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The Book of Mormon
May 1, 2025 1:08 AM

  The Book of Mormon, comedic and deliberately offensive stage musical by Robert Lopez, Trey Parker, and Matt Stone that satirizes religious belief in general and the doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in particular. The show premiered on Broadway at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre on March 24, 2011, and won nine Tony Awards, including for best musical, best book of a musical, and best original score. It also won a Grammy for best musical theater album. The musical’s coming-of-age story follows a young and assured LDS missionary named Kevin Price and his nerdy missionary companion ...(100 of 936 words) Access the full article Help support true facts by becoming a member. Subscribe today!

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