"The Book of Mormon" musical sensational, but what about faithful?

This is far and away the best thing I have ever seen on Broadway ever. If you get a chance, plan an entire trip around any opportunity to see this. It's now on the road, as well in NYC. As usual, this pair spares nothing, but the overall takeaway from the play is pretty positive and even Mormons have enjoyed it.

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POSTED: 08/22/2012 12:01:00 AM MDT
UPDATED: 08/22/2012 08:23:45 AM MDTBy Electa Draper
The Denver Post


Jared Gertner, right, plays Elder Cunningham, the spinner of yarns, in the inaugural tour of "The Book of Mormon." (Photo by Joan Marcus, provided by Denver Center Attractions)

Practicing members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints don't drink coffee or alcohol, go to R-rated movies, use bad language, or willingly expose themselves to profanity or blasphemy.

That makes it difficult to find devout church members — better known as Mormons — who have seen the Tony Award-winning (nine of them) musical sensation called "The Book of Mormon," awash as it is in elements of all of the above.

It's difficult — unless you beg a favor, stuff a ticket in your Mormon cousin's hand and drag her to a weekend performance in Denver.

Colorado's "pop culture bad boys turned Broadway luminaries," as Denver Post critic Lisa Kennedy referred to "South Park" and "Book of Mormon" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, along with Robert Lopez, have received rapturous reviews for their story of naive 19-year-old Mormon missionaries sent to violence-plagued, AIDS-ravaged, starving Uganda.


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