Greg Kotis
Greg Kotis is an actor, bookwriter, lyricist whose BroadwayWorld credits include Nassim and Urinetown. Awards include Tony Awards for Urinetown The Musical (2002).
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ENCORES!
URINETOWN
Feb 5 – 16, 2025
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis
Orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin
Choreographer Mayte Natalio
Featuring The Encores! Orchestra
Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Director Teddy Bergman
From: Photos: URINETOWN Starring Jordan Fisher, Rainn Wilson And More At City Center
ENCORES!
URINETOWN
Feb 5 – 16, 2025
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis
Orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin
Choreographer Mayte Natalio
Featuring The Encores! Orchestra
Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Director Teddy Bergman
From: Photos: URINETOWN Starring Jordan Fisher, Rainn Wilson And More At City Center
ENCORES!
URINETOWN
Feb 5 – 16, 2025
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis
Orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin
Choreographer Mayte Natalio
Featuring The Encores! Orchestra
Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Director Teddy Bergman
From: Photos: URINETOWN Starring Jordan Fisher, Rainn Wilson And More At City Center
ENCORES!
URINETOWN
Feb 5 – 16, 2025
Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book and Lyrics by Greg Kotis
Orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin
Choreographer Mayte Natalio
Featuring The Encores! Orchestra
Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Director Teddy Bergman
From: Photos: URINETOWN Starring Jordan Fisher, Rainn Wilson And More At City Center
The Creative Team (left to right): Greg Kotis (Music/Lyrics), Mark Hollman (Music/Lyrics),
Bob Martin (Book), Harry Connick, Jr. (Music/Lyrics), John Rando (Director).
Todd Schmidt (Paper Mill Playhouse Managing Director)
From: Photo Flash: Meet the Cast and Creatives of Paper Mill's THE STING
Michael Rego, Jennifer Laura Thompson(Hope Cladwell in the original production of Urinetown), Greg Kotis (co-lyricist and book writer), John Cullum, Mark Hollman (co-lyricist and composer), Matthew Rego and James Jennings, Artistic of The America
From: Photo Flash: Broadway Legend John Cullum Gets His Own Theatre on 54th Street!
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Videos
VIDEO: On This Day, September 20- Run, Freedom, Run! URINETOWN Opens On Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - 2018-09-20 16:36:06
News
by Marissa Faith Curley - Oct 10, 2026
Brief Cameo Productions is proud to announce its 2027 production: Urinetown: In Concert. The concert is scheduled to perform at the Centerbrook Meetinghouse in Centerbrook, CT.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 9, 2026
Starlight Performing Arts will present the satirical musical at Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven, New Jersey, with a cast of young performers directed by Krista John Reagan.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2026
Capitol Theatre Port Hope revealed its 2027 season lineup featuring 10 Canadian productions, two world premieres, and a revival of the original musical REZ GAS, alongside mainstage productions including URINETOWN and SALT-WATER MOON.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 8, 2026
Prospect Musicals announced the writing teams for its 2026 Musical Theater Lab, titled CHORUS-VERSE, which will culminate in a one-night-only concert at Symphony Space featuring new short musicals created during the six-week program.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 5, 2026
The ensemble will perform an improvised bluegrass musical at The PIT NYC, featuring new lyrics set to traditional standards played on banjo, guitar, bass, washboard, triangle, and jug.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2026
New Line Theatre kicks off its 35th season with the American premiere of ZM, a new meta-musical comedy by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis, creators of URINETOWN. The production centers on a fast-food chain's chicken sandwich that turns customers into singing zombies.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 8, 2026
Join The Wayfaring Strangers at The PIT for an improvised bluegrass musical, featuring brand new lyrics to old-timey standards, played on traditional instruments like banjo, guitar, stand up bass, washboard, triangle and jug.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 26, 2026
Connecticut Repertory Theatre has announced its 2026 – 2027 season, celebrating 77 years of theatre-making. The season will kick off in October with Twelfth Night. Check out the full lineup here.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 24, 2026
xBirdland Jazz Club will present the return of crooning troubadour and nouveau vaudevillian Bryce Edwards in “The Frivolity Hour”. Once more, Bryce will share his original brand of hot traditional jazz and early 20th century popular music.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 20, 2026
The Center for the Arts at George Mason University will open its Great Performances at Mason season with dance, theater and music, including VOCES8 and Compagnie Hervé Koubi.
by AJ Jaffari - Aug 10, 2026
What happens when water becomes a privilege—and rebellion comes with a price?
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2026
THE WAYFARING STRANGERS will perform an improvised bluegrass musical at THE PIT NYC, featuring original lyrics set to old-timey standards and traditional instruments, with THE UNDERSTUDIES as the opening act.
by Steve Murray - Aug 3, 2026
What did our critic think of URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL at The Barbary Stage?
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 23, 2026
Beck Center for the Arts announced its 78th Youth Theater season, featuring four productions including DR. EXPERIMENTOR AND THE LEAGUE OF EVIL, MOUSE IN THE HOUSE, RADIUM GIRLS, and URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL.
by Julie Gardieff - Jul 11, 2026
What did our critic think of URINETOWN THE MUSICAL at Osceola Arts?
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 9, 2026
Theater of the Apes will present The Wayfaring Strangers at The PIT NYC for an improvised bluegrass musical featuring new lyrics to old-timey standards played on banjo, fiddle, washboard, and more.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 7, 2026
Mile Square Theatre will present URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL as part of its inaugural Pre-Professional Theatre Program, featuring emerging artists ages 18 to 25 from Hudson County and across New Jersey.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 23, 2026
Goodman's Centennial 25/26 Season will conclude with programming for all ages, interests and neighborhoods. The theater has unveiled its 4th annual partnership with Chicago Park District’s “Night Out in the Parks” to present The Lizard y El Sol.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 11, 2026
Trustus Theatre will present URINETOWN, the Tony Award-winning musical satire, on the Thigpen Mainstage in Columbia, SC, directed by Dewey Scott-Wiley with music direction by Chris Cockrell.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 8, 2026
People's Light in Malvern, PA announced its 2026/27 season, featuring five productions themed around family, including two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, a rolling world premiere of LITTLE WOMEN, HARVEY, and URINETOWN.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Greg Kotis has written 6 shows including Urinetown (Bookwriter), Urinetown Prequel (Bookwriter), The Man in the White Suit (Bookwriter), The 24 Hour Plays 2005 (Playwright), Pig Farm (Playwright), The Sting (Lyricist).
Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Urinetown The Musical, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Urinetown The Musical, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Urinetown, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Urinetown and Book And Lyrics (Obie Awards) for Urinetown.
Greg Kotis has won the following awards: - Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Urinetown The Musical - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Urinetown The Musical - Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Urinetown - Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Urinetown - Book and Lyrics (Obie Awards) for Urinetown.
