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	Urinetown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Urinetown is a musical; the title is sometimes given as Urinetown the Musical.
		Cruel as Caldwell B. Cladwell was, his measures effectively regulated water consumption, sparing the town the same fate as the phantom Urinetown.
		After the Tony Award wins, Tripod (band) were asked to write a song about Urinetown as part of their Song In An Hour Challenge series on the Triple J breakfast show.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Urinetown (2337 words)

	"Urinetown" Causes Controversy
		The plotline of "Urinetown" involves a theoretical 20-year drought that has led to a ban on private toilets.
		Hansalik said she spoke with Profile teacher Lori Smith, who is the play's director, last month after learning that "Urinetown" was in the running to be selected as the school's spring musical.
		"Urinetown" is scheduled to be presented in May at the Colonial Theatre in Bethlehem.
	www.caledonianrecord.com /pages/local_news/story/b60fd0d40 (721 words)

	'Urinetown' flush with reasons to look past title
		No wonder the bravest among you decides to lead a group of poor people to revolt against the power structure — and, at the same time, tries to woo the woman he loves, the daughter of the richest man in town.
		Sure — so ridiculous that "Urinetown," which started off at the New York International Fringe Festival in 1999, is the only show in that festival's history to have made it to Broadway.
		In Urinetown, Officer Lockstock is an enforcer for the bad guys, but he also explains to the audience what's what — on several different levels.
	www.austin360.com /arts/content/arts/stories/2006/01/16urinetown.html (646 words)

	Urinetown: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com
		Its awfulness is the point, and Urinetown is as much a musical about a musical as it is, well, a musical.
		The story is about the evil rich and the hapless poor, and the authors draw equally from the Depression era of the 1930s and the naïve idealism of the early '60s, casting several of their songs in the folk/gospel style of the freedom songs of the civil rights movement.
		Title, subject matter, and attitude aside, Urinetown [+] is full of inventive melodies and clever lyrics, and they easily put over its smirking nihilism.
	www.music.com /release/urinetown/1 (421 words)

	Urinetown, The Musical - UTA Dept. of Theatre Arts
		Urinetown is an absurdist, melodramatic musical about a city in the midst of a drought so devastating that a malevolent corporation has been able to take control of all the toilet facilities.
		The show revolves around a city where private bathrooms are outlawed and everyone must pay outrageous fees to use the public facilities.
		Those who don't have the money are "relocated" to Urinetown, a mysterious place from which no one returns.
	www.uta.edu /theatre/urinetown.htm (164 words)

	PCC Feature: Urine Town
		"'Urinetown' is one of the newest and most exciting musicals available right now," said Michael Najjar, director of the play and PCC theater arts instructor.
		"Urinetown," is a musical by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann about a world on the verge of ecological disaster, trapped by corporate greed and a revolution by the masses that just want to pee for free.
		The curtain on "Urinetown" will be raised at 7:30 p.m., March 9-11 and 16-18 in the Performing Arts Center at the Sylvania Campus, 12000 S.W. 49th Ave.
	www.pcc.edu /about/profiles/2006/02-27/urine-town.html (358 words)

	Urinetown
		Urinetown has brought a breath of fresh air into the stale Henry Miller's Theatre.
		A terrible water shortage has caused the government to outlaw the use of private toilets in a mad attempt to regulate water consumption.
		Urinetown has brought from the off-Broadway scene an unusual desire to break conventions, to poke fun at itself and the talent to do so successfully.
	www.simplytaty.com /film/urinetown.htm (410 words)

	Urinetown, a CurtainUp review
		That Urinetown is an ideal show for a University production should not be a surprise as Mark Hollmann’s music and lyrics and Greg Kotis’ book (also lyrics) supports the typical theater student’s affection and flair for spoof and satire.
		Under the polished direction of theater department head Joe Patenaude, this Urinetown proved to be a success on many levels with excellent performances and fine singing voices to insure that the mocking style is captured.
		Urinetown may have passed its Broadway glory days, but with productions as fine as this one at Drew University, the show's long life as a camput hit is a sure thing.
	www.curtainup.com /urinetown.html (2263 words)

	Theater & Performance in Santa Rosa, CA \| 'Urinetown' at Sixth Street Playhouse
		And one of the charming things about Urinetown is the way it tells its story of corporate greed and the sheeplike cluelessness of the masses while teasing and tweaking the musical art form it represents.
		Urinetown, the musical." The actual Urinetown won't show up until the second act, he explains, and hints that even then it will be largely metaphorical.
		Ultimately, Urinetown is an exciting, creative night of theater that is well worth lining up to see.
	www.metroactive.com /bohemian/03.08.06/urinetown-0610.html (637 words)

