Holding out as the No. 1 Show of the Year, ‘Urinetown the Musical’ is a sidesplitting sendup of greed, love, revolution (and musicals!), in a time when water is worth its weight in gold.
Don't miss this Branson Regional Arts Council production of “Urinetown,” now playing at the Historic Owen Theatre from July 25-August 4, 2024. Shows run Thursdays (7 p.m.), Fridays (7 p.m.), Saturdays (7 p.m.), and Sundays (2 p.m.).
Reserve your seat now for this hilarious Tony Award winning musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, environmental collapse, privatization of natural resources, bureaucracy, municipal politics and musical theatre itself! Get your tickets online at BransonArts.org/tix or call the box office at 417-336-4255. This production is rated PG-13.
Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, “Urinetown” provides a fresh perspective on one of America’s greatest art forms.In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, 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 that 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, Urinetown catapults the “comedic romp” into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter."
’Urinetown’ is sheer brilliance with ten Tony nominations to its name and three awards (for best book, score and direction)", says director Kyle Blanchard. "It’s not just the accolades that make this show noteworthy. “Urinetown” opened on Broadway the day before September 11th, 2001, and offered audiences the side-splitting escapism that they needed while also grappling with some relevant and unanswerable questions like human depravity and suffering. I discovered the show in 2007 and it will forever be special to me because it helped shape my quirky, but also seriously morbid artistic voice," he added.
The cast of “Urinetown The Musical” includes: Chad Ferriell (Bobby Strong), Tom Cartwright (Mr. Caldwell / B. Cladwell), Tom Baker (Officer Lockstock), Avery Tillette (Hope Cladwell), Michelle Baker (Penelope Pennywise), Jennifer Buttell (Officer Barrel), Jeremiah Reeve (Senator Fipp), Josh Silvy (Mr. McQueen), Josslynn Silvy (Little Sally), Carter Hendrickson (Joseph Strong / Hot Blades Harry / Exec. 1), Velvet Dougharty (Hidalgo Jane / Mrs. Millenium / Cop), Alivia Prince (Tiny Tom / Dr. Billeaux / Cop), Brenna Bergeron (Little Becky Two-Shoes / UGC Staff / Cop), Melinda Prince (Soupy Sue / UGC Staff / Cop), River Furgerson (Robby the Stockfish / Exec. #2 / Cop), and Macy Everett (Josephine Strong / UGC Staff / Cop).
The production team includes: Karie Dykeman, Kristine Brown (producers), Kyle Blanchard (director / social media / costumes), Tom Cartwright (music director), Jacob Deck (choreographer), Julia Wolz (stage manager), Dimitri Tsahiridis (assistant stage manager/stagehand), Myles Stevens (audio engineer), Daylin Paulson (lighting design), Kayra Holloway (light board operator), Bella Whittington (spotlight), Charis Boulden, Cyrsten Rainey (set painters/dresser), Josh Silvy (theatre inventory), and Jim Barber (marketing and design).
"This show isn’t just spoof, satire and potty humor, it’s psychology and hard truths without the ego," said Blanchard. "I’m in my happy place with this show, and I hope you’ll put your inhibitions aside and come with us to the unavoidable ‘Urinetown!’"
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