Urinetown | |
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Music | Mark Hollmann |
Lyrics | Mark Hollmann Greg Kotis |
Book | Greg Kotis |
Productions | 2001 Off-Broadway 2001 Broadway 2003 US National Tour 2014 West End 2015 Off-Broadway |
Awards | Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical Tony Award for Best Original Score |
Urinetown: The Musical is a satirical comedy musical that premiered in 2001, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis.[1] It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and municipal politics. The show also parodies musicals such as The Threepenny Opera, The Cradle Will Rock and Les Misérables, and the Broadway musical itself as a form.