| Urinetown: The Musical Contributor(s): Kotis, Greg (Author), Hollmann, Mark (Author), Auburn, David (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 0571211828 ISBN-13: 9780571211821 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: Winner of three Tony Awards, including Best Book, "Urinetown "is a tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Musicals - Drama | American - General - Performing Arts | Theater - Broadway & Musicals |
| Dewey: 782.140 |
| LCCN: 2002033875 |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.48" W x 8.34" (0.32 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of three Tony Awards, including Best Book, Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann's Urinetown: The Musical is a tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. After a twenty-year drought made water a scarce commodity, private toilets became outlawed. Now, all restroom necessaries are controlled by the Urine Good Company (UGC), a megacorporation that charges fees for using public toilets. Anyone unable to pay fees--or who dares to relieve themselves outside the commode--are arrested and banished to "Urinetown". When UGC employee Bobby Strong's father falls victim to this tyranny, he spearheads a revolution, inspiring the people to rise up and reclaim their own restroom duties--unaware of the realities and consequences of his actions... With a preface by David Auburn, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Proof |
Contributor Bio(s): Kotis, Greg: - Greg Kotis is a veteran of the Neo-Futurists, creators of the long-running attempt to perform thirty plays in sixty minutes. Jobey and Katherine, his play about fish, toast, and a love stronger and grimmer than death, enjoyed runs in New York and Chicago. He lives in Brooklyn with his family.Hollmann, Mark: - Mark Hollmann attended the Making Tuners Workshop at New Tuners Threatre in Chicago and the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop in New York. A member of the Dramatists Guild and ASCAP, he lives in Manhattan with his wife.Auburn, David: - David Auburn is an American playwright whose 2000 play Proof won the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and was also adapted into a film. He has received the Helen Merrill Playwriting Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He lives in Manhattan. |