Free Streaming of Book of Mormon Cast Album — Page 4

Raise your hand if you think "I Believe" should be the song they perform on the Tonys.

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"Man Up" would be a fun choice, or "Tomorrow is a Latter Day".
They absolutely have to incorporate "Hello!" into the opening, though.

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I am guessing they will do a montage of Two By Two and Turn It Off. I think they might open the Tonys with Hello.

The issue with that is that it eliminates the African ensemble completely.

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I think a good point of reference is The Producers, which elected to perform "Along Came Bialy" to show off their cast, even though it's not the best number or works best out of context.

Although part of me thinks they might perform an abridged "All-American Prophet".

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Unfortunately, nothing will be as good as Hasa Diga Eebowai. I personally think it would be worth the FCC fine, but I'm not the one making these decisions.

If I had to pick one, I would say Turn It Off. With the lights and the dance break, it makes for a much better production number.

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Doesn't the FCC lose control over what's shown on TV after a certain time? I wanna 9? If they do then I'd love to see Hasa Diga Eebowai, if not Spooky Mormon Hell Dream.

Does anyone else think that Sal Tlay Ka Siti sounds JUST like another Musical Theatre song? I can't put my finger on it.

LOVE the album, also.

As for the TONY's, I think Hello will be incorporated into the opening, and I'm gonna go on a limb and say it will be a medley performance: Hasa Diga Eebowi (abridged) and Latter Days.

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Does anyone else think that Sal Tlay Ka Siti sounds JUST like another Musical Theatre song? I can't put my finger on it.

I can sorta hear it, but I can't come up with it either. It IS the same theme as is used in the "Orlando" segment of Two By Two.

The one song from the score that DOES sound like another musical theatre song is You and Me (But Mostly Me). Chord-wise and structurally, it's essentially Defying Gravity. Give it a good listen and you'll see what I mean.

I've tried to find a Ugandan translator, but I can't seem to find one. I think it's made up.

Sal Tlay Ka Siti sounds like the Laverne & Shirley theme song!!! haha

I was glad to have a chance to listen to the score and that it was made available, however, I was not impressed. It sounds like a Mormonized Lion King takeoff and a lot of it sounds the same. It's not to me at the same level as say, Titanic or The Light in the Piazza. The doorbell just reminds me of Avon lady commercials.

I don't see how the show creators could claim on the Jon Stewart show that the musical is a celebration of Mormonism and they aren't against Mormons. I'm just going by the album, not having seen the show, but It portrays the Mormons as fools, including the Africans who follow them. It skewers the history of the Mormon Church. It's a good subject for evaluation, but don't posture that it's something other than what it is. (even on Jon Stewart).

The best part is the edgy complaints against God for forgetting the Uganda people in the time of the scourge of AIDS, etc., but that gets lost. Further, I have read many times of South African men raping babies in the belief it will cure their AIDs, but not of Uganda. Idi Amin was believed to have syphilis, perhaps tertiary. The countries are pretty far away. I don't know how far that superstition spreads across Africa, so I was surprised to hear it also being attributed to Uganda.
Idi Amin

What does it mean when something is "Mormonized?"

I don't see how it can be considered a Lion King take-off. Other than the fact that they are both set on the same continent, the shows have nothing in common.