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Musical Satire "Urinetown" Comes to Brewster July 24th & 25th
With the most awful title ever in musical theater history, this funny,innovative, musical is presented on 7/24@ 7:30pm; 7/25@2pm and 7:30pm
Water is scarce, but corruption flows freely in Spotlight Arts Inc.’s musical comedy production of “Urinetown,” July 24 & 25th. With the most awful title ever in musical theater history, this funny, innovative, big-hearted musical will leave you cheering and humming the tunes. In an attempt to regulate water consumption, Urinetown (a mythical, bad place) has outlawed the use of private toilets.
Nothing is safe from the savage wit of Urinetown: The Musical -- not Capitalism, not greed, not even (gasp!) Broadway. When a water shortage leads to a ban on private toilets, a greedy company charges admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs...until a hero decides he’s had enough. While its premise is already outrageous and witty, Urinetown ups both the irreverence and comedy with a score of Broadway song parodies every bit as sharp -- or sharper -- than the original numbers.
“On a serious note, Urinetown has a unique way of teaching students about environmental awareness as well as playfully exploring a political argument from both sides, “explains Margaret Carey, producer. “The actors and the audience can compare this imaginary world to our own world and think about how to address its depleting resources.”
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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.
Under the direction of Stephanie Rubino, the cast of 19 area teens will perform “Urinetown the Musical” Bluestone Farm & Living Arts Center (formerly the Melrose School) on July 24 & 25 at 7:30 with a special matinee performance on July 25 at 2pm. General admission tickets are $15. Online tickets can be purchased at www.SpotlightArtsInc.com. Inquiries should send to SpotlightArtsInc@gmail.com or by calling 845.444.ARTS.
