Thoughts of a Gender-Swapped Book of Mormon?
Thoughts of a Gender-Swapped Book of Mormon?
#1Thoughts of a Gender-Swapped Book of Mormon?
Posted: 8/10/14 at 10:20pmWhat do you guys think of a possibility of a production or a revival of BOM that has the leads gender-swapped?
#2Thoughts of a Gender-Swapped Book of Mormon?
Posted: 8/10/14 at 10:43pmThe first question would be: Why?
FishermanBob
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
#2Thoughts of a Gender-Swapped Book of Mormon?
Posted: 8/10/14 at 11:02pmIf the leads swapped genders with each other, they would both still be male so not sure I see the point.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#3Thoughts of a Gender-Swapped Book of Mormon?
Posted: 8/10/14 at 11:03pmMormon women don't go on mission. They make Mormon babies.
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#4Thoughts of a Gender-Swapped Book of Mormon?
Posted: 8/10/14 at 11:22pmThere actually are female missionaries. My sister is one, unfortunately.
#5Thoughts of a Gender-Swapped Book of Mormon?
Posted: 8/11/14 at 12:52pmSounds like a gimmicky idea that serves no purpose.
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#6Thoughts of a Gender-Swapped Book of Mormon?
Posted: 8/11/14 at 1:23pmPointless
....but the world goes 'round
#7Thoughts of a Gender-Swapped Book of Mormon?
Posted: 8/11/14 at 1:36pm
This makes almost as much sense as an all male production of The Vagina Monologues.
JohnyBroadway
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/12
#8Thoughts of a Gender-Swapped Book of Mormon?
Posted: 8/11/14 at 1:57pmIt wouldn't make sense to storytelling that the creators created.
#9Thoughts of a Gender-Swapped Book of Mormon?
Posted: 8/11/14 at 3:38pmI would LOVE to see an all male production of The Vagina Monologues. :)
#10Thoughts of a Gender-Swapped Book of Mormon?
Posted: 8/11/14 at 3:44pm
^^^^^^
Tobias Fünke would have to star.
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dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#11Thoughts of a Gender-Swapped Book of Mormon?
Posted: 8/11/14 at 5:25pmCatsNY -- is that very new? Is it becoming COMMON? I would imagine (from what I know of Mormonism, from friends that are) that it was not an easy change.
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StephieElise
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#12Thoughts of a Gender-Swapped Book of Mormon?
Posted: 8/11/14 at 10:00pm
They did a female version of Hello at Twisted Broadway in Australia (which is the same as Broadway Backwards) a few years ago. It was well done, but I don't think it really added any deeper meaning or extra humor to it. I can't really see why you would do a gender-swapped version of the whole show.
That being said, I also couldn't see why you would do a gender-swapped version of Hamlet and yet my drama teacher at school thought it was a brilliant idea.
blm2323
Stand-by Joined: 8/5/11
#13Thoughts of a Gender-Swapped Book of Mormon?
Posted: 8/12/14 at 1:31am
Women Mormon missionaries have been pretty common since the 1980's. Men would go when they were 19 and women 21. It has recently been changed to 18 for men and 19 for women.
And I agree - swapping genders for this show seems a bit pointless.
Updated On: 8/12/14 at 01:31 AM
