Cheyenne Jackson To Star In "Mormon Musical" From The "South Park" Guys

It looks like Mormons may soon turn their attention from banning gay marriage to shutting down Broadway.

Surely, that'll be their next goal after they see Mormon Musical, a Broadway show from the wonderfully twisted minds of South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Robert Lopez, who co-wrote Avenue Q.

According to the New York Post's Pop Wrap column, Mormon Musical focuses on the lives and loves of Mormons and will star openly gay actor Cheyenne Jackson, fresh off a run in Xanadu where he was nicely packed into a pair of jean shorts. Unfortunately, his wardrobe in Mormon Musical, which casts him as a Mormon missionary, will likely be less revealing. Then again, maybe it won't. This is from the South Park guys, after all.

As for the Mormon Musical script, which is currently being workshopped, "It's hilarious, very acerbic and biting," Cheyenne tells the newspaper. "It offends everybody but does what South Park does best, which is by the end it comes around and has something great to say."

Rehearsals for the show begin next month, and Mormon Musical should debut next year, bringing some much-needed controversy and excitement to the Great White Way, and surely the songs will be great. The South Park guys have a knack for writing catchy ditties, and they've worked with Broadway talent before to do so. In fact, Hairspray composer Marc Shaiman collaborated with Parker on "Blame Canada." The song, which was featured in the film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, was actually nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song back in 2000.

Anyway, I can't wait to see Mormon Musical. Will you be in the audience, too?

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Comments

[Jeff Ahne]

Yes, maybe next year I will have to plan a vacation to New York City, so I can check this show out. It sounds really good, and Cheyenne is really hot. Plus I love New York so it works all around.

[shane wilmoth]

First of all, why do most gay people always needlessly exaggerate? You said that because there's going to be one anti Mormon show on Broadway, it will surely be the goal of the church to shut down all of Broadway. Idiots.

The church merely asked its members in California to support a cause that it deeply cares about preserving. They believe legalizing gay marriage is would be the next step in eroding our moral fiber as a nation, and eventually contribute to a society they do not want to live in. If that hurts your life, then apologies all around, but don't expect them to just lay down and be walked over, when they have the same rights to exersize their beliefs as every other American.

As for the upcoming Broadway show that is sure to further highlight the idiocy that Parker/Stone seem to love showing to the world through their clever, but grossly erroneous creations, I'm sure it will be heavy with small and petty perversions on all the church holds sacred. I'm sure that's their vindictive way of retorting. That must make all gays (except me) so proud.
This is another reason why the gay world has never given me any reason to join their ranks or wave their stupid flags.
Thanks.

[Chemosh]

South Park satirist ridicule the Mormons! Hawt Dang! There is no way they are going to leave out jibes at magic underwear, polygamy, discrimination against blacks and gays! I can hardly wait for the movie!

Unlike poor old Mr.Wilmoth here that enjoys his vilification at the hands of the delusional Mormons. I am sure he thinks that magic underwear and idiotic genealogy make for all the basis of stopping "the next step in eroding our moral fiber". As if the followers of Brigham Young (the murderer of Mountain Meadows) had any moral fiber to his being at all. It's easy to understand his belief that the "moral fiber" of the country is collapsing if you follow quacks like Joe Smith and his lies about fake golden tablets, his visits with his good ole wine swilling buddy: the Angel Moroni.

It is insufferable that this Mormon delusion is considered the guardians of anything that has a rational thought. Shane, open your eyes for crying out loud. Your religion (like all religion)is a sham that is used for persecution of fellow humans. Rise up against the bad joke and lie.

[Jim]

South Park is to satire what McDonald's is to food.

[Justin]

A couple years ago, I was having lunch in a restaurant that I use to work at in Salt Lake City, and some friends of mine told me that Trey, and Matt wanted to talk to me. (yes I call them by their first names) so I went over, and they asked me a bunch of questions regarding my sexuality, and about the church... I find it slightly funny that they actually went through with it!

[Steve]

Sorry, but I have a problem trying to have any respect for tne Mormon church and their hetero-sexist views. They may not be absolutley the worst of the so-called Christians, but they are certainly in the top 5 and the Mormon church is definitely in the top 5 of the organizations I consider to be full of shit. What kind of hallucinogenic stuff was Joseph Smith on?? Furthermore, how can anyone who is a memeber of the LGBT community continue to belong to or in anyway support such a hetero-sexist organization? How dare they try to tell otehr people how to live when they would practice polygamy, the ultimate form of hetero-sexism, if they could get away with it??

[Sun DiEgo Greg]

First of all ...
God would you just look at Cheyenne's Eyes, lips, jaw & teeth.
He just has that hidden smirk of - Ha I have a BEG Dick - doesn't he?
Oh, sorry 'bout that.
I guess I'm screwing with the devil.
If I converted to be a "Gay Morman", would that make it alright for me to have multiple Boyfriends Or "Husbands".
BTW I Choose to be gay, I wasn't born with it.
I am sick of my fellow Gays talking down to me with that issue as if we were all born with a deffect.
& Bi Sexuals are just liars, espcially to themselves or maybe they are perverted in sickness.
I don't need to be a part of a religion or activist to be a part of a group for acceptance.
I have learned by growing up Catholic to seek & you shall find & studing most all religions I have found that they basically are the same.
I am still a good man as I follow the basic HUMAIN practices we all should follow to be remembered as good men & women.
We are told one thing growing up with structure before rebelling with confusion.
Whoever God is in his special individual plans for us communicates the true definitions of what we were told as we each live & learn what they all mean to us.
Sort of like when we are in our 1st relationship thinking it was because of love, but don't really know what love is until we learn to love ourselves 1st only then to find out what real true love is about the second time around in the next best relationship.
But what do I know?
I am still here in Gay.com trying to find someone who has enough depth to "Read between the lines."
Good luck with that, right?
I still have Faith.
As in the Holy Spirit as in Spiritual.
Ever see the movie "Kingdon of God"?
Look around you.
For what it's worth.

[kent craven]

Bring it.

[GR]

Why are gay people so religious? The source of it all does state that we are sinners and will suffer the consequences of our actions.

Please. There is no god - if there were and he was "almighty", this is a poor example of his creation.

I have been born gay and knew it soon after I started walking. And this old ancient STORY tells everyone that this creator says I am wrong. I never bought and never will.

Why can't people let go of this horrible concept - must be because we are all afraid of the moon again - or some superstition. There is no god. Get over it.

The world is having a hard enough time trying to survive while they fight each other because of religious beliefs.

Use your brain - the thinking part of it! Do you believe the sea really parted and talking snakes? Then I guess Snow White is real too!

Think!

[Kirk]

Aw, Shane Wilmoth, i'm sorry that you feel outcasted and alone. :(