Summer Musical Theatre Workshop Presents: Seussical JR.
Production of
Seussical™ JR.
is presented through special arrangement with
and all authorized materials are supplied by
Music Theatre International, New York, NY
(212) 541-4684 mtishows.com
Book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Conceived by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and
Eric Idle
Based on the Works of Dr. Seuss
Seussical™ was originally produced on Broadway by SFX Theatrical Group, Barry & Fran Weissler and Universal Studios
Thursday August 7th at 6:00 PM
Friday August 8th at 10:30 AM
Friday August 8th at 1:30 PM
Musical Numbers
Oh, The Thinks You Can Think!
Company
Horton Hears A Who
Cat, JoJo, Horton, Jungle Citizens, Bird Girls, Mr. Mayor
Biggest Blame Fool
Sour Kangaroo, Young Kangaroo, Horton, Wickersham Brothers, Bird Girls, JoJo, Cat, Gertrude, Mayzie
Biggest Blame Fool/Gertrude McFuzz
Sour Kangaroo, Cat, Mr. Mayor, Wickersham Brothers, Jungle Citizens
Here On Who
Mr. Mayor, Mrs. Mayor, JoJo, Whos, First Who Family, Second Who Family, Third Who Family, Fourth Who Family, Fifth Who Family, Horton, The Grinch
Meet JoJo The Who
Mr. Mayor, Mrs. Mayor
How To Raise A Child
Mr. Mayor, Mrs. Mayor
Oh, The Thinks You Can Think (Reprise)
Cat, JoJo
It’s Possible (Part 1)
JoJo, Cat, Fish
It’s Possible (Part 2)
JoJo, Cat, Fish
Alone In The Universe
Horton, JoJo
The One Feather Tail Of Miss Gertrude McFuzz/
Amayzing Mayzie
Gertrude, Mayzie, Bird Girls
Amayzing Gertrude (Part 1)
Gertrude, Cat
Amayzing Gertrude (Part 2)
Gertrude, Cat, Nurses, Bird Girls
Monkey Around/Chasing The Whos
Wickersham 1, Wickersham 2, Wickersham 3, Horton, Wickershams, Sour Kangaroo, Bird Girls, Vlad Vladikoff
Notice Me, Horton
Gertrude, Horton
How Lucky You Are
Mayzie, Cat
Mayzie’s Exit/Horton Sits On The Egg/
Dilemma/Hunters
Bird Girls, Horton, Gertrude
Egg, Nest, And Tree
Sour Kangaroo, Bird Girls, Horton, Wickershams, Bird Girl 1, Bird Girl 2, Bird Girl 3, Hunters
Sold/Mayzie In Palm Beach
Company, Mayzie, Cat
Mayzie At The Circus
Mayzie, Horton
Amayzing Horton
Mayzie, Horton
Alone In The Universe (Reprise 1)
Horton
Solla Sollew
Horton, Circus Animals, JoJo,
Mr. Mayor, Mrs. Mayor
Gertrude/Espionage (Part 2)
Gertrude
All For You
Gertrude, Horton, Cat, Bird Girls
The Whos Return/The People Versus Horton The Elephant (Part 1)
Company
The People Versus Horton The Elephant
(Part 2)
Company
Yopp!
Company
Alone In The Universe (Reprise 2)
Horton, Gertrude, Cat, JoJo
Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! (Finale)
Company
Green Eggs And Ham (Finale Bows)
Company
Exit Music
Company
LEAD ENSEMBLE CAST
JoJo/Boy: Uschi Herbst
The Cat in the Hat: Joseph Fernandez
Horton the Elephant: Soren Brooker
Mr. Mayor: Nora Sidell
Mrs. Mayor: Sofia Gabrielsen
Gertrude McFuzz: Aïa Moallemi-Skaf
Mayzie La Bird: Arwen Monzon-Sanders
Wickersham Brother #1 (Wick):
Donovan Monzon-Sanders
Wickersham Brother #2 (Sham):
Damian Saucedo
Wickersham Brother #3 (Ham): Sahir Kwatra
Bird Girl 1 (Lola Lark): Laila Canavan
Bird Girl 2 (Tilly Toucan): Autumn Cohen
Bird Girl 3 (Bea Beebird)/
Judge Yertle the Turtle: Harper Jimenez
Sour Kangaroo: Lily Markham
Young Kangaroo: Sunshine Monzon-Sanders
Elephant Bird: Ocean Monzon-Sanders
YOUTH ENSEMBLE CAST
Chiara Canavan
Carys Cho
Isla Cohen
Grace Cselenyi
Manya Dwivedi
Nico Fresko
Piran Herbst
Lyanna Polly Klausner
Eleanor Lebovitz
Josephine Livick
Bailey Neaman
CAST BIOS
Autumn Cohen: Bird Girl #2
Autumn is going into the 6th grade. She loves dancing and singing. She likes gymnastics and is very athletic.
