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Winners of best book of a musical for book of mormon trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez speak on stage during the 65th annual tony awards at the beacon theatre on june 12, 2011 in new york. Book of mormon wins big at tony awards new york the profane and hysterical the book of mormon took home nine tony awards on sunday including the prize for best musical, a considerable. The book of mormon triumphs at the tony awards rolling stone. Actor andrew rannells performs a scene from book of mormon during the american theatre wings 65th annual tony awards ceremony in new york, june 12, 2011. The scottsboro boys got 12, anything goes received nine and how to. The book of mormon is far, far cleverer, far kinder, far more nuanced than that, and one of its many surprises is that it sent an enraptured, ecstatic audience home with an odd sense of having. The book of mormon pittsburgh official ticket source. They became friends at the university of colorado boulder and collaborated on a musical film, cannibal. From left, trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez accept the award for best book of a musical for the book of mormon during the 65th annual tony awards, sunday, june 12, in new york. James and andrew rannells were all nominated for their roles in this musical from the creators of. A musical comedy the book of mormon opened in 2011 on broadway and has grossed more than 500 million dollars. The book of mormon dominated the tony awards last night, taking home best musical and a number of other trophies.
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The 2011 winner for best musical will perform live during the 2012 tony awards, it. James and sutton foster, from left, at the 2011 tony awards. The 2011 winner for best musical will perform live during the 2012 tony awards, it was announced wednesday. The new york times calls it the best musical of this century. This award replaces the grace fort arrington award for historical excellence that. The book of mormon was conceived by trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez. Please see the below message from the team behind the book of mormon, uk. They were held at the beacon theatre, ending a fourteenyear tradition of holding the ceremony at radio city music hall. Book of mormon, war horse big winners at tony awards. The book of mormon wins big at tony awards the washington post. Tony winners matthew broderick and anika noni rose announced the nominations for the 65th annual tony awards may 3 at the new york public library for the performing arts dorothy and lewis b. Book of mormon leads tony awards nominations rolling stone.