Urinetown
Sign in to saveUrinetown: The Musical is a satirical comedy musical that premiered in 2001, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and municipal politics. The show also parodies musicals such as The Threepenny Opera, Fiddler on the Roof, The Cradle Will Rock and Les Misérables, and the Broadway musical itself as a form.
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- Musical.name
- Urinetown
- Musical.image
- Original Broadway poster art for Urinetown.jpg
- Musical.image_size
- 200px
- Musical.caption
- Original Broadway windowcard
- Musical.music
- Mark Hollmann
- Musical.lyrics
- Mark Hollmann Greg Kotis
- Musical.book
- Greg Kotis
- Musical.productions
- 2001 Off-Broadway2001 Broadway 2003 US National Tour 2014 West End 2025 Off-Broadway
- Musical.awards
- Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical Tony Award for Best Original Score
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16 sectionsContents
- Productions
- History
- Synopsis
- Act I
- Act II
- Casts
- Notable replacements
- Characters
- Musical numbers
- Awards and honors
- Original Off-Broadway production
- Original Broadway production
- 2025 Off-Broadway production
- See also
- References
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Urinetown: The Musical is a satirical comedy musical that premiered in 2001, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and municipal politics. The show also parodies musicals such as The Threepenny Opera, Fiddler on the Roof, The Cradle Will Rock and Les Misérables, and the Broadway musical itself as a form.
==Productions== Urinetown debuted at the New York International Fringe Festival, and then was produced Off-Broadway at the American Theatre for Actors from May 6, 2001, to June 25, 2001. The musical then opened on Broadway at Henry Miller's Theatre, running from September 20, 2001, through January 18, 2004, totaling 25 previews and 965 performances. It was nominated for 10 Tony Awards and won three.