[Mandisa Jwara]], [[Pearl Khwezi]], [[Zanda Zakura]], [[Abigail Beard]], [[Akhona Gayiya]], [[Minnie Nthuli]] and [[Maghawe Madonsela]].
+: ''[[Seussical! The Musical]]'' (though probably the Junior version) was performed as by the [[Young Performers Project]] at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]] in Durban from July 1 to 17. Directed by [[Steven Stead]], with a technical crew that included designer [[Greg King]], vocal coach [[Charon Williams Ros]], musical director [[Charon Williams Ros]] and choreographer [[Daisy Spencer]].  Leading roles were taken by [[Candace van Pletzen]] ("Cat in the Hat"); [[Joshua Arnold]] ("Jojo"); [[Blessing Xaba]] ("Horton"); [[Nandisa Ngubelanga]] ("Gertrude") and [[Amanda Kunene]] ("Mayzie"), [[Shekhinah Donnell]] ("Kangaroo"), [[Delwyn van Jaarsveld]] ("Mayor") and [[Nicola Mayne]] ("Mayoress"). Others in the large cast included [[Mandisa Jwara]], [[Pearl Khwezi]], [[Zanda Zakura]], [[Abigail Beard]], [[Akhona Gayiya]], [[Minnie Nthuli]] and [[Maghawe Madonsela]].
 -2020:: ''[[Seusical JR]]'' performed by [[Peoples Theatre]], produced by [[Jill Girard]] and [[Keith Smith]], with musical direction by [[Dale Scheepers]]. It had runs  at [[Joburg Theatre Complex]] in Braamfontein (10 March 2019, until 28 April 2019); at the [[Lyric Theatre]] at [[Gold Reef City]], Johannesburg (20 December 2019 to 12 January 2020) and once more at [[Joburg Theatre Complex]] in Braamfontein (13 June to 30 July).

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 ==The original text==
-Originally title simply ''[[Seussical]]'', it is billed as "a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza", based on the work of Dr Seuss[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss] and features an array of recognizable characters from the various the books. The music was composed by Flaherty, the lyrics by Ahrens and the book by the two jointly.
+Billed as "a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza", it is based on the work of Dr Seuss[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss] and features an array of recognizable characters from the various the books. The music was composed by Flaherty, the lyrics by Ahrens and the book by the two jointly.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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-''[[Seussical! The Musical]]'' is a musical comedy by Lynn Ahrens (1948-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Ahrens] and Stephen Flaherty
+''[[Seussical! The Musical]]'' is a musical comedy by Lynn Ahrens (1948-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Ahrens] and Stephen Flaherty (1960-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Flaherty]
 Originally titled simply '''''[[Seussical]]''''' (or '''''[[Seussical!]]'''''),  it was later licensed as ''[[Seussical The Musical]]'' (or ''[[Seussical! The Musical]]''). A shorter version for performance by young people, named ''[[Seussical JR]]'', appeared in 2008.
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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Ahrens
 https://stageagent.com/shows/musical/15393/seussical-jrkids

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−	''[[Seussical! The Musical]]'' is a musical comedy by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty	+	''[[Seussical! The Musical]]'' is a musical comedy by Lynn Ahrens (1948-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Ahrens] and Stephen Flaherty

	Originally titled simply '''''[[Seussical]]''''' (or '''''[[Seussical!]]'''''), it was later licensed as ''[[Seussical The Musical]]'' (or ''[[Seussical! The Musical]]''). A shorter version for performance by young people, named ''[[Seussical JR]]'', appeared in 2008.		Originally titled simply '''''[[Seussical]]''''' (or '''''[[Seussical!]]'''''), it was later licensed as ''[[Seussical The Musical]]'' (or ''[[Seussical! The Musical]]''). A shorter version for performance by young people, named ''[[Seussical JR]]'', appeared in 2008.

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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-It has also been adapted by the authors for performance by children (aged 4-18) called ''[[Seussical JR]]'' (This hour long verion has also been performed, marketed and/or reviewed undert variously spelled titles, such as ''[[Seussical The Musical Junior]]'', ''[[Seussical The Musical Jr]]'', or simply ''[[Seusical Jr]]'' and ''[[Seusical Jr.]]''.
+It has also been adapted by the authors for performance by children (aged 4-18) called ''[[Seussical JR]]'' (This hour long version has also been performed, marketed and/or reviewed under variously spelled titles, such as ''[[Seussical The Musical Junior]]'', ''[[Seussical The Musical Jr]]'', or simply ''[[Seusical Jr]]'' and ''[[Seusical Jr.]]''.
-This version was first performed in 2008.
+''[[Seussical JR]]'' was first performed in 2008.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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	''[[Seussical! The Musical]]'' is a musical comedy by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty		''[[Seussical! The Musical]]'' is a musical comedy by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty

−	Originally titled simply '''''[[Seussical]]''''' (or '''''[[Seussical!]]'''''), it was later licensed as ''[[Seussical The Musical]]'' (or ''[[Seussical! The Musical]]'').	+	Originally titled simply '''''[[Seussical]]''''' (or '''''[[Seussical!]]'''''), it was later licensed as ''[[Seussical The Musical]]'' (or ''[[Seussical! The Musical]]''). A shorter version for performance by young people, named ''[[Seussical JR]]'', appeared in 2008.

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	''[[Seussical! The Musical]]'' is a musical comedy by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty		''[[Seussical! The Musical]]'' is a musical comedy by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty

−	Originally titled simply '''''[[Seussical]]''''' (or '''''[[Seussical!]]'''''), it was later licensed as ''[[Seussical ~~the~~ Musical]]'' (or ''[[Seussical! The Musical]]'').	+	Originally titled simply '''''[[Seussical]]''''' (or '''''[[Seussical!]]'''''), it was later licensed as ''[[Seussical The Musical]]'' (or ''[[Seussical! The Musical]]'').