as Audrey, Ted's romantic interest. The film debuted in the No. 1 spot at the box office, making $70 million, though it received mixed reviews. The film eventually grossed a domestic total of $214,030,500. Audiobooks Two audio readings have been released on CD, one narrated by Ted Danson in the United States (Listening Library, ) and one narrated by Rik Mayall in the United Kingdom (HarperCollins, ). Musical A musical adaptation of The Lorax was originally included in the script for the Broadway musical Seussical, but was cut before the show opened. From December 2, 2015, to January 16, 2016, a musical version of the book ran at the Old Vic theatre in London, with former Noah and the Whale frontman Charlie Fink, who also wrote the music for the production. From July 2 to August 12, 2018 the musical ran at the Old Globe Theatre San Diego, California with Steven Epp as The Once-ler. The gender role was reversed. The book has a boy, the musical cast a girl for the role of the hero to be trusted with the last seed. See also Deforestation Revegetation Tragedy of the commons References 1971 children's books American picture books Books about environmentalism Books adapted into plays Books by Dr. Seuss Children's books adapted into films Dr. Seuss characters Environmental fiction books Fictional conservationists and environmentalists Fictional endangered and extinct species Literary characters introduced in 1971 Random House books