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Friday 08/01/2008
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Art :: Theatre
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Urinetown
7:30 PM  Bigfork Summer Playhouse
Description:
URINETOWN
Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critic’s Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a comedy and an earnest tale of love, greed, and revolution featuring satire of the corporate world, parodies of musical theatre conventions in general and Les Misérables in particular, and jokes that poke fun at the show itself (including the unattractive title).
The show is set in a Gotham-like town plagued by a 20-year drought, where water has become so scarce that private toilets have become unthinkable. At the mercy of a single dominating corporation who maintains a monopoly on the town’s public amenities, the destitute citizens must pay towering taxes and fines to carry out their most private and basic of needs. Out of the mass of the pitiable, a hero rises to lead his fellow citizens against the tyrannical regime. Drawing from West Side Story and Chicago, among others, the show irreverently pays witty homage to the great American musical theatre tradition. Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective of one of America’s greatest art forms.
Age Group: All Ages
Venue: Bigfork Summer Playhouse
Address: 526 Electric Ave
Bigfork, MT 59911
Phone: 406-837-4886
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