The new Broadway musical from the creators of South Park

MARCH 26

Why British critics don’t get THE BOOK OF MORMON

The South Park creators' musical was much lauded in the US, but its satirical sensibility may be lost in translation to London? MORE >

MARCH 23

THE BOOK OF MORMON Breaks Sales Record With London Opening

"The hit musical "The Book of Mormon" opened in London Thursday night, and swiftly broke records for the highest single day of sales Friday in both West End and Broadway history" MORE >

THE BOOK OF MORMON Sets Record for Biggest Single Day of Sales in West End and Broadway History

The producers of The Book of Mormon announced that the show set a record for the biggest single day of sales in West End and Broadway history. MORE >

THE BOOK OF MORMON smashes 1-day box office record

The seemingly unstoppable hit "The Book of Mormon" has broken another record — this time on the other side of the Atlantic. MORE >

The Book of Mormon is genius – could this be a new golden age for musicals?

Trey Parker and Matt Stone's hit musical is a savage, brilliant satire, and is making millions. So why do musicals thrive in a recession? MORE >

MARCH 21

THE BOOK OF MORMON: The new golden age of the musical

As ‘The Book of Mormon’ reaches the West End and ‘Matilda’ hits Broadway, Matthew Sweet celebrates an unexpected renaissance. MORE >

MARCH 20

Matt Wolf talks to BOOK OF MORMON star Gavin Creel

Gavin talks about Loving London, passing for 19 and being an 'eligible bachelor'. MORE >

MARCH 19

Classy comedy glides over the political divide.

THE BOOK OF MORMON shows that (almost) no subject is beyond comedy, if you can do it right. MORE >

MARCH 18

'Book Of Mormon' from 'South Park': How Cult Cartoon Potty Mouths Matt Stone And Trey Parker Reinvented Musical Theatre

Sets a new standard for the 21st century Broadway musical," yells Entertainment Weekly. "The best musical of this century,” nods the New York Times. "So f**king good it makes me angry," adds 'The Daily Show's Jon Stewart - these are no single adjectives plucked from the pages of little-known blogs but gushing praise from some of most respected critics in America. MORE >

MARCH 17

Trey Parker and Matt Stone: Manna mounts up for latter-day sinners.

The creators of South Park have struck gold once more. Their musical The Book of Mormon opens in Britain this week with £8m already in the bank. MORE >

Ready for the Revelation?

A cheat’s guide to the hit musical THE BOOK OF MORMON. MORE >

MARCH 16

Men on a Mission –a preview by Mark Lawson

The big spring hit in London’s West End is the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon. Wildly satirical, its writers say it is an attack not on belief, but on blind and manipulative faith. MORE >

Religion Hits the West End.

Robert Gore-Langton on putting God into musicals. MORE >

How the new musical comedy will make you catch your breath in disbelief

I've always thought of myself as pretty unshockable. But after watching an early performance last week of The Book of Mormon, my belief has been shaken to the core. MORE >

MARCH 15

The Year of the Musical shows our West End is still on song

Slickly commercial song and dance productions like The Book of Mormon become indispensable experiences. Of the behemoths swaggering into view, none promises to be bigger than The Book of Mormon. There’s a palpable buzz about this viciously funny musical from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. MORE >

MARCH 14

Celebrities join fans at The Book of Mormon Comic Relief gala

Paul McCartney, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Burton, Simon Cowell, Tim Minchin, Kate Moss and David Walliams were just some of the celebrities who, along with the producers who donated the evening’s box office takings and Mormon Facebook fans who won tickets to attend, helped raise almost £200,000 for Comic Relief at a gala performance of The Book of Mormon. MORE >

MARCH 12

Charm offensive: The Book of Mormon comes to London

As the taboo-busting musical debuts in London, Mark Lawson asks its American stars – is Britain ready for it? MORE >

Matt Stone and Trey Parker - Latter Day Saints

The guys behind ‘South Park’ and ‘Team America’ explain how they went about writing The Book of Mormon, a musical about a ‘very Disney religion’. MORE >

