War horse and book of mormon win top tony awards the. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Edited together from four different videos sources the 2012 tony awards, 60 minutes, and two audience cams and synced to the original broadway cast recording. In a year that saw a cornucopia of new material eleven new musicals and as many new plays it truly was, in a number of categories, truly an honor just to be nominated for a tony award. They were held at the beacon theatre, ending a fourteenyear tradition of holding the ceremony at radio city music hall. Book of mormon performance at the 2011 tony awards youtube. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Book of mormon tops tony nomination list the book of mormon josh gad, left, nikki m. The book of mormon triumphs at the tony awards rolling. The awards ceremony was broadcast live on cbs and was hosted by neil patrick harris.
Lopez had cowritten the music for the musical avenue q the book of mormon follows two latterday saints missionaries. Book of mormon wins nine awards, including best musical, while war horse takes home six trophies, including best play. The book of mormon given the key contributors that south park creators trey parker and matt stone teamed with for their first broadway outing, one might expect the book of mormon to show the. This is the acceptance speech from the book of mormon for winning the tony award for best musical at the 2011 tony awards.
Andrew rannells from the book of mormon performs i believe at the 2011 tony awards the book of mormon musical was created by the same people that create the show south park. Its also for mormons and horses, and, well, a few gays too. The 2011 winner for best musical will perform live during the 2012 tony awards, it. The book of mormon the broadway production from the minds behind south park and avenue q was a big winner sunday night, raking in nine tony awards. Between neil patrick harris astounding duties as host including a 30second jokes binge of. Update april 8th broadway shutdown extends to june 7 click here running time. The award nominations were announced on may 3, 2011. The book of mormon nabbed a leading 14 tony award nominations tuesday morning, earning the profane musical one nod short of the record for. The book of mormon, the 2011 tony winner for best musical, will open the 66th annual tony awards. Book of mormon leads tony awards nominations rolling stone. See more ideas about book of mormon, mormon, lds scriptures.
Mormons bounty of nine trophies made it the top tonyearner at the ceremony for the 65th annual awards, telecast from the beacon theatre on new yorks upper west side. The scottsboro boys got 12, anything goes received nine and how to. James and andrew rannells were all nominated for their roles in this musical from the creators of. Tony awards 2011 acceptance speeches book of mormon. My top 10 chapters in the book of mormon the gospel home. The book of mormon wins best musical 2011 tony awards. The book of mormon was an early favorite to win at sundays 65th annual tony awardsand win it did.
Book of mormon receives 14 tony nominations may 3, 2011 1. Book of mormon leads tony nomination list the new york. The book of mormon is best musical at the tony awards. Hello book of mormon original broadway cast edit on vimeo. Book of mormon wins best musical at the 65th annual tony. Andrew rannells, the book of mormon tony sheldon, priscilla queen of the desert winner. I believe the book of mormon subtitulado tony awards. The scottsboro boys 2011 tony award performance youtube. The book of mormon testifies of christ and his mission here on the earth.
New york trey parker and matt stones the book of mormon dominates the race for best musical in this years tony award nominations, which. The musical the book of mormon got the most nominations with 14. 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. Broadways the scottsboro boys performance of commencing in chattanooga on the 2011 tony awards. I tried to stabilize the very shaky audience cam footage and match the color of the darkest version to keep it all kinda consistent. However, after the shows success at the 2011 tony awards, the book of mormon cast album broke sales records again when it skyrocketed up the billboard charts back to number 3 on the billboard 200 on june 15, making it the highest charting broadway cast albumand first top 10since 1969, when hair spent straight weeks at no. The book of mormon reigned over the evening with nine awards, including best musical. The book of mormon, the new musical comedy by south park masterminds trey parker and matt stone, has been nominated for 14 awards.
Winners of best book of a musical 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. The book of mormon to perform at tony awards cbs news. Book of mormon is runaway winner at tonys with nine awards. Book of mormon tops tony nominations with 14 hollywood. These chapters have inspired me, taught me and are perennial favorites.
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. Cbs news the book of mormon is coming back to the tonys. I know the book of mormon is the word of god brought to us through joseph smith. Lincoln center theaters war horse topped the plays of the evening, taking home five tonys, including best play. The book of mormon has received a number of prestigious awards since opening in 2011. The book of mormon, a smashhit broadway musical made out of the unlikeliest of elements, emerged as the runaway prizewinner at the tony awards. On a night when the hilariously profane the book of mormon reigned supreme, the famously troubled spiderman. War horse and the book of mormon win big at tony awards. New york voters for the 65th annual tony awards demonstrated. The show has been nominated in most top categories, including best.
The book of mormon original broadway cast 2011 broadway. Parker and stone were best known for creating the animated comedy south park. The book of mormon i believe tony awards 2011 youtube. The book of mormon tops 2011 tony awards with nine wins.
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. The book of mormon wins big early at tony awards reuters. Book of mormon, scottsboro boys lead tony nominations. Norbert leo butz, catch me if you can best direction of a play. War horse and the book of mormon win big at tony awards daniella graham monday jun 2011 11. From trey parker and matt stone, the creators of south park, comes a new broadway musical called the funniest the book of mormon. The profane and hysterical the book of mormon took home nine tony awards on sunday including the prize for best musical, a considerable achievement for a. It was written for us in our day and will help us specifically if we study it, seeking guidance from its pages. Scottsboro received 12 tony nominations second to the book of mormon, which drew 14 nominations as expected. I believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony awards. Book of mormon receives 14 tony nominations cbs news. The book of mormon broadway tickets, news, info, photos.
First staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints beliefs and practices that ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. The book of mormon dominated the tony awards last night, taking home best musical and a number of other trophies. This is trey parkers acceptance speech for his and cowritersproducers matt stone and bobby lopezs musical, the book of mormons win for best musical at the 65th annual tony awards. Turn off the dark got attention both positive and negative at. Matt stone, trey parker and robert lopez, cowriters if the book, accept together. Last night in nyc, the tony awards read like a whos who list in hollywood. The producers of the book of mormon accepting a tony award for during the 2011 tony ceremony. Also, neil patrick harris recounts the nights events in a rap.
The 65th annual tony awards was held on june 12, 2011 to recognize achievement in broadway productions during the 2010 2011 season. The 65th annual tony awards was held on june 12, 2011 to recognize achievement in broadway productions during the 20102011 season. Scottsboro was nominated for best musical, best actor joshua henry, two best featured actor nods, best direction and best choreography for susan stroman, and best score for john kander and the late fred ebb. Best musical, best book of a musical, best original score, best featured actress in a musical, best direction of a musical, best orchestrations, best scenic design, best lighting design, best sound design.