"Urinetown" Makes a Splash in Hoboken

Puns aside, the Hoboken Children's Theater Company debuts new satirical musical.

The hills are alive with the sound of… pee? The Hoboken Children's Theater Company debuted their week-long run of "Urinetown: The Musical," a cutting, offbeat satirical dramedy on Wednesday night to a full house at Monroe Theater Space. The Tony award-winning musical, with lyrics by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis, tells the story of a run-down town ravished by a drought, and run by the evil hand of Caldwell Cladwell (played by Joseph Scoccimarro Greiner, 17), the CEO of Urine Good Company, a giant corporation that regulates the town's pay-to-pee toilets. Though the plot sounds a little far-fetched, the story is actually a biting satire of corporate irresponsibility and too much regulation, with more than a few deadpan jokes sprinkled in to …

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Urban Gardening with Hoboken Toddlers

Kathy Zucker started a balcony container garden to encourage healthy eating in her urban toddlers.

My children are picky eaters. You know the five basic food groups? Well,  my son pretends there are only three groups, and doesn't eat any meat or vegetables. It drives me crazy, but I frequently take deep breaths and remind myself that my daughter went through similar phases and is a great eater now. I have noticed the kids are much more inclined to eat food they cook themselves, so how about vegetables they help grow? Wall-E and Sesame Street have been very helpful in teaching my kids about how sunshine and water make plants grow (think Jack and the Beanstalk, don't know how we're going to be able to match that standard!) With the arrival of warm weather, I decided to start a container garden on the balcony of our Hoboken condo. I don't …

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Kathy Zucker

9:46 pm on Monday, May 24, 2010

A reader sent me a link to an amazing looking biodegradable fabric balcony planter. It comes in all sizes, prices range from $52-$178 at http://bit.ly/d7Q1rJ   more ›