The New York Times calls it ‘The best musical of this century.’ The Washington Post says, 'It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.’ And Entertainment Weekly raves, 'Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.' It’s The Book of Mormon, the nine-time Tony Award and four-time Olivier Award-winning Best Musical.
This outrageous musical comedy from the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Bobby Lopez, the Co-writer of Avenue Q and Frozen, follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent on a mission to a place that's about as far from Salt Lake City as you can get. Now with sold-out productions in London, on Broadway, and in North America, Melbourne and Sydney, The Book of Mormon has become a worldwide sensation.
The best musical of this century.- The New York Times
It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.- The Washington Post
Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.- Entertainment Weekly
Can someone get me a ticket?- BBC Radio One
A work of genius. As smart as hell.- The Guardian
It's hilarious. God have mercy upon my soul.- The Sunday Telegraph
You may find yourself with your jaw on the floor.- Huffington Post
Foul-mouthed, funny and wild. Terrifically entertaining.- Daily Mail
Vesta Tilley laid the foundation stone of what is now the Sunderland Empire on 29 September 1906 and took to the stage on 1 July 1907 to officially declare the theatre open. Masterminded by two of the contemporary heads of British theatre, Edward Moss and Osward Stoll, the Sunderland Empire Theatre has undergone many changes since it opened but remains the North East’s premier entertainment venue.