“Five cute boys, stuck in a van with nothing much to do, decide to reenact The Book of Mormon’s opening number, because why not? Says a commenter on Towleroad: “The line between Mormon missionaries, chorus boys, and gay porn is so thin sometimes…”
Marry me. All of you. You win.
Love this.
Perfect. We have spent many afternoons dancing to this soundtrack with Chloe. But now that she is older and understands - and, more importantly, repeats - words we’ve shelved it for a while.
Mark Evans and Chris O’Neill answer Broadway.com readers’ burning questions in a very funny and surprisingly bilingual video.
Yay!!! San Francisco!!
UGH, I’m getting angry now. This one is less harsh than the other one, and seems to at least acknowledge that expectations may have been too high, but this is just bullshit:
The lyrics are not nearly as good and the music is pretty much borrowed from other shows, sometimes as a satire of “The Lion King” or maybe even “Les Miz.”
The lyrics??? These reviews are ridiculous. The lyrics are their style, and they tell the story, and I think they’re amazing. How is he not required to give an example of these shitty lyrics and the better ones from Avenue Q?
That last one:
Christopher John O’Neill as the chubby, self-effacing misfit Elder Cunningham and Samantha Marie Ware as Nabulungi, the optimistic Ugandan girl who befriends him, are especially endearing. Their metaphorical duet, “Baptize Me,” would be downright romantic if it weren’t for Casey Nicholaw’s heavy-handed - and unnecessarily explicit - staging. Nicholaw’s overemphasis on the sexual undertones in the couple’s encounter kills any potential for wry humor.
…God, I didn’t see THAT one coming when I started that penultimate sentence. I thought it’d be about the lyrics, but no…they go for Casey?? That’s just so weird. And it’s not like they’re humping, or ANYTHING. I honestly don’t know if I even know what she’s talking about.
And lol, on Elder Price:
“…his transformation from self-absorbed glory seeker to selfless companion is too little, too late.”
I mean…I can see where she might get that idea…but it’s up to Cunningham to decide if it’s too little too late, and he’s fine. This review is ridiculous. I think she quite obviously heard way too many good things about it - and maybe even got sick of hearing about it - before seeing it.
And LOL forever at “The Book of Morons” - she’s a hypocrite for putting so little effort into that jibe, considering the reasons she hated the show.
his transformation from self-absorbed glory seeker to selfless companion is too little, too late.
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his transformation from self-absorbed glory seeker to selfless companion is too little, too late.
Read more about BWW REVIEW: BOOK OF MORMON IS GOD AWFUL Page 2 by boston.broadwayworld.com
The Boston Globe: Since the show is coming to Massachusetts, I’m curious if you know whether our former governor, Mitt Romney, ever took you up on your offer to see the show?
Stone: I don’t think so. I think we would’ve heard.
Parker: Maybe in Boston.
Q. So would you like to extend a personal invitation, maybe meet him for a cup of coffee after to have a discussion?
Parker: If he wants to go to the show and meet for a cup of coffee, we’ll do it. [Stone laughs.]
Stone: If he’ll drink coffee, or a Pepsi, or a beer with us, we will do it.
Q. Oh, right, he probably doesn’t drink caffeine. Maybe, he’ll have some nice caffeine-free tea?
Stone: He has to drink caffeine, damn it.
Q. What would Cartman think of “Book of Mormon”?
Parker: He wouldn’t go. It’s a hundred bucks a ticket.
Q. Plus he’s a little young. But then again, I saw very young kids at my show, like 8 or 9.
Stone: That’s [expletive] up.
Parker: Yeah, that’s basically child abuse.
Q. Fans must come up and quote “South Park” dialogue to you all the time. Has that grown tedious?
Stone: We love it so much. It’s one of the best things about our job. Please come up and quote “South Park” to us.
AWW YAY! PERMISSION TO QUOTE SOUTH PARK AT THEM.
The thing that scared me the most about the audition was the singing. I didn’t have any formal training. I was in concert choir in high school, but I played like a tree or something.
But they really wanted someone with a comedy background, and I’ve been doing that for 12 years. So I kept thinking, ‘They think I can do this.’ They set me up with a vocal coach, and made sure I was able to handle it. And now that we’ve been on the road, I think my voice has gotten stronger as the tour has gone on. It turns into a kind of muscle memory after awhile.
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Chris O’Neill, to The MetroWest Daily News (via fuckyeahthebookofmormon) Ugh, the thing is, he IS a terrible singer. I liked him otherwise, but it was a bit insulting how not good he was at singing. |
The Guardian’s review of “The Book of Mormon” made me laugh. I just had to create more fake ads.
Gaaahhh oh noooooo, The Guardian was my go-to newspaper. I lways try not to get upset at bad reviews, but this one stings. :(((
I love these ads though! What font is that?
The nebbish Cunningham (Gertner) is forever hugging and adoring the clever good-looking Price (Creel). This attraction ultimately goes nowhere. Why even suggest it, I wonder?
lolololol, needless to say, they didn’t like it.
[favourite musicals a-z] → the book of mormon
“You had the hell dream, didn’t you? …Was I in it?”
I’m not easily won over by fanart, but I love that this plays to how the show does what it said it would do, but disguised it as silly missionary stuff. This book did change my life.
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Nic Rouleau, to The DePaulia (via fuckyeahthebookofmormon) Awww yay! I like that he likes it so much. All those people who left so early on, this is a nice change. :) |
staring right at ya, lousy with stature: I FIGURED OUT THE “TURN IT OFF” QUICKCHANGE OH MY GOD
IT ONLY TOOK SEEING IT 3 TIMES TO FIGURE IT OUT BUT OH MY GOD
IT’S SO SIMPLE:
so they’re dancing and then it gets to the first blackout. two or three guys run offstage to get the vests, and the lights come back up to six elders dancing (i remember this specificaly, because i knew there should be…Nah, that’s not how, they stuffed down the front of their trousers, and just pull them up and over their heads. You can tell by how poofy their abdomen/crotch area is beforehand. Look:
They do the Clap-On, you can see how bulky the front of their pants are.
Then this is RIGHT before the light goes out, right after the previous photo, the all but Grey are going for their waistbands!
Now look how un-bulky they are!
lol, no, I figured this out after the first time of 5 times I saw it, it’s definitely how they do it.
Lololol, I’m not even done reading this, but I KNOW that this will be the funniest part:
Trey: That got cut in the States too. The bit where he shits in her face was so funny to shoot. We’re in the middle of this vast soundstage with a massive crew and all the cameras and at the centre of it there’s this little puppet with a tube in it. And I’m like, “Action.” And it’s like, plop. And that’s it. “Cut! We got it!”
mattandtreyappreciationsociety:
Empire: Do you get bored, watching the show over and over?
Trey: Yes. I mean, we’ve seen it 700 times. After a month of previews you’re pretty bored with it. But then you get to opening night and it’s new again. It’s not just us. The director (Casey) said, “If I have to watch this again I’m going to fucking kill myself…”
