SEUSSICAL.(Review)

SEUSSICAL, music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Broadway cast recording, Decca

SEUSSICAL UNFAIRLY BECAME THE most vilified show of the season-even before it officially opened on Broadway. David Shiner, who originated the role of the Cat in the Hat, was the venture's chief whipping boy. Now the original cast CD is out, and you can hear for yourself that Seussical (with a score by the team who wrote Ragtime and Once on This Island) has many inspired moments. The opening number, "Oh, the Thinks You Can Think," is the sort of old-fashioned show tune that ...

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