South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s Broadway musical, The Book of Mormon, satirizing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, is set to open tomorrow (March 24).
Although the Mormon religion may seem a touchy subject to make into a musical-comedy, Parker and Stone insist that it’s far from the most controversial thing that they’ve done.
"If you can’t watch an average episode of South Park with your kids, you probably shouldn’t bring them to the musical. But it’s by far not the rawest or filthiest thing we’ve ever done. We could do much more," said Stone.
The musical follows a pair of young Mormon missionaries who are sent to Uganda, and must struggle to reconcile their beliefs with the beliefs of Africans living with AIDS and the regime of warlord Butt Naked.
"This is a musical and it’s a little bit of a different experience than a 22-minute animated show. We always thought if people could get past what they thought about what we usually do, that we could get them to the point where they understand it," said Stone.