City Circle Acting Company of Coralville is proud to present Urinetown, directed by Jesse Jensen, Feb. 1-10 at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts.
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. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides he’s had enough, and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! Inspired by the works of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, Urinetown is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. 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.
The characters of Bobby Strong and Hope Cladwell were both included on New York Theatre Monthly’s list of “The 100 Greatest Roles in Musical Theatre”.
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Written by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollman, members of Chicago’s fringe theatre scene, Urinetown opened during the 1999 New York Fringe Festival and transferred to Broadway in 2001. It won 3 Tony Awards among its 10 nominations.
- Friday, Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Feb. 3 at 2 p.m.
- Friday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Feb. 10 at 2 p.m.
Tickets
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Premium Seating: $27
Adults: $22
Seniors & Students: $17
Children 10 & Under: $12
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The Coralville Center for the Performing Arts
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