Thirteen cast members are onstage, with a large group in the front in raggedy clothing, holding signs and otherwise assuming postures suggesting rebellion. A painted dropcloth at the rear spells out "URINETOWN."

In the 20 years since Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis’s gently irreverent and thoroughly catchy musical premiered, it’s become such a beloved staple among professional and amateur companies that it’s easy to forget about the odd footing upon which the show stumbled onto the Broadway stage. Originally scheduled to debut September 13, 2001, the vaudevillian, […]

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