The Lorax: The Musical
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
This is my not-so-rough outline of a stage musical based on The Lorax, the book, special and movie. It’s heavily inspired by and will include these demo songs on the film soundtrack that were cut from the final product, so please listen to them before reading.
I think the 1972 animated special is a pretty perfect adaptation of the book on its own. Here I aim to preserve its strengths and redeem the shallow film’s wasted potential, because my obsessive, autistic brain couldn’t pose the question “But what if The Lorax (2012) was good?” without attempting to answer it.
Reblogs, comments and questions about the outline and my creative process are incredibly welcome!