The Book of Mormon was awarded multiple Tony Awards.
The Book of Mormon is a musical comedy about two young Mormon missionaries who travel to Africa to preach the Mormon religion .. musical comedy. Musical theatre. Mormon missionaries. Mormon missionary. Mormon religion. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mormon. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. missionaries. Missionary ( LDS Church ). First staged in 2011 , the play satirizes various Mormon beliefs and practices .. satirizes. religious satire. Mormon. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The script , lyrics , and music were written by Robert Lopez , Trey Parker , and Matt Stone .. Robert Lopez. Robert Lopez. Trey Parker. Trey Parker. Matt Stone. Matt Stone. Best known for creating the animated comedy South Park , Parker and Stone co-created the music with Lopez , the co-composer / co-lyricist of Avenue Q , and , subsequently , Frozen .. South Park. South Park. Avenue Q. Avenue Q. Frozen. Frozen ( 2013 film ). The Book of Mormon follows two Mormon missionaries as they attempt to share their scriptures with the inhabitants of a remote Ugandan village .. Mormon missionaries. Mormon missionary. Mormon. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. missionaries. Missionary ( LDS Church ). The earnest young men are challenged by the lack of interest of the locals , who are preoccupied with more pressing troubles such as AIDS , famine , and oppression from the local warlord .. AIDS. AIDS. warlord. warlord. In 2003 , Trey Parker , Robert Lopez , and Matt Stone began developing the musical , meeting sporadically for several years after Parker and Stone saw Avenue Q. Parker and Stone grew up in Colorado , and references to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had been commonplace in their previous works .. Robert Lopez. Robert Lopez. Trey Parker. Trey Parker. Matt Stone. Matt Stone. Avenue Q. Avenue Q. Colorado. Colorado. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For research , the trio took a trip to Salt Lake City to meet with current and former Mormon missionaries .. Mormon missionaries. Mormon missionary. Mormon. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. missionaries. Missionary ( LDS Church ). Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City. Beginning in 2008 , developmental workshops were staged .. The show 's producer , Scott Rudin , opted to open the show directly on Broadway .. Broadway. Broadway theatre. Scott Rudin. Scott Rudin. The show opened on Broadway in March 2011 , after nearly seven years of development .. Broadway. Broadway theatre. The LDS Church issued a polite , measured response to the musical , and purchased advertising space in its playbill in later runs .. The Book of Mormon garnered overwhelmingly positive critical responses , and set records in ticket sales for the Eugene O'Neill Theatre .. Mormon. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Eugene O'Neill Theatre. The show was awarded nine Tony Awards , one of which was for Best Musical , and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album .. Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Best Musical. Tony Award for Best Musical. Grammy Award. Grammy Award. Best Musical Theater Album. Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The original Broadway cast recording became the highest-charting Broadway cast album in over four decades , reaching number three on the Billboard charts .. Broadway. Broadway theatre. In 2013 , the musical premiered in the West End .. West End. West End theatre. Since then , it has staged two US national tours .. An Australian production opened in Melbourne and a Swedish production opened in Stockholm in 2017 .. Melbourne. Melbourne