<P> The Book of Mormon follows two Mormon missionaries as they attempt to share their scriptures with the inhabitants of a remote Ugandan village . The earnest young men are challenged by the lack of interest of the locals, who are preoccupied with more pressing troubles such as AIDS, famine, and oppression from the local warlord . </P> <P> In 2003, after Parker and Stone saw Avenue Q, they met with Lopez and began developing the musical, meeting sporadically for several years . Parker and Stone grew up in Colorado, and references to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints had been commonplace in their previous works . For research, the trio took a trip to Salt Lake City to meet with current and former Mormon missionaries . Beginning in 2008, developmental workshops were staged . The show's producers, Scott Rudin and Anne Garefino, opted to open the show directly on Broadway . </P> <P> The show opened on Broadway in March 2011, after nearly seven years of development . The LDS Church issued a polite, measured response to the musical, and purchased advertising space in its playbill in later runs . The Book of Mormon garnered overwhelmingly positive critical responses, and set records in ticket sales for the Eugene O'Neill Theatre . The show was awarded nine Tony Awards, one of which was for Best Musical, and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album . The original Broadway cast recording became the highest - charting Broadway cast album in over four decades, reaching number three on the Billboard charts . In 2013, the musical premiered in the West End, followed by two US national tours . A production in Melbourne and the first non-English version, in Stockholm, both opened in January 2017 . Productions in Oslo and Copenhagen followed . </P> <P> The Book of Mormon has grossed over $500 million . </P>

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