March 28, 2024

Urinetown: The Musical

 

Riverdale Rising Stars presents


URINETOWN:
THE MUSICAL

 Urinetown

May 9-17, 2015
Six Performances Only!

 

The award-winning teens of Riverdale Rising Stars presents the critically-acclaimed URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL, a side-splitting send-up of greed, love, revolution, and musicals in a time when water is worth its weight in gold.  URINETOWN will be presented for six performances only, from May 9 to May 17, 2015.

Performances will be held at the Riverdale YM-YWHA, located at 5625 Arlington Avenue (just off of Riverdale Avenue and West 256th Street), in Riverdale, Bronx, NY.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE AND PRICES

Saturday, May 9 at 9:15pm
Sunday, May 10 at 2pm
Thursday, May 14 at 7:30pm
Saturday, May 16 at 9:15pm
Sunday, May 17 at 2pm
Sunday, May 17 at 6pm

 

Saturday evening performances are $13.  For all other performances, tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for seniors and students if purchased online at www.RiverdaleY.org/Urinetown or $22 for adults and $14 for seniors and students if purchased at the door prior to showtime.  Tickets may also be purchased by phone 24/7 by calling Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006 and selecting option 1.

 

ABOUT THE SHOW

In a dystopian future, a long drought has led to sever water shortage and a government-enforced ban on public toilets.  A private corporation now charges admission for one of life’s most basic necessities.  Amid the chaos, a hero rises to lead a people’s revolution so that someday, it will no longer be a privilege to pee.

Featuring music and lyrics by Mark Hollman and book and lyrics by Greg Kotis, the daringly original URINETOWN satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics as it skewers the conventions of musical comedy

URINETOWN is directed Riverdale Rising Stars Artistic Director Laurie Walton, with

choreography by Emily Walton and music direction by Justin Fischer.  The design team includes Eric Zoback (Sets), Jenna Lyons (Scenery Painting), Penelope Margeotes (Costumes), David Pentz (Lighting), and Denise Eberly (Sound).

URINETOWN premiered at the New York International Fringe Festival in 1999, and made its Broadway debut in 2001, where it won 3 Tony Awards, and eventually ran for 965 performances – over three years.  The musical has since received thousands of productions across America and around the world.

Bookwriter/lyricist Greg Kotis got the idea for URINETOWN while traveling in Europe. A traveling student on a budget, he encountered a pay-per-use toilet, and began writing shortly thereafter, joining with composer/lyricist Mark Hollmann for the journey to Broadway.