Showing posts with label The Book of Mormon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Book of Mormon. Show all posts

Monday, January 14, 2013

Matt Stone and Trey Parker start Important Studios

"Important Studios" will be the name of Matt Stone and Trey Parker's just launched production company, already with an estimated value of $300 million. So why start their own production company? Matt and Trey put it best:
"Having worked with several different studios over the years, we came to realize that our favorite people in the world are ourselves.”
Plus, they'll obviously have better control over their projects, the first of which will be a Book of Mormon movie. This is a good move on their part, and hopefully we can see some hilarious projects down the line.

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Monday, February 13, 2012

Congrats to Matt and Trey (and Robert)! (UPDATED WITH VIDEO)

Finally avenging their Grammy loss to Phil Collins (for Blame Canada), Matt Stone and Trey Parker, along with Robert Lopez, won the Grammy for "Best Musical Theater Album" last night.  They won of course for The Book of Mormon, which has been a huge success on Broadway.  Lucky for me, I have tickets for the show in September!

Congrats!! 527/298

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Robert Lopez to guest write on South Park

Robert Lopez, who worked on The Book of Mormon with Matt Stone and Trey Parker, will visit the show next week to help them write the next episode of South Park.  Naturally, no word yet on what the episode is about.



From the Comedy Central Blog

Friday, September 23, 2011

Matt and Trey to appear on 60 Minutes

Matt Stone and Trey Parker will appear on the 60 Minutes premiere this Sunday, September 25th on CBS.  They'll be talking about the process of making South Park, as well as their hit The Book of Mormon.  Here's a preview clip:


Tuesday, September 13, 2011

The Book of Mormon Movie?

Yep, Matt Stone and Trey Parker recently confirmed they will be adapting their hugely successful Broadway musical, The Book of Mormon, into a Hollywood film.  Trey would most likely direct, with long-time collaborator Scott Rudin producing.  This is great news, considering Matt and Trey haven't made a movie in years, and many people haven't had a chance to catch the musical since it sells out quickly.  It will probably be a few years from now, but I'll still be looking forward to it.

From Uproxx

Monday, June 13, 2011

The Book of Mormon wins 9 Tony Awards

The Book of Mormon was nominated for 14 Tony Awards (1 shy of the record) and walked away with a whopping total of 9 wins (that record is 12).  Among those 9 wins were "Best Musical", "Best Score", and "Best Direction".  Congrats to Matt and Trey and Robert, and the entire Book of Mormon ensemble!  Click here for the full list of winners.

Also, Matt and Trey will be on The Daily Show again this upcoming Wednesday.

Friday, May 20, 2011

Matt and Trey on Fresh Air

Yet another interview for Matt Stone and Trey Parker during their seemingly endless promotion for The Book of Mormon.  This time they were on NPR's "Fresh Air".  A lot of these interviews cover the same ground, but nearly all of them have their own insights and are all interesting reads/listens.  Somehow Matt and Trey have time to make South Park during all this, crazy.

Listen or download here.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Matt and Trey on Morning Joe

Matt and Trey appeard on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on May 13th to talk about the Book of Mormon.  If you didn't know, it was nominated for a one-shy-of-the-record 14 Tony Awards.  Pretty good, considering they had no prior experience on Broadway.  Watch the interview below.



from the Comedy Central Blog

Monday, May 9, 2011

The Book of Mormon Cast Recording

NPR is streaming the entire cast recording of Matt Stone, Trey Parker, and Robert Lopez's Broadway musical The Book of Mormon. The musical is getting rave reviews, and the songs are well written, fun, catchy, and hilarious as expected.  Click above and listen!



Saturday, April 16, 2011

South Park to run through at least 2013

Just before South Park is set to air its 15th (!) season, it was announced that the show would continue for at least 2 more seasons, through 2013.  This would bring the total episode count up to 251 by the end of that year.

The article talks a lot about Matt Stone and Trey Parker current Broadway musical, The Book of Mormon, among other interesting things.  Worth a read, for sure.