	Theater \| Free to pee
		In the midst of this nightmarish world, a pair of lovebirds find one another, but their story is secondary to the musical’s larger themes, which include capitalism run amok, mob psychology, and social engineering.
		Yet Urinetown may be getting, if such a thing is possible, even edgier and more relevant as time goes on.
		Urinetown plays at the Colonial Theatre, 106 Boylston Street in the Theater District, January 6 through 18; call (617) 931-2787.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /boston/arts/theater/documents/03481836.asp (597 words)

	Urinetown 2004 at The National Theatre Washington DC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Urinetown is elevated silliness of the highest order that makes a gratifying case for the restorative return to knowing foolishness and the smartly absurd.
		URINETOWN premiered at the NYC Fringe Festival in 1999, transferred to Off-Broadway, and then moved to Broadway, where it received many awards and positive reviews.
		At heart, Urinetown is a very affectionate tribute to the genre of musical theater which proves once again the old adage that a musical can tell any story if it is done well.
	www.nationaltheatre.org /mainstage/Urinetown2004.htm (1000 words)

	KAT Online \| Urinetown Page
		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.
		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.
	www.creativedojo.com /KAT/urinetown.shtml (217 words)

	Population, Resources, and Human Idealism \| EnergyBulletin.net \| Peak Oil News Clearinghouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		For when the water dried up, they recognized their town for the first time for what it really was.
		This place it’s called Urinetown!” And with their unison cry of “Hail Malthus!”, the curtain falls.
		Many reviewers have emphasized the infectious zaniness of the play, seemingly missing its explicit message (that idealism and good intentions are insufficient responses to problems of population pressure and resource depletion).
	www.energybulletin.net /15480.html (2944 words)

	'Urinetown' Is Fit for the Whole Family -- Really
		Even Eric Schaeffer, Signature's brilliant, usually public relations-savvy artistic director, felt compelled to describe "Urinetown" as "dark and gritty," when it is light and frothy.
		Soon, other beloved musicals are being lampooned as the 16-member cast, many of whom are Signature regulars, moves through 16 songs that range from old-fashioned show tunes to poignant ballads to rousing anthems and even gospel.
		Any other method of seeking relief is punishable by exile to Urinetown, a mysterious place from which no one returns.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/24/AR2005082400623.html (685 words)

	Musical Cyberspace: Urinetown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Offenders are sent to URINETOWN, a mysterious place where many have been sent but from whence no one ever returns.
		Hope arrives on her way home from her first day at the office, and then Bobby joins them, having closed his shift after the late-night rush.
		Still tormented over having stood by while his father was taken to Urinetown, and emboldened by Hope's words of optimism, Bobby seizes the moment and opens the amenity for the people to pee for free (LOOK AT THE SKY).
	www.geocities.com /joecable1997/sz/urinetown.html (1362 words)

	Amazon.com: Urinetown (2001 Original Off-Broadway Cast): Music: John Cullum,Mark Hollmann,Danny Marcus,Hunter Foster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Set in a near-future in which water depletion has led to a ban on private toilets, this may be the only musical in history in which one of the leads makes a fortune on pee.
		"Urinetown" needs to be seen in person, as much of the humor is visual: the mock-enthusiastic choreography for "Run, Freedom, Run" brings down the house.
		The brilliance of "Urinetown" is its self-realization at being a musical about revolution in an age of consensus.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005LZR8?v=glance (1530 words)

	Urinetown
		After what happened, they also apparently needed a show with cliche villains, the kind who wear suits or badges instead of beards and burnooses, and cliche heroes, the kind with stars in their eyes and banners in their hands.
		"Urinetown" is set in a mythical town where the people have to pay to pee and poop, supposedly because there's a terrible water shortage.
		If anyone crosses Cladwell, they're threatened with exile to Urinetown, a place of unspeakable horrors because, as some suspect, it's really located inside their own heads.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/icopyright_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000509391 (453 words)

	Press Release Fine Arts: Urinetown
		URINETOWN was nominated for an impressive 10 Tony Awards, winning for Best Book, Score, and direction.
		URINETOWN is making its San Joaquin premiere under the direction of John White and choreography of Valerie Gnassounouj.
		URINETOWN opens May 5 with performances on May 6, May 11 through 14.
	www.deltacollege.edu /dept/publicinfo/prel/prelfineartsurinetown.html (761 words)

