LA'S Pay What You Want Theatre Company Presents URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL

Coeurage Theatre Company, LA's Pay What You Want Company, has announced the final production of its seventh season, three-time Tony Award-winner Urinetown: The Musical. With music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, book by Kotis, musical direction by Gregory Nabours, and directed by Kari Hayter, there will be one preview performance on November 4 at 8pm and opening is set for Saturday, November 5 at 8pm. Urinetown: The Musical will play through December 3 at the Historic Lankershim Arts Center.

The cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Shakil Azizi, Ethan Barker, Ted Barton, Jason Beaubien, Daniel Bellusci, Danny Bernardo, Taylor Bracken, Katie Canavan, Janna Cardia, Chris Carlisle, Robert Collins, Nicole Garcia, Cristina Gerla, Grant Hansen, Ashley Kane, Gary Lamb, Melissa Lehman, Myra Maracine, Nicole Monet, Rob Murray, Brian O'Sullivan, Jamie Pierce, Helen Planchet, Robert Ramirez, Adam Sherman, Janet Song, and Paul Wong.

Scenic design is by Matt Scarpino, lighting design is by Brandon Baruch, costume design is by Emily Brown, and sound design is by James Ferrero. Choreography is by Christopher M. Albrecht and the stage manager is Abraham Rodriguez.

Urinetown: The Musical is a wicked, irreverent satire that tells an earnest tale of love, greed, and revolution - the story of an urban city plagued by a 20-year drought where water has become so scarce that private toilets are unthinkable. Through the determination of destitute masses, a hero among them rises to lead his fellow citizens in rebellion against the tyrannical corporation holding a monopoly over the town's most private and basic needs. Nominated for 10 Tony Awards, Urinetown won three, for Best Book, Best Score, and Best Direction of a Musical. Fifteen years later, it remains uncomfortably topical.

Director Kari Hayter most recently directed Rock of Ages for Summer Repertory Theatre and Parade at CSU/Northridge. She has worked at South Coast Repertory, Antaeus Theatre Company, and the Chance Theatre and she directed Lysistrata Jones (West Coast premiere), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and Hairspray for the Chance Theatre, and Chicago, Proof, The Laramie Project and Art for Torrance Theatre Company. Hayter also directed A Streetcar Named Desire, Songs for a New World, The Diary of Anne Frank, Romeo and Juliet, [title of show], 365 Days, Almost Maine, Illyria, Judevine, and RENT at CSU/Fullerton. She is a professor at CSU/Northridge where she teaches musical theatre history and performance.

There will be one preview performance of Urinetown: The Musical on Friday, November 4 at 8pm and opening is set for Saturday, November 5 at 8pm. The regular running schedule is Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8pm through December 3. There will be no performance on Thanksgiving Day and an added performance on Wednesday, November 30 at 8pm. All seats are available on a Pay What You Want basis and may be reserved online at www.coeurage.org/urinetown or by calling (323) 944-2165.

The Historic Lankershim Arts Center is located at 5108 Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood, 91601. Metered street parking is available.

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