#1
Posted: 1/31/06 at 6:52pm
Anyone else excited? Finally I get to see this show.
Chicago Sit-Down Urinetown
#3
Posted: 1/31/06 at 8:10pm
Now they just need to do one out on my side of the country. 
Playbill article
Playbill article
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#4
Posted: 1/31/06 at 8:32pm
A sequel and a pequel? Could there be any better news?
#5
Posted: 1/31/06 at 8:48pm
I know. Hopefully I'll be in Chicago over springbreak so i'll get to see this and Wicked. Sweet.
#6
Posted: 1/31/06 at 9:23pm
Interesting - this was originally billed as a co=production with Porchlight Theatre Company. Now their name appears nowhere in the press release.
Porchlight is on a strange Equity contract that allows them to hire only ONE Equity actor per show, and still be considered an Equity company. I did not recognize one single name on the cast list. I have no idea if there are any Equity members in it.
Porchlight is on a strange Equity contract that allows them to hire only ONE Equity actor per show, and still be considered an Equity company. I did not recognize one single name on the cast list. I have no idea if there are any Equity members in it.
#7
Posted: 1/31/06 at 9:35pm
YAY! I am loving all of these sit-down productions. I think "Wicked" has really helped opened a new wave of theatre-goers in Chicago. Can't wait to see "Urinetown"!
#8
Posted: 1/31/06 at 9:47pm
A pee-qual?
Okay dumb joke.
Anyways, I'm confused...the article lists people who make up the ensemble...but I thought Urinetown's "ensemble" was the people of Urinetown (Little Sally, Soupy Sue, for example). Are these additional people swings?
Okay dumb joke.
Anyways, I'm confused...the article lists people who make up the ensemble...but I thought Urinetown's "ensemble" was the people of Urinetown (Little Sally, Soupy Sue, for example). Are these additional people swings?
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#9
Posted: 1/31/06 at 11:06pm
No, there are other ensemble members. They are indeed the people of Urinetown, but also double as Cladwell's cronies (ironically enough).
#10
Posted: 1/31/06 at 11:14pm
Wow!
Urinetown! Wicked! Spelling Bee!
:)
Urinetown! Wicked! Spelling Bee!
:)
#11
Posted: 2/1/06 at 1:20am
I know one of the ensemble members, and I think he's going to be understudying as well. I'm going to try to get myself in there when they start looking for Officer Lockstock replacements...you know, I think commerical theater in Chicago is GOOD thing.
#12
Posted: 2/1/06 at 1:21am
"YAY! I am loving all of these sit-down productions. I think "Wicked" has really helped opened a new wave of theatre-goers in Chicago. Can't wait to see "Urinetown"!"
Chicao has always had these theatregoers. Ever since Broadway In Chicago took over the management of ALL the downtown venues has Chicago been cheated of long-run shows. If it weren't for David Stone, Wicked and Spelling Bee wouldn't be there. Clear Channel has too much of a monopoly on theatres across the country, so it has no vested interest in keeping a show in any one city for too long. Disney Theatrical's head guy doesn't think Chicago can sustain long runs, despite Wicked having been sold-out for the past year, the three year run of Joseph, the nearly year long run of The Lion King, all of which had been sold-out the entire run, and countless other shows. Disney hates Chicago, because Beauty and the Beast was a HUGE flop here, and they were sued for not making repairs to the damage threy inflicted at The Chicago Theatre.
Chicao has always had these theatregoers. Ever since Broadway In Chicago took over the management of ALL the downtown venues has Chicago been cheated of long-run shows. If it weren't for David Stone, Wicked and Spelling Bee wouldn't be there. Clear Channel has too much of a monopoly on theatres across the country, so it has no vested interest in keeping a show in any one city for too long. Disney Theatrical's head guy doesn't think Chicago can sustain long runs, despite Wicked having been sold-out for the past year, the three year run of Joseph, the nearly year long run of The Lion King, all of which had been sold-out the entire run, and countless other shows. Disney hates Chicago, because Beauty and the Beast was a HUGE flop here, and they were sued for not making repairs to the damage threy inflicted at The Chicago Theatre.
