Photo Flash: The City Theatre Presents URINETOWN 8/21-9/07

The City Theatre's production of Urinetown the Musical opened last night, and runs through September 7. Performances are: Thursday-Saturday 8:00 p.m. Sunday 5:30 p.m. The City Theatre, 3823 Airport Blvd. Suite D. 78722 - east corner of Airport Blvd. and 38 ½ Street.

Check out production photos below!

For reservations and tickets, call 512-524-2870 or e-mail info@citytheatreaustin.org. Tickets $25. Two for $40. Center Reserved $30-$35. Seniors $18. Students $15. Thursday all seats $15. Group discounts available. www.citytheatreaustin.org

URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL. Don''t let the name fool you! 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. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage 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 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, it catapults the "comedic romp" into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit, and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter.

Photo credit: Aleks Ortynski