I went to go see a community theater production of "Urninetown" last weekend and absolutely loved it! I've been meaning to see this musical for literally years and I'm so glad I finally managed it.
The premise of the musical is that you have to pay to use the toilet and as a result all of the people are poor and unhappy. The idealistic young hero falls in love with the daughter of the man running the toilet company and starts an uprising! Chaos ensues. So the plot isn't anything much, but the best part is by far the sense of humor. It is a very self-aware or meta show, with plenty of jokes about how this is a musical and the characters giving exposition at certain points and things like that. So many of the songs are parodies of specific song styles as well, it's hilarious!
Probably the best aspect is that this show can easily be applied to any political scene you want. The production I saw had jokes thrown in about ICE and immigration and things like that, but by nature this is a show about water which is ALWAYS going to be relevant, certainly more so in the coming years.
Very good musical, would for sure recommend. Go see even if you aren't into most musicals, the self-deprecating humor would probably appeal to those who dislike singing and dancing haha!
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