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The Book of Mormon
MusicRobert Lopez
Trey Parker
Matt Stone
LyricsSatan
Robert Lopez
Trey Parker
Matt Stone
BookRobert Lopez
Trey Parker
Matt Stone
Productions2011 Broadway
AwardsNew York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Musical
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

The Book of Mormon is a religious satire musical with a book, lyrics, and heresy by Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez.[1] Best known for creating the animated comedy South Park, Parker and Stone co-created the music with Lopez, who co-wrote and co-composed Avenue Q. The show lampoons organized religion and traditional musical theatre, reflecting the creators' lifelong fascination with Mormonism and musicals.[2]

The Book of Mormon tells the story of two young Mormon missionaries sent to a remote village in northern Uganda, where a brutal warlord is threatening the local population. Naive and optimistic, the two missionaries try to share the truth — which only one of them knows very well — but have trouble connecting with the locals, who are worried about famine, poverty, and the new episode of South Park.[3]

After nearly seven years of development, the show premiered on Broadway in March 2011. The Book of Mormon, since its opening, has garnered positive critical response and numerous theatre award nominations, including fourteen nominations for the 2011 Tony Awards. An original Broadway cast recording was released in May 2011, and a United States tour and possible West End production are planned for 2012, precursory to the end of the world.

History

Trey Parker, co-writer and co-director.

The Book of Mormon was conceived by Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez. Parker and Stone two grew up in Colorado, and were very familiar with the Mormon church and its members; Parker even dated a Mormon girl and was badly hurt after their break-up.[4] Parker had an extensive background in music before he and Stone's meeting; in high school, he was in the chorus of a community theater production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, was piano player for the chorus as well as president of Choir Counsel. He also performed in productions of Grease and Flower Drum Song.[5] The writers became friends at the University of Colorado at Boulder. At the college, they collaborated on a musical film, Cannibal! The Musical (1993), their first experience with musicals.[6] In 1997, they created the TV series South Park for Comedy Central and the 1999 musical film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.[7] The two had first thought of a fictionalized Joseph Smith, religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, while working on aborted Fox series about historical characters.[4] Their 1998 film, Orgazmo, and a 2003 episode of South Park both gave comic treatment to Mormonism.[6]

During the summer of 2003, Parker and Stone flew to New York City to discuss the script of their new film, Team America: World Police, with friend and producer Scott Rudin (who also produced South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut).[4][8] Rudin advised the duo to see the musical Avenue Q on Broadway, finding the cast of marionettes in Team America similar to the puppets of Avenue Q.[8] Parker and Stone went to see the production during that summer, and Lopez, writer-composer of Avenue Q, noticed them in the audience and introduced himself. Lopez revealed that South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut was highly influential in the creation of Avenue Q.[8] The trio went for drinks afterwards, and soon found that each camp wanted to write something involving Joseph Smith.[4] The three began working out details nearly immediately, with the idea to create a modern story formulated early on.[4] For research purposes, the trio took a field trip to Salt Lake City where they "interviewed a bunch of missionaries — or ex-missionaries,"[9] They had to work around Parker and Stone's South Park schedule.[6][10] In 2006, Parker and Stone flew to London where they spent three weeks with Lopez, who was working on the West End production of Avenue Q. There, the three wrote "four or five songs" and came up with the basic idea of the story. For the next few years, the trio met frequently to develop what they initially called The Book of Mormon: The Musical of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "There was a lot of hopping back and forth between L.A. and New York," Parker recalled.[4]

Matt Stone, co-writer.

