'Walmartopia' Performs on New FOX Business Network on Oct.17

The cast of Walmartopia, the new musical currently playing Off-Broadway at The Minetta Lane Theatre, will perform the show's entire six-minute opening number on television to help launch the brand new Fox Business Network this Wednesday afternoon, October 17.

The cast – portraying blue-vested singing-and-dancing Wal-Mart employees – will perform the number, "A New Age Has Begun," live on "Happy Hour," the network's afternoon show, at 5PM (EST).   Fox Business Network debuts this week on cable systems across America.

Walmartopia, the  irreverent and sometimes controversial political satire of big box business and eternal smiley faces, opened in New York City on, appropriately enough, Labor Day.  The musical is written by Catherine Capellaro (book) and Andrew Rohn (music and lyrics) and is directed  by Daniel Goldstein, with choreography by Wendy Seyb and music direction by August Eriksmoen.

"Walmartopia tells the funny and timely tale of Vicki Latrell (Cheryl Freeman), a single mom and Wal-Mart employee who speaks out against her company's working conditions and finds herself and her young daughter (Nikki M. James) jettisoned to 2036, into a future where Wal-Mart dominates the entire world.  And yes, the musical does feature the 'head' of Wal-Mart's founder, the late Sam Walton," explain press notes.  For more information visit www.walmartopia.com