The Book of Mormon (musical)

The Book of Mormon
Official poster of the original Broadway production
Music	Trey Parker Robert Lopez Matt Stone
Lyrics	Trey Parker Robert Lopez Matt Stone
Book	Trey Parker Robert Lopez Matt Stone
Productions	2011 Broadway 2012 First US tour 2012 Chicago 2013 West End 2013 Second US tour 2017 Sweden 2017 Australia
Awards	Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical Tony Award for Best Original Score New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Musical Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical

The Book of Mormon is a musical, first staged in 2011, about two young Mormon missionaries who travel to Africa to preach the Mormon religion. It is religious satire that mocks the beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The book, lyrics, and music were written by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone. Best known for creating the animated comedy South Park, Parker and Stone co-created the music with Lopez, the co-composer/co-lyricist of Avenue Q, and, subsequently, Frozen.

The Book of Mormon follows two Mormon missionaries as they attempt to share their scriptures with the inhabitants of a remote Ugandan village. The earnest young men are challenged by the lack of interest of the locals, who are preoccupied with more pressing troubles such as AIDS, famine, and oppression from the local warlord.

In 2003, Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone began developing the musical, meeting sporadically for several years after Parker and Stone saw Avenue Q. Parker and Stone grew up in Colorado, and references to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had been commonplace in their previous works. For research, the trio took a trip to Salt Lake City to meet with current and former Mormon missionaries. Beginning in 2008, developmental workshops were staged. The show's producer, Scott Rudin, opted to open the show directly on Broadway.