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<p>Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of the Emmy Award-winning animated series &#8220;South Park&#8221; made their theatrical debut in 2011 to rave reviews. Their transition from writing big musical numbers for little, foul-mouthed cartoon characters to writing a full-on Broadway worthy musical was both seamless and a huge success.</p><p>The Book of Mormon, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, is coming to the Scranton Cultural Center four years after its premier on Broadway. The production&#8217;s national tour will take residency in the Wyoming Valley from Oct. 27 through Nov. 1.</p><p>The book, music and lyrics for the play were written by Parker, Stone and Robert Lopez, who also co-created the long-running hit musical comedy, &#8220;Avenue Q.&#8221; Tony Award-winning choreographer, Casey Nicholaw, of &#8220;Monty Python&#8217;s Spamalot&#8221; fame, took the helm on BOM as well. The production was directed by Parker and Nicholaw.</p><p>The comedy follows two young Mormon missionaries on their journey to a village in Uganda, where they have trouble relating to people who are much more concerned with surviving the war zone that they live in.</p><p>Tickets are available at the Cultural Center box office, 420 N. Washington Ave, by calling 800-745-3000, or by visiting <a href="http://www.BroadwayInScranton.com">www.BroadwayInScranton.com</a>. Group orders of 15 or more may be placed by calling 570-342-7784. Tickets range from $50 to $125.</p><p>The production will conduct a pre-show lottery to select patrons for a limited number of tickets at a reduced price of $25. Beginning two and a half hours prior to each performance, entries will be accepted at the box office. Only one entry is allowed per person.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Matt Mattei</p><p>mmattei@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Matt Mattei at 570-991-6651 or <a href="mailto:mmattei@www.timesleader.com">mmattei@www.timesleader.com</a>.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Tony Award-winning play “The Book of Mormon” coming to Scranton Cultural Center