Here is this weeks blog written by “Little Becky Two Shoes” Fay Kemal. Urinetown rehearsals are fun filled all singing all dancing evenings with lots of high energy performances. I’m […]
Category: What is Urinetown?
Find all out about our June 2016 musical, Urinetown.
Urinetown Blog – Week 6
This week’s blog is brought to you by me ‘Bagsy Barbara’, better known as Kathryn to anyone who knows me! Rehearsing for Urinetown has definitely been a welcome break a […]
Urinetown Blog – Week 5
Hello and welcome to this weeks blog! My name is Phil and I am playing the part of Mr McQueen (Mr Cladwell’s assistant, a sneaky man who will do anything […]
Urinetown Blog – Week 4
Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s blog for our upcoming show Urinetown. I’m Debbie and I play the character of Daisy Doodle, one half of a menacing duo… Want […]
Urinetown Blog – Week 3
This weeks blog comes from one of our new members, François. Who, as the name suggests has joined us all the way from France. Take it away François; Urineville, c’est parti! […]
Urinetown Blog – Week 2
Well hello there, and welcome to Urinetown! Not the musical (just yet) but the blog… Well this week brought us the first two rehearsals for this magnificent show. I’m so […]
Urinetown – The Blog – Read Through & Auditions
Hello and welcome to the first post for our Urinetown Show Blog. My name’s Warren McWilliams and I’m directing the show. In this post I’ll take you through what happened […]
Urinetown casting announced!
After a brilliant set of auditions we’re happy to announce our cast for Urinetown is: Our first rehearsal is this week which can only mean one thing, the return of […]
Hail Malthus!
Thomas Robert Malthus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Born, 13 February 1766, Westcott, Surrey, Great Britain Died, 29 December 1834 (aged 68), Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom The Rev. Thomas Robert Malthus was an English cleric and scholar, influential […]
Production Photos
Here’s a selection of pictures from productions of Urinetown.
Critical Responses for the Original Production
“A declaration of the power of theatre…a sensational piece of performance art, one that acknowledges theater tradition and pushes it forward as well…. Simply the most gripping and galvanizing theater […]
Urinetown: The Musical about the Privileges of Peeing. A conversation with composer Mark Hollmann
Adapted from an interview with Robert Wilder Blue for usOperaweb.com On the eve of its opening at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco (where it would begin its successful national […]
Urinetown Music Links
Here are links for each of the songs to give you an idea of what they look like; 1. Overture 2. Too Much Exposition 3. Urinetown 4. It’s A Privilege […]
The Writing of Urinetown
(source: the Magazines of the University of Chicago and the American Conservatory Theatre) Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann, both 1985 graduates of the University of Chicago didn’t worry much about […]
Urinetown – Videos
Here’s some good videos from the UK production: What is Urinetown? Audience Reaction Urinetown rehearsals Backstage on the UK Production: Want to see the whole show? Here you […]
About the Playwrights
GREG KOTIS (book and lyrics) is a New York-based playwright, who specializes in dark, disturbing comedies with socially relevant themes. He is a veteran of the Neo-Futurists, creators of […]
The Idea for URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL
(Excerpted from Greg Kotis’ introduction to URINETOWN: The Musical) The idea for URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL first came to me during what might generously be described as a poorly planned trip to Europe during […]
Urinetown – Read Through and Auditions.
Our Read through for Urinetown will be Monday 1st February at Cannon House, St Monica’s Social Club Cannon House 6 Cannon Hill London N14 7HG at 8pm On the night our […]
Urinetown – The Synopsis
Urinetown begins with a friendly welcome from our narrator, Officer Lockstock. Officer Lockstock and the adorable moppet Little Sally fill us in on the back-story. As the result of a […]
Urinetown UK wins ‘Most Underrated West End Show’
Congratulations to the UK Urinetown team for winning the West End Wilma Award for Most Underrated West End Show, beating Made in Dagenham and Just Jim Dale to first place. […]