Honestly, even if you hate south park, youre going to love this play. Check out this video of an actual mormon me lol and my first reaction to south parks 2014 episode all about mormons. Hello, the opening number based on a doorbell chime with its growing cacophony of overlapping lines also parallels company, where the opening number is based on busy signals and dial tones and also builds into overlapping cacophony. The story of joseph smith s founding of mormonism and the origin of the book of mormon is told through a number of comedic 19thcentury flashbacks, with a. That means two hours of great fun of satire aimed at more than just the church of jesus christ. And frankly, if you havent seen south park by now well, wow. See more ideas about scripture study, book of mormon and lds scriptures. The book of mormon reference companion deseret book.
Whats surprising about the book of mormon isnt that parts of the musical push broadway to new levels of obscenity, blasphemy and outrageousness. I am a very strong member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, married in the temple, and just saw my son make the choice to be baptized this year. Joseph smith allegedly translated 116 pages from the book of lehi, and when he. Stan learns about the mormon religion after a new family moves to south park from utah.
Why the book of mormon the musical is awesomely lame. When my husband and i were first married we watched south park all the time. The episode revolves around the religion and culture of mormons, as a mormon family moves to the town of south park, and influences the beliefs of the family of character stan marsh. The book of mormon is a religious satire musical with a book, lyrics, and music by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone. They have the gift of being able to take a controversial subject and mock it almost to the point of being offensive without actually crossing the. We knew the book of mormon creators, trey parker and matt stone south park and robert lopez. A strong contender for the funniest and most irreverent broadway musical of all time. Check out this video of an actual mormon me lol and my first reaction to south park s 2014 episode all about mormons. That flat note, and a lot of the show in fact, might work better as a cartoon skit on south parks far superior competitor family guy, for example, but not so much when presented live on stage. Plus, they let a plucky mormon hero proudly assert some of the more eyebrowraising minutiae of that religion with a julie andrewslike confidence. The book of mormon will be at the eccles theater in salt lake city through aug. Latterday saint writers, scholars and observers note that the church has. But those who dont like it might find something here, too, because well its not south park.
The book of mormon is a musical comedy about two young mormon missionaries who travel to africa to preach the. Today marks the second anniversary of the opening of the book of mormon on broadway, so its as good as a time as any to do a roundup of parodiesreferences from the show song referencesparodiesinfo hello. Photo courtesy of joan marcus the book of mormon musical, depicted in this file photo, is back in salt lake city. This rumor was most likely started after viewers noticed the many references the controversial and highly popular cartoon made to mormonism. After hearing the highly improbable story of how joseph smith came to write the book of mormon accompanied by flashbacks and a musical score that consists mostly of dum dum dum dum dum. The book of mormon made quite a splash when it first appeared on broadway. The book of mormon referencesparodies today marks the second anniversary of the opening of the book of mormon on broadway, so its. Creators of south park defend their broadway debut. Randolph severn trey parker iii born october 19, 1969 is an american actor, animator, writer, producer, director, and composer. All about mormonstrivia south park archives fandom. This blog focuses on the historicity and geography of the book of mormon. How did mormons react to the south park episode about. The book of mormon referencesparodies omg south park. After years of amusing and offending america, the creators of south park, trey parker and matt stone, have taken a leap of faith into their broadway debut with the book of mormon, a musical.
A verbal venn diagram of matt stone and trey parkers tv show and broadway hit. The story they so winningly, footstompingly help to tell is by, of course, trey parker and matt stone, the coloradoborn team behind south park and team america. For reference, for those who arent familiar with the book of mormon and might not appreciate just how much of a tribute the above video is. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone first staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints beliefs and practices that ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. The book of mormon is a broadway musical by trey parker and matt stone of south park and robert lopez of avenue q and later frozen note the story follows two young mormon men who are assigned to uganda for their mission. Elder kevin price is a freshfaced, eager young man and the most devout, holy member of his mormon church. I clarify the joseph smith story and a few other things south park got. Pervasive strong language, sexual references and violence. After decades of accepting the mesoamerican theory, ive changed to the north american setting. Never before has a reference work of this scope been.
To call the book of mormon a daring piece of religious satire is like calling jesus christ superstar a great opera. The book of mormon is a vulgar, ugly, offensive and. The book of mormon musical is back in utahs zion, but. The book of mormon meets south park in fantastic hello tribute. All about mormons official south park studios wiki. Caught up in the familyfriendly doctrine of the church, randy declares the marshes to be mormon as well. South park retells the crucial story of joseph smith and martin harris losing the first book of mormon manuscript. The references to the famous disney musical are probably the most blatant ones in the show, and these are likely to be noticed by the majority of the audience.
