Fringe NYC Gets a Rise Out of "Yeast Nation", New Musical From "Urinetown" Writers

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Channel: Playbill · 2011 · Entertainment

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"Yeast Nation (The Triumph of Life)", the new comic musical by the Tony-winning authors of "Urinetown", starring Tony winner Harriet Harris, tells the tale of Earth's earliest one-celled life forms. Tony-winning writers Greg Kotis (book and lyrics) and Mark Hollmann (music and lyrics) talk about the ancient roots — like, 3 million years, B.C. — of the show, getting its New York City debut in the New York International Fringe Festival.

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