Robert Lopez News

The Kleban Foundation is pleased to announce that the 26th annual Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre lyricist has been awarded to Stacey Luftig and the 26th annual Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre librettist has been awarded to Daniel Goldstein.

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, returns to Orange County for a limited engagement March 22 - April 3, 2016 at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Single tickets start at $36 and may be purchased online at SCFTA.org, the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787. For inquiries about group tickets for 10 or more, call the Group Services office at (714) 755-0236. The TTY number is (714) 556-2746. The 2 p.m. performance on Saturday, March 26, 2016 will include audio description, open captioning and sign-language interpretation.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, is pleased to announce a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins Tuesday, February 9th at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, Florida and plays a limited eight- performance engagement through Sunday, February 14th. The production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office, making a limited number of tickets available at $25 apiece for each of the eight performances. 

The producers of the national tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Broadway Grand Rapids announced today that single tickets for the Grand Rapids engagement will go on sale February 1st at 10:00 a.m. Tickets will be available at the Broadway Grand Rapids box office at 122 Lyon St NW or at the DeVos Performance Hall box office located at 303 Monroe Ave NW.  Tickets can also be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets, by visiting www.broadwaygrandrapids.com, or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 616-235-6285. 

BroadwayWorld has the scoop on the latest egotistical Mormon missionary on Broadway.

That unstoppable juggernaut that is 'The Book or Mormon' is back in Seattle and just as deliciously fun as ever. We all know how good the show is. We all know we're going to laugh our butts off at the crass humor while falling in love with the wonderful characters and infectious musical theater gold. So it all really just rests on the cast for this particular tour and let me say, they bring it as usual and even add in a few elements I've not seen in the show before.

The Book of Mormon is an original musical that tells the story of two young Mormon missionaries who are sent to a remote village in Uganda, where they try to share one of their scriptures, The Book of Mormon (hence the title), but have trouble connecting with the locals who are more worried about war, poverty, and AIDS than religion.

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, which played a record breaking two-week run in 2014 returns to the Triangle for a limited engagement December 29 through January 10 at DPAC. 

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, which played a record breaking two-week run in 2014, is pleased to announce a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins December 29 at DPAC and plays a limited two week engagement through January 10. At DPAC, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office, making a limited number of tickets available at $25 apiece.

As BroadwayWorld reported yesterday, Patricia Elliott, who won a Tony Award for her Broadway debut in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, has passed away. Her niece, Sally Fay, said Elliott died of cancer on Sunday, December 20 at her home in Manhattan. She was 77.

Theatreworks USA, the nation's premiere producer of theatre for family audiences, held an invitation-only work-in-progress presentation earlier today of their new musical, PETE THE CAT, based on the best-selling book series by Kimberly and James Dean.

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, returns to Memphis for a limited engagement March 15-20, 2016 at the Orpheum Theatre. Single tickets will go on sale today, December 18th at 10:00 AM.

Well-Strung, the celebrated boy band string quartet, are gleefully following in the footsteps of their predecessors. With A Well-Strung Christmas, the charming foursome gives plenty of reasons for us all to put aside our copies of New Kids on the Block's Merry, Merry Christmas and 'N SYNC's Home For Christmas. They also leave us asking Santa to turn this show into an album in time for Christmas 2016 too.

THE BOOK OF MORMON is a satirical musical with book, lyrics, and music by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the creators of the animated series South Park, which just wrapped up its 19th season. Lopez is best known as a co-composer/co-lyricist of Avenue Q and Frozen. THE BOOK OF MORMON is the story of two young Mormon missionaries who are sent to Uganda for their first mission. The boys have a naive outlook on life and little in common with each other. When they try to spread "the word" among the locals they find their audience has many things on their minds and religion is the last thing they are thinking about.

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, returns to Memphis for a limited engagement March 15-20, 2016 at the Orpheum Theatre. Single tickets will go on sale Friday, December 18th at 10:00 AM. Tickets will be available for purchase online at the official Orpheum Theatre website, www.orpheum-memphis.com, The Orpheum Box Office (901.525.3000), the ticket counter at The Booksellers at Laurelwood, and all Ticketmaster centers (901.743.ARTS). Group orders of 10 or more may be placed now by calling 901.529.4226. 

Popular Broadway YouTube personality, Tyler Mount, recently welcomed BOOK OF MORMON and PIPPIN's Mike Schwitter for the latest episode of his web series, THE TYLER MOUNT VLOG. Below, catch the hilarious and seasoned professional discuss his dream job outside of the entertainment industry, his guilty pleasure, and his all-time favorite things!

With the new musical School of Rock currently on Broadway, New York City also has its very own school rock 'n' roll band, made up of students age 9 to 17, which will be performing for free in the city the same week as the musical's opening.

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, which played a record breaking two week run in 2013 returns to Seattle for a limited engagement from December 29 through January 10, 2016 at The Paramount Theatre.  Tickets are available on-line at stgpresents.org and tickets.com, by calling 877-STG-4TIX (784-4849), at select Ticketmaster locations and in person at The Paramount Theatre Box Office (Monday through Friday, 10am to 6pm). Group orders of ten or more may be placed by calling 888-214-6856.

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, which played a record breaking three week run in 2013 returns to San Antonio for a limited engagement, playing eight performances at the Majestic Theatre, December 15-20. The production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office, making a limited number of tickets available at $25 apiece.