	Review: Urinetown - 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Don't let the title scare you off – Urinetown is the wackiest musical satire to hit Broadway in decades.
		My one complaint – I for one am thoroughly tired of producers who think they have to deface a theater in order to get audiences in the mood for a show.
		I know the old Henry Miller Theater is a bit scruffy these days, but either give it coat of paint or let it be – turning the entrance into an ugly plywood maze is an offensive waste.
	www.musicals101.com /urinetown.htm (703 words)

	Urinetown: The Musical Broadway (BroadwayWorld.com)
		Set in a Gotham-like city overwrought by ecological disaster, Urinetown: The Musical is a tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its very weight in gold.
		The privilege to pee is regulated by a single, malevolent corporation, which profits by charging admission for one of mankind?s most basic needs.
		Urinetown is directed by John Rando, with musical staging by John Carrafa, and features book and lyrics by Greg Kotis, and music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann.
	www.broadwayworld.com /showinfo.cfm?showid=30 (887 words)

	Carnegie Mellon School of Drama Performs "Urinetown"
		According to the School of Drama, "Urinetown" is the politically incorrect saga of a Pay-Per-Pee toilet entrepreneur who's grown rich by squeezing every last drop—of money—out of the victims of a terrible drought.
		"Urinetown" is based on the book and lyrics by Greg Kotis and the music and lyrics of Mark Hollmann.
		Before it hit Broadway, "Urinetown" began at New York's famed Fringe Festival and moved to a small off-Broadway house.
	www.cmu.edu /cmnews/extra/051202_urinetown.html (355 words)

	Urinetown: The Musical quiz -- free game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		At one point in Act One, Little Sally asks Officer Lockstock what Urinetown is like.
		We find out at the end of the play that Penny Pennywise is the mother of one of the main characters.
		True or false: "Urinetown" is a happy musical.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=91021&origin= (149 words)

	The Austin Chronicle: Arts: Arts Review
		Absurd as Urinetown's premise and characters are, they're treated with just enough seriousness and sincerity that it plays like a real musical, its fight for justice and romantic struggle tugging at our hearts even as they poke our funny bones.
		Which may be why Urinetown is as important as it is entertaining.
		It shows us that Urinetown (the place, not the musical) is our town.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2006-02-10/arts_review.html (707 words)

	URINETOWN Synopsis
		Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critic’s Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is an earnest tale of love, greed, and revolution.
		The show is set in a town plagued by a 20-year drought, where water has become so scarce that private toilets have become unthinkable.
		Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective of one of America’s greatest art forms.
	www.umich.edu /~uac/musket/synopsis/synopsis.html (148 words)

	Urinetown
		Originally staged for the 1999 New York Fringe Festival, Urinetown the Musical, with its rich musical score, outrageously funny characters and situation, and surprising lack of bathroom humor, quickly became the talk of the town.
		Urinetown the Musical was awarded tremendous critical accolades upon its Broadway opening.
		Entirely originalThe most galvanizing theater experience in town.” Richard Zoglin of Time Magazine called Urinetown the Musical, “Adventurous and groundbreaking.” Linda Winer of Newsday wrote “Pardon me, I am about to be excessive in praise of Urinetown.
	www.stagechannel.com /content/detail.htm?production_id=857 (264 words)

	Playbill News: Urinetown Gets Canadian Premiere in Resident Toronto Production, May 19-July 11
		To this end, he approached CanStage management with the idea of partnering to import Broadway plays that could be produced by Canadians, in Canada, using Canadian actors.
		Urinetown is produced in association with its original Broadway producers The Araca Group and Dodger Stage Holding.
		Tickets to the Canadian Urinetown go on sale Feb. 23 to CanStage subscribers only and are available through the CanStage box office (416) 368-3110 or on-line at www.canstage.com.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/84132.html (647 words)

	Talkin' Broadway Review: Urinetown The Musical
		Urinetown’s secret, as it were, and biggest success is its leading men, John Cullum (Caldwell B. Cladwell) and Hunter Foster (Bobby Strong).
		His is a tour de force performance, which moves from strength to strength, and gives the musical’s attempts at subversive satire a much needed emotional touchstone.
		Urinetown describes itself as an “absurdist melodrama about a city in the midst of a drought so devastating that a malevolent corporation has been able to take control of all the toilet facilities.
	www.talkinbroadway.com /world/Urinetown.html (581 words)

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