We're three weeks to curtain on Urinetown (the musical), and I've pretty much had about all I can take of the sticky sweet, tonal, score. This musical is particularly bad for ear worms because it is completely post-modern. That is, it is a musical that mocks other musicals. Every song (and element of the plot) in Urinetown (the musical) draws musical inspiration from another popular musical (West Side Story, Les Miserables, etc). Pretty cleaver eh? I think so, or at least I thought so before a month of "Follow Your Heart" running through my head over and over and over, not to mention my cheesy lines--"Don't you see? The river is inside of you, it always has been!" (insert retching noises here)---. When I finish rehearsal I feel like my brain has been force fed candy for four hours. To prevent overall brain rot I've been on a quest for music with a little more substance. Here are a few you tube videos I've found savory enough to chase away the musical theater blues:
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