Urinetown 2001 - Articles Page 8

Run Time:
2 hours and 10 minutes, with one intermission
Opened: September 20, 2001
Closing: January 18, 2004

Urinetown - 2001 - Broadway History , Info & More

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. A depletion of the earth?s water supply has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. 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.



Urinetown won 2002 Tony Awards? for Best Score, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Direction of a Musical.

Urinetown - 2001 - Broadway Cast

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Lyric Stage Company of Boston Presents Moises Kaufman's 33 VARIATIONS, Now thru 2/2
by BWW News Desk - Jan 4, 2013


The Lyric Stage Company of Boston presents Moises Kaufman's 33 VARIATIONS, tonight, January 4 - February 2, 2013.

STAGE TUBE: Meet the Cast of Broadway's Upcoming HANDS ON A HARDBODY!
by BWW Special Coverage - Feb 6, 2013


Check out the recently released commercial for the show below and meet the cast with videos of them from past productions and roles!

Lyric Stage Company of Boston Presents Moises Kaufman's 33 VARIATIONS, 1/4-2/2
by BWW News Desk - Dec 13, 2012


The Lyric Stage Company of Boston presents Moises Kaufman's 33 VARIATIONS, January 4 - February 2, 2013.

GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Kirsten Wyatt of 'A Christmas Story'
by Adrienne Onofri - Nov 19, 2012


An award-winning actress, Kirsten holds a unique distinction among Broadway performers.

Off-Beat Players Present One-Night-Only Performance of URINETOWN Tonight
by Kelsey Denette - Aug 21, 2012


Greenwich, Connecticut's Off-Beat Players will present a one night only performance of Urinetown by special arrangement with The Araca Group - Tuesday August 21 at The American Theatre of Actors, where Urinetown made its Off-Broadway debut in 2001.

Off-Beat Players Bring URINETOWN to American Theatre of Actors, 8/21
by BWW News Desk - Aug 20, 2012


Greenwich, Connecticut's Off-Beat Players will present a one night only performance of Urinetown by special arrangement with The Araca Group - Tuesday August 21 at The American Theatre of Actors, where Urinetown made its Off-Broadway debut in 2001.

Geva Completes Casting for YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU
by Kelsey Denette - Aug 20, 2012


Geva Theatre Center's 40th Anniversary Season gets off to a stellar start with You Can't Take It With You by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, directed by Mark Cuddy.

Berkeley Rep Announces Additional Fall Classes
by Kelsey Denette - Aug 17, 2012


After filling its new studios on Center Street with sold-out summer camps for local teens, Berkeley Repertory Theatre proudly announces that this extra classroom space also means more activities for students of all ages during the School of Theatre's fall session. Now, in addition to its extensive outreach to local schools, Berkeley Rep offers classes with professional teaching artists at its home on Addison Street in downtown Berkeley, at its campus on Harrison Street in West Berkeley, and at its new 13,000-square-foot facility on Center Street, which features the Osher Studio and two adjoining classrooms.

The Beth Tfiloh Community Theater Presents URINETOWN, 8/19-22
by Kelsey Denette - Aug 17, 2012


The Beth Tfiloh Community Theater will present the comedy Urinetown: the Musical on August 19 at 2:00 pm and August 21, & 22 at 7:00 pm in the H. Morton Rosen Arts Center. The H. Morton Rosen Arts Center is located at 3300 Old Court Road in Pikesville, Maryland.

Jenn Colella, Michael McCormick, Christiane Noll Join Broadway's CHAPLIN- Full Cast Announced!
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 11, 2012


The producers of the new musical CHAPLIN have just announced full casting for the production, which will star Rob McClure in the title role, as previously announced. The production will also feature Jim Borstelmann (Alf Reeves), Jenn Colella (Hedda Hopper), Erin Mackey (Oona O'Neill), Michael McCormick (Sennett, McGranery, Emcee), Christiane Noll (Hannah Chaplin), Zachary Unger (Young Charlie, Jackie) and Wayne Alan Wilcox (Sydney Chaplin).

Jill Paice & Ryan Silverman Will Lead REBECCA on Broadway at the Broadhurst This Fall
by Jessica Lewis - Jun 20, 2012


REBECCA, the new musical based on the classic novel by Daphne du Maurier novel, has found its male and female leads: Jill Paice will play the role of "I" and Ryan Silverman the role of "Maxim de Winter." REBECCA will open on Broadway Sunday, November 18 at The Broadhurst Theatre. Previews will begin Tuesday, October 30.

