"South Park" celebrated its 200th episode yesterday, and now the creators of the show have just announced they're headed to Broadway with a new musical "The Book of Mormon."
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, both from Colorado, wrote the show, the music, and the lyrics, with a little help from Tony award winning "Avenue Q" creator Robert Lopez, according to the Associated Press. It will play on Broadway beginning in March of 2011.
The musical comedy will tell the story of two Mormon missionaries sent to Uganda to spread the church's gospel.
The duo said in a recent interview, ""Growing up in Colorado, a lot of our friends were Mormons and we always thought their book would make a great musical."
Parker and Stone are no strangers to offending people for a laugh. "South Park" has taken on Tom Cruise, Scientology, President Obama, and recently Tiger Woods.
In their latest episode, they even joke that every celebrity they've ever made fun of in the past is filling a class action lawsuit against the boys.
Although it's their first time on Broadway, this isn't Parker and Stone's first musical. The duo met while studying film at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Their senior film project in 1993 was the movie "Cannibal! The Musical," a comedy about famed cannibal Alfred Packer.
After "Cannibal! The Musical" was seen by an executive at Fox, Parker and Stone were given an opportunity that eventually led to the creation of "South Park."
They're film "South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut" was also a musical. "Blame Canada," a song in the movie, was even nominated for an Academy Award back in 1999.
Parker and Jason Moore of "Avenue Q" will direct "The Book of Mormon."
Comments
I think you mean 200th...
"The Book of Mormon" is Trade-Marked.
They will need to come up with another Title or face a lawsuit.
Also, why don't these guys have the guts to do
"The Jews"..."The Gays"..."The Moslems" or "The Koran"?
Why? because these guys are gutless weasels.
They know that there will be little backlash form Mormons. They have been have putting up with this sophomoric bigotry for 180 years. It''s in Mormons DNA to suffer fools and bullies.
Have your 15 minutes, boys, and long after nobody cares how you spent your time on Earth, The Mormons will still be going strong.
Seriously though, you really need to find some new material. Not much originality here.
Has Buto ever done her research on the origins of the Mormon religion?
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Bluto said: "Also, why don't these guys have the guts to do
"The Jews"..."The Gays"..."The Moslems" or "The Koran"?"
Hey dum-dum, try watching an episode of South Park. Or reading any of the articles here about South Park. Or doing just a tiny bit of research before opening your mouth and letting everyone know you're an idiot.
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