Words cannot describe the hilarity of this incredible show. From the very first song when the Mormons are ringing doorbells and saying 'hello' with the most humongous big, cheesy grins plaster on their faces, you will not be able to stop smiling for the rest of the show. From that point on, you know you are in for a night of unstoppable laughter. Having the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, team up with Robert Lopez, creator of the Tony Award winning musical Avenue Q, the outcome was undoubtedly going to be nothing but pant-wettingly funny. They have created on of the best comedic books of a musicals of all-time with a score that is bubbly and fun. You will be singing 'I believe' for as long as you live. The choreography by Casey Nicholaw is terrific and it's no wonder that he was awarded a Tony for his contribution to the production. The American actors, Gaving Creel and Jared Gertner play the roles of Elder Price and Elder Cunningham respectively. Both had previously played these same roles on the US Tour, as well as Jared Gertner doing it on Broadway (and at the Tony Awards 2012 performance). They are supported by a wonderfully talented British cast, including Alexia Khadime who portrays the Ugandan village native, Nabulungi. The musical has been labelled 'offensive' by some (The Daily Mail, I'm looking at you), but how do we define offensive? The definition of what is offensive and what isn't is really down to interpretation. If you're the kind of person who goes looking to be offended, then you will find this show offensive. If you do not hold the ability to walk into the Prince of Wales theatre (or the Eugene O'Neill and anywhere else BoM is playing) with an open-mind and a light sense of humour, then you should maybe not see this show. The aim of this musical is not to insult but to rather to highlight the issues in the poor African country of Uganda whilst bringing up and exaggerating some things of the Mormon religion that may be deemed a bit 'silly'. In an age where musicals generally are adaptations from books of musicals, The Book of Mormon may just be the saving of the modern musical having been created with completely original material to the production.If you are lucky enough to have tickets to see this show than you will not be disappointed. __________________________________________________________________ Rating: ★★★★★ Comment: I cried tears of laughter throughout the entire thing. Have you seen The Book of Mormon? Do you agree or disagree with any of the points I have made? Did you nearly pee yourself laughing too? If so, I'd love to here from you so send me a message and let me know which production you saw! | |
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