Turn it off, turn it off like a light switch just go click click. The book of mormon turn it off chords by misc soundtrack. Direction by craig haines, choreography by max patterson and musical direction by phillip filo. Invigorating music, impressive choreography, and unexpected hilarious humour are a few things that the book of mormon brought to its tour stop in vancouver with broadway across. The song turn it off from the musical book of mormon is a satirical tap number about the unworkability of the control agenda. Book of mormon basically traces the way these oilandwater partners struggle to adjust to their dissimilarities while trying to convert the locals to mormonism. Famously techheavy, confusing, stylistically promiscuous, and even dangerous, the production. The book is clever and funny, the songs, which occasionally slyly nod to wicked and alan menken, are musicalcomedy manna, and the choreography just keeps getting more inventive as the. Turn it off like a light switch on a cord now he isnt gay anymore elders turn it, turn it, turn it, turn it turn it, turn it, turn it, turn it turn it elder mckinley turn it off. Book of mormon is runaway winner at tonys with nine awards. The marvel of the book of mormon is that even as it profanes some serious articles of faith, its spirit is anything but mean.
Risque, wickedly funny and inappropriate in almost every way, the book of mormon will have you signing the words of joseph smith american moses long after the curtains drop. The book of mormon could be viewed by some as blasphemous. Risque, wickedly funny and inappropriate in every way. The cast are sublime, the songs are memorable and the choreography is. The musical has broadway seen a better constructed, fully realized production of the metamusical than the book of mormon. If you are a fan of matt stone and trey parkers previous work, you will adore the book of mormon. Turn off the dark, sang with hugh jackson and rode one of the puppet horses of war horse. In the hilarious turn it off, mckinley advises the new boys that when you start to get confused because of thoughts in your head, dont feel those feelings. Turn it off from the book of mormon concept video from derek. Book of mormon is runaway winner at tonys with nine. The book of mormon is unlike any other musical comedy ever.
Book of mormon vandy performs vanderbilt university. Village performing arts centre full time 2014 perform turn it off from the book of mormon. Book of mormon musical wins 9 tony awards deseret news. It is deserving of every single award it has received since it premiered in new york in 2011 including nine tony. Turn it off the book of mormon original choreography. Tom ragen turn it off from the book of mormon village full time 2014 duration.
Bb i got a feeling, that am you could be feeling, a w gm hole lot better then you f c eel today you bb say you got a problem, well t am hats no. The profane and hysterical the book of mormon took home nine tony awards on sunday, including the prize for best musical, a considerable achievement for a pair of firsttime. The book of mormon was worth the wait courierjournal. For the uninitiated, the book of mormon follows elder price ryan bondy and elder cunningham a. Robert lopez is the cocreator of the smash hit, tony award winning broadway musicals avenue q and the book of mormon. The book of mormon is the embodiment of gleeful obscenity full of deliberate unfortunate implications, running gags, and plenty of precision fstrikes and cluster fbombs. Although listening to the book of mormon on its own illustrates some of the irreverent humor in the show, the excellent choreography and costume designs elevate the musical to a new height. Book of mormon is fun, filthy, albeit standard theater.
Turn it off tap choreography cameron gilliam youtube. Published on dec 18, 2014 village performing arts centre full time 2014 perform turn it off from the book of mormon. Turn it off, turn it off, turn it off like a light switch, just go click click, click what a cool little mormon trick trick trick we do it all the time when youre feeling certain feelings that dont. Nicholaw, the book of mormon has its tasty cake from an old family recipe and eats it with sardonic relish. Cole porter musical anything goes, which also won best musical revival and earned kathleen marshall an award for best. The book of mormon has taken the theater world by storm, offering a show thats irreverently sweet and incredibly smart. Turn it off the book of mormon association for contextual. Grab your gold top hat and get ready for a sassy combo to turn it off from the musical book of mormon. Tom ragen turn it off from the book of mormon village full. The show, which netted honors for best musical, best book, best direction of a musical, best score, best featured actress and four technical awards, came in with a leading 14 nominations.
Book of mormon delivers maximum blasphemy for comedys. The book of mormon original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city mar 24, 2011 and is currently playing. The musical does obviously poke fun at the mormon church, and in a hilarious number titled turn it off, they explore the nature of repressing unwanted feelings, in particular. Other sharp production numbers, such as spooky mormon hell dream and the utterly inspired lampoon of psychological denial, turn it off, could have come from mel brookss playbook. First staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints beliefs and practices that ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. Along with his wife and collaborator kristen andersonlopez, he. Holmes, two young american missionaries deployed to uganda. The most satisfying moment in the book of mormon might be when a disillusioned and. A story so exaggerated needs an outstandingly talented cast to carry it off, and book of mormon doesnt disappoint. If performance energy were radioactive, the folks in the first several rows at heinz hall watching the book of mormon probably discovered they were glowing in the dark when. Mormon is playing in a comparatively small house for a broadway musical, the 1,100seat eugene oneill, while lion king, wicked and spiderman.
In the book of mormon musical, herrolds character, nabulungi, offers a beautiful parody of a classic disney princesss i want song. Derek mitchell dance company choreographer derek mitchell assistant choreographers david andres and mark cruz. Direction by craig haines, choreography by max patterson. The ensemble performances reinforced ideas about each community like the song turn it off reflected the identity of the mormon missionary community in uganda and the. Turn off the dark also came in for a ribbing from harris, who restricted himself to 30 seconds of jokes about the show after.
Turn it off, a song the mormons sing to elder cunningham about how to deal with negative emotions, is a brilliant sendup of cheerup songs such as i whistle a happy tune. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone. See more ideas about book of mormon, book of mormon musical and book of mormon broadway. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone first staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church. Even for book of mormon nonvirgins, its second run in. How does the book of mormon play in the age of trump.
The book of mormon plays through sunday, november 9th, at the altria theater, 6 north laurel street. Chase durrett turn it off the book of mormon youtube. Turn off the dark in its original version in january 2011. The book of mormon given the key contributors that south park creators trey parker and matt stone teamed with for their first broadway outing, one might expect the book of mormon to. From the ensemble members to the leading roles, every. Laugh out loud as this awardwinning broadway hit comes to life. Original broadway cast of the book of mormon turn it off.