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URINETOWN THE MUSICAL

Music by Mark Hollmann
Lyrics by Mark Hollmann & Greg Kotis
Book by Greg Kotis

June 11 - 27, 2027

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.

SHOW DETAILS

Created by: Music by Mark Hollmann
Lyrics by Mark Hollmann & Greg Kotis
Book by Greg Kotis

Location: Sonoma State University - Warren Theater, Located in Ives Hall: 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Performance Dates: June 11 - 27, 2027, Fridays at 7:30pm, Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm

Estimated Run Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes with one 10-minute intermission.

Reccommended for ages 12+

Credits

Director: Nathan Cummings

Assistant Director: Bridget Codoni

Music Director: Brett Strader

 

Venue

Sonoma State University - Warren Theater, Located in Ives Hall: 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928

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