Ontario Community Newspapers

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 17 Nov 2006, p. 16

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ENTERTAINMENT Good versus evil is subject in unique production of Urinetown opening next week Georgetown Globe Productions has secured the rights to Urinetown and rehearsals are under way, making it the first community theatre group in Ontario to mount the popular, contemporary show. To be performed at the John Elliott Theatre, the show runs November 23, 24, 25, 30 and December 1 and 2, with a matinee on November 26. Tickets are available at the box office by calling 905-877-3700. Originally presented in Canada by Canstage in 2004, Urinetown is a truly original musical. A tale of good versus evil, the show pokes fun both at itself, and at other musical classics-- West Side Story, Les Miserables and Fiddler on the Roof to name a few. The show is set in the future where a drought of epic proportions has allowed a greedy corporation, and corrupt city officials, to control the water. The use of private toilets is outlawed and the citizens must use public, pay-for-use toilets owned and operated by the iron-fisted UGC Corporation. Written by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis, the show first premiered at the Fringe Festival in New York in 1999 and moved to offBroadway in the early part of 2001. The reviews and the audience were so enthusiastic that it moved to Broadway in September 2001 where it ran for over 950 performances. While on Broadway, the show was nominated for 10 Tony awards. Globe's wealth of talent ensures a night of fun, laughter and music. Georgetown Globe Productions' Urinetown is directed by Scott Carmichael, choreographed by Laura Caswell and music directed by Darryn deSouza. Adult tickets are $22, seniors/children $20, groups of 10 or more $20. Tickets can be purchased by calling the John Elliott Theatre Box Office at 905-877-3700. Williams Mill unveils salon style show tonight The artists of Williams Mill Visual Arts Centre invite you to preview Art Treasures of Williams Mill tonight (Friday) at 7 p.m. The Gallery exhibition, Tres Cher Christmas Art Salon 2006, will be salon style, with paintings hung from the floor to the ceiling. This special exhibition continues in the Gallery until Christmas. Come and watch the artists working in their studios. You will see all the Mill artists plus invited guest artists. The guest artists will only be at Williams Mill for this special event. Williams Mill Visual Arts Centre is a unique complex of historic buildings in Glen Williams. It houses a gallery, and the studios of over 30 artists working in various media. Blown glass, paintings, pottery, sculptures and wood carvings, jewelry and wearable art clothing, are all produced on the premises.

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