Donovan Monzón-Sanders: Wickersham #1
Donovan is thrilled for his first year being a part of Third Streets Summer Musical Program. He will be playing the role of Wickersham Brother 1. He takes piano lessons and is part of the Rock Band Program here at Third Street. He also enjoys playing basketball and the drums. Thank you to Third Street and Family! Enjoy the Show! @donovanmonzon7
Sunshine Monzón-Sanders: Young Kangaroo
Sunshine is so excited for her 2nd year being a part of the Summer Musicals at Third Street! She plays the role of Young Kangaroo. She would like to thank Miss Kaitlin and Miss Meghan for giving her this opportunity. Sunshine will be performing with both of her siblings, Arwen and Donovan. She cannot wait to perform this, hope you all enjoy! @sunshinemonzon7
Arwen Monzón-Sanders: Mayzie La Bird
Arwen is so excited to be in Seussical the Musical Jr. here at Third Street! Previously she played the role of Dorothy in last year’s Summer Musical, The Wizard of Oz. She would like to thank the directors for this opportunity and thank her family for supporting her! She has both of her siblings in the show, Donovan and Sunshine Monzón-Sanders. She cannot wait to perform in this show! Check out her Instagram to see more, @arwenmonzon7
Aïa Moallemi-Skaf: Gertrude McFuzz
Aïa is very thankful to be able to take part in Seussical jr. Last year she was Glinda in The Wizard of Oz jr. She enjoys musical theater and has been in Third Street for 7 years. She is almost 12 years old and is entering 7th grade at Hunter High School.
Damian Saucedo: Wickersham #2
Damian is so excited to be part of Seussical Jr the Musical this summer! He loves to spend time hanging out with his friends at Third Street and making friends with others. He has been at Third Street for over 9 years, since he was 7 years old, and now he is 16. He takes Piano Lessons, Choir, and he finished Broadway Company 2 at Third street, and he is now entering Third Street Players this September. He lives in Gramercy, Manhattan and loves to make art projects. He wants to thank Miss Kaitlin, Miss Meghan, Mr. Z, and his friends for helping him this summer! And thank you to the directors for this great opportunity.
Soren Brooker: Horton
Soren is a friendly, skilled, and creative 12 year-old who has been at Third Street for 10 years. He animates, plays instruments, sings, and is in musical theater. Soren has previously played the Tin Man, Mr. Krabs, and Scrooge. ENJOY THE SHOW!!!!
Lily Markham: Sour Kangaroo
Lily is a highly energetic person who has a fish named Ringo. She is 13. She loved being in the Wizard of Oz and other Third Street shows including our current production of
Seussical. She likes the Beatles, camman18, Song of the Sea, deer, long eyelashes and listening to music. Lily is a cat and dog person :)
Joseph Fernandez: Cat in the Hat
Joseph is a basketball player and actor who loves playing Call of Duty and eating brownies. He played the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz last year and he is so excited to be playing the Cat in the Hat in this year’s production of Seussical.
Sahir Kwatra: Wickersham #3
Sahir is super excited to be is Seussical Jr. He is going into 5th grade and loves video games. Thank you, directors and castmates!
Nora Sidell: Mr. Mayor
Nora is SO excited to be in Seussical the Musical. She has performed in school plays, and she loves to sing. She is very funny and loves pancakes. Thank you to Dr. Seuss for making so many great stories!
Uschi Herbst: JoJo
Uschi is so glad to be in Seussical the Musical this summer. This is her second time doing a full musical at Third Street! She is in 6th grade and loves cats. Some things that Uschi likes to do in her spare time are rock climbing, dancing, and making music. Thanks to everyone for the opportunity! :) :) :) ฅ^>⩊<^ ฅ
Laila Prisco Canavan: Bird Girl #1
Laila is estatic she gets to be in Seussical this summer! She love baking, cooking, acting, dancing, and most of all singing. Musicals are one of her favorite things! She is so thankfull she is able to participate.
Sofia Gabrielsen: Mrs. Mayor
Sofia is really happy to have been recruited for Third Street’s summer musical this year! Having played the Wicked Witch in Wizard of Oz last year, she’s eager to be back again for her fifth year in the program. She Loves anything music related and is very happy to be here over the summer, as she takes tons of classes during the year. Third Street is here second home!
Harper Jimenez: Bird Girl 3/Yertle the Turtle
Hi! My name is Harper Jimenez and I am 11 years old, and I do violin, Musical Theatre, cheerleading, and vocal class. I love musical theatre and I have been doing this for a year! I have played in the Wizard of Oz and Seussical Jr! I did Mid-Winter Workshop and had done Beetlejuice and Finding Neverland. Thank you Third Street for opening all these opportunities for me, and I would like to thank my family for always being there for me!
