Officer Lockstock
A corrupt policeman and the show's satirical narrator. He is a bold, larger-than-life character with strong acting and comedic timing.
Little Sally
A precocious and irreverent street urchin who serves as a quasi-narrator, constantly questioning Lockstock and the logic of the show.
Bobby Strong
The assistant custodian at the poorest urinal who becomes the leader of a rebellion. He is the story's unsuspecting hero and falls in love with Hope Cladwell.
Hope Cladwell
Cladwell's daughter, a naive and optimistic young woman who becomes vengeful and determined after witnessing her father's corruption. She is the romantic interest of Bobby.
Caldwell B. Cladwell
The corrupt, greedy president of the Urine Good Company (UGC) who controls the city's urine resources and enforces the exorbitant fees for bathroom use.
Penelope Pennywise:
The tough proprietor of the poorest urinal in town. She holds a secret: she is Cladwell's former lover and Hope's mother.
Senator Fipp:
A bumbling, cowardly politician who is in Cladwell's pocket.
Officer Barrel
Officer Lockstock's aggressive and thuggish patrol partner and accomplice.
Mr. McQueen
Cladwell's loyal henchman and head of UGC.
Josephine "Ma" Strong & Joseph "Old Man" Strong
Bobby's parents and members of the "Poor" community, who struggle with the tyrannical regime.
Hot Blades Harry:
An unhinged, loose-canon rebel from the "Poor" community.
Little Becky Two-Shoes:
A mouthy, brash, and impulsive member of the "Poor".
Tiny Tom:
A member of the "Poor"
Soupy Sue:
A member of the "Poor"
Robby the Stockfish:
A member of the "Poor"
The Ensemble is crucial to the show, consisting of flexible performers with strong singing, dancing, and acting skills. They play various characters, including the "Poor" inhabitants of Urinetown, Urinetown Police, and members of the UGC executives.