The Book Of Mormon Tickets
Durham Performing Arts Center | Durham, North Carolina
Those looking for something fresh and modern in North Carolina now have another reason to be excited, as The Book of Mormon will be having a limited season in Durham, performing at Durham Performing Arts Center on Friday 11th April 2025. Experience the shock, awe, and sheer entertainment from watching the production of the same creators of South Park and the musical Avenue Q.
The Book of Mormon is a musical comedy about religious conversion, specifically of the journey of Kevin Price and Arnold Cunningham, who through creative techniques, attempt to convert villagers of a local village in Uganda. This Tony Award-winning Broadway play, that has eventually continued to have successful stagings in the U.S., London, and Australia, running for more than a decade to date, unmasks the way religious stories are told, with comedy through classical Broadway.
Get your seats now and don't miss yet another sold out showing of The Book of Mormon as it comes to Durham!
Kevin Price and Arnold Cunningham are two missionaries of the Latter-day saints (LDS) tasked with a mission to a local Ugandan village. Their mission is to convert the villagers to their religion, but they realize upon their arrival that their job is more demanding than they had assumed, given the abundance of local issues that the villagers face such as oppression, an HIV/AIDS epidemic, and poverty among others. The pair then gradually realize that they must utilize more unusual ways to convert the population than the traditional means that they know.
It is in this duo's difficult journey where the performance of The Book of Mormon is outstanding – allowing the subject matter of religion to be blasphemed and injected with comedy, showtunes, and a bit of crude language, yet still remaining unobjectionable to its audience. Since its premiere in 2011, the musical has been received positively despite its manner of challenging religious belief. The Mormon church itself supported the musical, purchasing ads and releasing marketing marketing material that stated: “You’ve seen the play, now read the book.” In its West End performances, the repeatedly sold-out shows were a testament to The Book of Mormon’s success. Theatre goers were already drawn in given the content and theme of the play, according to The Guardian, it was even to their surprise that “suddenly you realize you’re in for not just humour but a seriously fine night of entertainment, and it just keeps on getting better.” The musical’s run in Australia also loved by theatre fans, with the Sydney Morning Herald even reviewing that the Book of Mormon is a “dynamite production of a show that can lay fair claim to being the funniest Broadway musical of all time.”
It's no shock that because of the musical's creativity, The Book of Mormon’s several productions worldwide have earned it nine Tony Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, three Outer Circle Critics awards, four Olivier Awards, and two Helpmann Awards.
This upbeat, happy, and totally silly musical continues its tour in North Carolina. Durham’s leading theatre venue, Durham Performing Arts Center, with its spacious seating capacity, magnificent lighting, and superb sound system will be hosting this April’s performance of The Book of Mormon. Tickets are now available for the Friday 11th April 2025 showing by clicking the links provided above. Seats are only for sale for a limited time.