Summer Chamber Music Workshop Concert
Serenade, Op. 25 – Ludwig van Beethoven
Entrata – Allegro
Isabelle Zhang, flute
Dorothea Heck, violin
Lola Grenside, viola
Zigeunermusik, Op. 36 – Hermann Mohr
Adyn Konigsberg, violin
Mei-Mei Hoffman, violin
Olivia Lee, violin
Aïa Moallemi-Skaf, piano
Divertimento in G major, Op. 38, Hob IV:9 – Joseph Haydn
arr. Tom van der Grinten
III. Finale – Presto
Isabelle Yang, flute
Sofia Gabrielsen, clarinet
Matthew Lewis, cello
Trio – Jacques Féréol Mazas
III. Rondo Allegretto
Abigail Jin, violin
Julien Hendricks, cello
Evander Vaubel, piano
Trio No. 4 in G major, Op. 99, No. 4 – Charles Dancla
Phoebe Kim, flute
Giulia Sinatti, violin
Rohan Satchit, violin
Quartet in D major, W.B. 62 – Johann Christian Bach
I. Allegro
Robert Yang, flute
Nina Gómez de Llarena, flute
Seiji Brod, viola
Kosuke Nicholson, cello
Sight Reading Challenge
Concerto in G major – Georg Philipp Telemann
Phoebe Kim, flute
Giulia Sinatti, violin
Rohan Satchit, violin
Rondino – Adam Carse
Abigail Jin, violin
Julien Hendricks, cello
Evander Vaubel, piano
Hôsök emlékére – Gáty Zoltán
Adyn Konigsberg, violin
Mei-Mei Hoffman, violin
Olivia Lee, violin
Aïa Moallemi-Skaf, piano
Intermezzo, Op. 1 – Luigi Rago
Seiji Brod, viola
Sofia Gabrielsen, clarinet
Lola Grenside, viola
Dorothea Heck, violin
Matthew Lewis, cello
Nina Gómez de Llarena, flute
Kosuke Nicholson, cello
Isabelle Yang, flute
Robert Yang, flute
Isabelle Zhang, flute
La nouvelle normalité – Peter Martin
Group Finale – with slideshow
Live Sounds - Chiu-Chen Liu
Program
Viola Concerto in D major, Op.1 - Carl Philipp Stamitz
I. Allegro ma non troppo
Coppélia, Act III - La paix (Pas de deux) - Léo Delibes
Giselle, Act II - Adolphe Adam
Pas de Deux and Variation
Nocturne Op.19 No.4
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Waltz Sentimental - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Viola Concerto - William Walton
I. Andante comodo
Intermission
Piano Quartet No.1 in C minor, Op.15 - Gabriel Fauré
I. Allegro molto moderato
II. Scherzo, Allegro vivo
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro molto
Personnel
Claire Chan, Violin
Chiu-Chen Liu, Viola
Kirsten Jermé, Cello
Yvonne Lau, Piano
Bios
Violist Chiu-Chen Liu enjoys a diverse career in orchestra, chamber music and pedagogy. Born in Taiwan, recent performances include engagements with Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Wernigerode (Germany), Cremona International Music Academy, Alion Baltic International Music Festival, BAMcafé Live, American Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Attacca Quartet and Lecture-Performance Series at Columbia University. Chiu-Chen has served as principal viola with the Greater Bridgeport Symphony, the Sarasota Opera, Di Capo Opera, Fairfield County Chorale Orchestra. Her chamber music performances have been broadcast on NPR and WQXR radio. The latest album Alto Under the Radar: Soviet Viola Music with pianist Ilya Kazantsev was released under Centaur Records.
Claire Chan, born in Detroit, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Brown University where she earned musical honors and a Sc.B. in Neuroscience. Changing course, she continued her studies on the violin at The Juilliard School. As a scholarship student of Joseph Fuchs, she completed both her master’s and doctoral degrees. She taught at the Juilliard School as an assistant to both Professor Fuchs and the Juilliard String Quartet and later served on the faculty in Beijing at the Central Conservatory and the Capital Normal University. Currently, Claire teaches at Third Street Music School Settlement and at the Chamber Music Center of New York. She performs regularly on Broadway shows, most notably Phantom of the Opera and Sweeney Todd. She is currently a member of The Harlem Chamber Players and The New York City Opera.
Yvonne Lau, a Sydney native, began playing piano at age three and has won numerous competitions, performing at venues like the Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Olympic Games, and Carnegie Hall. She earned her Associate and Licentiate of Music, Australia, and Licentiate of Trinity College, London, by age 15, before completing a Master’s degree at the Eastman School of Music under Barry Snyder. Yvonne teaches in New York City, with positions at Third Street Music School since 2011, Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School, and as a substitute teacher at the Juilliard School and accompanist at the Manhattan School of Music.