Charleston Academy of Musical Theatre (CAMT) students will unlock the imaginations of Charlestonians when they bring the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie La Bird, the Whos in Whoville and other Seuss favorites to life with their production of Seussical JR.
Seussical JR. will take place on Saturday January 31st at 2:00pm & 5:00pm and Sunday February 1st at 2:00pm & 5:00pm at the Lucy Beckham High School's Performing Arts Center at 1560 Mathis Ferry Road in Mount Pleasant. Tickets can be purchased at https://cur8.com/projects/18450.
Seussical JR. begins with a young boy named JoJo who conjures up the Cat in the Hat with his powerful imagination and is whisked to the Jungle of Nool for a fantastical adventure. There JoJo learns of the plight of the tiny citizens of Whoville, who live on a planet the size of a speck of dust. Their sole protector is Horton the Elephant, who is the only one with large and sensitive enough ears to hear them bipping and beeping and playing their oompahs. The small world is threatened by Sour Kangaroo and the Wickersham Brothers, who in disbelief that a world could be so small, try to steal the dust-speck so they can cast it into a vat of Beezle-Nut oil. During all of this drama, Horton has not noticed that he has an admirer, Gertrude McFuzz. She blames his indifference on her one-feather short tail and endeavors to find a way to change her looks. Meanwhile, Horton’s friend, Mayzie La Bird, is bored of perching on her nest, and convinces the watchful elephant to sit on her egg so she can take a vacation. The Cat follows all of these storylines and finally casts the boy into his own as the irresponsible son of Mr. and Mrs. Mayor of Whoville, JoJo, who ultimately saves his whole tiny world with one big, imaginative “think.”
Seussical JR. is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized materials are supplied by Music Theatre International 423 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019 (212) 541-4684, mtishows.com.
The Charleston Academy of Musical Theatre (CAMT) believes that all children have talent waiting to be awakened. We are determined to provide a safe, healthy and nurturing environment for students developing their acting, singing, and dancing abilities to prepare them for a professional career in musical theatre and life. Our main studio is located in Mount Pleasant at 589 Belle Hall Parkway.
Event Contact: Courtney Sarre, 843-823-CAMT, info@ charlestonacademyofmusicalthea tre.com
Media Contact: Amy Asper, 303-748-8841, amy.asper@yahoo. com