- THE BOOK OF MORMON
- Music Hall
- Kansas City, Missouri
To borrow a phrase….” Now that’s funny, I don’t care who you are”
I’m not sure why the satire of :The Book of Mormon” strikes me as so hilariously, but apologetically, it does. I have always had a lure to the irreverent side of comedy….as a kid I bought every copy of Mad and Cracked magazine, George Carlin or Richard Pryor records, I would relate excerpts to my mother, who would rarely find the same level of amusement as I, claiming those things as not funny and a waste of my paper route money.
“The Book of Mormon” came to the world from the guys behind South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, with Robert Lopez, co-creator of Avenue Q with a premier in March of 2011 on Broadway,
The musical comedy tells the story of two mis-matched Mormon Missionaries and their assignment to go to Uganda. The show begins setting the background for each one. Elder Price (Sam McLellan) and Elder Cunnigham (Diego Enrico). Their introduction to the Ugandan village, and the already in place group of Missionaries who have so far failed to produce any conversions gets everything rolling. The entire cast was excellent in their acting, singing and dance numbers. Charity Arianna (Nabulungi) and Shariq Hicks (The General – BFN) led the supporting cast of villagers and ne’re-do-wells.
If you have any back knowledge of the Mormon story you can really enjoy the satire of the lyrics of the musical numbers like the opening “Hello”, or “I Believe”, the best line is “ I believe, that the Garden of Eden was in Jackson County Missouri”, when you watching the show in Jackson County Missouri, that receives a rousing rise of laughter and cheers.
I’ve attended a performance of “The Book of Mormon” before, and this time I enjoyed it even more. Knowing when certain scenes were coming only made them better by being able to really pay attention to the level of the production presentation (Fantastic !) and the characters’ development from introduction to the finale. My wife attended with me this time, and could not stop laughing, as she put it…at all the inappropriate dialog and situations, and for a couple of hours, we were both giggling along like a couple of 14-year-old high schoolers.
On a scale of zero to five, “The Book of Mormon” receives ★★★★
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