Denver, Colorado - 9-year old Curious Theatre opens Mall*Mart: The Musical, (it's first musical production) which is about exactly what it sounds like it's about, but don't expect a simple 2-hour anti-Wal*Mart campaign.
Walton [the director] says the musical intends to go a little deeper and look at "this desire that we have in America, and we're starting to see all across the world, to acquire more and more at lower and lower prices, and not really be conscious of the consequences of that ... and at what kind of impact mega stores have on a community."(Quotation from here.)
The book is by Joan Holden, a member of the fairly legendary San Francisco Mime Troupe. She's probably best and most recently known for her work on Nickel and Dimed, the theatrical adaptation of Barbara Ehrenreich's book. She must be getting quite good at documentary theatre.
You can listen to one of the songs on iTunes.
Read more and get some links at the original post, on Curious Theatre's blog.