The Public's FEBRUARY HOUSE Begins Performances 5/8
by Kelsey Denette - May 1, 2012


The Public Theater will begin previews for the world premiere production of FEBRUARY HOUSE, with music and lyrics by Gabriel Kahane and book by Seth Bockley, on Tuesday, May 8 in The Public's Martinson Theater. Directed by Davis McCallum, FEBRUARY HOUSE runs through Sunday, June 10, with an official press opening on Tuesday, May 22. Tickets are on sale now at (212) 967-7555, www.publictheater.org, or in person at The Public Theater box office.

ALLEGIANCE - A NEW AMERICAN MUSICAL Starring Lea Salonga & More Set for The Old Globe 2012-13 Season - Full Season Announcement, San Diego
by James T Harding - Apr 27, 2012


The Old Globe's 2012-13 Season will feature the World Premieres of two new musicals: Allegiance - A New American Musical by Jay Kuo and Lorenzo Thione and A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder by Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak. The season also includes George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion in celebration of the classic play's 100th anniversary and the World Premiere of a new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House by Anne-Charlotte Hanes Harvey and Kirsten Brandt. Two recent Broadway hits will make their San Diego debuts at the Globe: David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People and Jon Robin Baitz's Other Desert Cities. Rounding out the season are the West Coast Premiere of Bekah Brunstetter's Be a Good Little Widow and the Southern California Premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's The Brothers Size.

RSC & Dodgers to Produce MATILDA; Spring 2013 on Broadway
by Robert Diamond - Apr 2, 2012


The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced that the Dodgers will be its producing partner for Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical on Broadway. Currently playing to sold-out houses in London's West End, the new musical is planning a New York opening in the Spring of 2013.

STAGE TUBE: TODAY SHOW Travels to Florida's Costume World!
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 22, 2012


'The Today Show' just featured a special segment in which correspondents Jenna Bush Hager and Sara Haines visited Costume World of Pompano Beach, Florida. While they were there, they checked out the hundreds of thousands of old Broadway costumes that have found a home there. Click below to check out the video!

Carradine, Foster, Case, Emick & More to Star in Premiere of HANDS ON A HARDBODY at La Jolla
by Robert Diamond - Mar 12, 2012


The cast features Tony Award nominee Keith Carradine (Nashville, Broadway's The Will Rogers Follies) as "JD Drew," Allison Case (Hair revival on Broadway) as "Kelli Mangrum," Tony Award winner Jarrod Emick (Broadway's Ring of Fire) as "Mike Ferris," Hunter Foster (Playhouse's Little Miss Sunshine; Broadway's Urinetown) as "Benny Perkins," Jay Armstrong Johnson (Broadway's Catch Me If You Can) as "Greg Wilhote," David Larsen (Broadway's Good Vibrations) as "Chris Alvaro," Kathleen Elizabeth Monteleone (Legally Blonde national tour) as "Heather Stovall," Mary Gordon Murray (Broadway's Little Me) as "Virginia Drew," Connie Ray (author/performer, Smoke on the Mountain, Broadway's Next Fall) as "Cindy Barnes," Jon Rua (Broadway's In the Heights) as "Jesus Pe?a," Keala Settle (Broadway's Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) as "Norma Valverde," Dale Soules (Grey Gardens) as "Janis Curtis," Jacob Ming Trent (Lincoln Center Theatre's On the Levee) as "Ronald McGowan," Scott Wakefield (Broadway's It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues) as "Frank Nugent" and William Youmans (Playhouse's Dracula, Twelfth Night) as "Don Curtis/Dr. Stokes."

ALADDIN to Make Asian Premiere in Manila This November
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 24, 2012


According to their website, Atlantic Productuctions will present the Asian premiere of Disney's Aladdin. The show will open at Manila's Meralco Theatre in November 2012. Casting has not yet been announced.

Wagner College Theatre Opens URINETOWN, 2/22
by BWW News Desk - Feb 22, 2012


For the third Main Stage show of its 2011-12 season, the Wagner College Theatre is presenting the Broadway hit, "Urinetown: The Musical," which will run from Feb. 22 to March 4 in the Snug Harbor Music Hall on Staten Island.

