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BACK BY
POPULAR
DEMAND
- THE
BOOK OF
MORMON
Performances
begin
July 1
at
The
Detroit
Opera
House
Detroit
MI, -
THE BOOK
OF
MORMON,
winner
of nine
Tony
Awards
including
Best
Musical,
is
pleased
to
announce
a
lottery
ticket
policy
for the
National
Tour,
playing
at the
Detroit
Opera
House,
July 1 –
13,
2014. In
Detroit,
the
production
will
conduct
a
pre-show
lottery
at the
box
office,
making a
limited
number
of
tickets
available
at $29
apiece.
The
wildly
popular
lottery
for the
Broadway
production
has
attracted
as many
as 800
entries
at some
performances.
The
producers
of THE
BOOK OF
MORMON
are
pleased
to offer
low-priced
lottery
seats
for
every
city on
the
National
Tour.
Entries
will be
accepted
at the
box
office
beginning
two and
a half
hours
prior to
each
performance;
each
person
will
print
their
name and
the
number
of
tickets
(1 or 2)
they
wish to
purchase
on a
card
that is
provided.
Two
hours
before
curtain,
names
will be
drawn at
random
for a
limited
number
of
tickets
priced
at $29
each.
Only one
entry is
allowed
per
person.
Cards
are
checked
for
duplication
prior to
drawing.
Winners
must be
present
at the
time of
the
drawing
and show
valid ID
to
purchase
tickets.
Limit
one
entry
per
person
and two
tickets
per
winner.
Tickets
are
subject
to
availability.
THE BOOK
OF
MORMON
features
book,
music
and
lyrics
by Trey
Parker,
Robert
Lopez
and Matt
Stone.
Parker
and
Stone
are the
four-time
Emmy
Award-winning
creators
of the
landmark
animated
series,
“South
Park.”
Tony
Award-winner
Lopez is
co-creator
of the
long-running
hit
musical
comedy,
Avenue
Q. The
musical
is
choreographed
by Tony
Award-winner
Casey
Nicholaw
(Monty
Python’s
Spamalot,
The
Drowsy
Chaperone)
and is
directed
by
Nicholaw
and
Parker.
THE BOOK
OF
MORMON
is the
winner
of nine
Tony
Awards,
including
Best
Musical,
Best
Score
(Trey
Parker,
Robert
Lopez,
Matt
Stone),
Best
Book
(Trey
Parker,
Robert
Lopez,
Matt
Stone),
Best
Direction
(Casey
Nicholaw,
Trey
Parker),
Best
Featured
Actress
(Nikki
M.
James),
Best
Scenic
Design
(Scott
Pask),
Best
Lighting
Design
(Brian
MacDevitt),
Best
Sound
Design
(Brian
Ronan)
and Best
Orchestrations
(Larry
Hochman,
Stephen
Oremus);
the New
York
Drama
Critics
Circle
Award
for Best
Musical;
five
Drama
Desk
Awards
including
Best
Musical,
the 2011
Grammy
Award
for Best
Musical
Theater
Album;
four
Outer
Critics
Circle
Awards,
including
Best
Musical,
and the
Drama
League
Award
for Best
Musical.
THE BOOK
OF
MORMON
features
set
design
by Scott
Pask,
costume
design
by Ann
Roth,
lighting
design
by Brian
MacDevitt
and
sound
design
by Brian
Ronan.
Orchestrations
are by
Larry
Hochman
and
Stephen
Oremus.
Music
direction
and
vocal
arrangements
are by
Stephen
Oremus.
The
Original
Broadway
Cast
Recording
for THE
BOOK OF
MORMON,
winner
of the
2011
Grammy
Award
for Best
Musical
Theater
Album,
is
available
on
Ghostlight
Records.
Performance
times
for THE
BOOK OF
MORMON
appearing
July 1 -
13, 2014
at the
Detroit
Opera
House,
located
at 1526
Broadway
St., in
Detroit,
are:
-
Tuesday
through
Saturday
evening
performances
at 8:00
p.m.
- Sunday
evening
performances
at 7:30
p.m.
-
Saturday
& Sunday
matinees
at 2:00
p.m.
-
Thursday,
July 10
matinee
at 1:00
p.m.
-
Saturday,
July 12
at 2:00
p.m. is
a
special
open
captioned
performance
- No
performance
on
Friday,
July 4
Tickets
for THE
BOOK OF
MORMON
are on
sale at
the
Detroit
Opera
House
box
office,
the
Fisher
Theatre
box
office,
all
Ticketmaster
locations,
by phone
at
1-800-982-2787,
and
online
at
www.ticketmaster.com
or
www.broadwayindetroit.com.
Tickets
for the
special
open
captioned
performance
may be
purchased
in
person
at the
Detroit
Opera
House
and
Fisher
Theatre
box
offices
or by
phone at
313-872-1000,
ext. 0.
For
group
sales
(20 or
more)
please
email
groups@broadwayindetroit.com
or call
(313)
871-1132.
Performance
schedule,
prices
and cast
are
subject
to
change
without
notice.
The
Broadway
In
Detroit
Series
at the
Fisher
Theatre
is
sponsored
by
Chrysler.
As part
of this
sponsorship,
the
latest
and
hottest
Chrysler
vehicles
will be
on
display
at the
theatre.
For more
information,
visit
www.broadwayindetroit.com
or
www.BookofMormonTheMusical.com.
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