MARCH 11

How The Bad Taste Musical Became Box Office Gold

As The Book of Mormon sells and sells, Dominic Maxwell explains why you can get good clean fun from comic filth. MORE >

MARCH 9

Matt Stone and Trey Parker chat to Graham Norton

The brains behind South Park discuss their new musical, The Book of Mormon. MORE >

MARCH 8

An interview with Gavin Creel and Jared Gertner

The show is bringing new audiences to theatre. Speaking to The Stage, Jared Gertner says the show has helped in “expanding” theatre’s audiences, mainly because of the following its writers – South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone – have. MORE >

MARCH 3

Sonia Friedman: An Unfailing Eye For Theatreland Gold

The most powerful producer in the West End, and key player on Broadway, is a risk-taker with an artist’s eye. No surprise then that she’s behind the thrilling new musical, The Book of Mormon. MORE >

MARCH

They’re on a Mission from God!

It’s one of the most hotly-anticipated productions to come to London for years. Karl Hofer learns why from Book of Mormon stars, Gavin Creel and Jared Gertner. MORE >

The Mormons are Coming!

We catch up with leading men Gavin Creel and Jared Gertner to find out what to expect. MORE >

How to sound smart about THE BOOK OF MORMON

Once the production has opened in London, here are four points to make to your friends over your intermission beers... MORE >

FEBRUARY 26

The BBC's Today programme

John Humphrys talks to Matt Stone and Trey Parker on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme after seeing the show’s London Dress Rehearsal. MORE >

Book of Mormon musical storms the West End

Stone and Parker spent seven years working on The Book of Mormon. Last night, hundreds of fans queued outside London's Prince of Wales theatre to see the first UK performance. MORE >

An interview with Matt Stone and Trey Parker

South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are flying in the face of decorum and political correctness again with their musical The Book of Mormon. MORE >

FEBRUARY 25

How Mormon are you?

As the wildly acclaimed Broadway musical from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone has its first performance in London, here are 13 points which should enable you to work out just how Mormon you are! MORE >

FEBRUARY 21

"We're Immune to Public Outrage"

You can accuse Trey Parker and Matt Stone of many things, but pulling punches isn’t one of them. From their first film in 1993, Cannibal! The Musical, to South Park and Team America: World Police, they’ve made an art form of offensive humour.

And now British fans can witness this art form up close, as the pair's revered stage musical The Book Of Mormon transfers from Broadway to London. MORE >

FEBRUARY 20

The Rise of Mormonism

Mormonism is everywhere at the moment, thanks in part to The Book Of Mormon, the stratospherically successful and bitingly satirical Broadway musical masterminded by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The Mormon faith has been plagued by stereotyping for decades. Lizzie Pook investigates one of the world’s fastest growing religions... MORE >

FEBRUARY 16

So what makes The Book or Mormon a hit?

It was hailed in America as the “best musical of this century” and “the funniest musical of all time”. Now British audiences will get a chance to see what all the fuss is about as the multi-Tony-award winning The Book of Mormon finally arrives in the West End this month. MORE >

FEBRUARY 15

The Stormin’ Mormons

I watched Gavin Creel and Jared Gertner rehearse a couple of numbers with the company of The Book Of Mormon and , wow, they would have blown the sockets if they’d have continued. Everyone without a ticket should pray, and then some, that a few will be returned to the box office. MORE >

FEBRUARY 10

Commercial theatre needn't play safe says BOOK OF MORMON producer
Sonia Friedman

Sonia Friedman is currently in the process of opening two strikingly different shows in London’s West End: Harold Pinter’s enigmatic three-hander play Old Times and British premiere of the joyously irreverent Broadway musical The Book of Mormon... MORE >

FEBRUARY 8

THE BOOK OF MORMON is the best thing ever

As Broadway smash The Book Of Mormon prepares to open in London, its creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone talk to Metro about the secret of the show’s success. MORE >

Hundreds of fans line up as £20 tickets are released for the first preview.

