''Walmartopia'' is a

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with music by Andrew Rohn and book by Catherine Capellaro. It is an irreverent

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and eternal

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, a musical tale of a

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who speaks up to her corporate employer and finds herself and her young daughter jettisoned to a future where

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dominates the entire world.

Productions

The show premiered in

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, before having a run at the

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in 2006. ''Walmartopia'' opened off-Broadway at the

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on September 3, 2007, following previews from August 23. The production closed on December 30, 2007, having played 10 preview performances and 136 regular performances. This show has been performed twice in high school productions, at

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, and at

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Musical numbers

From the original, two-act production in Madison, Wisconsin (2006): * We Want to Know You * I'm Tired Of Being Nibbled To Death By Guppies * Listen to the Head Track listing from the Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording: *

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* A New Age Has Begun * American Dream * March of The Executives * Baby Girl * The Future Is Ours * A Woman's Place * Flash Them Bootstraps * Heave-Ho * Walmartopia * Uncle Sam's Commercial * American Dream (Reprise) * One Stop Salvation * The Future Is Ours (Reprise) * Socialist Paradise (Suck On This) * These Bullets Are Freedom * Consume/American Dream (Reprise) * What Kind of Mother? * Outside the Big Box * Band Playout

References

External links

Official site
* {{IOBDB title , 4555 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs_hvsnHvzU&list=UUp3N4SdM0pSRovTtlNuHuKA&feature=c4-overview 2007 musicals Off-Broadway musicals