Sunset boulevard revised broadway version vocal score. Interactive script breakdown powered by productionpro. Urinetown scripts amdram community for everything amateur. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. A corrupt policeman and the tongueincheek narrator of our story. In this book all the songs from the musical that are on the cd are included. Lyricistlibrettist greg kotis clearly has spent a lot of time studying bertolt brecht, and composercolyricist mark hollmann is a big fan of kurt weill, so that urinetowns clear antecedents are shows like the threepenny opera and weillbrecht disciple mark blitzsteins the cradle will rock. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The musical by mark hollmann, greg kotis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. What makes this a must read is the accompanying 30 pages of back story provided by the creative team of greg kotis for book and mark hillman for score. When i heard the music from urinetown the musical for the first time, i immediately fell in love with the music. My friends, you have to run runa, runa, run freedom, run away. Aggie aint annie goes annie oh annie yes annies parents bert healy blondie boylan sisters chair chrysler.
Truth, hope and love are more than a just a pipedream. Reed soprano sax, alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet. If so then urinetown is indeed one of the first great musicals of the 21st. Then it turns out that miss pennywise is the mother of a hostage. A urinetown cast recording from the original offbroadway cast was released by rca victor on august 7, 2001. Barber theater music and lyrics by mark hollmann book and lyrics by greg kotis directed by scott weinstein. Winner of three tony awards, including best book, urinetown is a tale of. After nearly two decades having flown by is the script still topical. Inspired by the works of bertolt brecht and kurt weill, urinetown is an irreverently humorous satire in which no. The musical, a story of citizens joining together to fight for the cause that unites them, will be staged thursday, nov. Character description, analysis and casting breakdown for bobby strong from urinetown join stageagent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Penelope pennywise and bobby strong enter with a table on which is a ledger.
Cladwell, president and owner ofugc hope cladwell, cladwells daughter. Pcs piano conductor, vocal scores, full orchestral scores, band parts. That freedom sun will shine someday til then you better run runa, runa, run freedom, run away. The musical libretto vocal book unknown binding 1998. A strongwilled woman with a bite, able to withstand the hard hand life has dealt her. Urinetown, the musical wharton center for performing arts. They are talking about someone being carted off to urinetown just the other day. Urinetown medley sheet music download free in pdf or midi.
Now, all restroom necessaries are controlled by the urine good company. One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, urinetown is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. The musical is an awardwinning satirical comedy musical that pokes fun at capitalism, socialism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and petty small town politics. The show is set in a town plagued by a 20year drought, where water has become so scarce that private toilets have become unthinkable.
Beyond its three tony award wins, urinetown was nominated for an additional seven tony awards, including best musical, as well as ten drama desk awards and an outer critics circle award. Hosts briana phipps and jacque borowski discuss the musical urinetown. From the beginning, jonathan slingers sullen, snarling cop officer lockstock steps through the fourth wall to apologise for ridiculous plot oversights. Directed by john rando choreographed by gillian lynne. Dont be the bunny, i see a river, its a privilege to pee, tell her i love her, what is urinetown. Change the key of any song and optimize your performers vocal range. It helped immensely that urinetown is one of my favorite musicals to watch or perform in. The titles sound yucky, but theres more to musical revivals than titles tell. Greg kotis,mark hollmann 14 vocal selections from the broadway sensation that earned 3 tony awards in 2002. The musical is a threetime tony award winner featuring a wide array of songs including witty ballads, rousing marches, upbeat jazz songs, and clapworthy gospelstyle numbers. In fact, they throw him off the roof, as they do with everyone who violates public order.
Best book of a musical best original musical score. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in a minor. While we are not cutting any scenes or songs, some lines have been reassigned and added, which are not shown in the attached documents. The themes of scarcity, greed, populism, and capitalism running amok make the triple tonywinning postapocalyptic musical urinetown, with music by mark hollmann, lyrics by hollmann and greg kotis. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Inside the bowels of urinetown background and analysis by scott miller the music in a musical amplifies this element of separation, licensing us to stand apart from what we are seeing and enter a third dimension where each of us can individually decide whether to take the plot literally or sardonically, whether to take offense or simply collapse in giggles. Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, urinetown provides a fresh perspective. Poor people, learning about the essence of urinetown and death of bobby, are ready to kill hope. The tough, jaded warden of the poorest, filthiest town urinal. A policeman, officer lockstock, enters, determined that all be in order. What i especially like about this book is the fact that the vocal scores are worked out in. After a twentyyear drought made water a scarce commodity, private toilets became outlawed. He began writing the awardwinning book shortly after, joining with mark hollmann, composer and lyricist. Book and lyrics are by greg kotis and music and lyrics are by mark hollman.
