‘South Park’ Creators Plotting ‘Mormon Musical’

They’ve taken on Scientologists, celebrities and even Canadians. Now “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker are one step closer to their apparent goal of becoming equal-opportunity offenders with their Mormon-themed musical.

Pop Wrap via Defamer:

It’s a good thing Trey Parker and Matt Stone like controversy because it sounds like they’re in for quite a lot of it with their newest project—a Broadway musical based on the lives and loves of Mormons! After getting their lyrical feet wet with an Oscar-nominated song from 1999’s “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut,” Trey & Matt—along with one of the creators of “Avenue Q”—have finally settled on a script and are workshopping their new production aptly titled, “Mormon Musical.”

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Is that you, Moroni?: The Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah.