Urinetown

Summary of the musical Urinetown :

Following a terrible water shortage and 20-year drought, there is now a government ban on private toilets. This forces all the inhabitants of the city to do their business in paid public toilets operated by the only megalomaniac company: the Urine Good Company.
If the poor refuse to pay to urinate, they are sent to the dreaded and mysterious "Urinetown". After too long under the yoke of CEO Caldwell B. Cladwell, the poor are preparing a revolution, led by the young Bobby Strong. In the midst of this revolt, Bobby falls in love with Hope. When he learns that she is none other than Cladwell's daughter, Bobby and the revolutionaries decide to kidnap her to obtain their demands.

Urinetown is a musical satire that criticizes capitalism, while using the codes of musical comedy to parody it.

Discover the performance of “Run, Freedom, Run! At the 2002 Tony Awards:

General information
  • Style : Romance, Satire
  • Theme : Rebellion, Dystopia, Love
  • year of creation : 2001
Music
  • Composer : Mark Hollman
  • Lyricist : Mark Hollmann Greg Kotis
  • Librettist : Greg Kotis
  • famous songs : "Too Much Exposition" "Urinetown" "It's a Privilege to Pee" "Mr. Cladwell" "Cop Song" "Follow Your Heart" "Look at the Sky" "Don't Be the Bunny" "What is Urinetown?" "Snuff That Girl" "Run, Freedom, Run!" "Why Did I Listen to That Man?" "Tell Her I Love Her" "We're Not Sorry" "I See a River"
  • Famous performers : Hunter Foster, Richard Fleeshman, Jenna Russell, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Nancy Opel, John Cullum, Simon Paisley Day, Spencer Kayden, Karis Jack, Jeff McCarthy, Jonathan Slinger, Ken Jennings.
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Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The musical was nominated for 10 Tonys and won 3, as well as 3 Outer Critics Circle Awards.
  • Number of years on display : 3
  • Number of performances : 925
  • anecdotes : The show is a musical satire and parody of shows like The Threepenny Opera, Les Miserables, and the musical itself...
    Greg Kortis came up with the idea for this show after coming across pay toilets while traveling in Europe as a college student and a bit broke.
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