Music & Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book by Greg Kotis
produced on Broadway in September, 2001 by the Araca Group
and Dodger Theatricals in association with TheatreDreams, Inc., and Lauren
Mitchell
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director - Joseph Mara
Musical Director - Marc Yakubosky
Co-Producers - Jeff & Alexandra Kilgore
Choreographer - Christine Mara
Costume Designer - Carol Loysen
Set Designer - Milford Cushman
Props - Mary Jacques
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Performances mc August 15 - 18 *ccc August 22 - 25xccc August 29 - Sept. 1
8:00 p.m. Curtain
Town Hall Theatre Main Street in Stowe.
Urinetown
“And this year’s award for the show with the most
obnoxious title goes to . . . Urinetown the Musical!” Even the play
itself makes fun of the title when Little Sally remarks to Officer Lockstock,
“Nothing like a bad title to kill a musical.”
Former Stowe residents Joe and Christine Mara return from Florida to direct
and choreograph this 2002 Tony award winner with music direction by Marc Yakubosky.
The show opens with Office Lockstock and Little Sally talking about the water
shortage, explaining that places of private amenity, i.e. toilets, have been
banned in order to conserve water. What’s left are places of public
amenity which are heavily taxed by the UGC (Urine Good Company) with large
amounts of graft going to Senator Fipp, Officer Lockstock and this trusty
side kick Barrel (of course).
Our hero Bobby Strong works for Penelope Pennywise who holds the public amenity franchise in the poorest, most disgusting part of town. Bobby is outraged when is father is arrested and taken to Urinetown for going and not paying the fee charged by Miss Pennywise. His outrage is temporarily challenged when he meets Hope, the daughter of UGC President, the resplendent Caldwell Cladwell. Hope urges Bobby to follow his heart and revolution ensues.
CAST (in order of appearance)
Officer Lockstock, Joe Mara
Penelope Pennywise, Trecia Pallman-Hamilton
Bobby Strong, Josh Slade
Little Sally, Martha Waterman
McQueen/Millennium, Brenda Lazarovich
Senator Fipp, Chuck Laufer
Officer Barrel, Julia DiFerdinando
Hope Cladwell, Kristin Silverman
Old Man Strong/Dr. Billeaux, Randy Pratt
Tiny Tina, Alison Smith
Soupy Sue/Cladwell's Secretary, Maria Valiente
Little Becky Two Shoes, Audrey Wallace
Robby the Stockfish, Brad Enos
Caldwell B. Cladwell, Bill Koch
Josephine Strong, Amena Smith
Hot Blades Henni, Holly Durfee
Ensemble, Bill, Spencer Morrissey
Ensemble, Asa David Carter
Ensemble, Annie Grunberg
Ensemble, Caney Demars
