South Park Creators' "The Book of Mormon" is Still Keeping Theaters Packed

The Book of Mormon is a religious satire musical play by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. It is playing at the Eugene O'Neill Theater and various other fine venues all across the country. Of course, Parker and Stone are best known for their epic brain child, the animated comedy South Park. They have recently co-created The Book of Mormon musical with Robert Lopez, a co-lyricist and co-composer of the musical called Avenue Q.


After seven years in development, The Book of Mormon musical opened on Broadway in March of 2011. It has garnered positive critical reviews as well as numerous awards, including nine Tony Awards. Most notably, The Book of Mormon has received the Best Musical Tony Award as well as a Grammy Award for the Best Musical Theater Album. Its original Broadway cast album was released in May of 2011 and quickly became the highest-charting Broadway musical cast recording in over four decades. It delighted fans by reaching the number 3 spot on the Billboard charts.

Book of Mormon tickets continue to sell briskly to South Park fans as well as viewers wanting to see the skewering and lampooning of both organized religion and musical theatre generally. The musical reflects the writers' and creators' life-long fascination with both the Mormon religion and musicals in general, and no opportunity for satire is left unturned.

The play tells the story of two young Mormon missionaries who are sent to a remote village in the northern region of the African country of Uganda. In this country, a brutal war lord has been threatening the local population. Optimistic and naive, the two missionaries attempt to share the Book of Mormon with the natives -- a scripture that only one of them has actually read -- but they find that they have trouble connecting with the locals. Understandably, the natives seem to be far more worried about concerns such as poverty, famine, war and AIDS than about having a religious conversion experience.

The audience response to The Book of Mormon has been passionate, to say the least. Avid fans of South Park and the work of Trey Parker and Matt Stone have generally rushed out to see the play to get their fix of the artists' work exploring a medium very different from the animated format they're used to. The play has alternately offended and delighted viewers, depending upon their expectations. How do you think you'll respond? Buy your Book of Mormon tickets from Ticket Club today and find out!