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Star Of 'Book Of Mormon' Prepares For Opening Night In Denver

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DENVER (CBS4) - The hit Broadway musical "The Book Of Mormon" is back in Denver by popular demand.

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Book of Mormon (credit: CBS)

The musical was created by Colorado natives Matt Stone and Trey Parker -- who also created the animated sitcom "South Park."

Trey Parker & Matt Stone (Writing Team)
Trey Parker and Matt Stone both grew up in Colorado, own a multi-million dollar mansion in Steamboat Springs and have been spotted at Nuggets games during their multiple visits each year back to the state. The writing/producing/directing team met when they were attending the University of Colorado at Boulder. Comedy Central hired the pair in 1997 to create the popular animated series "South Park," a show that Steven Kroft of 60 Minutes said in September 2011 "changed the face of cable TV." Their pair's popular 1999 movie "South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut" followed. Then in 2011 their giant hit Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon" became a big winner at the Tony Awards. In the summer of 2012 the traveling version of the musical debuted in Denver. (credit: CBS)

"The Book Of Mormon" tells the story of a pair of Mormon missionaries sent halfway across the world to spread the good word.

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Kevin Clay (credit: CBS)

Kevin Clay plays the lead role as Elder Price. He joined CBS4 to talk about the show's humor and deeper message.

The nine-time Tony Award-winning musical opens Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. It runs through July 7.

LINK: Book Of Mormon Tickets

First published on June 13, 2018 / 3:52 PM MDT

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