The Revolution

So… Bobby Strong. The despicable, loathsome, repugnant son of Joseph Strong. The villain of our story. How did he start the infamous Urine Town revolution? And, of course, what is Urinetown anyways?

Well, let’s just say that the Revolution was one of the more mortifying moments for Urine Good Company

One faithful morning, in early October, the UGC authorities opened up Amendment 9 for the daily piss tax that every Rebel must pay. As it turns out, Bobby Strong refused to pay his 500 coins and proceeded to urinate on the floor. The Rebels followed suit. It was a flood of coins and liquid.

Urine Good Company attempted to escort the mob. However, the Rebels were one step ahead of us. They found Hope Cladwell, Mr. Cladwell’s daughter, and held her hostage.

But how can I come with you and not fight alongside my father
Unless...unless...oh dear God, BOBBY! NO! -Hope

What, did you seriously going to think we were going to let go of our iron rule and abandon our toilet tax, in order to release Hope Cladwell. Yeah, no. It was much worse than that.

Free, people are free, how can a fee enslave us?
See how we can be free from the chains he gave us!
We're suffering now such lives of sorrow
Don't give us tomorrow
Just give us today -Bobby Strong

Free!
People are free!
How can a fee enslave us?
See how we can be
Free from the chains he gave us!
We're suffering now
Such lives of sorrow
Don't give us tomorrow
Just give us today! -Rebels

From ev'ry hill
Ev'ry steeple
Ring out the anthem
Of the people
Making a new way
Breaking the clouds of gray
To sing of today! -Bobby Strong

Sing of today!
Sing of today
Sing today
Sing today
Sing today -Rebels

We hear at the UGC tried. We even thought we could involve Officer Lockstock to get Little Sally on board

What, me? You mean… like sending me to the nice part of Urinetown? -Little Sally, spoken

That can be arranged -Lockstock, spoken

Save it for one of your other stoolies, Officer. My heart’s with the rebellion! -Little Sally, spoken

We were conflicted! We were lost on what to do. Rescue Hope, or continue to profit off of taxing the poor… I mean conserving water. Yeah, conserving water. We’ll go with that.

Help me! -Hope

Help her! -Pennywise

NO! SEIZE THEM! -Cladwell

As it turns out, coaxing was not what these people needed. It was brutality. A little brutality was exactly what these people needed!

But what of tomorrow, Mister Strong?!
Think of tomorrow, Mister Strong!
Our resources are as fragile
As a newborn baby's skull
With your actions
You would gut the child
And leave a lifeless hull!
Could it be you're so short-sighted
So insensitive, so dull?
Think of tomorrow, Mister Strong! -Mr. Cladwell

But what of today? -Bobby Strong

You are wrong, Mister Strong
You and your socialistic throng
If the people pee for free
They'll push the system to the brink
If today there's spillage
Tell us how tomorrow will not stink! -UGC Staff

If it's you and me, now, Mister Strong
Which one of us will blink?
I say it's you, Mister Strong
For on the subject of tomorrow -Cladwell

YOU ARE WRONG! -Staff & Cladwell

YOU’LL GET URINETOWN
BOBBY YOU’LL GET URINETOWN
OFF YOU’LL GO TO URINETOWN
URINETOWN
URINETOWN

Thankfully, Mr. Cladwell, along with Officers Barrel and Lockstock, were able to weed out the remaining protesting Rebels; who were disorganized without Bobby Strong’s guidance.

Under the wise leadership of Urine Good Representation, we have also increased the Amenity #9 admission fee from 500 coins to 800 coins in order to discourage future protesting from any remaining Rebels.

We still don’t know what happened to Hope. Alas, it was a necessary sacrifice