May
8, 2013 – The Book of Mormon
– I feel fortunate to have seen this show originally in previews in
New York before the opening, and thought it was the funniest musical
ever! The touring production does not disappoint. In fact the
principals are perhaps better. Mark Evans, and the brilliant
Christopher John O'Neill bring just the right combination to this
black comedy musical. To me, it is even funnier than Spamalot with
its great opening number. The plot is simplistic to say the least, it
is the performances and the songs (which for some reason are not
listed in the programme) which create the havoc on stage. Like South
Park, the show is definitely not for the easily offended. Personally
I cannot wait to see what Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone
come up with next, as the show has sold out basically every
performance in New York, London and now the touring production. There
should be a sit down version for Toronto, six weeks is definitely not
long enough. The songs are catchy, from 'Hello', 'Two by Two', 'You
and Me (But Mostly Me)', 'Turn Off', 'I Believe' and 'Tomorrow is a
Latter Day' as well as clever, and you leave the theatre on a high
note!
