The Gallery Players Presents
Urinetown, The Musical
Music & Lyrics by Mark Hollmann
Book & Lyrics by Greg Kotis
October 14 - November 5, 2006
The Gallery Players production of Urinetown won the 2007 New York Innovative Theatre (IT) Award for “Outstanding Production of a Musical”! Jon Frazier also was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role for his performance as Officer Lockstock.
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The cast of Urinetown. Photo by Jennifer Maufrais.
New York, NY—The Gallery Players, Brooklyn’s premier Off-Off Broadway theater, presents the first musical of its 40th Anniversary season: Urinetown, The Musical, Music & Lyrics by Mark Hollmann, Book & Lyrics by Greg Kotis. Directed by Tom Wojtunik, who directed last season’s sold-out run of Richard Greenberg’s Take Me Out, Urinetown runs October 14 – November 5, 2006.
Originally directed on Broadway by Gallery Players alum John Rando, Urinetown is a brilliantly funny and engaging satire of musical theatre traditions with a Brechtian edge. 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.
The cast of Urinetown. Photo by Jennifer Maufrais.
Director Tom Wojtunik notes, “Although Urinetown remains one of the most inspired and riotous new musicals of the past decade, it’s incredible how much more relevant many of the issues in the show are today than they were just five years ago. Suddenly the idea of a society ravaged by ecological disaster has a whole new significance. “ Continuing the Gallery Players’ tradition of both reviving and reimagining favorite Broadway shows, this production sets the story in the 1970’s, which experienced an energy crisis strikingly similar to the one in the musical.
The original 2002 production of Urinetown won several Tony Awards, including Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Musical Score, and Best Direction of a Musical.
Jon Frazier as Officer Lockstock in The Gallery Players production of Urinetown. Photo by Jennifer Maufrais.
Katie Adams is Producer of Urinetown, The Musical; Tom Wojtunik directs; Ryan Kasprzak Choreographs; Music Direction by Brenna Sage; Scenic Design by Joseph Trainor; Costume Design by David Withrow; Lighting Design by Travis I. Walker; Sound Design by Sara Bader; Casting by Rosen & Wojcik; C.J. LaRoche is Production Stage Manager. The cast includes Jon Frazier (Nominated for a Chicago Equity Jeff Award for Best Supporting Actor and winner of the Chicago’s After Dark Award for Best Male Performance for his performance as Officer Lockstock), Kat Aberle, Joshua James Campbell, Tom Cleary, De’Lon Grant, Allison Guinn, Tauren Hagins, Daniel Haggard, Jean Liuzzi, Jared R. Lopatin, Jennifer McCabe, Catia Ojeda, Jan-Peter Pedross, Adam Riccio, Mitchell Scott Shapiro, and Kim Shipley.
The cast of Urinetown. Photo by Jennifer Maufrais.
Individual tickets for each performance are $18 for Adults and $14 for Children 12 and under and Senior Citizens. Individual tickets can be purchased at www.galleryplayers.com or by calling (212) 352-3101. Performances take place Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8PM, and Sundays at 3PM.
The Gallery Players is located at 199 14th Street, between 4th and 5th Avenues in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Take the F Train to 4th Avenue or the R Train to 9th Street. By car, take the BQE to Hamilton Avenue, and Hamilton Avenue to 14th Street.
