What is Urinetown? Is it a place, a lie, a tool, or even the
end? Well really Urinetown is a musical. The basis of Urinetown is basically
there has been a drought for many years now and the way they conserve water is
by forcing people to pay to pee. And you can’t be caught peeing in public,
since that is now against the law. And if you are caught you get sent to
Urinetown. (Warning everything past this point has a risk of being a spoiler
for Urinetown, you have been warned).
So before we begin Urinetown is not a happy musical. It takes
place where all of the poor people have to pee, because it is the only place
where they can afford it. The main character is fed up with having to watch
people every day pay to pee so he starts a revolution. He then is sent to
Urinetown in act two because he is captured. We learn in act one what Urinetown
actually is (which is they take you to the top of a building a throw you to your
death) by the narrator flat telling us what it is by saying it is a secret. In the
end the good guys do defeat the evil corporation that is forcing everyone to
pay to pee. Only problem is that the corporation was actually conserving the
water supply very effectively, but when the “good” guys take over the water
basically disappears all together killing off all of the cast except one.
I have always found Urinetown to be an interesting musical. Because
even when the “good” guys win and the “bad” guys loose, it isn’t always for the
betterment of everyone else even though a lot of people may think it will be. And
the thing that I find extremely funny with the musical, all of the musical is
very cheery and peppy, which doesn’t fit the tone of the musical at all.
So Urinetown is a great musical, and if you have a couple of
hour to pass or just need something to listen to go on to YouTube and search up
the soundtrack to Urinetown, the music is very well written and can help you
focus a decent amount. Well that is it for this blog, and this time I will
leave you with my favorite phrase from Urinetown, always remember it’s a privilege
to pee.
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