Ringing My Bell
I'll wager most Americans have no idea the
Salvation Army is actually an
organized religious faith that they're supporting every time they throw their loose change into one of their bell ringer's little red pots at this time of year.
Speaking of organized religion, I still can't help but wonder what the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, more commonly known as Mormons, will think of the upcoming Broadway musical
The Book Of Mormon. As I've previously said, I will vigorously defend the right to freedom of speech, but I have serious doubts the show's creators would ever have moved forward with a production lampooning the Islamic faith.
As for bell ringers, move your cursor over the doorknob on
The Book Of Mormon's
Web site and you'll hear a completely different variety. (At least no one was asking me for money, unless you count the show's tickets that start at $59.)
This is
Steve On Broadway (SOB).
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Early Booking Of Mormon For Broadway Begins
Want to be among the very first to get tickets for
The Book Of Mormon musical on Broadway?
Then you must visit its creators' "
South Park" site where they say, "tickets are now on sale to 'South Park' fans only." Truth is, all anyone needs to do is click on the link and they'll have access to the tickets.
Since yesterday's
news release doesn't really say much about what to expect from the musical itself, you'll have to follow the
link to tickets to unearth any real description of the show:
From Trey Parker and Matt Stone, four-time Emmy Award-winning creators of "South Park" comes this hilarious Broadway musical about a pair of mismatched Mormon boys sent on a mission to a place that’s about as far from Salt Lake City as you can get. The Book of Mormon is written in collaboration with Robert Lopez, the Tony Award-winning writer of Avenue Q, and co-directed by Mr. Parker and three-time Tony nominee Casey Nicholaw (Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone). Performances begin at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on February 24, 2011. Contains explicit language.
Honestly, a better understanding of the upcoming work can be found in this video:
Why do I have a suspicion that the powers that be in Salt Lake City will be keeping a close eye on this show?
This is
Steve On Broadway (SOB).
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Confirmed Broadway Booking For "Mormon"Yesterday, producers confirmed dates for the upcoming Broadway musical
The Book Of Mormon.
A collaboration among "
South Park" creators
Trey Parker and
Matt Stone and
Avenue Q's
Robert Lopez, the
Casey Nicholaw-helmed tuner will begin previews at the
Eugene O'Neill Theatre on February 24, 2011, and open one month later on March 24.
According to
MTV:
The story follows two modern-day Mormons in Africa, with scenes from the life of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saints movement, peppered throughout.
New York Post columnist Michael Riedel last week
labeled the show as:
Hilarious, audacious -- and guaranteed to offend just about everybody ... I know of several insiders who are still sore from laughing so hard.
With no sacred cows among this team, you can no doubt expect an idiotically irreverent, completely crude and overtly politically incorrect musical.
This is
Steve On Broadway (SOB).
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