History Theatre / Urinetown

* BigNo: shouted by Hope during the so-proclaimed [[MassiveMultiplayerEnsembleNumber Act One Finale]]. and there's also a "BigRun".

* {{Metaphorgotten}}: On multiple occasions, Hope and Bobby seem to get a little confused on when they're talking about a metaphorical FollowYourHeart or a literal blood-pumping organ.
--> '''Bobby:''' Did you mean what you said about everyone having a heart?\\

* ArcWords: Today/Tomorrow. Bobby, Hope and the revolutionaries care about Today, as in living day to day while Caldwell and the UGC care about Tomorrow and planning ahead. [[spoiler: Tomorrow ends up being the right path to take, once those in favor of 'Today' take over, the water dries up.]]

* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: When [[LoveMakesYouEvil Bobby Strong is sent to Urinetown]], the normally innocent, albeit painfully naive Hope Cladwell snaps completely, becomes the rebellion's new leader and ''murders her beloved father''. Believe it or not, ItGetsWorse.]]

* DarkReprise: Spoilers abound here: [[spoiler: "It's A Privilege to Pee" gets one final verse from Lockstock and Barrel in "Don't Be Like Him". "Urinetown" has no less than three - Hope's part of the Act I Finale, Lockstock and Barrel's part in "Why Did I Listen To That Man?", and the very end of "I See A River". "Follow Your Heart" has one in "Your Heart". Arguably, "We're Not Sorry" has one in "I'm Not Sorry" - this one has a tempo change from fast to slow. Only "Your Heart" has identical lyrics - the choruses of "Urinetown" are very close, but changed for each situation, and the rest are just reused melodies.]].

* HeelFaceTurn: One production chose to portray [[spoiler: Senator Fipp]] as doing this. And in all versions, [[spoiler: [[HighHeelFaceTurn Ms Pennywise]] also does this, revealing that [[LukeIAmYourFather Hope is actually her daughter.]]]]
* HomoeroticSubtext: [[spoiler: Barrell to Lockstock.]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Officer Lockstock:''' I love the people of this community, Mr. Barrell. Very much. Cladwell's edicts may be their only chance.]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Officer Barrell:''' [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove And I love you. Very much.]]]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Officer Lockstock:''' I see.]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Officer Barrell:''' "[[SarcasmMode Well that went well]]".]]

* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Penny Pennywise to Hope Cladwell.]]

* MeaninglessMeaningfulWords: "I See a River, Flowing for Freedom" is a great catchphrase for a new revolution, until [[spoiler: you realize that ''all the water is gone,'' and the townsfolk keep telling themselves that saying]] "I See a River Just In You" [[spoiler: means they won't die of dehydration.]]

* TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified: "But we can't kill [the hostage]! That makes us just as bad as [the UGC]!" [[spoiler: "Haven't you ''heard'', Little Sally? We ''are'' just as bad as them! [[{{Foreshadowing}} In fact, we're]] ''[[{{Foreshadowing}} worse]]!''"]]
* {{Room 101}}: [[spoiler: Urinetown, which is just being thrown off a building, but no one knows that.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Fipp repeatedly talks about running off to Rio, but Cladwell keeps convincing him to stay around. He eventually tries to run off during "We're Not Sorry", [[spoiler: only to be killed by the rebel poor.]]

--> [[spoiler: '''Officer Lockstock:''' I love the people of this community, Mr. Barrell. Very much. Cladwell's edicts may be their only chance.\\
'''Officer Barrell:''' And I love you. Very much.\\
'''Officer Lockstock:''' I see.]]

** Cladwell may be this. Even with all his corruption and abuse of power, he's keeping the water the town uses at a steady level through his oppressive methods.

* MeaningfulName: Bobby Strong, Hope, Penny Pennywise.

* WideEyedIdealist: Bobby Strong.

* OhHiThere: "Well, hello there, and welcome to ''Urinetown''[[hottip:*:the Musical]]"

* OhHiThere: "Well, hello there, and welcome to ''Urinetown''."

* TheDragon: Officers Lockstock and Barrel.

* HeelFaceTurn: One production chose to portray [[spoiler: Senator Fipp]] as doing this. [[spoiler: [[HighHeelFaceTurn Ms Pennywise]] also does this, revealing that [[LukeIAmYourFather Hope is actually her daughter.]]]]

%%TheHeroDies: Spoiler section.

* ForeShadowing: [[spoiler: Bobby being told he will end up like his father, who is sent to Urinetown in the first scene.]]

* [[spoiler: IKnewIt: Urinetown doesn't exist]]

* HeelFaceTurn: One production chose to portray [[spoiler: Senator Fipp]] as doing this.

* SeizeThem: Seize him/her gets shouted a few times.

* IKnewIt

* MassiveMultiplayerEnsembleNumber: The Act I Finale and perhaps "What is Urinetown" fit this trope.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Cladwell may be this. Even with all his corruption and abuse of power, he's keeping the water the town uses at a steady level through his oppressive methods.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Cladwell may be this

* DownerEnding: Played for dark comedy, and accompanied by an EpicRocking song.

* EpicRocking: "I See A River" fits.

* DownerEnding: Played for dark comedy, and accompanied by an EpicSong.

* EpicSong: "I See A River" fits.

* [[spoiler:TheHeroDies: Bobby Strong dies.]]

* HoYay: [[spoiler: Barrell to Lockstock.]]

* TooMuchInformation: Fipp's speech to Hope in the first act slowly becomes this.
* Transsexual: Senator Fipp.

* TheSomethingSong: "Cop Song" yet again.
* TitleDrop: The title is also the name of a place that is referred to often.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Mr. Cladwell to Bobby in the song ''Act 1 Finale''

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Officer Lockstock and Little Sally occasionally talk to the audience.

* FridgeLogic: [[spoiler: Urinetown is actually just getting thrown off Cladwell Column, the highest building in town. Not only is this a very public secret method of execution, by the time Officer Barrel shows up with his bucket and shovel, Bobby has time to sing a whole song.]]

* TheTropeSong: "Cop Song" yet again.