Urinetown
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Urinetown is a satirical Broadway musical that parodies capitalism, politics, and musical theatre conventions through a darkly comic story about a dystopian city where citizens must pay to use public toilets.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Urinetown canonical | 4 |
| Urinetown (Broadway production) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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satirical musical ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
| bookBy | Greg Kotis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningDate | 2001-09-20 ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | Henry Miller's Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographer | John Carrafa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Mark Hollmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | John Rando NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bobby Strong
NERFINISHED
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Caldwell B. Cladwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Hope Cladwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Sally NERFINISHED ⓘ Officer Lockstock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
authoritarianism
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class struggle ⓘ corporate greed ⓘ environmental scarcity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Greg Kotis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Hollmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
capitalism
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musical theatre conventions ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Tony Award for Best Choreography
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Costume Design NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Lighting Design NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Scenic Design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodies |
capitalist systems
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musical theatre ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| plotSummary | In a future dystopia, citizens must pay to use public toilets controlled by a powerful corporation. ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2001-05-06 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York International Fringe Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Dodger Theatricals
NERFINISHED
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The Araca Group NERFINISHED ⓘ TheaterDreams, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | dystopian city ⓘ |
| wonAward |
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Urinetown (Broadway production)