Julieta Cervantes
Audio By Carbonatix
Blockbuster musical “The Book of Mormon” comes to the Valley this week, and tickets, which are mostly sold out anyway, are expensive. Like $200 for a nosebleed seat expensive.
But just like the angel Moroni directing Joseph Smith to the golden plates, another miracle has occurred: ASU Gammage and the producers of the national “Book of Mormon” tour are offering a $25 ticket lottery for the run of the show.
Here’s how it works:
Get to the box office two and a half hours before the show. Fill out an entry card and note whether you want one or two tickets. Two hours before curtain, names will be drawn at random for a limited number of $25 tickets. Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and present a valid photo ID to purchase tickets. Limit one entry per person and two tickets per winner. Tickets are subject to availability.
“The Book of Mormon” showtimes at ASU Gammage are:
- 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6
- 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7
- 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8
- 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9
- 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10
- 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11
“The Book of Mormon,” which debuted in 2011, has music, lyrics and book by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. (Parker and Stone are, of course, the creators of “South Park.”)
The show follows a mismatched pair of young male Mormon missionaries as they arrive in their assigned mission field of Uganda, where they find a murderous warlord and an unreceptive group of villagers.
“The Book of Mormon” was nominated for 13 Tonys and won nine at the 2011 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score for Parker, Lopez and Stone.
This is the fourth time “The Book of Mormon” has come to ASU Gammage. Earlier runs were Oct. 20 to Nov. 8, 2015, May 18 to 28, 2017, and Aug. 6 to 11, 2019.
ASU Gammage is located at 1200 S. Forest Ave., Tempe. The box office is located on the southeast side of the building. Call 480-965-3434 or visit the ASU Gammage website for more information.
