University of Minnesota Duluth Theatre's production of "Urinetown: The Musical" opened Thursday, Oct. 18, and runs this weekend and next (Oct. 19-20 and 24-27) at the school's Marshall Performing Arts Center.
Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. each night.
In addition to those dates, an ASL-interpreted performance will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21.
Cost is $15 for adults, $11 for seniors and students and $6 for UMD students and children.
For details, call 726-8561 (group rates available).
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From the press release...
What is "Urinetown"? The question runs through this outrageously funny musical, which is both self-deprecating and terrifyingly relevant simultaneously.
The musical takes place in a future in which water supplies have so dried up that it is truly a "Privilege to Pee," and all bathrooms are controlled by a large, heartless corporation.
Society's "haves" and "have-nots" are clearly visible.
This musical production allows UMD Theatre the opportunity to present a major social concern regarding both natural resources and economic divides.
"Urinetown," the 2002 winner of three Tony Awards -- including Best Original Musical Score -- and the Outstanding Broadway Musical winner of the 2002 Outer Critics Circle Awards is the story of good versus evil, with a twist.
The show spoofs 21st century pop culture, the American musicals of the last 40 years and ... itself!
What New York Times critic Bruce Weber had to say...
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"Can we laugh and thrill to a musical at a time like this? There is simply no show I've ever seen that gives off such a sense that the creators and performers know what it takes to make the world a better place. And did I mention that 'Urinetown' is hilarious? When every individual spirit, as well as the national one, can use all the bolstering it can get, 'Urinetown' is not just a recommended tonic. Its reopening under the glare of lights on Broadway places it beside 'The Producers,' another great musical that makes us laugh at tyranny, as a stanchion of pure American vibrancy. 'Urinetown' is simply the most galvanizing theater experience in town."