South Park resident Leah Winkler has spent 14 hours camping outside London's Prince of Wales theatre in Piccadilly. She may be a long way from her Colorado home, but she cites it as the reason behind her place in the queue for Book of Mormon tickets. MORE >

FEBRUARY 7

THE BOOK OF MORMON announced £20 ticket lottery

The Book of Mormon has published full details of the ticket lottery that offers theatregoers the opportunity to buy 21 top-price tickets for £20 at every performance. The lottery regularly attracts large crowds of South Park and Mormon fans on Broadway and around the U.S. everywhere The Book of Mormon is playing and is launched in London to give daily access to a limited number of tickets to those who have been unable to book in advance.

"We know how hard it's been for some people to get tickets." said Trey Parker. "The lottery helps us give our fans a fighting chance at seeing the show."

Entries to the lottery will be accepted in person at the Box Office two and a half hours prior to each performance. Names will be drawn at random two hours before each performance. Only one entry per person is allowed for a maximum of two tickets and winners must be present at the time of drawing and show valid ID to purchase tickets.

JANUARY 25

The battle of the Mormon musicals

Joseph Smith Jr, the American who founded Mormonism, was a man who saw and foresaw much. He saw that the Lord wanted him as his prophet. And he saw that the Lord wished to allow him many wives (“if any man espouse a virgin, and desire to espouse another... then is he justified,” he wrote). And, in an unusual diversion by the Almighty into real estate, Smith saw He wished Smith to have a splendid house (“And now I say unto you... let it be a delightful habitation”). MORE >

JANUARY 6 2013

Foul-mouthed satire looks set to perform a Mormon miracle

The Book of Mormon, a musical by the creators of South Park, has sold out part of its West End run despite its unfamiliar subject matter.

Seven weeks before it opens for previews in the West End, the musical The Book of Mormon is proving to be something of a miracle (which, perhaps, is not entirely surprising for a show about people who wear sacred undergarments, and believe that Christ’s Second Coming will start in the United States). MORE >

DECEMBER 20

Ring-a-ding! Smart, Witty BOOK OF MORMON Delivers on Every Level

So, let’s get right down to it: Does THE BOOK OF MORMON live up to all the hype? You bet it does. And more. MORE >

Getting Religion by the Neck in a Hilarious THE BOOK OF MORMON

Most of the audience flocking to THE BOOK OF MORMON, which officially descended on Chicago Wednesday night like satirical manna from some warped South Park heaven, are looking for amusement and escape. They'll surely find salvation from the rough old world in this new production of the deliciously over-eager 2011 Broadway hit, newly crafted for Chicago with a clutch of utterly committed, fresh-faced, faux-Mormon lads. MORE >

SEPTEMBER 10

Tickets go on-sale Sunday 23 September

Tickets will go on public sale for the West End production of The Book of Mormon on 23 September 2012. Preview performances will begin at the Prince of Wales Theatre on 25 February 2013, with the official opening night on 21 March. Casting will be announced shortly.

The Book of Mormon will offer a limited number of top-price stalls tickets at £20 for each performance. These seats will be available through The Book of Mormon lottery. Entries to the lottery will be accepted in person at the Box Office two and a half hours prior to each performance. Names will be drawn at random two hours before each performance.

The Book of Mormon is produced in the West End by Anne Garefino, Scott Rudin, Important Musicals and Sonia Friedman Productions. MORE >

SEPTEMBER 9

Oh my God! They've done religion

As The Book of Mormon, by the duo behind South Park, heads to London, we find its creators surprisingly kind towards true believers... MORE >

JUNE 8

PREPARE FOR THE MORMON CONQUEST

Broadway’s biggest hit show, The Book Of Mormon, has its roots firmly in British humour, according to its creators. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the men behind Mormon and also South Park (now in its 16th season), will be in London towards the end of the month to do further casting on the outrageous musical they collaborated on with Robert Lopez. MORE >