The book of mormon is religious musical satire that opened on broadway in march of 2011 and is still running. Subscribe for the latest videos, performances, and more. The official youtube channel of the book of mormon musical. The book of mormon, the first broadway musical by matt stone and trey parker the creators of south park. The book of mormon on broadway retains its charms the. The book of mormon original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city mar 24, 2011 and is currently playing. The book of mormon broadway, the book of mormon original cast list, original cast, current cast. Gods favourite musical the book of mormon official website. Joan marcus courtesy actor gabe gibbs plays elder price in the national broadway tour of the book of mormon. From south parks trey parker and matt stone comes the hilarious and irreverent the book of mormon. The musical has 2 acts and lasts 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Review of broadways the book of mormon the washington. The marvel of the book of mormon is that even as it profanes some serious articles of faith, its spirit is anything but mean. When the book of mormon debuted on broadway in 2011, it was immediately branded controversial because of its subject matter possible mockery of the mormon religion and the reputation. Broadway shows in new york city will extend the current suspension of all performances through june. Here are 10 things you need to know before you see the show from songs and. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone. Broadwaybox offers cheap broadway tickets up to 50%off broadway ticket prices. The book of mormon is ready to convert you with humor. Get to know the broadway production of the book of mormon by checking out these photo galleries and videos. The book of mormon plays on new yorks broadway, in the eugene oneill theatre. The book of mormon, the ninetime tony awardwinning best musical.
After more than three years on broadway, this show retains its peppiness and devotion to the musical comedy spirit. Clips from the book of mormon musical on 60 minutes youtube. Broadway blockbuster the book of mormon returns to st. The book of mormon on broadway official site the show. Original broadway cast recording, a playlist by the book of mormon from desktop or your mobile device. In the book of mormon, broadway gets treated to one of its funniest and most irreverent broadway musicals of all time. One missionary, elder price, is an enthusiastic gogetter with a strong. Clips from the book of mormon musical on 60 minutes from cbs. The book of mormon follows two young missionaries who are sent to uganda to try to convert citizens to the mormon religion. The book of mormon, the hit musical by matt stone and trey parker, creators of south park and bobby lopez avenue q, frozen.
The production is choreographed by casey nicholaw and codirected by nicholaw and parker. The ardently devout and comedically challenged are sure to disagree. The running time of the book of mormon is 2 hours and 35 minutes, with one intermission. They started about 5 minutes after the hour and then there was a 15 minute delay thanks to a sound issue. The path of the book of mormon to broadway the new. Winner of nine tonys, including the 2011 best musical award, the book of mormon continues to. Winner of nine tonys, including the 2011 best musical award, the book of. The book of mormon s rory omalley fights fire and gossips about oprah on side by side duration. In accordance with guidelines from the center for disease control cdc and under the continued direction of governor andrew cuomo, broadway shows in new york city will extend. Louis for eight performances at the peabody opera house. While the book of mormon is still going strong five years into its run, it has a long way to go before it can be up there with the greats like the phantom of the opera on broadway since 1988. Its a homage to the greats of broadway with a chorus line of crisp white. Book of mormon, the lyrics song lyrics for musical.
After five years on broadway, book of mormon tickets. One missionary, elder price, is an enthusiastic gogetter with a strong dedication to his faith, while his partner, elder cunningham, is a socially awkward but well meaning nerd whose tendency. Still, the heart of the book of mormon is its ability to be stand alone as a musical outside of its satirical bent. That theatre is slow exiting due to the configuration of the stairs, so youll have to add about 1520 minutes to get out of the building unless you are right at the back and jump up immediately to get to the front of the pack. The book of mormon musical is 2 hours and 30 minutes long and includes on intermission.
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