The musical ends with Leon and CLAD singing about their newfound freedom in the song "Urinetown."
To understand the script, you must understand the world. The story is set in a Gotham-like city plagued by a 20-year drought. Because water is scarce, private toilets are illegal. The public amenities are owned by a malevolent corporation, the Urine Good Company (UGC), led by the villainous .
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Citizens must pay a fee to use public urinals. If you cannot pay the "amenity fee," you are sent to the mythical, horrifying penal colony known as... . (The fact that no one has ever returned from Urinetown is the script's first running joke.)
The show's villain, Mr. O. Toilet, is a slimy and corrupt businessman who has a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. As the owner of the Urine-ium chain, he will stop at nothing to crush Seymour's rebellion and maintain his grip on the town's bathroom business. urinetown the musical script
The full script for Urinetown is not available directly, but it can be licensed through Music Theatre International (MTI), which offers the complete libretto.
Final assessment Urinetown’s script is a bold, witty, and unsettling piece of musical theatre writing. It blends comedy, pastiche, and ethical inquiry in a way that provokes laughter and thought in equal measure. For readers and theatre-makers who want a script that challenges theatrical conventions and asks difficult questions about power and responsibility, Urinetown remains a highly rewarding work — demanding careful tonal stewardship in performance but offering rich rewards when staged with clarity and nerve. The musical ends with Leon and CLAD singing
MARK: (smiling) That's the spirit! Now, go ahead, take care of business. In Urinetown, we cater to your every... necessity.