O U R . N E X T . P R O D U C T I O N
Urinetown, the musical
book by Greg Kotis
lyrics by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann
music by Mark Hollmann
directed by Jeffrey DeVincent
July 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31
and August 1 at 8 p.m.
July 19 and August 2 at 3 p.m.
This production is being performed at The Freight Station. Directions.
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Winner of three Tony Awards, including Best Book
The Number One Musical!
(Once you get past the title, it's all good, clean fun)
One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, Urinetown
is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a
time when water is worth its weight in gold. In a Gotham-like city, a
terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a
government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use
public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits
by charging admission for one of humanity's most basic needs. Amid the
people, a hero decides he's had enough, and plans a revolution to lead
them all to freedom! Inspired by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt
Weill, Urinetown
is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from
scrutiny. Praised for reinvigorating the very notion of what a musical
could be, Urinetown
catapults the "comedic romp" into the new millennium with its
outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit, and sustained ability to
produce gales of unbridled laughter.
"Pure gold... a wild and happy mix of biting satire and loving parody. You'll get your money's worth in sheer fun." --Clive Barnes, The New York Post
"Can we laugh and thrill to a musical at a time like this?... hilarious... a recommended tonic" --Bruce Weber, The New York Times
"Adventurous and groundbreaking... aims for comic heights and keeps the audience soaring." --Richard Zoglin, Time Magazine
"I had the time of my life! Urinetown is one of the cleverest, most adroit, funniest evenings I've spent in many a season." --Liz Smith, Syndicated Columnist
"A fresh, unique, original, impudent, colorful, exciting, irreverent, surprising and wonderful musical." --Rex Reed, New York Observer
"A comic gem! Witty, lovable, deliriously shameless..." --Linda Winer, Newsday
"Broadway's
'It' musical... inspired, fresh, exuberant, even moving, brought off,
believe it or not, sans bathroom humor. You've got to go. Grade: A!" --Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly
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