THEATRE + COMEDY

The Masquerade Theatre presents Urinetown the Musical. Music by Mark Hollmann , Lyrics by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis. Running April 1 through April 10, in Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center of Performing Arts, 800 Bagby.

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.

Pictured:  "Hope Cladwell" played by Masquerade Resident Company Actor Libby Evans, and "Bobby Strong" played by Masquerade Resident Company Actor Michael Ross.