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Maxwell Hutton is utilising his dancing and teaching abilities in his role as assistant choreographer for Seussical Jnr.
Many of Dr Seuss’s best loved characters, including Horton the Elephant and the Cat in the Hat, will be brought to life on stage in a musical show called Seussical Jr at Centrestage Theatre in the school holidays.
The show is the work of Centrestage Youth Theatre (CYT). Its young performers and technical team are learning valuable skills in all areas of theatre production as they rehearse for the show – as well as having a lot of fun.
Director and choreographer Anna Mortlock, who worked on multiple NAPTA award-winning adult and youth productions last year, is ably assisted by Kingsway student James Hunter, who has chosen to get a taste of direction after his performance as Don Lockwood in last year’s CYT show Singing in the Rain.
Orewa college student Maxwell Hutton is assistant choreographer.
As vocal coach on the production, Annelie Maddock is also developing the vocal coaching talent of singer Lisa Camelbeke, another Orewa college student who has performed in previous youth and adult productions.
The musical is ideal family entertainment, with a theme of ‘looking out for the little guy’. Macy Hart plays the Cat in the Hat with Thing 1 and Thing 2 played by Grace Clark and Matilda Wells. Horton the Elephant is played by Aedan Burmester and Gertrude McFuzz will be played by Hollie Powderley.
Suessical Jr is on at Centrestage Theatre in Centreway Road, Orewa, April 17-21. Tickets from CentrestageTheatre.co.nz or from the box office, phone 426 7282.
