THE BOOK OF MORMON Will Return to Denver in August 2015

By: Nov. 19, 2013
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THE BOOK OF MORMON, which is currently playing a record-breaking engagement at The Buell Theatre, will be back by popular demand for a limited engagement August 11-September 13, 2015 at The Ellie Caulkins Opera House.

Denver Center Attractions and Denver Center Theatre Company 2013/14 subscribers have first access to purchase tickets to the 2015 return on November 20, at 10a. An exclusive pre-sale for American Express Card-members begins at 10am on November 20, online only.Tickets go on sale for the general public on Monday, November 25 at 10am, limit eight (8) per household.

THE BOOK OF MORMON broke house records for the past four weeks, currently holding the all-time record at The Buell Theatre for the highest weekly gross (for an eight-show performance week) for the week ending November 17 during which the show grossed $1,993,690.

THE BOOK OF MORMON broke house records week after week during the three-week national tour launch engagement in fall 2012 at The Ellie Caulkins Opera House and currently holds the all-time record at The Ellie for the highest weekly gross (for an eight-show performance week) for the week ending September 2, 2012 during which the show grossed $1,443,977.

THE BOOK OF MORMON currently holds the all-time single ticket on-sale record for The Denver Center for the Performing Arts with more than 38,000 tickets sold on June 10, 2013. The record was previously held by the 2012 on-sale for the national tour launch of THE BOOK OF MORMON.

The national tours of THE BOOK OF MORMON have broken 47 house records in 22 venues across the country. At Broadway's Eugene O'Neill Theatre, THE BOOK OF MORMON has broken the house record 45 times.

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 the landmark animated series, "South Park." Tony Award-winner Lopez is co-creator of the long-running hit musical comedy, Avenue Q. The musical is choreographed by Tony Award-winner Casey Nicholaw (Monty Python's Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone) and is directed by Nicholaw and Parker.

THE BOOK OF MORMON is the winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Book (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Direction (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker), Best Featured Actress (Nikki M. James), Best Scenic Design (Scott Pask), Best Lighting Design (Brian MacDevitt), Best Sound Design (Brian Ronan) and Best Orchestrations (Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus); the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical; five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album; four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Musical, and the Drama League Award for Best Musical.

THE BOOK OF MORMON features set design by Scott Pask, costume design by Ann Roth, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt and sound design by Brian Ronan. Orchestrations are by Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus. Music direction and vocal arrangements are by Stephen Oremus.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording forTHE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, is available on Ghostlight Records.

Tickets for the 2015 return of THE BOOK OF MORMON start at $35. To charge by phone, call Denver Center Ticket Services at 303.893.4100. TTY (for Deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons): 303.893.9582. Additionally, tickets may be purchased at the Denver Center Ticket Office, located in the Helen Bonfils Theatre Complex lobby. Buy online at denvercenter.org. Groups of 15 or more, please call 303.446.4829. Denver Center Attractions and Denver Center Theatre Company 2013/14 subscribers can purchase up to eight (8) for every one (1) subscription package before the public on-sale starting at 10a on Wednesday, November 20. Purchase a subscription package online at denvercenter.org/bwaysubs.

THE BOOK OF MORMON is an added attraction onthe Denver Center Attractions 2014/15 season. The Denver Center Attractions 2013/14 season is sponsored by United Airlines and Vectra Bank. Media sponsorship for DCA is provided by The Denver Post and CBS4. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is supported in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.

For more information, visit BookofMormonTheMusical.com.



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