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Urinetown, the Musical

A terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has

 crippled the Gotham-like industrial city that serves as the setting.

In a mad attempt to regulate water consumption, the government

has outlawed the use of private toilets. The citizenry must use

public, pay-per-use amenities owned and operated by Urine Good

Company (or "UGC"), a private corporation run by the corrupt and

iron-fisted Caldwell B. Cladwell. When regular guy Bobby Strong

decides he’s had enough, he leads a revolution to overthrow

Cladwell and UGC. Caught in the middle of all this is Cladwell’s

daughter, the beautiful and innocent Hope, who, of course, is in

love with Bobby.