The Book of Mormon (musical)

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The Book of Mormon is a satirical Broadway musical by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone that humorously follows two Mormon missionaries sent to Uganda, known for its irreverent comedy, catchy songs, and critical acclaim including multiple Tony Awards.

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instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Musical
Tony Award for Best Original Score
basedOn Book of Mormon
surface form: The Book of Mormon (religious text)
bookBy Matt Stone
Robert Lopez
Trey Parker
broadwayTheatre Eugene O'Neill Theatre
choreographer Casey Nicholaw
composer Matt Stone
Robert Lopez
Trey Parker
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception critical acclaim
director Casey Nicholaw
Trey Parker
follows two Mormon missionaries
genre black comedy
comedy
musical theatre
satire
hasOriginalCastRecording The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording
hasTouringProduction United States national tour
hasWestEndProduction Prince of Wales Theatre
inspiredBy Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
surface form: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
language English
lyricist Matt Stone
Robert Lopez
Trey Parker
nominatedFor Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
surface form: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
notableFor catchy songs
irreverent comedy
satirical treatment of religion
numberOfTonyAwards 9
openedOnBroadway 2011
originalCastAlbumReleaseYear 2011
originalCastMember Andrew Rannells
Josh Gad
Nikki M. James
parodies Mormonism
premiereCity New York City
premiereDate 2011-03-24
premiereLocation Eugene O'Neill Theatre
producer Anne Garefino
Important Musicals
Scott Rudin
setting Uganda
subject Mormon missionaries
westEndOpeningYear 2013

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