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The Book of Mormon (musical)

The Book of Mormon
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Official poster of the original Broadway production
Music Trey Parker
Robert Lopez
Matt Stone
Lyrics Trey Parker
Robert Lopez
Matt Stone
Book Trey Parker
Robert Lopez
Matt Stone
Productions 2011 Broadway
2012 First US tour
2012 Chicago
2013 West End
2013 Second US tour
2017 Sweden
2017 Australia
Awards Tony Award for Best Musical
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Original Score
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Musical
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical

The Book of Mormon is a musical, first staged in 2011, about two young Mormon missionaries who travel to Africa to preach the Mormon religion. It is religious satire that mocks the beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The book, lyrics, and music were written by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone. Best known for creating the animated comedy South Park, Parker and Stone co-created the music with Lopez, the co-composer/co-lyricist of Avenue Q, and, subsequently, Frozen.

The Book of Mormon follows two Mormon missionaries as they attempt to share their scriptures with the inhabitants of a remote Ugandan village. The earnest young men are challenged by the lack of interest of the locals, who are preoccupied with more pressing troubles such as AIDS, famine, and oppression from the local warlord.

In 2003, Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone began developing the musical, meeting sporadically for several years after Parker and Stone saw Avenue Q. Parker and Stone grew up in Colorado, and references to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had been commonplace in their previous works. For research, the trio took a trip to Salt Lake City to meet with current and former Mormon missionaries. Beginning in 2008, developmental workshops were staged. The show's producer, Scott Rudin, opted to open the show directly on Broadway.


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