Urinetown (musical, 2001)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:musical
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Direction_of_a_Musical
gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Book_of_a_Musical
gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Original_Score
gptkbp:book gptkb:Greg_Kotis
gptkbp:choreographer gptkb:John_Carrafa
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:directed gptkb:John_Rando
gptkbp:genre satirical comedy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Urinetown (musical, 2001)
gptkbp:lyricsBy gptkb:Mark_Hollmann
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Mark_Hollmann
gptkbp:nominatedFor gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Musical
gptkbp:notableCharacter gptkb:Hope_Cladwell
gptkb:Bobby_Strong
gptkb:Caldwell_B._Cladwell
gptkb:Hot_Blades_Harry
gptkb:Josephine_Strong
gptkb:Little_Sally
gptkb:Mrs._Millennium
gptkb:Officer_Barrel
gptkb:Officer_Lockstock
gptkb:Penelope_Pennywise
gptkb:Senator_Fipp
gptkb:Tiny_Tom
Billy Boy Bill
Soupy Sue
gptkbp:notableProduction numerous regional and international productions
Australian premiere (2006)
West End (2014)
gptkbp:notableRecording gptkb:Original_Broadway_Cast_Recording
gptkbp:notableReview noted for breaking the fourth wall
praised for originality and wit
acclaimed for satirical approach to musical theatre
gptkbp:notableSong gptkb:Follow_Your_Heart
gptkb:Don't_Be_the_Bunny
gptkb:It's_a_Privilege_to_Pee
gptkb:Run,_Freedom,_Run!
gptkb:Urinetown
gptkb:Cop_Song
Act One Finale
Look at the Sky
What is Urinetown?
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes 965
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Henry_Miller's_Theatre
gptkbp:openedOnBroadway September 20, 2001
gptkbp:originalBroadwayRunEnded January 18, 2004
gptkbp:originalCastMember gptkb:Hunter_Foster
gptkb:Jeff_McCarthy
gptkb:Nancy_Opel
gptkb:Spencer_Kayden
gptkb:Charles_Shaughnessy
gptkb:Jennifer_Laura_Thompson
gptkb:John_Cullum
gptkb:Ken_Jennings
gptkb:Daniel_Marcus
John Deyle
gptkbp:originalLanguage English
gptkbp:originalOffBroadwayPremiere May 6, 2001
gptkbp:originalOffBroadwayTheatre American Theatre of Actors
gptkbp:parodyOf gptkb:law
environmentalism
social issues
corporate greed
musical theatre conventions
gptkbp:plotSummary citizens must pay to use public toilets due to a water shortage
gptkbp:premiereDate 2001
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Lauren_Mitchell
gptkb:Dodger_Theatricals
gptkb:The_Araca_Group
gptkb:TheaterDreams,_Inc.
gptkbp:setting dystopian city
gptkbp:subject revolutionary
satire
class struggle
water shortage
privatization of public amenities
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bobby_Strong
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8