BBC World News reviewed the London stage show of The Book of Mormon this morning, and played the showcase song of the show. I saw it last year with Firecracker, and we loved it. I gave it a full review.
The song does pick on Mormon beliefs, but the show in total is essentially a comedic anthropological take on religion itself, as stories we tell to make tragedy bearable, and is one of the funniest shows I’ve seen in a long time.
Thomas Pluck writes unflinching fiction with heart. His stories have appeared in Big Pulp, Needle, Stupefying Stories, The Utne Reader Burnt Bridge, [PANK] magazine, Crime Factory, Spinetingler, Beat to a Pulp, McSweeney's Internet Tendency and elsewhere. He edits the Lost Children charity anthologies to benefit PROTECT: The National Association to Protect Children, and writes The Big Eat, the burger and greasy spoon column for Devil Gourmet.
"The Story of O Street" in Oh Sandy: An Anthology of Humor for a Serious Cause***
"Kamikaze Death Burgers at the Ghost Town Cafe" in Feeding Kate
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"Acapulcolypse" in Nightfalls: Notes from the End of the World
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"The Rock Ridge Ringer" in Hills of Fire: Bare-Knuckle Yarns of Appalachia
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"Train" in Shotgun Honey Presents: Both Barrels
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"Garbage Man" in Beat to a Pulp: Superhero
"Six Feet Under God" in Grift #1
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"Free Bird" in Off the Record: A Charity Anthology; benefits children's literacy
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"short and mean and well-written." - James Reasoner
"Black-Eyed Susan" in Beat to a Pulp: Hardboiled
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The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology (Amazon Kindle & Paperback)
(editor) and story "Little Sister"
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Good thing the Mormons don’t behead folks or declare a jihad against those who poke fun at ‘em like the other “M” religion… Sounds like a terrific show–thanks for the heads-up!
It’s in Detroit now but completely sold out.
We had to wait a long time and it was still expensive, but worth it. Very funny.