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Do you ever wonder what your favorite Broadway, Off-Broadway, National Tour and regional stars are doing during intermission? Thanks to NEWSIES' Andrew Keenan-Bolger (@KeenanBlogger), dedicated performers and excited fans, now you can see for yourself. (more...)

THE BOOK OF MORMON opened one year ago tonight on, Thursday, March 24, 2011 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre to RAVE reviews. Here's a look back at the cast and creative team at the opening night after party at Gotham Hall in New York City! (more...)

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, will celebrate its first anniversary on Broadway on March 24. In celebration of the showÂ’s first year on Broadway, the production today announced a free fan performance, which has been scheduled for Wednesday, June 6 at 2:00 PM, for entrants of the showÂ’s wildly popular ticket lottery. (more...)

THE BOOK OF MORMON's Tony nominee Josh Gad just visited "Chelsea Lately" last night, March 13, where he chatted about starring in the hit musical, being mistaken for John Belushi, and more. Click below to check out the full interview! (more...)

THE BOOK OF MORMON’s Tony nominee Josh Gad will be a guest on “Chelsea Lately” tomorrow, Tuesday, March 13. The program can be seen on E! at 11PM. Please check local listings. (more...)

THE BOOK OF MORMON with book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, revovles around two Moromn missionaries whose faith get tested as they find themselves in far-way Uganda. In the hilarious video below, the musical gets a makeover with a Jewish twist- titled 'The Book of Purim.' Click below to check out the spoof! (more...)

Today, The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye reports that THE BOOK OF MORMON will open at the Prince of Wales Theatre in March of 2013. Casting is set to begin shortly in the UK. (more...)

The 2012 Grammy Awards were last night, and the nominees for "Best Musical Theater Album" were THE BOOK OF MORMON, ANYTHING GOES, and HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. This year's winner was THE BOOK OF MORMON, and you can check out the acceptance speech from Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Stephen Oremus below! (more...)

The 2012 Grammy Awards are tonight, and the nominees for "Best Musical Theater Album" were THE BOOK OF MORMON, ANYTHING GOES, and HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. (more...)

Well, we went straight to the source and in a joint statement, Scott Rudin and Jordan Roth said, "We're longtime partners and good friends and have always had a great relationship. The Book of Mormon is a very happy tenant with a very happy theatre owner." (more...)

THE BOOK OF MORMONÂ’s original principal cast, Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Nikki M. James, Rory OÂ’Malley, Michael Potts, along with Lewis Cleale and Brian Tyree Henry, have extended their contracts with the Tony Award-winning musical through February 2013. THE BOOK OF MORMON will celebrate its first year on Broadway on February 24, 2012. (more...)

There's been speculation since it opened on Broadway that the undeniable hit THE BOOK OF MORMON would be headed for a West End debut. The Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye reports today that THE BOOK OF MORMON is indeed headed for London - and will move into the Prince of Wales Theatre in early 2013. (more...)

National Public Radio’s “Fresh Air,” hosted by Terry Gross, will rebroadcast their interview with THE BOOK OF MORMON’s co-authors Trey Parker and Matt Stone on tomorrow’s show, Friday, December 30. (more...)

GOP candidate Mitt Romney, who is currently busy preparing for the 2012 election and also happens to be a Mormon, recently told the New York Times that he wants to see Broadway's THE BOOK OF MORMON. Romney told NYT: “I actually encouraged the guys that did that play, ‘The Book of Mormon,’ because I thought that’d be really helpful.” He continued, “I do want to see it, sure,” he said. “It’s a Tony-award winner, big phenomenon — yeah, I want to see it someday. But I don’t have a lot of time for Broadway shows.” (more...)

Tony nominee and 'The Book of Mormon' star Josh Gad, who is a regular correspondent at 'The Daily Show' stopped by last night where he took art in a scit about the history of Christmas. Click below to check it out! (more...)

The Original Broadway Cast Recording for THE BOOK OF MORMON was nominated for the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The recording on Ghostlight Records made history earlier this year as the first Broadway cast recording to chart in BillboardÂ’s Top 10 since Hair in 1969 and was also cited by Billboard as the fastest selling digital cast recording release of all time. The 54th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 12, 2012 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on the CBS Television Network. (more...)

Producers of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, announced today that the Broadway production has recouped its capitalization during the week ending November 27, 2011. THE BOOK OF MORMON plays at BroadwayÂ’s Eugene OÂ’Neill Theatre, where it has broken the house record 22 times since the March 24, 2011 opening. (more...)

THE BOOK OF MORMON's Josh Gad will guest star in the next episode of "Modern Family," entitled "Punkin Chunkin" and airing tonight, November 23 (9:00 PM ET) on the ABC Television Network. (more...)

THE BOOK OF MORMON’s Tony Award nominee Andrew Rannells will join Tony and Emmy Award winner Ellen Barkin and host Andy Cohen on tonight’s edition of Bravo’s “Watch What Happens: Live,” Monday, November 21. “Watch What Happens: Live” airs on Bravo at 11:00 PM Eastern / 10:00 PM Central. (more...)