THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012
THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012
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Posted: 5/12/11 at 4:48pmCongrats Denver! My second home. Makes sense. South Park is in CO.
THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012#2
Posted: 5/12/11 at 6:20pm
That didn't take long! 
THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012#2
Posted: 5/12/11 at 6:20pm
That didn't take long!
THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012#4
Posted: 5/12/11 at 6:23pmAh- as someone who is originally from CO, that's awesome! Great to see Parker and Stone still respecting their roots (though I guess they do in South Park every week anyway.) I hope some of the many Mormons I grew up with will take it upon themselves to go see this since it'll be in their home state!
THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012#5
Posted: 5/12/11 at 7:04pmThis is wonderful news indeed! I work for the DCPA and am beyond thrilled for the tour's Denver kick-off! WOO HOO!
THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012#6
Posted: 5/12/11 at 7:30pmCaroline, do I know you?
THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012#7
Posted: 5/12/11 at 9:50pmfirst a West End announcement and then the tour announcement. does anyone else think this show would do well in Vegas??
THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012#8
Posted: 5/12/11 at 10:07pm
Ahhh, Denver. The OTHER Mormon capital.
Sounds like fantastic marketing...
THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012#9
Posted: 5/12/11 at 10:41pmI was actually hoping they'd kick off the tour in Salt Lake City.
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Posted: 5/12/11 at 10:53pmAny news on what contract it might go out on? Just curious.
THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012#11
Posted: 5/12/11 at 11:07pm
Las Vegas has surprisingly conservative audiences for theatre, it seems. Or maybe 'cuz they're often small-town tourists. At least this has been my impression of them at Jersey Boys... 
I imagine BoM will be playing in places like SF, LA, Chicago -- maybe not so much Orlando or Costa Mesa.
THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012#12
Posted: 5/13/11 at 6:47am
Oh sure, we see this every year at about this time - shows desperate to attract the attention of Tony voters start releasing information about planned "tours", hoping they might get the road voters on their side and at least get one or two awards to use in their marketing.
(Yes, I am joking.)
THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012#13
Posted: 5/13/11 at 6:51am
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Actually that's what I thought when I read this.
(Not joking)
THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012#14
Posted: 5/13/11 at 9:40amquizking, I suspect you are joking. Not quite sure why you call it the other Mormon capitol.
THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012#15
Posted: 5/13/11 at 10:30amWell, it's not like Book of Mormon won't tour. Or win most of the Tonys. This is just icing.
THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012#16
Posted: 5/13/11 at 10:37amIt's the OTHER Mormon capital because there are an absurd amount of Mormons in Colorado- someone can quote statistics against me here, but I'd almost venture to say there's a higher per capita Mormon rate here than any state except Utah. Not saying it's a good/bad thing, just in the years I grew up in northern CO, 80% of my classmates were practicing Mormon, and I've never encountered that sort of ratio anywhere else in my life.Trey and Matt have even said in interviews they were inspired to write the Mormon element of the show because of their childhood experiences growing up among CO Mormons. So, yeah, I think the Other Mormon Capitol is kind if hilarious & correct!
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Posted: 5/13/11 at 11:07am
I lived there for the past 19 years and never knew that. I don't think there are a huge amount. I have heard there are some communities in Western Colorado and San Luis Valley. I lived on Capitol Hill and always saw the boys out on their missions but I don't think there are an "absurd" amount of Mormons in Colorado.
THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012#18
Posted: 5/13/11 at 11:39am
haha, Maybe they don't cluster around the Denver region as much, but up in the northern part Fort Collins/Loveland, they are everywhere! I remember not being able to watch any movie above PG-13 in school (even with permission slips), because the Mormon kids would have to leave on their discretion, and how school activities (even musicals and such) could NEVER be on Sundays, since the Mormons couldn't participate on their 'quiet day.' I actually got an added level of humor too in BoM, since our high school's musical theatre program was the after-school activity of choice for the Mormon kids, and nearly the entire cast would be comprised of them, so seeing Mormons singing/dancing around on Bway wasn't too far off for me!
Funny enough, I never really saw that many missionaries though- I'm assuming because they were a saturated enough presence already. X)
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Posted: 5/13/11 at 11:51amColorado being very Mormon certainly makes sense to an outsider, as South Park is often saturated with Mormon themes or references- not as much as Napoleon Dynamite, perhaps, but close enough.
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THE BOOK OF MORMON National Tour to Kick Off in Denver in 2012#20
Posted: 5/14/11 at 4:13amI to have heard that CO has the second highest number of mormons. Not sure where I heard this though.
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