It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and municipal politics. Urinetown rejects musical theatre convention, parodying successful broadway shows such as les miserables, evita, annie and west side story, and even satirizes its. Urinetown w orchestral cues utopia limited victor victoria violet. Urinetown pianovocal selections songbook broadway books. Strong acting ability and excellent comic timing are required. Harnick, sheldon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The musical is a tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold after a twentyyear drought made water a scarce commodity, private toilets became outlawed. Cladwell have gotten laws passed outlawing private restrooms and requiring payment for the usage of public ones, so as to conserve water. Greg kotis the story of a gothamlike city in which a catastrophic drought has led to draconian waterconservation measures, including a governmentenforced ban on private toilets. Her strong, wideranging solo vocal on its a privilege to pee is. The musical is a tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. This show is part of our sutton series learn more or purchase a membership. Annie takes a crumpled note from her pocket, unfolds it and reads it to molly please take good care of our little darling.
Its very existence mocks anyone in the audience who still holds those mindsets about musicals in this age of rent, assassins, passion, bat boy, reefer madness. The term libretto is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as the mass, requiem and sacred cantata, or the story line of a ballet. These changes are fairly minor, and will be given to the cast during the rehearsal. Lockstock tells the audience that urinetown, itself, is a mythical place that they wont see until. In accordance with the terms and conditions specified in your performance license, all music, lyrics and dialogue contained. 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. A sidesplitting sendup of greed, love, revolution and musicals. Winner of three tony awards, three outer critics circle awards, two lucille lortel awards, and two obie awards, urinetown is an earnest tale of love, greed, and revolution. Urinetown, the musical apr 14 23, 2017 urinetown, the musical. Winner of three tony awards, including best book, greg kotis and mark hollmanns urinetown. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps.
In essence characters are seriously silly or more accurately, earnestly. Includes young adult, adult, mature adult, late teen characters. Winner of three tony awards, three outer critics circle awards, two lucille lortel awards and two obie awards, urinetown. An authoritative voice, with rich low notes but a firm g4. Music and lyrics by mark hollmann book and lyrics by greg kotis. The idea of turning harold grays little orphan annie into.
Urinetown takes musical comedies, serious book musicals, political musicals, and concept musicals and takes them at extremes, showing us exactly how far we have strayed from the 1920s. The show also parodies musicals such as the threepenny opera, the cradle. Urinetown character breakdown the anonymous theatre. Photo by stuart wagner from rlts 2007 production of urinetown, the musical. Urinetown was nominated for 10 tony awards, winning for best book.
Urinetown songbook by mark hollmann overdrive rakuten. Urinetown by mark hollmann songbook sheet music for piano. Urinetown musical discussion broadway breakdown youtube. Best book for greg kotis, best score for mark hollmann. Winner of three tony awards, three outer critics circle awards, two lucille lortel awards and two obie awards, urinetown is an hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre itself. In a gothamlike city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20year drought, has led to a governmentenforced ban on private toilets. Winner of three tony awards, including best book, urinetown is a tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. Male speaking role josephine ma strong bobbys mother and josephs wife. Two productions of awardwinning musicals are running parallel to each other and. Winner of three tony awards, three outer critics circle awards, two lucille lortel awards and two obie awards, urinetown is an hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism. Print and download in pdf or midi urinetown medley bows. The musical music by mark hollman, book by greg kotis, lyrics by hollmankotis is an hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and. Sheet music, librettos, broadwaywest shows bootlegs.
Act one finale dont be the bunny follow your heart i see a river its a privilege to pee look at the sky mister clad. This was an off broadway show that was so successful it transferred to broadway at the henry miller theatre on 45th street. Vocal selections and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The musical is a satirical comedy musical that premiered in 2001, with music by mark hollmann, lyrics by hollmann. 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. Print and download urinetown sheet music from urinetown. Inspired by the works of bertolt brecht and kurt weill, urinetown is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. Choose from urinetown sheet music for such popular songs as its a privilege to pee, run, freedom, run. The bossier parish community college theatre program and the cavalier players announce a special command performance at bpcc of urinetown the musical before taking the show to the texas state kennedy center american college theatre festival the special command performance. People hear lots of things about urinetown, of course, and thats just the way we like it. Best book of a musical best original musical score best direction of a musical best musical best actor in a musical john cullum best actress in a musical nancy opel. Urinetown is an american musical dark comedy by mark holloman and greg kotis, about a dystopian future in which there has been a catastrophic drought, and the urine good company and its ceo caldwell b. Urinetown begins at the poorest, filthiest urinal in town.