A Musical About Musicals

Urinetown is, above all else, a show about musical theatre.  It lovingly (and sometimes cynically) pokes fun of musical theatre conventions and specific productions, most of which were written before you were born, and some of which were written before your grandparents were born.  In the coming days, I'm going to explore with you some of the specific shows and conventions that Urinetown quotes, parodies, and pokes.  It's not absolutely necessary to be familiar with all of the historical allusions hidden in the script and score in order to produce a great show, but I think it makes for a richer experience for you to know what the heck you are singing about.