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[title]The Mormons are having a moment right now. Proof? A certain housewife-related TV series that’s blown up big time. But before the Mormon wives could run, Elder Price and Elder Cunningham carried mainstream Mormon representation (for better or for worse). Express from Salt Lake City (well, Broadway), everyone’s favourite hilarious Mormon musical is now playing in Sydney.
When a production has been written by the creators of South Park, and it’s won nine Tony awards, plus an assortment of Grammys, Olivier awards and a Helpmann award, you know you can strap yourself in for a good laugh. The Book of Mormon will follow its record-breaking streak of sold-out shows with a run at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre, where every shocking and outrageous joke is balanced out with equally punchy social commentary.
The plot follows an unlikely pairing of Mormon boys, straight-A Elder Price (Sean Johnston, Hairspray) and geeky Elder Cunningham (Nick Cox, Beauty and the Beast), sent on a mission to a place that’s about as far from Salt Lake City as you can get.
It’s not the show's first rodeo in the Harbour City. The last time The Book of Mormon was in town, our Time Out reviewer called it a “beautiful-looking, tongue-in-cheek show from head to toe”. You can check out their review here.
The show was written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, the latter of whom co-wrote songs for Disney’s Frozen and Coco. It was also choreographed by Casey Nicholaw who has worked on the likes of Aladdin and Mean Girls on Broadway and West End.
The Book of Mormon is now playing at the Capitol Theatre for a strictly limited season. Tickets start from $69 plus booking fee and they’re available to purchase here.