Singing Opportunities for Kids in "Seussical the Musical"

The story's enthusiastic, clever, and funny narrator with very high energy. The Cat is fun loving, wise and attentive, and also enjoys rhyming. Pops up throughout the story to help the audience. Should be comfortable moving/dancing quickly and adapting to the environment.

The Mayor's son, he is a Who that is always finding trouble. Bright, creative, and inadvertently mischievous. Possesses a wildly expansive imagination and finds solace in his friendship with Horton.

A compassionate and gentle elephant. Commonly misunderstood. Teased and mocked by the other because he believes that there are tiny people speaking to him from a small speck of dust that he carries around on a clover. He is protective and loving of all creatures in the jungle.

Horton's one-feathered-tail bird neighbor. Gertrude is sweet and timid. She has had a long-term crush on Horton, but she remains frustrated over the fact that he seems completely unaware of how she feels about him. Though kind and loyal, she is also self-conscious of her one-feathered tail, and desperately wants a beautiful, multi-feathered tail like Mayzie.

The most beautiful bird in all of the jungle. Oblivious to her self-centered ways, she relies on her talent of manipulation, as well as her natural beauty, to navigate her way through life.

The 'leader' of the jungle. She is loud, brassy, unabashedly sassy and soulful, and a lot of fun. One of the major antagonists of the story, she is stubbornly set in her ways and is not afraid to voice her opinion. She is cruel and nasty to Horton, as she thinks that he is out of his mind due to his belief that there are tiny people living on a small speck of dust.

Loud, mischievous and self-centered monkey brothers. They tease, play pranks, and get a kick out of making mischief at the expense of others. Along with the Sour Kangeroo, they are the major antagonists of the story. They do not believe that there are tiny people talking to Horton from a tiny speck of dust, and they do everything they can to mock Horton and make his life miserable for continuing to insist that the Whos are real.

The Bird Girls are a fabulous group of birds who know everything there is to know about the goings on in the jungle and support Mayzie throughout the show. They often serve as narrators for certain parts of the play when the Cat is busy portraying another character in the story.

Sour Kangaroo’s feisty daughter. She may be pint- sized, but she’s got a big personality and is following in her mother’s footsteps.

The Cat in the Hat’s sidekicks, who assist the Cat by popping up at various points throughout the play and standing in as different characters/props and by bringing the Cat various items that he needs to narrate the story. The Things are not speaking roles and will not necessarily require any singing, even in large groups during the ensemble songs. However, whoever is cast as one of the Things should be comfortable with moving various set pieces/scenery during the show.

Various animals who are all citizens of the jungle and who are convinced by the Sour Kangeroo and the Wickersham Brothers that Horton is out of his mind for believing that the Whos are real. As a result, they ridicule and ostracize Horton.

The citizens of the tiny town of Whoville, who worry that their town will one day crash to the ground. They are incredibly grateful to Horton for agreeing to protect them, but they soon have more reasons to worry when the other jungle animals cause Horton to lose the clover that he uses to carry Whoville.

A formerly grumpy, Christmas-hating creature who tried to prevent Christmas from coming for the people of Whoville. However, he has since been won over by the good-natured charm of Whoville and its citizens. Every year, he hosts a pageant where he reenacts his famous Christmas tale.

The stern, no-nonsense judge who presides over Horton’s trial.

A black-bottomed eagle who is an accomplice of the Wickersham Brothers. He steals the clover that has Whoville on it, forcing Horton to engage in a big chase with him.

A young resident of Whoville who takes part in the Grinch’s annual Christmas pageant.

The Grinch’s loyal canine, who takes part in the Grinch’s annual Christmas pageant.

The baby animal who hatches from the egg at the end of the story, and whom Horton and Gertrude happily decide to raise together.