Walmartopia Explained

Walmartopia
Music:	Andrew Rohn

Walmartopia is a musical with music by Andrew Rohn and book by Catherine Capellaro. It is an irreverent political satire of big business and eternal smiley faces, a musical tale of a single mom who speaks up to her corporate employer and finds herself and her young daughter jettisoned to a future where Wal-Mart dominates the entire world.^{[1] [2]}

Productions

The show premiered in Madison, Wisconsin, before having a run at the New York International Fringe Festival in 2006.^[3]

Walmartopia opened off-Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theatre on September 3, 2007, following previews from August 23.^[4] The production closed on December 30, 2007, having played 10 preview performances and 136 regular performances.^[5]

This show has been performed twice in high school productions, at Cocoa Beach High School in Cocoa Beach, Florida, and at Bishop Carroll Catholic High School in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania.

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:^[6]

• Overture
• 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

External links

• Official site
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs_hvsnHvzU&list=UUp3N4SdM0pSRovTtlNuHuKA&feature=c4-overview

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dale . Michael . Walmartopia: Put On A Happy Face . BroadwayWorld . June 9, 2022 . August 28, 2006.
2. Web site: James . Caryn . Attention, Shoppers: Anguish in Aisle 4 . The New York Times . June 9, 2022 . September 4, 2007.
3. Web site: Gans . Andrew . Walmartopia, a Futuristic 'Norma Rae,' Begins Fringe Run Aug. 16 . Playbill . June 9, 2022 . August 16, 2006.
4. Web site: Hetrick . Adam . Walmartopia Celebrates 100th Performance With Cast Album Release . Playbill . June 9, 2022 . November 26, 2007.
5. Web site: Gans . Andrew . Out of Business: Walmartopia Plays Final Performance Dec. 30 . Playbill . June 9, 2022 . December 30, 2007.
6. Web site: Original Cast Recording: Walmartopia, The Musical . CD Baby . https://web.archive.org/web/20080611075213/http://cdbaby.com/cd/walmartopia . June 11, 2008.