— and the early reviews aren’t pretty: “Whoever the many chefs were, the finished product is a flavorless broth.” – New York Times
LACKING FOR TALENT: “There isn’t much wrong with the new musical “Seussical” that a comparatively small earthquake could not put more or less right. In fact, apart from its routine music, limp lyrics and diffuse book, it is really only the concept that goes grievously wrong. It puts whimsy where talent should be.” – New York Post
ON THE CONTRARY: ” ‘Seussical the Musical’,’ which spent an awkward adolescence at Boston’s Colonial Theatre in September, has matured into a sleeker, more confident show for its Broadway bow.” – Boston Herald
THE SEUSS INDUSTRY: The Grinch and “Seussical” are only the beginning of a flood of Seuss-based projects in the wings to be brought to life. – New York Daily News