The Cat in the Hat
About This Event
The Cat in the Hat is presented at Kings Theatre by a lineup of Chicago-based companies and troupes. Several of the groups involved are known for producing the musical Chicago, a jazz-influenced 1920s work that examines crime and celebrity, and the billing even lists a Chicago sports team, suggesting an atypical mix of theatrical and non-theatrical contributors.
About The Cat in the Hat(play)
At Kings Theatre, a Chicago-based troupe stages a theatrical adaptation drawn from Dr. Seuss’s Cat-in-the-Hat stories, where a storm-bound day and the absence of adults invite misrule into an ordinary home. The plot turns on a stubborn mess that multiplies, answered by the Cat’s escalating, nested solutions and the children’s growing insistence on order. In New York, Seuss onstage functions as a shared civic text, revived across generations rather than tied to a single premiere history. The piece treats language as rhythm and constraint, a practical lesson in how chaos gets narrated back into control.
About the Artists
Chicago-based company
A Chicago-based company typically refers to a theater company or performing arts group based in Chicago, known for producing various theatrical works.
Chicago team
The Chicago team is a sports team based in Chicago, known for participating in various competitive sports leagues.
Chicago company
The Chicago company is a theater group known for producing the musical 'Chicago', which is a jazz-influenced musical set in the 1920s that explores themes of crime and celebrity.
Chicago troupe
The Chicago troupe is a theater company known for performing the musical 'Chicago', which is a jazz-influenced musical set in the 1920s, focusing on themes of crime and celebrity.