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“Seussical™” the musical opens at Gonzaga University’s Russell Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2, 3, 9 and 10; matinees will be staged at 2 p.m. on Feb. 4, 10 and 11. Ticket sales began today (Monday, Jan. 22), and are $6 for children and students, $10 for GU faculty and staff, and $12 for adults. Group rates are available for 20 or more people. Call Russell Theatre box office at (509) 323-6553.

An art class of kindergarteners through third-grade students at the Martin Luther King Jr. Family Outreach Center, led by Spokane Art School faculty member Jeff Gibson-Smith, will provide “Seussical™” themed art for the Russell Theatre lobby. 

“Seussical™ is a great show to do in a university setting as it is not just a ‘children’s show,’ but a thought-provoking journey through some wonderful adult storylines,” said Suzanne Ostersmith, director of the musical. “Granted they are birds, elephants and Whos, but serious themes nonetheless.”

“Seussical™” is an integration of many different famous characters developed by the world-renowned children’s book author Dr. Seuss, including the Cat in the Hat, Horton and Elephant, in a family friendly story about Horton saving Whos, who live on a speck of dust. Horton, and his friend Jojo, must convince their fellow Dr. Seuss jungle friends that the Whos are indeed worth saving.

For more information contact Summer Berry at (509) 323-3606 or via e-mail.