What did the musical “Urinetown” know that we don’t?

Urinetown the Musical “An Appalling Notion, Fully Realized”

Back in 2001 an amazing show opened on Broadway. Urinetown the Musical proudly proclaimed itself as “an appalling notion fully realized.” This unusual musical was based on a simple premise – faced with a severe drought – enterprising capitalists take control of all toilets – require all citizens to “pay for the privilege to pee” or pay the ultimate price-a trip to Urinetown, a place from which no man, woman, or beast had ever returned.