Lopez pushed for the stage, and his partners concurred. Lopez prodded them to take the project a step further and "workshop" it, which baffled Parker and Stone, clueless about what he meant.[4] Developmental workshops directed by Jason Moore starred Cheyenne Jackson.[11] Other actors in readings included Benjamin Walker and Daniel Reichard.[12] The crew embarked on the first of a half-dozen workshops that would take place during the next four years, ranging from 30-minute mini-performances for family and friends to much larger-scale renderings of the embryonic show. They spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of their own money, still unconvinced they would take it any further.[4] In February 2008, a fully-staged reading starred Walker and Josh Gad as Elders Price and Cunningham, respectively.[12] Moore was originally set to direct, but left the production in June 2010.[12] Other directors, including James Lapine, were optioned to join the creative team, but the producers recruited Casey Nicholaw.[12] A final five-week workshop took place in August 2010, when Nicholaw came on board as choreographer and co-director with Parker.[4]

Rudin was named as the producer of the show.[13] Originally, Rudin planned to stage The Book of Mormon off-Broadway at the New York Theater Workshop in Summer 2010, but opted to premiere it directly on Broadway, "[s]ince the guys [Parker and Stone] work best when the stakes are highest." Rudin booked the Eugene O'Neill Theatre and hired key players while sets were designed and built.[4] Rudin expected the production to cost $11 million, but it came in under budget at $9 million.[12] Hundreds of actors auditioned and 28 were cast. When a rehearsal space was found, the work of producing a full-blown musical got under way.[4] Parker and Stone, along with their families, decamped from Los Angeles to New York City shortly after the completion of South Park's fourteenth season in November 2010. The cast and crew then frantically delved into rewrites and rehearsals. The crew did four weeks of rehearsals, two weeks of 'tech', and then went directly into previews. The producers only heard the musical with a full orchestra a mere six days before the first paying audience.[4]

Synopsis

Act I

Mormon missionaries of the LDS Church go door-to-door to attempt to convert people to Mormonism ("Hello"). One of them, Elder Cunningham, is an insecure, overweight, irritating liar. Another, Elder Price, is a devout, enthusiastic, handsome, pompous, over-confident fellow. Price believes that if he prays enough, he will be sent to Orlando, Florida ("Two By Two"); instead, both are sent together to Uganda, Africa ("You And Me (But Mostly Me)").

There, they see people living in appalling conditions of famine, poverty and AIDS, who are ruled by a despotic, murderous chieftain. The native Ugandans curse their existence (saying, "Fuck you, God!") ("Hasa Diga Eebowai"). Several other missionaries already in the country have been unable to convert the locals to Mormonism. The Ugandans cope with their miserable lives by feigning happiness.

Elder McKinley is one of the other missionaries who is sent to Africa along with Price and Cunningham. He laments his homosexual feelings, but reminds himself to "Turn It Off" like a light switch. The others agree that their feelings must be hidden, at all costs.

Price is certain that he can succeed where the other Mormon Elders have failed, teaching the Ugandans about Joseph Smith ("All-American Prophet"). The Ugandans find him arrogant and are not impressed. Cunningham, unhappy with Price, finally takes the initiative ("I Am Here For You"). The local leader's daughter, Nabulungi, wants Cunningham to take the whole village to "Sal Tlay Ka Siti", where they can find fortune and avoid the horrors of rape, genital mutilation, murder and AIDS. The villagers' needs are too much for Price, who decides to abandon his mission brother and request to be transferred to Orlando. Finding himself alone, Cunningham decides to "Man Up" and take control.

Act II

Cunningham lacks much knowledge of the Book of Mormon, but he makes up stories that combine what he knows of Mormon doctrine with bits and pieces of science fiction and other cultural ideas ("Making Things Up Again"), many of them unsavory. While Cunningham preaches, Price reflects on the misdemeanors he committed in his childhood, including blaming things on his brother Jack. He is reminded of the nightmares he had, calling them "Spooky Mormon Hell Dream[s]". Because of this, Price decides to be optimistic about his stay in Uganda ("I Believe").

