Urinetown The Musical

Music by Mark Hollmann, Greg Kotis

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Urinetown Plot Summary & Audition Notes

List of Characters in Urinetown

Urinetown Script

Urinetown Sheet Music

Urinetown 2001 Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording

Download the Urinetown Broadway Cast Album  

ACT I
Urinetown opens with the poor asleep at Public Amenity # 9, as they wake up, Officer Lockstock arrives on scene and the cast welcomes the audience to the show, a show about a town with a draught, where everyone needs to pay to pee in order to survive (Urinetown). We then see Bobby Strong and Penelope Pennywise open shop to allow people to pee. The poor complain about the cost of using the facility, and one, Old Man Strong (Bobby's father), attempts to weasle his way out of paying, but Penny turns him down (Privilege to Pee). Unfortunately, Strong can no longer hold it, and he pees in the street, an exiling offense. Strong is removed to the mythical Urinetown, and Lockstock warns Bobby and all the poor about the punishment for peeing incorrectly (Privilege to Pee: reprise).

Lights up on the office of Caldwell B. Cladwell, a rich and powerful man, who has become rich through the use of bathroom fees. Cladwell's daughter, Hope Cladwell, has returned home from university and has come to work as a fax & copy girl at Cladwell's company, the Urine Good Company (Mr. Cladwell)... [keep reading]

Audition Preparation Suggestions for Urinetown

Some of the music is very operettic. However, this is a fast-paced show. Your best choice for an audition song should be an uptempo piece.

Performers preparing for an audition for Urinetown may wish to read these monologues from the show .

Hope Cladwell (Soprano with belt, 20s)

a newcomer in town, and the daughter of the owner of the Urine Good Co. Engenue type, lover of Bobby, spends most of the 2nd act tied to a chair

Caldwell B. Cladwell (Baritone/Bass)

the villain - when he's in a scene..he is always trying to be noticed. he is not conniving and sneaky

Bobby Strong (Tenor/High Baritone)

a revolutionist

Penelope Pennywise (Mezzo/Soprano to high C, belt to high G, 40s)

starts out as a crotchety caretaker but softens as the show progresses, especially when we discover she is Hope's mother

Officer Lockstock (Baritone/Bass, Irish accent)

he's a policeman, but mainly the narrator of the show, needs a great sense of humour

Little Sally (Mezzo/Alto)

a precocious little girl who is always played by an adult. Narrates the show. One of the poor/rebels, also needs a great sense of humour, a character role

Barrel (tenor/baritone)

he doesn't do as much singing by himself, so he could technically be either male voice, he is Lockstock's trusty sidekick, always following in his shadow has a bit of a love interest in Lockstock if need be, Barrel COULD be played by a woman

Little Becky Two-Shoes (Alto)

a little girl played by an adult, she's a little crazy and likes to hurt people, one of the poor/rebels, needs to be able to let go of all inhibitions, few lines, but has one feature song, Snuff That Girl

Hot Blades Harry: baritone

also a crazy person who likes to hurt others, one of the poor/rebels, Becky's counterpart, few lines, but has one feature song, Snuff That Girl

Josephine Strong (mezzo/alto)

has only a few solo lines, so she could really be any voice type, Bobby's mother, a rather weak person, but with some rebellious feelings, needs to be able to faint onstage

Senator Fipp (tenor/baritone)

sings some solo lines, script suggests that he might have had a sex change - one of Cladwell's men

Mr. McQueen (tenor/baritone)

does very little solo singing, one of Cladwell's men, a sneaky man who will do anything to save himself

Joseph "Old Man" Strong (Non-singing)

gets killed early on in the play his ghost returns later to dream sequence his demise, Bobby's father

Soupy Sue:

a couple select solo singing lines...middle range, part of the poor/rebels

Tiny Tom: chorus singing

always references lack of height, part of the poor/rebels, does the dream sequence with Old Man Strong, could be played by a woman

Bobby The Stockfish: chorus singing

part of the poor/rebels, could be played by a woman

Billy Boy Bill: chorus singing

part of the poor/rebels, could be played by a woman

Dr. Billeaux (pronounced "below", chorus singing)

one of Cladwell's men

Mrs. Millenium: chorus singing

one of Cladwell's "men"

Girl Cop & Boy Cop : required only for "Cop Song"

 

The Rebels: chorus singing and lots of jeering

a rougher voice type, more belting

Cladwell's Staff: chorus singing

should include an office secretary, more classical, legit singing

Urinetown Related Websites

Audition Preparation Materials

List of Songs in Urinetown (Click the song title to download digital sheet music)

• http://www.urinetown.com
• News Article: "Urinetown" Causes Contraversey

Download the Urinetown Broadway Cast Album  

• Urinetown (Lockstock + company)
• Privilege to Pee (Penny)
• It's A Privilege To Pee- Reprise (Lockstock)
• Mr. Cladwell (Cladwell + staff)
• Cop Song (Lockstock, Barrel, cops)
• Follow Your Heart (Hope + Bobby)
• Look At the Sky (Bobby + poor)
• Don't Be The Bunny (Cladwell)
• Act One Finale (Bobby, Cladwell, Hope, comany)
• What Is Urinetown? (Cladwell, Bobby, Little Sally, company)
• Snuff That Girl (Hot Blades Harry, Little Becky Two-Shoes, poor)
• Run, Freedom, Run (Bobby + poor)
• Follow Your Heart-reprise (Hope)
• Why Did I Listen To That Man? (Penny, Fipp, Lockstock + Barrel, Hope, Bobby)
• Tell Her I Love Her (Little Sally + ghost of Bobby)
• We're Not Sorry (company)
• I'm Not Sorry-reprise (Penny + Cladwell)
• I See a River (Hope + company)