Urinetown Musical Script · Proven

The full script for this satirical, Tony-winning musical cannot be provided here, but it is available for review and licensing through professional theater licensing agencies.

The script introduces a Gotham-like city plagued by a devastating, 20-year drought. As a result, all private toilets have been banned, and citizens must pay a fee to use public, pay-per-use amenities controlled by the malevolent Urine Good Company (UGC). Failure to pay results in immediate exile to the mysterious "Urinetown"—a fate worse than death. urinetown musical script

The show opens with Officer Lockstock introducing the audience to the world of Urinetown. He explains the rules of the town, where people must pay to use the restroom. Seymour, a young man who works in a department store, is struggling to find a way to propose to his girlfriend, Miss Hope. Meanwhile, Miss Hope is frustrated with the lack of available toilets in the town. The full script for this satirical, Tony-winning musical

In the not-too-distant future, a mysterious town called Urinetown has been built, where people are forced to pay to use the restroom. The town is run by a corporation that owns all the toilets, and people must pay to use them. The story follows the character of Seymour P. Faucus, a young man who becomes embroiled in a plot to overthrow the corrupt corporation. Failure to pay results in immediate exile to

This is a musical. And in a musical, people just break into song. There’s no stopping it. Little Sally: That seems like a very flimsy premise for a show. Officer Lockstock: Yes. It is.

Unlike almost any mainstream musical, the Urinetown script has a famously bleak ending. Bobby is executed, Hope is accidentally killed, and the revolution succeeds in abolishing the pay-per-pee system. With no financial barrier, people waste water, the drought worsens, and the entire city collapses. The final stage direction reads: "And everyone... dies of a terrible drought." The last line belongs to Officer Lockstock: "Nothing can kill a musical... except a bad ending."