Urinetown trilogy?

I could have sworn that I heard that just after Urinetown closed that the writers were going to write parts 1 and 3 of a Urinetown trilogy (with Urinetown being part 2). How far along are they on that, or were those just rumors (I swear it was on Playbill.com)? I ask because I just got the CD yesterday from a friend. Not only was it hillarious, but I haven't been as moved - for lack of a better word - by a cast album on the first listening since the first time I heard Les Miz - and I understood this one a lot better, too! (Or am I just emotionally easy?) Also, a local theatre company will be doing it this winter, and I HAVE to play Bobby Strong!

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The idea for the prequel, which will be the first one out of the gate, is going to take a lot of people by surprise.

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I think this is a cool idea. I love the cd.

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Has a theatrical trilogy ever been done before? It seems like an exciting idea, but maybe not destined for success...

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I'm sad..my school is doing it and I'll be in London... no Urinetown for me....

that'd be awesome! I hope that's true!

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That is so exciting! I hope it does well when it all comes together.

Updated On: 7/31/05 at 02:33 PM

well i LOVED urinetowm, so i hope the prequel and sequel do it justice.

I also loved URINETOWN and can't wait to see where they take this. Did anyone see THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT? I heard it was very URINETOWN-ish.

I want Urinetown to reopen at Studio 54. I miss it.

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Did anyone ever hear the rumor that ALW wants to make a sequal to the Phantom of the Opera. I hate to see the original ruined but somehow if it was done right it might very well be sucessful.... Now being good thats another issue.

The reality is that Phantom and Les Miz are the best musicals of all time.

If the other parts of the trilogy are effective, it will be because they are well written. There is nothing inherent in the characters or the universe they inhabit that spells success. If anything, the first show was a hard sell that ultimately worked because it brilliantly parodied its own foundations. The in-jokes about what makes a good show can't be repeated here, though I think that Kotis and Hollman will infuse their unique sense of humor into the scripts in similar ways.

Personally, I'd prefer to see those two focus on an entirely new concept, but I wouldn't rule out the idea that the prequel and sequel will be very different creatures from the original show.

And while I have this window open I would like to take major issue with JohnnyJune's assertion that Phantom and Les Miz are "the best musicals of all time." In terms of story? Score? Staging? Or just timing? Both are really quite fine works of art, but I wouldn't put them in the #1 and #2 spots -- top ten maybe.

They simply must call the prequel THE STINK YEARS.

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