Urinetown Tickets

Renowned comedian Phill Jupitus (Never Mind The Buzzcocks, QI, Hairspray, Monty Python’s Spamalot) will join the cast of Jamie Lloyd’s ground breaking, splash hit production of Urinetown The Musical from 1 December 2014. Coinciding with this announcement, it will also be the last chance to see Jenna Russell, Simon Paisley Day and Marc Elliott, in their critically acclaimed roles; Penelope Pennywise, Caldwell B. Cladwell and Mr. McQueen respectively, who have their final performance on 29 November.

It's day four of the Facebook song challenge. Last week I was challenged to post five songs in five days. Today's is my only non-musical choice. It's "Angel Of Mine" and it's the song I used to sing to my son when he was little. He's 17 now and has always been a very kind and loyal boy. When the children were younger they used to have to come to rehearsals with me and actually performed in a couple of shows. Unfortunately my son decided it was not for him and started playing football and cricket instead(why?). Still, it payed off a few years later when the film of Les Miserables came out and he impressed girls by knowing most of the lyrics! 

Last night I went to Urinetown. Not the place, the musical! Superficially this is a show about having to pay to pee, and it’s safe to say I was dubious about what to expect as I took my seat in the Apollo Theatre.

I for one love a good Broadway transfer, and when I heard that Urinetown The Musical (one of my favorite satirical Broadway musicals) was getting its first West End run since the show premiered on Broadway back in 2001, I was over the moon. So, being the obsessive theatre goer that I am, I booked my Urinetown tickets to go two days after the shows official West End opening because I was truly excited.

Full casting has been announced for the West End transfer of Urinetown. The show, which has music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann and book and lyrics by Greg Kotis, transfers to the Apollo Theatre from Monday 29th September following a sell-out run at the St James Theatre.

Simon Paisley Day (Musketeers, Doctor Who, Titanic, Sherlock, Spartacus, Being Human) will be reprising his critically-acclaimed role as the tyrannical Caldwell B. Cladwell, the machiavellian Head of UGC (Urine Good Company) in the West End transfer of Jamie Lloyd’s ground breaking, splash hit production of Urinetown The Musical at the Apollo Theatre.

Returning to the show after its sell out season at The St James Theatre, rising star Matthew Seadon-Young will be taking on a new role, as Bobby Strong, Urinetown’s most unlikely hero, alongside BBC’s The Voice star Nathan Amzi who will be playing the role of Officer Barrel.

Last week’s #WestEndUpdate was dominated by the news of The Scottsboro Boys and Sunny Afternoon’s West End transfers. Over the past few days two more extremely exciting West End transfers have been confirmed!

The ripples of revolution are now reaching the shores of the West End! URINETOWN transfers to the Apollo Theatre!