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Parker, Lopez and Stone's The Book of Mormon (The Fourth Wall) – by Brian Granger

Parker, Lopez and Stone's The Book of Mormon (The Fourth Wall) by Brian Granger

Hasa Diga Eebowai

In 2011, a musical full of curse words and Mormon missionaries swept that year’s Tony Awards show and was praised among major media outlets as a triumphant return of the American musical. Has everyone gone insane, or is this show a new milestone for musical theatre? This book explores the inherent achievements and failures of The Book of Mormon--one of the most ambitious, and problematic, musicals to achieve widespread success. The metaphor of boxing helps to explore the metaphorical punches that the show’s creative trio deliver and to ruminate over the less-discussed ideological wounds that their style of shock absurdism might leave behind.

Brian Granger carefully examines where The Book of Mormon succeeds and fails, challenging our understanding of musical comedy and our appreciation for this cultural landmark in theatre.


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Parker, Lopez and Stone's The Book of Mormon (The Fourth Wall) on Hardcover

Publisher: Routledge

Released: 2019

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