"What is Urinetown?"- Page 2

[Smaxie]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 3:43pm

Well, the "Cop Song" began with just Lockstock and Barrel onstage. In the midst of the song, several of the cops entered through the house on both the orchestra and mezzanine levels and threatened some audience members on their way to the stage.

[cur10call]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 5:48pm

Hey I loved the show on broadway and have a question. Does anyone remember what number Little Sally went flying across the stage on rollerskates and right into the wall on stage left? It was a great bit.

[Not Barker, Todd.]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 5:51pm

Could someone describe the "turn off your cell phones" thing? I remember reading about it once and it was hillarious.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 6:08pm

Little Sally skated into the wall during the Act One Finale.

[2blocksfrombway]

Posted: 6/20/08 at 6:12pm

I saw an amazing production of URINETOWN last year at Geva in Rochester that was just as good, if not better than the B'way version. They started the show in a similar fashion, with the conductor being dragged through the house and up to the orchestra pit which was on a high platform. Lockstock and Barrell then forced him to start the overture. James Brennan played Lockstock and was absolutely perfect. And karen Murphy was the best Pennywise i ever saw. Her "Privilege to Pee" was incredible. But, the best was the guy who played "hot Blades Harry." I can't remember his name (I don't have the program here) but, his performance was amazing. I was riveted everytime he was on stage. Intense, scary and hilarious. Sorta like Mary McCormack is in BOEING-BOEING. If he had done it on B'way, I have no doubt he would have been nominated for a Tony. Great show.

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 6/24/08 at 2:53pm

BUMP.

[once a month]

Posted: 6/24/08 at 5:58pm

Mike

Loved the show, 3x...the first thing I recall was the crash of a metal door way over my head-like a jail door being slammed. As the conductor was escorted to his piano stage right, each turn on the scaffolding resulted in a crash, metal hitting metal.

During curtain call, Lockstock and Barrel looked longingly at each other...possibly even holding hands before they left. I've seen a couple of bootlegs circulating, and the curtain call dance wasn't on either, so it was great that this board jogged my memory...wonderful ending. FUN fun show, my favorite of that season.

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:09am

What kind of items did URINETOWN auction off for BC/EFA? I can imagine some kooky, wonked-out novelty items. Anyone have any memories of what they sold, etc.?

[bythesword84]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:28am

They sold water bottles, they sold toilet paper...they sold the Fee Hike papers they used in the show...

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:39am

I know they were serving lemonade at the Flea Market.

[once a month]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 8:15am

At the annual flea market, I bought a Urinetown toilet paper roll, signed by the whole cast. They should've sold the game that was in the program, which I mounted and cut-out the pieces. Don't know why I went through the trouble, I never played the board game.

[SirNotAppearing]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 8:17am

Urinetown needs a revival. STAT.

I'm thinking Patti as Pennywise.

[Jon]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 10:37am

On the tour, if you donated $20 to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, you got a roll of Urinetown Toilet Paper autographed by the whople cast.

[justme2]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 11:19am

There was a great production of this show at Foothill college a couple of seasons back...loved it!

[adamgreer]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 12:11pm

Act 2 always opened with Lockstock saying, "Well, things have sure changed a bit" or something along those lines. One time when I saw the show, McCarthy fell ill and had to be replaced by his understudy at intermission. It made that opening line twice as funny, and it got a huge response from the audience (many thought it was an ad-lib).

As for the curtain call, I remember John Collum taking the last bow. However, later in the run, the guy who replaced him (can't think of his name) insisted that Jeff McCarthy bow last, which he did.

Speaking of McCarthy, I'm still reeling over the fact that he didn't WIN the Tony that year, much less be nominated.

[SirNotAppearing]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 1:25pm

Cullum got the last bow? When I did it, it was;

Ens. & Featured
Barrell & Sally
Cladwell & Pennywise
Lockstock
Bobby & Hope

[jacobson]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 2:08pm

Urinetown is my fantasy home. The only theater in town would be called the John Golden Shower theater and everyday would be warm with a slight chance of drizzle.