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South Park Creators To Spoof Mormon Church In Musical

“The creators of the cartoon South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, are planning to stage a Broadway musical based on the lives and (many) loves of typical members of the Church of the Latter Day Saints. It will be co-written by the composer Robert Lopez, who wrote Avenue Q, the award-winning musical which sends-up another all-American institution, Sesame Street. Cheyenne Jackson, an openly-gay Broadway star who appeared in the film United 93, said this week that he has agreed to play the lead role, a Mormon missionary, in the show, which is currently being work-shopped and is slated to open in 2009.” [Link]

You know, I really wouldn’t care if it weren’t for the fact that perception is a big part of our reality. Also, I really hope that the musical is not being done in any part as a reaction to the prop 8 results. I mean, the fact that tons of other churches were involved, but because they are more independently run, they didn’t get as much attention, leads me to be disappointed with the media. I’m not trying to say that the church didn’t play a big part, I know that they did. My point is just that they did not do it alone. If they had, I really don’t think prop 8 would have passed.