Urinetown
Pioneer Theatre, Castle Hill
Presented by Hornsby Musical Society
A sidesplitting sendup of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold.
Fri, 1st to 10th November in 3 weeks
Director - Emma Young
Musical Director - David Lang
Choreographer - Lauren Oxenham
Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics, and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective on one of America's greatest art forms.
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 that 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.
Musical Director - David Lang
Choreographer - Lauren Oxenham
Mostly Male Cast. Includes Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Late Teen Characters
Audition information will be released on May 13th.
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