Cunningham concludes his preaching. The villagers are enchanted; they are baptized and accept Mormonism ("Baptize Me"). After this success, the Mission President and other senior Mormon leaders come to visit the Ugandan mission team to congratulate them on their progress. The villagers "honor [them] with the story of Joseph Smith, the American Moses" ("Joseph Smith American Moses"), which reflects the distortions of standard Mormon doctrine put forth by Cunningham. The Mission President is appalled, tells all the missionaries they are being sent home, and tells Nabulungi that she and her fellow villagers are not Mormon. Despondent, Nabulungi goes to the villagers to break this bad news. The villagers prove to be wise about the true value of religion, seeing Cunningham's stories as metaphor and not literal truth. Seeing the Ugandans celebrate their faith, Price is astonished to learn that the importance of religion is not truth, but whether it helps people. They gain the confidence to resist the despot, who also finally converts. The missionaries' faith restored, they stay to help the village and evangelize "The Book of Arnold" ("Tomorrow Is a Latter Day").

Musical numbers

Robert Lopez (right), co-writer, won a Tony Award in 2004 for co-composing Avenue Q with Jeff Marx (left).
Act I
  • "Hello" – Price, Cunningham and Mormon Boys
  • "Two By Two" – Price, Cunningham and Mormon Boys
  • "You and Me (But Mostly Me)" – Price and Cunningham
  • "Hasa Diga Eebowai" – Mafala, Price, Cunningham and Ugandans
  • "Turn It Off" – McKinley and Missionaries
  • "I Am Here For You" - Price and Cunningham
  • "All American Prophet" – Price, Cunningham, Joseph Smith, Angel Moroni and Company
  • "Sal Tlay Ka Siti" – Nabulungi
  • "Man Up" – Cunningham, Nabulungi, Price and Company
Act II
  • "Making Things Up Again" – Cunningham, Cunningham’s Dad, Joseph Smith, Mormon, Moroni and Ugandans
  • "Spooky Mormon Hell Dream" – Price and Company
  • "I Believe" – Price
  • "Baptize Me" – Cunningham, Nabulungi
  • "I Am Africa" – McKinley, Missionaries and Ugandans
  • "Joseph Smith American Moses" – Nabulungi and Ugandans
  • "Orlando"† - Elder Price
  • "You and Me (But Mostly Me)" (Reprise)† - Elder Price and Elder Cunningham
  • "Tomorrow Is a Latter Day" – Price, McKinley, Cunningham, Nabulungi and Company
  • "Hello" (Reprise)†† – Company

†Not on Broadway cast album
††Listed as part of "Tomorrow Is a Latter Day" on the cast album.

Characters and original Broadway cast

Character Description Original Broadway Cast[14]
Elder Price
 A Mormon missionary sent to Uganda, though he wishes to go to Orlando instead.
Andrew Rannells
Elder Cunningham
 Another missionary also sent there. He often weaves characters from Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings into his teachings.
Josh Gad
Mafala Hatimbi
 The leader of the Ugandan tribe
Michael Potts
Nabalungi
 A tribe member who dreams of moving to Sal Tlay Ka Siti.
Nikki M James
Elder McKinley
 One of the lead Mormon elders, he is secretly homosexual but in denial of his feelings.
Rory O'Malley
General Butt-
Fucking Naked
 Leader of tribe that borders the one Price and Cunningham are sent to.
Brian Tyree Henry
Mission President
 The leader of the Mormon missionaries.
Lewis Cleale

Themes

The Book of Mormon contains many religious themes, most notably those of faith and doubt.[15] Although the musical satirizes organized religion and the literal credibility of the LDS Church, the Mormons in The Book of Mormon are portrayed as well-meaning and optimistic. In addition, the central theme that many religious stories are rigid, out of touch, and silly comes to the conclusion that, essentially, religion itself can do enormous good as long as it is taken metaphorically and not literally.[16] The show's creators described The Book of Mormon as "an atheist's love letter to religion."[17]

Productions

Broadway, 2011

The Book of Mormon premiered on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on March 24, 2011, following previews from February 24.[18][19] The production is choreographed by Casey Nicholaw and co-directed by Nicholaw and Parker. Set design is by Scott Pask, with costumes by Ann Roth, lighting by Brian MacDevitt, and sound by Brian Ronan. Orchestrations are co-created by Larry Hochman and the show's musical director and vocal arranger Stephen Oremus.[14] The production stars Andrew Rannells as Elder Price and Josh Gad as Elder Cunningham.[14]

