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Pangdemonium's musical satire Urinetown is a hilarious but disturbing look at capitalism and climate change

Helmi Yusof
Published Thu, Oct 3, 2019 · 09:50 PM

IN A CITY of the future, catastrophic water shortages have forced the city's inhabitants to cut back on their water consumption habits - which includes the privilege of having their own toilets at home. They instead have to pay to use the public toilets controlled by the nefarious megacorporation Urine Good Company (UGC) headed by Caldwell B. Cladwell (Sean Ghazi).

Unfortunately, UGC has a habit of hiking up its toilet entry fees to fatten its coffers. And when the latest fee hike hits the poorest part of town, its inhabitants with their near-bursting bladders decide enough is enough. Led by the twit-turned-he…

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