Take A Trip to Urinetown

Urinetown, Broadway`s uproarious musical will play on the stage of Kennedy Auditorium this weekend as Hawken presents the Upper School Winter Musical on February 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. Winner of three Tony Awards including Best Book and praised by critics for reinvigorating the very notion of what a Broadway musical could be, Urinetown is one of the most distinctive, intelligent and jubilant theatrical experiences to hit Broadway in recent memory. The show itself is a love letter to the conventions of musical theater and an untempered satire where no one is safe from scrutiny. Urinetown depicts a world wracked by ecological disaster, caught in the throes of corporate greed and ultimately felled by the best intentions. In a Gotham-like city, a depletion of the earth`s water supply has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The privilege to pee is regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity`s most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero has risen who will attempt to lead them to freedom. The show features 25 Hawken students embroiled in the battle between good and evil. Featured players include seniors Sam Skove and Annie Krol, junior Ben Sala and sophomores Ali Foti, Edith Anderson, Andrew Johnson, Ryan Smith and Myles Simmons.