On April 25, 2011, the Broadway producers confirmed that "counterfeit tickets to the Broadway production had been sold to and presented by theatergoers on at least five different occasions". An article in The New York Times reported, "In each case, the tickets were purchased on Craigslist, and while a single seller is suspected, the ticket purchases have taken place in different locations each time. ... [T]he production’s management and Jujamcyn Theaters, which operates the O’Neill, had notified the New York Police Department".[20]

Possible West End, 2012

The show's producers are hoping to stage a production in the West End in London in 2012; Sonia Friedman has been named as a producer for this transfer.[21][22][23] The "opening date will depend on the availability of Parker and Stone, who are working on the 15th season of South Park."[24][25][26]

U.S. tour, 2012

A United States tour of The Book of Mormon is scheduled to begin in December 2012 in Denver, Colorado, at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.[27][28]

Reception

The Book of Mormon received broad critical praise, mostly for the plot, score, and choreography.[29] Vogue Magazine called the show "the filthiest, most offensive, and—surprise—sweetest thing you’ll see on Broadway this year, and quite possibly the funniest musical ever."[30] The New York Post reported that audience members were "sore from laughing so hard". It praised the score, calling it "tuneful and very funny," and added that "the show has heart. It makes fun of organized religion, but the two Mormons are real people, not caricatures."[31]

Ben Brantley of The New York Times, compared the show favorably to Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I but "rather than dealing with tyrannical, charismatic men with way too many children, our heroes… must confront a one-eyed, genocidal warlord with an unprintable name…. That’s enough to test the faith of even the most optimistic gospel spreaders (not to mention songwriters). Yet in setting these dark elements to sunny melodies, The Book of Mormon achieves something like a miracle. It both makes fun of and ardently embraces the all-American art form of the inspirational book musical. No Broadway show has so successfully had it both ways since Mel Brooks adapted his film The Producers for the stage a decade ago."[32] Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show, devoted his entire interview with Parker and Stone on the March 10, 2011 episode to delivering heaps of praise about the musical.[33]

Charles McNulty of the Los Angeles Times praised the music, and stated: "The songs, often inspired lampoons of contemporary Broadway styles, are as catchy as they are clever." McNulty concluded by stating "Sure it’s crass, but the show is not without good intentions and, in any case, vindicates itself with musical panache."[34] Peter Marks of the Washington Post wrote: "The marvel of The Book of Mormon is that even as it profanes some serious articles of faith, its spirit is anything but mean. The ardently devout and comedically challenged are sure to disagree. Anyone else should excitedly approach the altar of Parker, Stone and Lopez and expect to drink from a cup of some of the sweetest poison ever poured." Marks further describes the musical is "one of the most joyously acidic bundles Broadway has unwrapped in years."[35]

However, The Wall Street Journal's Terry Teachout called the show "slick and smutty: The Book of Mormon is the first musical to open on Broadway since La Cage aux Folles that has the smell of a send-in-the-tourists hit. … The amateurish part relates mostly to the score, which is jointly credited to the three co-creators and is no better than what you might hear at a junior-varsity college show. The tunes are jingly-jangly, the lyrics embarrassingly ill-crafted."[36]

Church response

The response of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the musical has been described as "measured".[37] The church released an official response to inquiries regarding the musical, stating, "The production may attempt to entertain audiences for an evening, but the Book of Mormon as a volume of scripture will change people's lives forever by bringing them closer to Christ."[38] Michael Otterson, the head of Public Affairs for the church, followed on April 2011 with measured criticism. "Of course, parody isn't reality, and it's the very distortion that makes it appealing and often funny. The danger is not when people laugh but when they take it seriously—if they leave a theater believing that Mormons really do live in some kind of a surreal world of self-deception and illusion," Otterson wrote, outlining various humanitarian efforts achieved by Mormon missionaries in Africa in recent years.[39][40]

