The book of mormon original broadway cast recording by. Trey parker and matt stone talk about the book of mormon, their blasphemous, hilarious and oddly endearing broadway hit, which leads the tony nominations field. Matt stone and trey parker on the book of mormon wsj. The book of mormon original broadway cast recording, an album by trey parker, robert lopez, matt stone on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Parker and stone are the fourtime emmy awardwinning creators of comedy centrals landmark animated series south. A day with matt stone and trey parker, the south park. The book of mormon original broadway cast recording. South park creators trey parker and matt stone are working on a broadway musical called 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 creators lifelong. Trey parker and matt stone on their broadway hit musical the.
Book of mormon, spawned by south park creators matt stone and trey parker, arrives in chicago in 2012. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone. Trey parker and matt stone prepping book of mormon film. Trey parker, robert lopez, matt stone the book of mormon original broadway cast recording. Trey parker and matt stone interview south park creators trey parker and matt stone are flying in the face of decorum and. The biggest broadway hit in decadesthe brilliant brainchild of south park creators trey parker and matt stone, and avenue q cocreator robert lopezthe book of mormon is delighting theatergoers nightly with its outrageous irreverent humor and surprising heart. For south park creators trey parker and matt stone, nothing is off limits. Matt stone and trey parker on the book of mormon the. Cleverly designed in the same fun spirit as the show, this official, fullcolor.
However like much of what trey parker and matt stone had done before, the book of mormon a comedymusical about mormon missionaries. 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 made quite a splash when it first appeared on broadway. This caused trey parker to have a love and hate for mormons even to this very day. 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. Trey parker and matt stone on their broadway hit musical.
He is known for cocreating south park 1997present and codeveloping the book of mormon 2011 with his creative partner matt. The book of mormon features music and lyrics by trey parker, robert lopez and matt stone and plays at the eugene oneill theatre in new. The book of mormon, matt stone and trey parkers hit, tony awardwinning broadway musical, wont be turned into a movie any time soon. Written by robert lopez, trey parker and matt stone creators of south park, the book of mormon is a satirical musical, in the same vein as their earlier work, which delivers smart criticism. The book of mormon is coming to town in a few months, and i wasnt sure if it was worth shelling out a bunch of money to see, especially since my wife doesnt like crude humor. Long fascinated by mormonism and its founder, joseph smith, who produced the purportedly sacred text known as the book of mormon in 1830.
Meet trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez, the creators of the new broadway musical the book of mormon. Trey parker and matt stone talk the book of mormon. Two young latterday saints are sent on a mission to convince the people of a small village in uganda to become part of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Matt stone and trey parker on the book of mormon 7. From trey parker and matt stone, the creators of south park, comes a new broadway musical called the funniest show ive ever seen, by far.
The book of mormon trey parker and matt stone on the making of. Book of mormon from trey parker and matt stone the new. Book of mormon from trey parker and matt stone the new york. Trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez, writers of the. South park creators trey parker and matt stone on the book of. The south park creators have announced that theyre starting a new company called important studios because, they joked, they are sick of working for other. The map below is of lds churchhouses in southwestern denver, with those closetogether icons being about 1. But cocreators matt stone and trey parker who wrote the. South park creators trey parker and matt stone on the book.
The book of mormon officially opens tonight at broadways eugene oneill theatre. The book of mormon, which follows a pair of mismatched mormon boys sent on a mission to a place thats about as far from salt lake city as you can get, features book, music, and lyrics by trey parker and matt stone creators of south park and robert lopez cocreator of the hit musical comedy avenue q. Matt stone and trey parker, the creators of south park, join 7. The show, which opens march 24, tells the story of two. Trey parker and matt stone are both jewishatheists. So, i decided to read the book first, paired with the soundtrack. Lewis cleale, brian sears, john eric parker, asmeret gebremichael, josh gad, the book of mormon original broadway cast company, nikki m.
Matt stone and trey parker, whose new show, the book of mormon, opens next week, talk about religion, spiderman and how to write a musical. Trey parker and matt stone talk about why the book of. The book of mormon, which follows a pair of mismatched mormon boys sent on a mission to a place thats about as far from salt lake city as you can get, features book, music, and lyrics by trey parker, robert lopez and matt stone. 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. Randolph severn trey parker iii born october 19, 1969 is an american actor, animator, writer, producer, director, and composer. South parks trey parker and matt stone describe their broadway musical, the book of mormon, as an atheist love letter to religion. Creators of south park defend their broadway debut, book of. South park creators matt stone and trey parker frazer harrisongetty the animated comedys equalopportunities approach to controversy means no. Casey nicholaw admits he was skeptical when he was asked to meet with south park creators trey parker and matt stone about their new musical about mormon missionaries in africa. South park creators trey parker and matt stone are sick of donald trump. The book of mormon features music and lyrics by trey parker, robert lopez and matt stone and plays at the eugene oneill theatre in new york city. Its interesting how the creators of south park and avenue q influenced each other in a circular fashion, leading to the conception of this musical. Matt stone and trey parker talk the book of mormon, the craft of storytelling, a potential movie adaptation, future stage musicals and more by tommy cook september 12, 2012.
Trey parker, robert lopez, matt stone the book of mormon. 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. Gods favourite musical also opens in brisbane in january and auckland in. However trey parker was befriended by mormons when he was in high school. 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. Trey parker and matt stone call the book of mormon a celebration of mormonism by guys who arent mormons.
Trey parker and matt stones musical the book of mormon a weird idea they had is heading for london. How did matt stone and trey parker know so much about. Theyre from a relativelyhighly ldsmormon bubble in colorado. Trey parker, matt stone, robert lopez the book of mormon. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. He hates mormons because his mormon girlfriend did not have premarital sex. 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.
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