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<i>Urinetown</i>, the musical </span></b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">
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runs Feb. 19, 20, 26, 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. in the Hugo Young Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the campus of Ashland University!!!</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> </span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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by Brian Nabors and choreography by Pierre-Jacques Brault, the Tony-Award winning musical comedy
<i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Urinetown</span></i></span><i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
</span></i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">takes on corporate greed, poverty and social injustice by parodying popular musicals like
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West Side Story</i>. Commanded by the ruthless Caldwell B. Cladwell’s mega-corporation Urine Good Company (UGC), mandatory public pay-per-use toilets have been installed due to a severe water shortage. Offenders of the policy are cast into the mysterious and
much-feared Urinetown, never to return.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>
Bobby Strong, an employee of UGC, becomes a local hero, rebelling against the policy and inspiring others to action. The pure and lovely Hope Cladwell, strikingly different from her father, is captured and held hostage by the rebels. Will our hero save the
day and get the girl? Will the hardened Cladwell relent and save his daughter? Despite its quirky title,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Urinetown</i> touches upon the serious issues which any so-called civilized society must face.
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Nominated for 10 Tony Awards, winning Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Director.
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">For tickets and more
information, please call the AU Box Office at 419.289.5125. Hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 6 p.m.</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Gill Sans MT','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">
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<div><font face="Tw Cen MT">Michelle Williams</font></div>
<div><font face="Tw Cen MT">Coordinator of Performing Arts Publicity and Events</font></div>
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<div><font face="Tw Cen MT">401 College Avenue</font></div>
<div><font face="Tw Cen MT">149 CFA</font></div>
<div><font face="Tw Cen MT">Ashland OH 44805</font></div>
<div><font face="Tw Cen MT">419-289-5950 Office</font></div>
<div><font face="Tw Cen MT">419-289-5329 Fax</font></div>
<div><font face="Tw Cen MT"><a href="mailto:mwillia7@ashland.edu"><font face="Tw Cen MT">mwillia7@ashland.edu</font></a></font><font face="Tw Cen MT">
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