Take the high road with 'Book of Mormon' musical
Mormon Times
(via Desert News)
February 18, 2011
UTAH - Mormon writer argues that the new "Mormon Musical" by the creators of the adult cartoon "South Park" will soon be forgotten so Mormon's should not waste their energy fighting it. He writes,"Parker and Stone's "Mormon Musical" has evolved into "The Book of Mormon" and is scheduled to open next month on the Great White Way in the Eugene O'Neill Theater (that noise you hear is O'Neill rolling over in his grave). So how nasty will it be? Will it make fun of the people, the culture or the doctrine? Will it go after things that church members consider sacred or simply attack the usual targets (polygamy, the Mountain Meadows massacre, Proposition 8, etc.)? It follows a pair of U.S. missionaries who proselytize in Uganda, and it's a traditional musical, as have been some of Parker and Stone's other efforts, from "Cannibal! The Musical" to various episodes of "South Park."[link]
(via Desert News)
February 18, 2011
UTAH - Mormon writer argues that the new "Mormon Musical" by the creators of the adult cartoon "South Park" will soon be forgotten so Mormon's should not waste their energy fighting it. He writes,"Parker and Stone's "Mormon Musical" has evolved into "The Book of Mormon" and is scheduled to open next month on the Great White Way in the Eugene O'Neill Theater (that noise you hear is O'Neill rolling over in his grave). So how nasty will it be? Will it make fun of the people, the culture or the doctrine? Will it go after things that church members consider sacred or simply attack the usual targets (polygamy, the Mountain Meadows massacre, Proposition 8, etc.)? It follows a pair of U.S. missionaries who proselytize in Uganda, and it's a traditional musical, as have been some of Parker and Stone's other efforts, from "Cannibal! The Musical" to various episodes of "South Park."[link]
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