Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

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Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/10/12 at 7:07am

I know it's common that most American show transfers to London don't go over very well - so how does that bode for Book of Mormon? Will the British audience take to that kind of humor?

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#2

Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/10/12 at 7:28am

Yes

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#3

Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/10/12 at 10:27am

What are you talking about? Legally Blonde was a west end hit!

#4

Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/10/12 at 10:28am

And Shrek

#5

Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/10/12 at 11:39am

^ Fairy tales and airheads are fairly universal, but we don't have mormons in the UK!

#6

Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/10/12 at 12:16pm

Whilst Mormons are not a big thing here in the UK we always have them doing door to door so we all know of them. Also it's the fact its by the writers of South Park and Avenue Q (huge hit here) which will get peoples attention.

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Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/10/12 at 1:24pm

"Whilst Mormons are not a big thing here in the UK we always have them doing door to door so we all know of them."


You also have a history and culture of colonization, and religious proselytizing. Seems like prime satire for the audience there.

#8

Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/10/12 at 2:27pm

All most Brits know about Mormonism is Mitt the Twit.

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#9

Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/10/12 at 2:30pm

Book of Mormon will do well in the West End for all sorts of reasons that the cast and creatives never intended.

I'm already getting my teeth and socks whitened in anticipation.

#10

Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/10/12 at 3:44pm

The British love anything that makes fun of Americans idiocy. Why do you think Enron was such a big hit? I think Mormon will be more popular in UK than here honestly.

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#11

Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/10/12 at 4:31pm

Yes, it really will. I know we don't have much mormon experience, but we all know Jehovah's Witnesses so we do know "annoying" religious fanatics. South Park is big over here, and Avenue Q ran for 5 years in town, and has done 2 national tours.

And as said above, we do like to laugh at Americans.

#12

Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/10/12 at 6:12pm

I realize Legally Blonde, Shrek, and many other big commercial musicals made splashes there, and I know Book of Mormon is pretty splashy, but I guess I just wondered if it would transfer well over there. Not everything we've sent over there has been a hit - Spring Awakening, Hair, among many others have all gone over with big expectations and fallen flat, so it was a valid thought in my mind if Book of Mormon would do well given that thought.

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Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/13/12 at 5:47am

Booking hasn't even opened to the general public yet. I made my booking yesterday as part of a special advance opportunity and was struggling to find seven seats together.

So I would say on the basis of that anecdotal information this is doing extremely well.

#14

Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/13/12 at 6:10am

"Booking hasn't even opened to the general public yet. I made my booking yesterday as part of a special advance opportunity and was struggling to find seven seats together.

So I would say on the basis of that anecdotal information this is doing extremely well."

I've found that presales don't always have the best seating. Not to mention you're looking for seven seats together.

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Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/13/12 at 6:10am

Double post

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Updated On: 9/13/12 at 06:10 AM

#16

Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/13/12 at 7:55am

Yes, I think it will. It's a very good unique show. London will salivate over its success from the US. Plus the location of the theatre is a plus and cannot hurt at all as it is smack in the middle of a very touristy area.

Any idea on cast yet?

#17

Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/13/12 at 8:25am

I wish Gavin Creel could open it here. Sooo badly.

#18

Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/13/12 at 11:11am

I'm sure it will do well there, honestly, most Americans don't have much contact with Mormon's, most know about them to the same extend Brits do.

Will it be enough of a brand however, to not need names?

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Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/13/12 at 1:57pm

Mormon will also be a big draw for the American tourist.

#20

Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/13/12 at 2:00pm

I am curious if they will change a lot of the American references-they did change stuff for Rent and Avenue Q, after all. There are several cultural references that might not be very familiar to British audiences.

#21

Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/13/12 at 5:48pm

The name being mentioned a lot for Elder Price is Mark Evans, a former Fiyero and currently playing Sam Wheat in Ghost.

#22

Will Book of Mormon do well in the West End?

Posted: 9/13/12 at 6:40pm

Mark Evans is just a rumor, and I feel it only has to do with the way he looks.
He's fine on the eyes, but I honestly think he's somewhat talentless and lacking in stamina. He's got a terrible attendance record at Ghost.

Updated On: 9/13/12 at 06:40 PM