The Theater: How to Succeed in Business... // The Book of Mormon

I have two upcomers for this. One unremarkably stupid and an insult to a classic work of art. The other remarkably innovative and equally brilliant.



Daniel Radcliff is NOT a good actor! He's not! Stop it. Everyone likes Harry Potter, but that does not change the fact that he is a HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE actor who in no way deserves the acclaim he has received. The only thing he has going for him is that he has the same nerdy, doofusie look of the lead character of a book series that captured the imaginations basic every child in the world.

To allow him to desecrate a role like J. Peirreport Finch is not only terriblely stupid but is to act with complete negligence and disregard for the integrity of a classic work like How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Rob Ashford, you are a freakin' moron! Go to hell. I pray this show and its cast go the same route as the Spiderman show. Break a leg Radcliff; seriously.



The Book of Mormon is a religious satire musical written by tony-award winner, Robert Lopez (Avenue Q) and Trey Parker and Matt Stone, co-creators of South Park. The play centers around two young Mormon men venturing out into the world on a mission trip in Uganda.

Now I can understand the immediate reaction to hearing that the men behind a show as crass and inappropriate as South Park are adding their spark to Broadway might be that the culture is heading in a handbasket to hell where Satan and Sadaam Hussien are gay lovers sharing a condo by the lake of fire. In fact, Vogue Magazine described the show as, "the filthiest, most offensive," but, "and—surprise—sweetest thing you’ll see on Broadway this year, and quite possibly the funniest musical ever."

This is a new classic in the making. The New York Post noted audiences in rehearsals were "sore from laughing so hard" and describe the show as "tuneful and very funny" adding "the show has heart."

What's more, even though this is humor in the heart of South Park, Parker and Stone have tastefully addressed the commentary on Mormonism. This is in no way an unrelenting bash on the Church of Later Day Saints. The NY Post remarked in their reveiw that, "It makes fun of organized religion, but the two Mormons are real people, not caricatures." Even the response amongst Mormons has been quite tempered. In the Church's official response, they state, "The production may attempt to entertain audiences for an evening, but the Book of Mormon as a volume of scripture will change people's lives forever by bringing them closer to Christ."