Director’s Musings – Urinetown Fall 2009 December 3, 2009
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In 2001 my husband Scott was on a business trip to the Big Apple. Rarely passing up a chance to enjoy the sights, sounds, smells, and of course, theatre, I tagged along. (Scott paid, I played)! On the first day in NYC, I was feeling rather haughty-taughty while having a delightful luncheon with a former student, Christopher Sieber (who just happens to be a Broadway star) when he said, “…the must see show right now is Urinetown: The Musical!” I gasped, “I am NOT going to any show titled Urinetown….” He tempted, “It’s going to win Tony Awards!” Reluctantly, I went to see it, and the show has never left me. My hope is you will leave the theatre tonight understanding why Urinetown: The Musical is heralded by critics as “one of the most wickedly-witty musicals in years.”
In a season riddled with difficult illnesses and unavoidable conflicts, the students and directors of this production have worked exhaustively– yet enthusiastically. This cast and crew is ready to showcase what happens when talent and tenacity join forces with heart and soul to whisk the audiences off to Urinetown: (The Musical, that is)!
Sincerely,
Deborah J. Bendix, Director
