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The nine time tony award winner is still as outrageous as ever the book of mormon at the the privatebank theatre, chicago, il. I brought my entire family to see the production and it was absolutely wonderful. Two hours and 30 minutes with an intermission back by popular demand, the book of mormon returns for a sevenweek limited engagement, june 29 august 14, 2016, at the privatebank theatre 18 west monroe. The book of mormon musical will be back in chicago in june 2016. Broadway in chicagos summer concert at millennium park august 17 2015. The book of mormon tickets the book of mormon tickets. The book of mormon on broadway official site tour schedule. The book of mormon is back in chicago, and the northbrook park district has tickets for the show on sunday, may 3. Why had there been a mormon moment a few years ago and what had happened.
The book of mormon holds the record for the largest weekly gross in history of the bank of america theatre and played to over 100% capacity during its 2012 and 2015 engagements. The book of mormon is the winner of nine tony awards, including best musical, best score trey parker, robert lopez, matt stone, best book trey parker, robert lopez, matt stone, best direction casey nicholaw, trey parker, best featured actress nikki m. Book of mormon obc book of mormon chicago book of mormon london with ben platt c. Joan marcus ryan bondy and david aron damane in the book of mormon. It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals, enthuses the washington post. The hilarious new musical comedy the book of mormon is returning to the stage at the oriental theatre in chicago and tickets for all performances are now onsale.
For the best experience please update your browser. In the first study ever written of mormon participation at the chicago worlds fair, reid l. New york the chicago cast of the satirical musical the book of mormon will feature nic rouleau, the current star of the broadway company, in the central role of elder price, along with ben. The ninetime tony awardwinning musical the book of mormon will return to chicago next summer for a sevenweek run, june 28aug. The book of mormon, now five years old, has returned to chicago for second time in two years, still wildly popular, but more of a known entity. The book of mormon begins with a doorbell, sitting there, waiting to be rung as the lights go up, the audience is greeted with what is, to some, an alltoofamiliar sight. It has been quite a ride through the three major sets of isaiah chapters in the book of mormon, from the application of isaiahs remnant theology 4849. The book of mormon is a musical comedy, following the story of two young missionaries from the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, as they attempt to spread the teachings of mormonism founder joseph smith to a village in uganda. The tony awardwinning hit the book of mormon, which played an extended, 43week chicago engagement last season, will return to the bank of america theatre in early 2015 as part of the broadway in. As much of the shows satire is aimed at the cliches of socalled golden age musicals as at dogooder fantasies of africa, and the laughs still roll easily. In 2014, the show won five laurence oliver awards for its london performances, including the best new musical. The book of mormon to return to chicago in 2016 chicago. The book of mormon fifth chicago edition smith, joseph on.
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