The book of mormon, the hit broadway musical by matt stone and trey parker the creators of south park, and bobby lopez avenue q, frozen is now playing in perth until november. The first portion the first six books, ending with omni is a translation from the small plates of nephi. If you are visiting melbourne in the next few weeks and want to see a quality stage show, then consider the book of mormon. After enjoying huge success in melbourne and sydney, the controversial musical the book of mormon is getting set for a stage showing in both. The book of mormon, the hit broadway musical by matt stone and trey parker the creators of south park, and bobby lopez avenue q, frozen is now playing. So far, the melbourne season will run for 10 weeks from january 18 until march. The book of mormon on broadway official site the show. The book of mormon, the first broadway musical by matt stone and trey parker the creators of south park. Holmes, two young american missionaries deployed to uganda. It has many cheap references to pop culture that are already starting to date, and one or two running gags that bomb nabulungis texting on an old typewriter is distinctly unfunny. What real australian mormons think about the book of. Now with sold out productions in london, on broadway, north america, melbourne and sydney, the book of mormon has truly become an international.
The book of mormon musical australia the book of mormon, the. The book of mormon melbourne from south park creators trey parker and matt stone and avenue q cocreator robert lopez, its the book of mormon, winner of. Between the books of omni and mosiah is an insert called the words of mormon. Elder price is a shining example of cleancut, polite, devoted mormonism while elder cunningham is scrappy, clumsy, and a bit of a loner just looking for a friend. Its the book of mormon, the ninetime tony award and fourtime olivier winning best musical. Tickets for the book of mormon at melbournes princess theatre are on sale today. The book of mormon is the tony awardwining musical now playing in melbourne. The book of mormon musical destined for adelaide and brisbane. The book of mormon premieres in melbourne profane, potty mouthed and scorchingly funny. A production in melbourne and the first nonenglish version, in stockholm, both opened in january 2017. Holmes elder cunningham in the australian premiere of the book of mormon at melbournes princess theatre.
In honour of book of mormons closing night in sydney, here is a compilation of various elder mckinleys screaming crush it. It can be difficult for australian audiences to receive any international musical without certain. The book of mormon is one of the hottest theatre tickets on broadway so when news broke that an australian production was on the way expectation were high and it does not disappoint. Gods favourite musical also opens in brisbane in january and auckland in march. Book of mormon melbourne 2020 all you need to know. Buy the book of mormon australia tickets from the official ticketmaster. Missionaries from overseas stand alongside a giant copy of the book of mormon in federation square, melbourne, hoping to talk to passersby about their faith. The book of mormon the musical, not the sacred text is a highly raved production thats been making waves since its broadway debut in 2011. The earnest young men are challenged by the lack of interest from the locals, who are distracted by more pressing issues such as hivaids, famine, female genital mutilation, and oppression from the village warlords. This outrageous musical comedy from creators of south park, trey parker and matt stone, and bobby lopez cowriter of avenue q and frozen, follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent on a mission to a place thats about as far from salt lake city as you can get. The new york times calls it the best musical of the century, the guardian gives it 5 stars and says, insanely enjoyable. The official channel for the australian production of the book of mormon from the creators of south park.