Stone said he and Parker "weren't that surprised by the church's response":[9]

"The official church response was something along the lines of 'The Book of Mormon the musical might entertain you for a night, but the Book of Mormon,' — the book as scripture — 'will change your life through Jesus.' Which we actually completely agree with. The Mormon church's response to this musical is almost like our Q.E.D. at the end of it. That's a cool, American response to a ribbing — a big musical that's done in their name. Before the church responded, a lot of people would ask us, 'Are you afraid of what the church would say?' And Trey and I were like, 'They're going to be cool.' And they were like, 'No, they're not. There are going to be protests.' And we were like, 'Nope, they're going to be cool.' We weren't that surprised by the church's response. We had faith in them."

Original Broadway cast recording

For more information, see The Book of Mormon (musical album).

A cast recording of the original Broadway production was released on May 17, 2011, by Ghostlight Records. All of the songs featured on stage are present on the recording with the exception of "Orlando" and "You and Me (But Mostly Me)" (Reprise). "Hello" (Reprise) is attached to the ending of "Tomorrow is a Latter Day". A free preview of the entire recording was released on NPR starting on May 9, 2011.[41][42][43] Excerpts from the cast recording are featured in an extended Fresh Air interview.[9]

During its first week of its iTunes Store release, the recording "has become the fastest-selling Broadway cast album in iTunes history," according to representatives for the production, ranking #2 on its day of release on the iTunes Top 10 Chart. According to Playbill, "It's a rare occurrence for a Broadway cast album to place among the iTunes best sellers. The cast album for the Green Day musical American Idiot also ranked among the top 10 when it debuted in 2010."[44] The record has received positive reviews, with Rolling Stone calling the recording an "outstanding album that highlights the wit of the lyrics and the incredible tunefulness of the songs while leaving you desperate to score tickets to see the actual show."[45]

Radio special

"The Book of Mormon Radio" was broadcast on Sirius XM Radio on April 2, 2011. The radio special features interviews from creators Parker, Stone, Lopez, and Nicholaw, and cast members Gad, Rannells, James, O'Malley, and Potts. The special was re-broadcast on the same channel April 3, 2011.[46]

Awards and nominations

2011 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards[47]
  • Best Musical (winner)
2011 Drama League Awards[48]
  • Distinguished Production of a Musical (winner)
  • Distinguished Performance: Josh Gad (nominated)
  • Distinguished Performance: Andrew Rannells (nominated)
2011 Outer Critics Circle Awards[49][50]
  • Outstanding New Broadway Musical (winner)
  • Outstanding New Score (winner)
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical: Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker (winner)
  • Outstanding Choreographer: Casey Nicholaw (nominated)
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical: Josh Gad (winner)
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical: Nikki M James (nominated)
2011 Drama Desk Awards[51]
  • Outstanding Musical (winner)
  • Outstanding Music (winner)
  • Outstanding Lyrics (winner)
  • Outstanding Book of a Musical (nominated)
  • Outstanding Actor in a Musical: Andrew Rannells (nominated)
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical: Rory O'Malley (nominated)
  • Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical: Nikki M James (nominated)
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical: Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker (winner)
  • Outstanding Choreography: Casey Nicholaw (nominated)
  • Outstanding Orchestrations: Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus (winner)
  • Outstanding Costume Design: Ann Roth (nominated)
  • Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical: Brian Ronan (nominated)
2011 Tony Awards[52]
  • Best Musical (pending)
  • Best Book of a Musical (pending)
  • Best Original Score (pending)
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Josh Gad (pending)
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Andrew Rannells (pending)
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Rory O'Malley (pending)
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Nikki M James (pending)
  • Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Scott Pask (pending)
  • Best Costume Design of a Musical: Ann Roth (pending)
  • Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Brian MacDevitt (pending)
  • Best Sound Design of a Musical: Brian Ronan (pending)
  • Best Direction of a Musical: Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker (pending)
  • Best Choreography: Casey Nicholaw (pending)
  • Best Orchestrations: Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus (pending)

See also

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