Crying at a Comedy: Seeing the Book of Mormon

 Have you heard of the all American prophet?

A thirteenth birthday candle. A manifestation journal. Desperate late-night searches on visa applications to to the US. What do all three of these things have in common? Well, these were just some of the ridiculous ways I tried to get myself a ticket to see the Book of Mormon. I was around 14 when sullenly, I decided that this was only a dream. The end. 

yeah just kidding. 

one night I had a dream where an angel appeared to me and told me that salvation was buried in the form of gold plates under a hill near my house. Well, not particularly. My parents told me that they would buy me tickets to see two shows on the West End, any two of my choosing. Based on the title of the post I'm sure you already know that I chose to see the Book of Mormon. After a long chat with a very confused but very helpful employee at Delfont Mackintosh Theatres (shout out Paul) I finally got my grubby hands on those coveted tickets. 

I WAS HAVING REALLY STRANGE FEELINGS FOR STEVE...

The Book of Mormon is a show following two Mormon missionaries on their journey to Uganda, where they try to convert people into Mormonism. Our main character, Kevin is convinced that he will be the next Joseph Smith, and thus is completely bewildered by his lack of success in Uganda. Through wacky hijinks, shenanigans and other mischievous antics they try get more Ugandans on the Mormon train. The word 'try' is doing so much heavy lifting here, because their attempts are completely fruitless for the entirety of the first act. I'm not going to spoil the second act for you, I honestly think going in blind is the best approach here (Psst... if you don't want to drop insane money on the tickets there's a great slime tutorial on YouTube, you didn't hear it from me though). 

The tony performance of 'I Believe' is free on YouTube, and everyone ever should watch it

Without spoiling too much I can tell you that this show is seriously one of the best I've seen, it's hilarious but still manages to pull off occasional emotional moments. Despite all their flaws and weird personalities, I can honestly say I was rooting for the characters to succeed. As the characters grow and change, you can't help but feeling a sense of pride, watching the melodies come full circle and admiring the character arcs. 

RIP Elders you would've loved saying 'What the Sigma'

Okay, now it's time to make like Warner and get serious. PLEASE READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS. The humor is extremely low brow, with a lot of swearing and sexual content that may be inappropriate for younger viewers. I know I was 13 when I got into it but I would not take a 13 year old to see it, which should speak volumes. There are also some sensitive topics like domestic abuse, female genital mutilation and other forms of violence. If you, or heaven forbid your child wants to see this show, I would heavily advise looking over the warnings first. 

This show made me glaze Mormons so hard and it breaks my heart that they can be kinda trash IRL

Alright boring part over, I genuinely cannot recommend this show enough, it is one of the greatest shows ever written, completely deserving of it's 2011 best musical Tony award. Wacky doesn't even come close to describing it, honestly all I can say is you've got to watch it for yourself. Immerse yourself into the stunning stage design of the "Spooky Mormon Hell Dream", turn off all feelings with the Mormons, wonder at the miraculous storytelling by the Ugandans during "Joseph Smith American Moses". I promise you this journey to Salt Lake City, or as I believe one of the Ugandans calls it "Sal Tle Ka Siti" will not be wasted. 

I love Andrew so much. That is all. 

Imagine that your brain is made of tiny boxes, now find the box that's gay and CRUSH IT

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