5/9/2011 The Book of Mormon

Last night we saw The Book of Mormon. All I can say is that I laughed throughout the entire musical. I found it to be extremely entertaining, very funny, full of clever inside jokes, and extremely musical. The entire cast was excellent, the sets clever, the costumes right on, and the music clever although derivative (which is part of the essense of the show.) Nothing here is sacred. After all this is written by the writer of South Park, and the musicians who gave us Avenue Q. What a combination. Both lead actors have been nominated for a Tony. They were both excellent, but my guess is that they will cancel each other out, and Tony Sheldon from Priscilla or Norbert Leo Butz from Catch Me If You Can will walk away with the best actor in a musical trophy. This show will not play in the hinterlands. It has too large a cast, and the subject matter will offend most of the rest of the country. So go see it in New York. You may not have another chance.