Opening Night: St. Catherine's Players Presents 'Seussical'

The curtains will rise Friday night for the start of the two-weekend run of Seussical, the St. Catherine’s Player annual musical production.

The fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza brings to life many favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including The Cat in the Hat played by Bonnie Kelley-Young; Horton the Elephant played by Tony Morello; JoJo, a child with a big imagination played by Alexis Killeen; Gertrude McFuzz played by Samantha Holomakoff; Mayzie LaBird played by Christina Kompar.

Joe Guttadauro directs, Rita Lapcevic provides musical direction, Zachary Kampler conducts the orchestra and Lauren Sherwood and Matthew Blank are the choreographers. Wendy Blumenthal and Jody Breakell are the producers of St. Catherine’s Players.

Performances are held at St. Catherine of Siena Lucey Parish Hall at 4 Riverside Ave., Riverside, on Fridays, March 6 and March 13 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, March 7 and March 14 at 7:30 p.m; Sundays, March 8 and Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m. There will be a complimentary opening night reception to meet and greet the cast, crew and production staff at the March 6 performance.

Tickets may be purchased on line at www.stcatherinesplayers.com, in person by visiting St. Catherine of Siena’s rectory office, or by calling 203-637-3661, ext. 327 and providing your name, telephone number, email address, preferred performance date and number of tickets desired. Advanced ticket purchases and reservations are $20 each. Tickets purchased at the door are $21 each. Cash, check or credit cards are accepted.

For more ticket information, contact Cindy Busani at acbusani@optonline.net or 203-637-3661, ext. 327.

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Contributed photos: Catherine O’Brien, Alexis Killeen, Austin Janssen with Katie Suss, standing. Photo 2: Alexis Killeen as JoJo.