Wagner College Theatre Opens URINETOWN, 2/22
by Kelsey Denette - Feb 6, 2012


For the third Main Stage show of its 2011-12 season, the Wagner College Theatre is presenting the Broadway hit, "Urinetown: The Musical," which will run from Feb. 22 to March 4 in the Snug Harbor Music Hall on Staten Island.

Jennifer Tilly, Melora Hardin & More Lead Roundabout's DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER this Spring; John Tillinger Helms
by Jessica Lewis - Feb 2, 2012


Roundabout Theatre Company in association with Damian Arnold, has announced casting for the Broadway premiere of Marc Camoletti's classic farce Don't Dress For Dinner, starring Ben Daniels as "Robert," Melora Hardin as "Jacqueline," Adam James as "Bernard" and Jennifer Tilly as "Suzanne" with Spencer Kayden as "Suzette." Don't Dress For Dinner is adapted by Robin Hawdon and directed by John Tillinger.

WaterTower Announces Artists, Schedule for 2012 Out of the Loop Fringe Fest
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 18, 2012


WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director Terry Martin today announced the line-up for the 2012 Out of the Loop Fringe Festival, March 1-11 at the Addison Theatre Centre.

Constantine Maroulis, Nancy Opel Lead Alley Theatre's The Toxic Avenger
by BWW News Desk - Jan 13, 2012


Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for the "hysterically funny" (New York Post) new musical The Toxic Avenger.

Paper Mill Announces Special Holiday Schedule For WHITE CHRISTMAS
by BWW News Desk - Dec 24, 2011


Paper Mill Playhouse has announced an extended holiday schedule for its hit musical, Irving Berlin's White Christmas.

Paper Mill Announces Special Holiday Schedule For WHITE CHRISTMAS
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 16, 2011


Paper Mill Playhouse has announced an extended holiday schedule for its hit musical, Irving Berlin's White Christmas.

The Drama League Announces Complete Details for DirectorFest 2011
by BWW News Desk - Dec 10, 2011


The Drama League has announced complete details for DirectorFest 2011, the 28th annual presentation of one-act plays staged by the Fall Fellows of The Drama League Directors Project (Roger Danforth, Artistic Director; Gabriel Shanks, Executive Director).

Urinetown FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What are the songs in Urinetown and what's the order?
Too Much Exposition
Overture
Urinetown
It's a Privilege to Pee
Mr. Cladwell
Cop Song
Follow Your Heart
Look at the Sky
Don't Be the Bunny
Act One Finale
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
We're Not Sorry-Reprise
I See a River

Other Productions of Urinetown

2001   Off-Broadway Original Off-Broadway Production
Off-Broadway
2001   Broadway Broadway Transfer
Broadway
2003   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
2004   Toronto Canadian Premiere
Toronto
2006   Chicago Chicago Production
Chicago
2014   West End West End Premiere Production
West End
2014   West End Apollo Theatre Transfer
West End
2025   Off-Broadway Encores! Concert Revival Production
Off-Broadway

Urinetown - 2001 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2002 Drama League Awards Distinguished Production of a Musical 0
2002 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actor in a Musical John Cullum
2002 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actor in a Musical Hunter Foster
2002 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Broadway Musical 0
2002 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Choreography John Carrafa
2002 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Director of a Musical John Rando
2002 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical Spencer Kayden
2002 Theatre World Awards Performance Spencer Kayden
2002 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Greg Kotis
2002 Tony Awards Best Choreography John Carrafa
2002 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical John Rando
2002 Tony Awards Best Musical Lauren Mitchell
2002 Tony Awards Best Musical TheaterDreams, Inc.
2002 Tony Awards Best Musical Dodger Theatricals
2002 Tony Awards Best Orchestrations Bruce Coughlin
2002 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Greg Kotis
2002 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Mark Hollmann
2002 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical John Cullum
2002 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Spencer Kayden
2002 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Jennifer Laura Thompson
2002 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Nancy Opel
2001 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Book of a Musical Greg Kotis
2001 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Choreography John Carrafa
2001 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director - Musical John Rando
2001 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical Jeff McCarthy
2001 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical Spencer Kayden
2001 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lyrics Mark Hollman
2001 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lyrics Greg Kotis
2001 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music Mark Hollman
2001 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Musical Urinetown
2001 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Orchestrations Bruce Coughlin

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