At the core of krakauers book are brothers ron and dan lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from god to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. The book of mormon has been lauded by most critics. If, on the other hand, youre a musicaltheater buff raised on my fair lady and west side story, be warned that the book of mormon doesnt just push the envelope of broadway taste, it tears that envelope to shreds and sticks it where the sun dont shine. It was one of the best nights out that ive had for a long time. The book of mormon opened the fall broadway in new orleans season this week at the saenger theatre. So it was real regret that i concluded that the gleeful depiction of traditional stereotypes about africa dead babies, warlord, hiv, etc reinforced rather than challenged general preconceptions. The book of mormon is trey parker, robert lopez and matt stones olivier awardwinning musical satire. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421.
The longawaited return of a hit broadway musical to the venerable arts. And, to some extent, im ok with laughing at the gross stereotypes of. Sure, its protagonists are a pair of missionaries in africa. Defying both civil authorities and the mormon establishment in salt lake city, the renegade leaders of these talibanlike theocracies are zealots who answer only to god. Review the book of mormon in detroit bloody disgusting. And a hefty portion of its laughs come at the expense of those friendly doortodoor mormons. Published on jun 21, 2016 part 2 of 2 a few bits and pieces about the disgusting cult called mormonism.
On the basis, presumably, that if you cant beat them, join them, elders from the mormon church have paid for three fullpage ads in the programme for the new hit west end show the book of mormon. This cult is truly disgusting and reprehensible, as are its quorum of 12 apostles, who are. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Why the message behind the book of mormon musical is so troubling. Broadway smashhit the book of mormon is back in portland and set to. We believe in god and his son jesus christ and the holy spirit. Vulgar and tasteless book of mormon opens broadway series at. Mormon truth mormon missionary takes disgusting picture. The book of mormon is a vulgar, ugly, offensive and truly fine. Do you find polygamy tot be something inherently immoral, or is it only immoral since revelation said it was. Mormon missionary takes disgusting picture of himself, preaching from the book of mormon, to an unconscious man what a first class jerk. The book of mormon is a vulgar, ugly, offensive and. In 2014, it logged the highest gross return ever for one week of a. Vulgar and tasteless book of mormon opens broadway.
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