MORMON's Trey Parker & Matt Stone Talk Africa and 'Being Nice'

THE BOOK OF MORMON creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, recently chatted with GQ magazine about what to expect from the new Broadway musical, which begins previews tonight at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.

Stone commented on the Mormon culture, "It's so their m.o. to be nice to people. 'We're going to be so nice that you're going to want to be a part of this.' "

When asked about why the show centers on Mormons instead of the more controversial Scientology, Parker responded, "That would be more hateful. It'd be more 'Fuck these people.' This show isn't 'Fuck Mormons.' It really is this fascination."

The duo plans to take a trip to Uganda and will, "go knock on the door of the mission and be like, 'Wuttup!' " says Stone. As for nerves about the response to such a trip, Parker commented, "It's Mormons. It's like the safest thing we can do in Uganda, believe me."

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THE BOOK OF MORMON, the first Broadway musical from the creators of "South Park" opens on Broadway on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre (230 West 49th Street). Previews begin on February 24, 2011.

THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning creators of Comedy Central's landmark animated series, "South Park". Tony Award-winner Lopez is composer and co-creator of the long-running hit musical comedy, Avenue Q. The world premiere musical is choreographed by three-time Tony Award-nominee Casey Nicholaw (Monty Python's Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone) and directed by Nicholaw and Parker.

The cast includes Josh Gad as Elder Cunningham, Andrew Rannells as Elder Price, Nikki M. Jamesas Nabalungi, Rory O'Malley as Elder McKinley and Michael Potts as Mafala Hatimbi, withScott Barnhardt, Justin Bohon, Darlesia Cearcy, Kevin Duda, Asmeret Ghebremichael, Brian Tyree Henry, John Eric Parker, Jason Michael Snow, Benjamin Schrader, Michael James Scott, Brian Sears, Lawrence Stallings, Rema Webb,Maia Nkenge Wilson and Tommar Wilson.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, which follows a pair of mismatched Mormon boys sent on a mission to a place that's about as far from Salt Lake City as you can get, features Josh Gad as Elder Cunningham, Andrew Rannells as Elder Price, Nikki M. James as Nabalungi, Rory O'Malley as Elder McKinley and Michael Potts as Mafala Hatimbi, with Lewis Cleale, Scott Barnhardt, Justin Bohon,Darlesia Cearcy, Kevin Duda, Asmeret Ghebremichael, Brian Tyree Henry, Clark Johnsen,John Eric Parker, Jason Michael Snow, Benjamin Schrader, Michael James Scott, Brian Sears,Lawrence Stallings, Rema Webb, Maia Nkenge Wilson and Tommar Wilson. The production will also featureGraham Bowen, Ta'Rea Campbell and Tyson Jennette.

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