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THE BOOK OF MORMON has been described by its creators, SOUTH PARK juggernauts Trey Parker and Matt Stone, as 'making fun of and celebrating things at the same time,' so it might not come as a surprise to them that seeing the satirical smash hit led student Liza Morong, 21, to pick up a real copy of The Book of Mormon.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has broken the house record in Toronto for the week ending May 12. The show broke the record at the Princess of Wales Theatre for an 8-performance week, grossing $1,510,230.00.

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON which played a record-breaking three-week run in the fall of 2012 returns for a limited engagement October 22-November 24 at The Buell Theatre. Single tickets for the engagement go on sale Monday, June 10 at 10am, limit eight (8) per household. An exclusive pre-sale for American Express' Card-members will begin at 10am on Wednesday, June 5, online only.

MTG is looking for a producer for its Summer 2013 show, AVENUE Q. Deadline for submission is Monday, May 13th at 5:00PM. Performance dates are August 30-September 1, September 5-7, 12-14.

The Book of Mormon opened in Toronto last Thursday, kicking off a sold-out six week run at The Princess of Wales Theatre. Arguably the most hyped show of the year, Toronto audiences have been clamouring to get tickets to this Tony Award Winning production. BWW was on hand opening night to see if the show does in fact live up to the hype, and we are happy to report that the Mormons are indeed a crowd pleasing bunch.

Director Edward Fernandez and a well-trained cast of puppets and puppeteers bring the hit musical to hysterical life on the EPAC stage

The Kleban Foundation has announced that the 23rd annual Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre lyricist has gone to Daniel Mate and the 23rd annual Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre librettist has gone to Alan Gordon. The 2013 prizes will be presented on June 24, 2013, in a private ceremony (by invitation only) hosted by ASCAP and BMI.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has announced a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins April 30 at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto and plays a limited 6 week engagement through June 9, 2013. In Toronto, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office, with up to 24 tickets available at $25 each, cash only.

'The Book of Mormon' may be outrageous, irreverent, and puerile in the extreme, but the most offensive thing about this insipid show is its insulting lack of wit.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has broken its own house record in Pittsburgh for the week ending April 7 at the Benedum Center. THE BOOK OF MORMON first broke the record the week of March 31.

'Avenue Q' is the smash-hit Broadway musical about real life in New York City, as told by a cast of people and puppets through a hilariously irreverent comedy. The show comes to Center Stage at the Jewish Community Center, tonight, April 11 - 28, 2013 (varied days/times).

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announced today three musicals to be developed at the 2013 National Music Theater Conference.

Due to strong advanced ticket sales, The Human Race Theatre Company is adding five evening performances to the original June 6 - 23 run of Avenue Q. The run of the show is now extended through Saturday, June 29.

On Broadway, The Book of Mormon has broken the Eugene O'Neill Theatre's house record 44 times. The National Tour of The Book of Mormon has continually broken house records across the country since opening in Denver in the summer of 2012. The Chicago production of The Book of Mormon holds the house record at the Bank of America Theatre. The show just released a new promo featuring creators Try Parker and Matt Stone and you can check it out below!