Urinetown is a smartly written musical comedy that cleverly uses references to musical theatre classics to make us consider the ridiculousness of power and greed, the establishment, the anti-establishment, politics, capitalism, and rebellion, all while laughing. The grim realities of water scarcity is part of everyday life in some parts of the world right now, and as we look globally at environmental issues, and locally at the state of the great Salt Lake, it’s not hard to imagine the farfetched circumstances of Urinetown being closer than they were when the show opened on Broadway in 2001. As entertainment, Urinetown offers a terrific book, lyrics, and music; as a process, it offers performance students the chance to work on specific comedic storytelling and various musical styles; as for design, it offers design students the chance to do highly stylized work in the Babcock. The show will cause us and audiences to both laugh and think.
Urinetown, The Musical
- Book & Lyrics by Timothy Knapman/Music & Lyrics by Stuart Matthew Price
- April 3 – April 12
- Director Director David Eggers
- Venue
Babcock Theatre
300 South University Street on the lower level of Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre - Performance Dates & Times
Fri, 4/3 @ 7:30 pm
Sat, 4/4 @ 2 pm
Sat, 4/4 @ 7:30 pm
Sun, 4/5 @ 7:30 pm
Thurs, 4/9 @ 7:30 pm
Fri, 4/10 @ 7:30 pm
Sat, 4/11 @ 2 pm
Sat, 4/11 @ 7:30 pm
Sun, 4/12 @ 2 pm - ASL Interpreter ASL interpreted performance and audience talkback Apr. 10
