The Book of Mormon (musical)

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Broadway musical stage musical

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.

Aliases (1)

The Book of Mormon (original Broadway production) ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
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	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 →
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	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 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 NERFINISHED → Important Musicals → Scott Rudin →
setting	Uganda →
subject	Mormon missionaries →
westEndOpeningYear	2013 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Scott Rudin → Scott Rudin ("The Book of Mormon (original Broadway production)") → Scott Rudin →	notableWork
Pantages Theatre →	notableProductionHosted