The Book of Mormon is a GREAT musical by the dudes who created South Park... one of the dudes, Matt Stone, described this musical as "an atheist's love letter to religion." I have seen this musical satire 14 times, with different women every time, and I highly recommend it...
The Book of Mormon has already achieved the box office record for the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. The production grossed $1,310,580 from eight performances that ended October 2, 2011... now it is available again at the theatre, and you can get the tickets here from a great charity— Tickets For A Good Cause...
Price believes if he prays enough, he will be sent to Orlando, Florida for his two-year mission, but he and Cunningham are sent to Uganda as a pair... Upon arrival in northern Uganda, the two are robbed at gunpoint by soldiers of a local warlord, General Butt-Fracking-Naked (an allusion to the real General Butt Naked)... To make their lives seem better, the natives constantly repeat the phrase "hasa diga eebowai"... Price and Cunningham join them in the song but are horrified to find out "hasa diga eebowai" translates to "Frack you, God" in English and the villagers constantly blaspheme to cheer up...
Price is certain he can succeed where the other Mormon Elders have failed, teaching the natives about Joseph Smith, the founder of the LDS Church through a song that begins as a tribute to Smith but eventually descends into a tribute by Price to himself ("All-American Prophet"). The natives do not show any interest in the slightest as they find religion useless and Price arrogant and annoying. Shortly after Price's attempt to dazzle the natives, General Butt-Fracking-Naked arrives and announces his demand for the circumcision of all female villagers by week's end, something that greatly angers the villagers; leading the General to execute a random villager to silence the locals' protests...
Cunningham lacks much knowledge of the Book of Mormon, so he makes up stories by combining what he knows of Mormon doctrines with bits and pieces of science fiction and other cultural ideas, many of them unsavory ("Making Things Up Again"). But Cunningham's creative stories relate to the problems of living in a war-torn Uganda, which gets the natives listening. Cunningham feels guilty for stretching the truth with the natives, but rationalizes: if it is to help people, it surely can't be wrong. While preparing to leave, Price reflects on the misdemeanors he committed in his childhood, including blaming the theft of a pastry on his brother Jack. He is reminded of the nightmares of hell he had as a child and he flies into a panic when his nightmare begins once again ("Spooky Mormon Hell Dream")....
Cunningham concludes his preaching and the villagers are enchanted; they are baptized and accept Mormonism, with Nabulungi and Cunningham sharing a tender moment as they do ("Baptize Me"). The Mormon missionaries feel oneness with the people of Uganda, and celebrate ("I Am Africa"). Price's attempted conversion of General Butt-Fracking-Naked unfortunately does not succeed...
At the celebration, Price and Cunningham are singled out as the most successful missionaries in all Africa. Shortly thereafter, Nabulungi and the villagers burst in, and ask to perform a pageant... which reflects the distortions of standard Mormon doctrine and embellishments put forth by Cunningham. The Mission President is appalled, ordering all the missionaries to go home, and telling Nabulungi she and her fellow villagers are not Mormons... Price has an epiphany and realizes Cunningham was right all along; though scriptures are important, what's more important is ensuring religion helps people... Price returns with Cunningham and drives the General away, telling him you can't hurt the "undead." The missionaries reunite with the villagers and they all come together to evangelize "The Book of Arnold". Price rallies everyone — the Mormons and the Ugandans — to work together to make this their paradise planet, because, after all, they are all Latter-day Saints ("Tomorrow Is a Latter Day").
Cool, Now they should bring Chefs "Salty Balls" to life.. Better yet they should do a "Mr Hanky" kit along the lines of "Mr Potato Head" (poo not included)
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Jul 19, 2011 - 10:11am
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You want em, you got em...
To celebrate South Park‘s 15th season, Comedy Central and Frito-Lay are working together to bring one of the show’s staple snacks — Cheesy Poofs — to life.
Cool, Now they should bring Chefs "Salty Balls" to life.. Better yet they should do a "Mr Hanky" kit along the lines of "Mr Potato Head" (poo not included)
To celebrate South Park‘s 15th season, Comedy Central and Frito-Lay are working together to bring one of the show’s staple snacks — Cheesy Poofs — to life.
CALABASAS, Calif., AP — Authorities say there were at least five attacks on red-haired students at a Southern California middle school after a Facebook group announced "Kick a Ginger Day." However, nobody was seriously hurt and no arrests were made.
A 12-year-old boy reported being kicked and hit by classmates on Friday at A.E. Wright Middle School in Calabasas. A sixth-grade girl told KABC-TV that some fellow students kicked her in the legs from behind. Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Fray Lupian says there were at least five victims.
Investigators say the Facebook message may have been inspired by a "South Park" TV episode that satirized racial prejudice by portraying a campaign against red-haired, fair-skinned "ginger" people.
It was funny! As usual, they did parable mixes at different levels bringing ideas to literal life. I guess the economy is God in a sense.
It was possibly the best episode ever. Just when I thought it couldn't get any more perfect, the ending knocked my socks off. I want to see it again right now.
