URINETOWN The Musical Opens To Standing Ovation at The Grove Theatre

Urinetown the Musical opened to standing ovations this past weekend at The Grove Theatre in Upland. Some who saw it opening night have already returned to see another performance.
One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, URINETOWN is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. In grim Gotham-like city of the future, a 20-year drought has occurred. As a result, the government has banned private toiletries and the citizens must use pay-to-pee toilets regulated by a monopolistic company, the Urine Good Company, which charges exorbitant prices. Bobby Strong, the assistant custodian at the poorest urinal in town, decides enough is enough. With the help of the daughter of the CEO of the Urine Good Company, Hope Cladwell, Bobby ends up leading a rebellion which frees the citizens. This funny, tongue in cheek piece gets even funnier, sometimes hysterical, because of its clever take off on musical numbers from hit shows such as "Annie", "Les Miserables", "Evita", "West Side Story", "Fiddler on the Roof" and other popular musicals.

The inspiration for the piece came from the author's travels through Europe on a dime, where he found himself spending an exorbitant percentage of his budget on public toilets...yes, you PAY to pee in many European countries. Ruminating on this punitive tax, he found himself in Romania at a rally for Dictator Ceausescu. The scenes of brutish crowd control and intimidation linked with the prior injustice and....voila...URINETOWN.

Performances continue on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:29 pm and Sunday and 2:00 pm through June 6th. Tickets are $25 and $20 with senior and group discounts available. Student tickets are $15. In this economy, we want everyone to be able to see this humorous hit show. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Box Office at (909) 920-4343, or by visiting The Grove's website at http://www.grovetheatre.com.