Westport Country Playhouse to Present SEUSSICAL, 3/23

Westport Country Playhouse will continue its 2013-14 Family Festivities Series with "Seussical, adapted from the Broadway musical about Dr. Seuss' stories, on Sunday, March 23, at 1 and 4 p.m., recommended for grades K - 5. Tickets are $20. Running time is approximately one hour. Pre-show activities begin one hour before each performance at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Produced by Theatreworks USA, "Seussical" is hosted by The Cat in the Hat. The cast features Horton, the elephant; JoJo, the young son of the Mayor of Who-Ville; Miss Gertrude McFuzz, the one-feathered bird; and Lazy Maysie La Bird. Dr. Seuss' beloved characters find themselves intertwined in a crazy-quilt adventure, in which the power of imagination and a miraculous "think" saves the day.

In conjunction with the Family Festivities Series, the Playhouse will host a book collection of gently used and new children's books for Read to Grow, Inc.

Family Festivities Partners are Meredith and David Bukzin, Galia Gichon and Adam Clemens, and Darlene Krenz. Family Festivities Corporate Sponsor is Pitney Bowes.

Everyone in the audience requires a ticket. For more information or tickets, call the box office at (203) 227-4177, or toll-free at 1-888-927-7529, or visit Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, off Route 1, Westport. Tickets are available online 24/7 at www.westportplayhouse.org.