Walmartopia Musical Headed for Off-Broadway

Walmartopia The Musical!, which had its New York debut at the 2006 New York International Fringe Festival, is headed to the Minetta Lane Theatre for a commercial run. The irreverent new musical political satire will begin previews on August 21 and open on Labor Day September 3, directed by Daniel Goldstein. Casting will be announced shortly.

Walmartopia features a book by Catherine Capellaro and music and lyrics by Andrew Rohn. The plot centers on Vicki Latrell, a single mom and Wal-Mart employee who speaks out against her company's working conditions and finds herself and her young daughter jettisoned to 2036, into a future where Wal-Mart dominates the entire world.

The show's production material notes that 100 million Americans shop every week at Wal-Mart, which ranks as the nation's, and the world's, largest employer with 1.6 million "associates" as the company refers to its employees. The musical features the singing head of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton.

The Walmartopia creative team includes Wendy Seyb choreography, David Korins sets, Miranda Hoffman costumes, Ben Stanton lights, and is produced by Leading Light, LLC and Outside the Big Box Productions, LLC.