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Monday, July 25, 2011

The Theater Company Gets Their 'Hand Jive' on at Frank Sinatra Park

The Theater Company treats Hobokenites to some "Summer Lovin'" with a "Grease" sing along on Sunday.

If you've had your of sausage and peppers and zeppoles at the St. Ann's festival but still wanted some more entertainment last weekend, The Theater Company just had the show for you. With the New York City skyline as their backdrop, actors and actress from the company performed hits from the 1978 hit, "Grease." And who doesn't love that musical, especially during the summer? Here's a look at what went down during the company's performance on Sunday. If you didn't get to check them out over the weekend, you can watch one of their free performances on July 29 through July 31 at 7 p.m.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

"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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