Seussical: the Musical, which is based on Dr. Seuss's beloved characters, made the news even before its Broadway opening, as tales of disastrous out-of-town tryouts multiplied and creative turmoil abounded. But the show has its fans--Rosie O'Donnell, for one, likes it so much that she jumped in to play the Cat in the Hat for a month while Roger Bart was on vacation. And guess what? As conceived by Ragtime's Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Seussical isn't nearly as bad as its reputation would suggest. While Junior digs the familiar characters, Mom and Dad will notice that "A Day for the Cat in the Hat" could be an outtake from Cabaret--if that show had been rated G, of course--while "It's Possible" suddenly turns into an Elton John-type romp midway through. Easy on the ear and very pop, this is a kid-friendly cast album that won't insult an adult's intelligence.
1. Overture
2. Oh, The Thinks You Can Think
3. Horton Hears A Who
4. Biggest Blame Fool
5. Here On Who
6. Day For The Cat In The Hat, A
7. It's Possible (In McElligot's Pool)
8. How To Raise A Child
9. Military, The
10. Alone In The Universe
11. One Feather Tail Of Miss Gertrude McFuzz, The
12. Amazing Mayzie
13. Amazing Gertrude
14. Monkey Around
15. Chasing The Who's
16. How Lucky You Are
17. Notice Me, Horton
18. How Lucky You Are (Mayzie's Reprise)
19. Horton Sits On The Egg/Act 1 Finale
20. Egg, Nest And Tree
21. Mayzie In Palm Beach
22. Alone In The Universe (Reprise)
23. Solla Sollew
24. Havin' A Hunch
25. All For You
26. People Versus Horton The Elephant, The
27. Finale/Oh, The Thinks You Can Think (Reprise)
28. Green Eggs And Ham (Curtain Call)
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