Walmartopia The Musical!, the show from Madison, Wisconsin that was a hit at the 2006 New York International Fringe Festival, will have an encore NYC engagement as part of "FringeNYC Encores."
The irreverent new musical, billed as a "send-up of big business and eternal smiley faces," will play eight additional performance at the Hypothetical Theatre (14th Street Y - 344 East 14th Street, between 1st and 2nd Aves.), from September 15 through 23.
Walmartopia is written by Catherine Capellaro (libretto and direction) and Andrew Rohn (music and lyrics), and features a lead performance by Anna Jayne Marquardt, who received the Outstanding Actor Award at this year's Fringe Festival.
"With a cast of 17 and a 5-member band,
Walmartopia tells the hilarious and timely tale of Vicki Latrell, a single mom who speaks out against her company's working conditions and finds herself jettisoned to 2036, into a future where Wal-Mart dominates the entire world. Yes, the musical features the singing head of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton," state production notes.
Walmartopia The Musical! premiered in Madison--where the show generated some controversy--in a sold-out record-breaking run in 2005 (and an encore engagement earlier this year).
Catherine
Capellaro and Andrew Rohn have performed and written musicals for more
than 10 years in Madison, and created the cult hit, Temp Slave. The couple has produced eight short musicals, some of which were combined to create Attack of the Mini-Musicals
(2002). Rohn is a composer of pop and jazz and is a pianist and
drummer. He has performed with a Javanese Gamelan, and played Kora
with a Ghanian group, among other adventures. Capellaro performs with
the dance band VO5 (trumpet and vocals), and has worked as a journalist
for the Progressive Media Project. She is currently managing editor of
Rethinking Schools. Their seven-year-old twin boys will accompany the
troupe on the tour.Walmartopia will play the following performance schedule: Friday, September 15 at 4 p.m., Sunday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m., Monday, September 18 at 4 p.m., Tuesday, September 19 at 6:30 p.m., Friday, September 22 at 4 p.m., and Saturday, September 23 at 2 and 5 p.m.
Tickets for the encore NYC performances of Walmartopia are $18. They are available through
www.TicketCentral.com or 212.279.4200.