With lowbudget animation, south park manages to do more with less. Fans of south park will probably dig this because i feel like theres references to the old parkerstone jokes in a lot of places. Theyd already featured the religion in two episodes of south park, but it still. The book of mormon musical local business facebook. Theres some brilliant writing in the book of mormon, which opens tonight on broadway from the creators of south park. And if you can jump a few hurdles, id have to agree with their summation. Parker was interested in film and music as a child and at high school, and attended the university of. Parker and stone were best known for creating the animated comedy south park. All about mormons is the twelfth episode of season seven, and the 108th overall episode of south park.
The book of mormon original poster the book of mormon is a satirical musical with a book, lyrics, and music by trey parker, matt stone the creators of south park and robert lopez. The making of the book of mormon musical sydney morning herald. With those responsible for south park trey parker and matt stone and avenue q robert lopez combining to write this musical, that type of humor was to be expected. Parker and stone cocreated the music with lopez, who also cowrote and cocomposed avenue q the show pokes fun at judeochristian religions and traditional musical theater, reflecting the creators lifelong. What broadway songs do the tracks from the book of mormon. The popular tv show south park has an episode titled all about mormons, in which joseph smiths account of the coming forth of the book of mormon, is mocked as absurd and completely unbelievable for many people. It kind of goes without saying, but i should mention that fans of the tv show will love the book of mormon as well. The 2003 episode about joseph smith all about mormons is funnier, smarter, and spikier than the book of mormonand you can watch it online for free. With trey parker, matt stone, adrien beard, mona marshall. Five south park episodes we see in book of mormon seattle met. Broadways book of mormon more offensive than promised.
The mixs james valentine talks to south park creators trey parker and matt stone about their musical the book of mormon, which is on show in melbourne. The book of mormon and war horse clean up at the tony awards the book of mormon, from south park creators trey parker and matt stone, performed well at sunday nights tony awards, taking home. And a hefty portion of its laughs come at the expense of those friendly doorto. A celebration of mormonism by guys who arent mormon, is how south park creators trey parker and matt stone describe their new musical written with bobby lopez, the book of mormon, scheduled to open this week on broadway. So happy to have the original cast immortalized, in a sense. According to the shows website, book of mormon was composed by south park creators trey parker and matt stone and avenue qs robert lopez, the book of mormon is an oldstyle musical with a.
Extra musical references in the book of mormon that. Sure, its protagonists are a pair of missionaries in africa. When a super nice mormon family moves to south park, naturally the boys first instinct is to kick the new kids ass. At the eugene oneill theatre 230 west 49th street, new york. Written by south park creators trey parker and matt stone, along with avenue q creator robert lopez, theres plenty to offend, including lacerating satire, f. Two by two has a spoof of annies tomorrow the african at the airport sings a song that is similar. The book of mormon with book, music and lyrics by trey parker, robert lopez and matt stone, directed by casey nicholaw and parker. Book of mormon from south park creators has more bark. But when stan and his dad become intrigued with the harrisons overwhelming happiness and the story of joseph smith. In the south park version, martin harris takes the first 116 pages of the manuscript to his wife and explains how they plan to publish it as a book. Creators of south park defend their broadway debut, book of. Neither trey parker nor matt stone, the cocreators of south park, are or ever were members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The book of mormon contains many religious themes, most notably those of faith and doubt. If this show were a spoof, it wouldnt be the success that it is.
But when stan and his dad become intrigued with the harrisons overwhelming happiness and the story of joseph smith, the marsh family. Today marks the second anniversary of the opening of the book of mormon on broadway, so its as good as a time as any to do a roundup of parodies references from the show song references parodiesinfo hello. Its abbott and costello go to africa as mormon missionaries in a musical south park style. The book of mormon, the hit musical by matt stone and trey parker, creators of south park and bobby lopez avenue q, frozen. South park creators trey parker and matt stone on the book. He is known for cocreating south park 1997present and codeveloping the book of mormon 2011 with his creative partner matt stone. The book of mormon and war horse clean up at the tony. So, as a kind of sequel to my most read post extra musical references in shrek the musical, here are the references ive noticed in the book of mormon.
Even if you hate south park, youll love the book of mormon. Parker and stone cocreated the music with lopez, who also cowrote and cocomposed avenue q the show pokes fun at judeochristian religions and traditional musical theater, reflecting the. The book of mormon is definitely an equalopportunity offender, but these two clueless latterday lambs are so sweet in their confrontation with war, poverty and famine that we just have to laugh. Book of mormon central evidences of the book of mormon. The touring version of the book of mormon is wicked, whipsmart, and maybe better than the one on broadway. The book of mormon is a satirical musical with a book, lyrics, and music by trey parker, matt. Same goes for the spooky mormon hell dream, which is basically a musical fantasia lifted from shows like south park, family guy and the simpsons. But these are real characters with real beliefs and thats why the book of mormon is really good.