#13
Posted: 2/1/06 at 1:55am
Ugh! Disney!
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#14
Posted: 2/1/06 at 2:05am
Why did Beauty & the Beast flop?
Also, when's Spelling Bee open? Before April 1st?
Also, when's Spelling Bee open? Before April 1st?
#15
Posted: 2/1/06 at 4:52am
Wow A SIT-DOWN?!?! Really!??!?!
so it will still be there when I come back to my beloved Chicago in May!??! please , please?
so it will still be there when I come back to my beloved Chicago in May!??! please , please?
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
#16
Posted: 2/1/06 at 7:46am
"Also, when's Spelling Bee open? Before April 1st?"
It opens March 28th. Tickets are available now.
It opens March 28th. Tickets are available now.
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#17
Posted: 2/1/06 at 9:10am
Bring on the sit-downs..we need even more!
my plan to make Chicago better than broadway is working! bwhahhaahaha
sorry...:) being dumb
my plan to make Chicago better than broadway is working! bwhahhaahaha
sorry...:) being dumb
and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...
#18
Posted: 2/1/06 at 10:26am
The words "sit-down" and "Urinetown" paint a very vivid picture in my mind.
Personally, I stand up.
Personally, I stand up.
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#19
Posted: 2/1/06 at 11:14am
"Why did Beauty & the Beast flop?"
Disney waited until WELL after The Lion King opened on Broadway before Beauty and the Beast even had its Chicago premier. As such, Chicagoans wanted to see The Lion King, not a show that opened several seasons prior. Initially, Disney was going to buy the Chicago Theatre, but they weren't able to acquire the building behind it (they wanted to expand the stage), and since Beauty and the Beast was dragging in people off the street (literally, they were giving free tickets to people walking by), Disney passed and ever since refuses to bring long run shows.
Disney waited until WELL after The Lion King opened on Broadway before Beauty and the Beast even had its Chicago premier. As such, Chicagoans wanted to see The Lion King, not a show that opened several seasons prior. Initially, Disney was going to buy the Chicago Theatre, but they weren't able to acquire the building behind it (they wanted to expand the stage), and since Beauty and the Beast was dragging in people off the street (literally, they were giving free tickets to people walking by), Disney passed and ever since refuses to bring long run shows.
#20
Posted: 2/1/06 at 11:38am
"Michael Accardo as Caldwell B. Cladwell" - This man is dynamite. I got to hear him sing "Don't be the Bunny" the other night, and he's amazing.:)
There's always room for pathos - and jazz hands.
#21
Posted: 2/1/06 at 5:36pm
I am coming to Chicago the weekend of March the 24th and was hoping "Spelling Bee" would be playing. As luck would have it, it doesn't start until March 28th, so I was very glad to hear that "Urinetown" would be playing when I'm there. Caught the show on tour a few years a ago and loved it. Can't wait to see it again, especially in such an intimate setting.
#22
Posted: 2/1/06 at 5:39pm
Michael Mahler & Sara Patsy --> 2 ensemble members to watch!
Good stuff!
Good stuff!
#23
Posted: 2/1/06 at 8:08pm
Interesting, well good for you Chicagonians for refusing Disney.
#24
Posted: 2/2/06 at 8:33am
I am SOOOO excited to see URINETOWN. It's one of the best musicals ever written. The Mercury Theater is perfect for this kind of show.
The cast looks AMAZING! Some of the best Equity and non-Equity talent in the city! (And about half the price of a ticket to see Wicked!!)
The cast looks AMAZING! Some of the best Equity and non-Equity talent in the city! (And about half the price of a ticket to see Wicked!!)
#25
Posted: 2/2/06 at 9:57am
The Mercury is a very cute theatre. Urinetown should do well there.
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