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MORMONS IN AMERICA


A profile of the Mormon religion in the United States. Founded in the 1820s, there are now more Mormons in North America than any other continent. This program takes a close look at the religion

Everything Coming to Max in April Photo Everything Coming to Max in April
by Michael Major - March 22, 2024

Stream The Debut Of HBO Original Limited Series “The Sympathizer,” Max Original Unscripted Series “Conan O’Brien Must Go,” HBO Original Comedy Special “Alex Edelman: Just For Us,” HBO Original Documentary Series “The Jinx – Part Two” And “The Synanon Fix,” HBO Original Documentaries “Brandy Hellvill...
BWW Review: BOOK OF MORMON Remains Spectacularly Hilarious Photo BWW Review: BOOK OF MORMON Remains Spectacularly Hilarious
by Perry Tannenbaum - July 27, 2018

Some of the jests of THE BOOK OF MORMON are starting to show some wear, but the buffoonery, vulgarity, and bold tastelessness still satisfy, and the dance ensemble on this third Charlotte go-round - along with Casey Nicholaw's choreography seem more brilliant than ever....
BWW Review: Pulitzer Prize Winning Angels in America, Part 1 is Compelling at Ensemb Photo BWW Review: Pulitzer Prize Winning Angels in America, Part 1 is Compelling at Ensemble
by Roy Berko - January 11, 2018

Lucky you. It is unnecessary to go to New York to see a production of this epic. It is now running at Ensemble Theatre as part of their 'We The People' 2017-2018 season. The first segment, subtitled 'Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches,' is running until January 28. In April, 'Angels ...
New Modes of Representation Forcing Reexamination of Oldtime Heroes: MEN ON BOATS at Photo New Modes of Representation Forcing Reexamination of Oldtime Heroes: MEN ON BOATS at Baltimore Center Stage
by Jack L. B. Gohn - December 09, 2019

The Powell expedition down the Colorado was a voyage of discovery only from the perspective of certain white Protestant men, since Native Americans lived along the route – and white Mormons dwelt close by as well. But only when the river and surrounding lands were surveyed and mapped by certain kind...
EAST TO EDINBURGH FESTIVAL, Primary Stages Productions & More Announced for 59E59 The Photo EAST TO EDINBURGH FESTIVAL, Primary Stages Productions & More Announced for 59E59 Theaters Summer/Fall 2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 18, 2022

59E59 Theaters has announced their Summer/Fall 2022 Season, which will include the in-person return of the East to Edinburgh Festival, as well as two additional productions presented by Primary Stages, On That Day in Amsterdam and peerless as part of their inaugural season as 59E59 Theaters’ Residen...
EAST TO EDINBURGH FESTIVAL, Primary Stages Productions & More Announced for 59E59 The Photo EAST TO EDINBURGH FESTIVAL, Primary Stages Productions & More Announced for 59E59 Theaters Summer/Fall 2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 18, 2022

59E59 Theaters has announced their Summer/Fall 2022 Season, which will include the in-person return of the East to Edinburgh Festival, as well as two additional productions presented by Primary Stages, On That Day in Amsterdam and peerless as part of their inaugural season as 59E59 Theaters’ Residen...
BWW Feature: Utah Rep Producing ANGELS IN AMERICA in Utah a Unique Experience, for Bo Photo BWW Feature: Utah Rep Producing ANGELS IN AMERICA in Utah a Unique Experience, for Both Actors and Audiences--With Mormon Church Dominating State's Culture and Politics
by Blair Howell - May 19, 2019

With characters in ANGELS IN AMERICA hailing from Utah, the Utah Repertory Theater Company production will uniquely reverberate with theatergoers. 'What excites me most about participating in ANGELS is being able to tell a story that is still applicable to today's problems -- and in a place where th...
BWW Interview: Andy Huntington Jones in THE BOOK OF MORMON on Tour Photo BWW Interview: Andy Huntington Jones in THE BOOK OF MORMON on Tour
by Kathy Strain - April 16, 2018

As THE BOOK OF MORMON tours around North America, it has sold-out in city after city. Locals enjoy the opportunity to laugh and have a fun evening watching THE BOOK OF MORMON while they forget their outside worries. Currently on tour with the company is Andy Jones who is playing the role of Elder Mc...
BWW REVIEW: Hilarious, Crass And Incredibly Clever, THE BOOK OF MORMON Opens To Roars Photo BWW REVIEW: Hilarious, Crass And Incredibly Clever, THE BOOK OF MORMON Opens To Roars Of Laughter In Sydney
by Jade Kops - March 11, 2018

Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone's smash hit musical, THE BOOK OF MORMON, which challenges traditional musical theatre sensibilities as it sends up organised religion and western culture's ignorance and arrogance whilst holding a heart-warming message of care and compassion was met with roar...
OSF Commission ROE Wins PEN Literary Award Photo OSF Commission ROE Wins PEN Literary Award
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2017

Roe, a riveting drama by Lisa Loomer about central figures in the American abortion rights debate that debuted at OSF in April 2016, is the winner of The PEN Center USA 2017 Literary Award for Drama....
BWW Review: Atlantis Theatrical Crafts A Polished Rendition of MILLENNIUM APPROACHES Photo BWW Review: Atlantis Theatrical Crafts A Polished Rendition of MILLENNIUM APPROACHES
by Robert Encila-Celdran - March 28, 2019

Acclaimed playwright Sarah Ruhl began her career as an avid consumer of other people's works. A church in Chicago was the unlikely venue of her first encounter with 'Angels in America,' where she gushed about Tony Kushner's work for its 'seriousness, endurance, political engagement, and language.'...
BWW Review: 10 Reasons Why THE BOOK OF MORMON Tour at Segerstrom Arts Is Still a Hell Photo BWW Review: 10 Reasons Why THE BOOK OF MORMON Tour at Segerstrom Arts Is Still a Hella Funny, Hella Good Show
by Michael Quintos - March 28, 2018

One thing is for certain about THE BOOK OF MORMON: this memorable, whip-smart, and downright gut-busting Broadway musical is still one of the funniest---if not the funniest---musical ever to exist in the 21st Century. The tour's return trip to Orange County's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa ...
BWW Review: 10 Reasons Why THE BOOK OF MORMON Tour at Segerstrom Arts Is Still a Hell Photo BWW Review: 10 Reasons Why THE BOOK OF MORMON Tour at Segerstrom Arts Is Still a Hella Funny, Hella Good Show
by Michael Quintos - March 28, 2018

One thing is for certain about THE BOOK OF MORMON: this memorable, whip-smart, and downright gut-busting Broadway musical is still one of the funniest---if not the funniest---musical ever to exist in the 21st Century. The tour's return trip to Orange County's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa ...
Have There Been Many Two-Person Broadway Musicals Before GUTENBERG? Photo Have There Been Many Two-Person Broadway Musicals Before GUTENBERG?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - October 22, 2023

This time, the reader question was: Have there been many Broadway musicals starring only two actors, before Gutenberg! The Musical!?...
David Aaron Baker, Nina Hellman, Richard Topol & More to Star in THE UNBELIEVING at 5 Photo David Aaron Baker, Nina Hellman, Richard Topol & More to Star in THE UNBELIEVING at 59E59 Theaters
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 12, 2022

59E59 Theaters and The Civilians have announced the full cast & creative team for The Unbelieving by Marin Gazzaniga (So Close) and directed by Steve Cosson (Whisper House). The Unbelieving begins previews October 20, 2022, in Theater B and opens October 27 for a run through November 20, 2022.  ...
Podcast: West of Broadway Podcast Talks with THE BOOK OF MORMON's Liam Tobin Photo Podcast: West of Broadway Podcast Talks with THE BOOK OF MORMON's Liam Tobin
by West of Broadway - March 18, 2020

With the COVID 19 Pandemic bringing shows and businesses to a standstill, there isn't much theater news to report but Will Armstrong and Wendy Rosoff wanted to share their conversation with Book of Mormon star Liam Tobin from their Los Angeles run at the Ahmanson Theater. Liam talks about his histor...
BWW Feature: The Book That 'Started' Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA Gifted to Playw Photo BWW Feature: The Book That 'Started' Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA Gifted to Playwright by Salt Lake Woman, Utah Rep Reveals
by Blair Howell - June 07, 2019

Who gave Playwright Tony Kushner his first copy of 'The Book of Mormon'?...
ANGELS IN AMERICA is Next Up at Cygnet Theatre Photo ANGELS IN AMERICA is Next Up at Cygnet Theatre
by Julie Musbach - February 07, 2019

This spring the epic drama Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes comes to Cygnet Theatre. At once intimate yet expansive, this Tony and Pulitzer prize winning drama runs March 6 through April 20, 2019 in rotating rep. There will be two Opening Nights for Media. Opening Night for Part ...
The Brick Theater Presents THE FESTIVAL OF LIES Photo The Brick Theater Presents THE FESTIVAL OF LIES
by Julie Musbach - June 08, 2018

Truth is an illusion. Experience is subjective. And proof is in the eye of the beholder. We at The Brick believe only what we feel like believing and likely not even that. All news is fake news. Except for the news that proves my point. Join us for performances and art works full of hot takes, half-...





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