Another HS denied Urinetown; guess what the replacement is

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 12:49pm

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/13772588.htm

[Thesbijean]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 12:53pm

I understand what you are pointing out, but there is a big difference between Urinetown and the other show. Urinetown is a cynical satire, but the other one handles the issue at hand in a serious manner. Recently, more and more high schools have been doing it.

[futurebroadwaystar1]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 12:54pm

That is crazy! Urinetown is not that bad. Plus, Cabaret isn't a squeaky clean show either...

[CapnHook]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 12:55pm

That school is f'ed up.

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 12:55pm

Moake said after last year’s controversy over the content of the musical, she didn’t want people to be alarmed with this play’s title.

So a TITLE is enough to scuttle the production and apparently Cabaret is safe enough to fill in? Seriously?

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 1:09pm

Pfft, I went to a Catholic school. We had to censor freaking Jesus Christ Superstar.

[Katt]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 1:12pm

In my school, parents got upset over Grease. It was ridiculous.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 1:25pm

Cabaret?? Has the HS read that one? Prostitution, abortion, pre-marital sex, homosexuality, anti-Semitism?

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 1:32pm

They should make it like the 1998 revival version, just to stick it to the principal.

[tthomas76]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 1:33pm

I find that hilarious! Why would they say no to Urinetown but yes to Cabaret? Are they going to do the revival version? LOL That's stupid..

[Fosse76]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 1:34pm

Exactly what in Urinetown is controversial??? Urine is a medical term, and it's not a dirty word. I don't get it. Once more, the conservative hypocrisy is obvious to everyone except the conservative.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 1:34pm

They probably only know of Joel Grey as a cuddly old man and figure anything he was in couldn't be all bad.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 1:41pm

Although I don't wuite see how the two could make areasonable switch, but I don't see the horror of doing Cabaret (nor do I see the horror-controversy of Urinetown). I guess it's jsut because we did Cabaret my freshamn year of HS.

[clarkstallings]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 1:41pm

I went to a Catholic High Screwl and we weren't allowed to do "Once Upon a Mattress."

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 1:48pm

Urinetown is squeaky clean compared to Cabaret, but it has age on its side, and you have to admit that the first time you heard about Urinetown you were probably a little freaked out too. It's just a shame that the administration didn't take the time to do their homework.

[tthomas76]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 2:00pm

Well, if it's because the administration didn't do any research on it then the teacher should have had info to back up her decision like information on what the show is about, etc... I don't find anything offensive about the show at all... I do find it weird they'd do Cabaret. I still can't get over that but oh, well...

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 2:02pm

Don't forget all the drugs in Cabaret!!!!!! Yay Heroine!!!!

[tthomas76]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 2:03pm

Also, being from Indiana I can understand how close minded the administration is... Our school system took out band and wanted to take out drama and choir. They were successful with taking out the band and the drama class but they've kept choir for now.. With that being said we're looking for another school system for our kids to go to..

[EganFan2]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 2:27pm

I went to a Catholic school and we were allowed to do GREASE and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. Some people have strange ideas these days.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 3:07pm

I thought my school was f*cked up. These a**holes are the most ignorant bunch I've ever heard of. I'm not having a good day so I'll just vent my anger on them.

[OtherDaryl]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 3:10pm

I think I've mentioned this awhile back, but in 1979 my high school was prevented from doing the following plays:

Dark of the Moon (rape)
The House of Blue Leaves (pope assasination plan)
Forty Carats (incest)
The Real Inspector Hound (length)
God's Favorite (it had God in the title)

They approved Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians, concerning a serial killer and cold blooded murder. Priorities, huh?

[Kringas]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 3:14pm

If the original 1966 version of Cabaret is the one still being licensed, it's a hell of a lot tamer than the latest Broadway revival.

[soulman83]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 4:00pm

OMG i lived in that city for 5 years and homestead was always known for beign ahead of the other schools in doing new musicals. I am surprised this has happened. They do amazing work.

[angelrock25222]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 4:04pm

this same thing happened to me ..almost!
there are two high schools in our district. we asked to do Urinetown and were denied but the other school was able to do Cabaret. Its absurd. Our replacement show is Little Shop which is all fine since i like the show, but even that show is more controversial than urinetown.

urinetown: they say piss once. and urine is in the title

cabaret: nazis, risque night club, abortion, prostitution, homosexuality etc.

little shop: well violence, reference to bondage (handcuffs) can be taken violently or sexually..or both. etc

yeah id say urientown would be the most appropriate.... "dont judge a book by its cover" .. i.e. dont judge a show by its title.
i cant believe this happened to someone else...
Updated On: 2/2/06 at 04:04 PM

[Becky]

Posted: 2/2/06 at 4:07pm

So a TITLE is enough to scuttle the production

In the words of Little Sally, "a bad title, that can kill a show..."