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Seussical…Meet The Cast

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Springfield Little Theatre is proud to present the good works of the doctor himself as Dr. Seuss’s favorite characters come alive in Seussical The Musical, June 13-29, at the historic Landers Theatre, 311 East Walnut, Springfield, Missouri.

Under the direction of Lorianne Dunn and the musical direction of Aaron Smith, an amazing and talented cast of 95 bring to life your favorite Dr. Seuss characters:

Meet The Cat in The Hat: Glenn Sneed
Glenn Sneed was last seen in SLT’s 1985 production of Barnum. He is a BFA graduate of MSU. He has since been in the Broadway production of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The National Tour of “Joseph” with Sam Harris and Chicago with Juliet Prowse and Bebe Neuwirth.

Meet Horton the Elephant: Brooke Stephens
Brooke’s SLT appearances include Conrad Birdie in Bye, Bye Birdie, Sparky in Forever Plaid, Armand in Once On This Island and Jud Frye in Oklahoma! He also appeared as Daniel Bright in Dawg Pound Blues at the Vandivort Center Theatre. He has toured with numerous shows including: Eartha Kitt’s version of R&H’s Cinderella as assistant Musical director, International Tour of Hair as the musical director, and was the saxophonist for the Jimmy Dorsey Big Band.

Meet Gertrude McFuzz: Stephanie Judkins
Stephanie was last seen in 2000 as Nellie Forebush in South Pacific. She returns to SLT after 7 years in “the city”…that’s NYC for those of you who don’t speak Stephanie. She teaches acting and voice in the SLT Education Department. She is also thrilled to inform you she’s a certified Bellydancing instructor and has added two classes to the education department at SLT.

These classical, colorful tales are seamlessly brought together by JoJo, a young girl and “a thinker of strange and wonderful thinks”!

Meet JoJo: Hannah Hunt
Hannah Hunt is a 9 year-old, New Covenant Academy, 4th grader. Hannah made her SLT debut in Disney’s Aladdin Junior as a Teenie Genie earlier this season. She loves acting and singing as well as nature and animals.

As each story unfolds, you will marvel at how relevant and profound Seuss’s subtle themes are, making this musical one that appeals to people of all ages.

From the team who brought you Once On This Island, Seussical is written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.

Seussical The Musical is underwritten by CoxHealth, Great Southern Bank, Charlotte & Olivia Crowder, KSPR, Springfield News-Leader, KGBX 105.9 and the Missouri Arts Council.

For tickets call 869-1334 x4 or online at www.springfieldlittletheatre.org The box office is open Monday through Friday from 11am-5pm. Ticket prices are as follows: Adults Tickets: $25, Seniors and Students $22, Children 14 and under $15.