Seussical: One Cake, Two Cake, I Have A Toothache
by Karen Tortora-Lee on February 4, 2011
Seussical (c) Joan Marcus = earlier 0ff broadway cast
I’m going to be right up front: I don’t have kids. I have a darling inner child that I spoil and dote on every chance I get, but as far as a flesh and blood child . . . none exists. So if I’m a bit cynical when it comes to children’s theatre . . . Wait – hold up. Let me put my thing down, flip it and reverse it. Let me actually start by asking – is Seussical meant to be straight up children’s theatre? Well . . . that’s the question. There have been several Seussical incarnations: the full scale Broadway version, the one-act Off-Broadway version, and now this Theatreworks USA version which is, from what I gather (having never seen the Broadway version) more on par with shows for kids like Dora the Explorer, LIVE! or something by The Wiggles or Yo, etcetera . . . you get the idea. Please don’t make me say any more of these ridiculous phrases that pass as names of Children’s Shows.
