NPR Brings Along Dirty-Joking ‘Token Mormon’ to Offer Approval of South Park Pair’s Musical
Just like ABC making Jake Tapper drama critic for a day, NPR sent reporter Robert Smith to view and honor the new musical The Book of Mormon. Anchor Robert Siegel began: “The show was not written or endorsed by the church. It is a searing comedy from the team behind South Park. NPR's Robert Smith reports that the production is probably the most offensive, yet sweetest, show on Broadway. Smith brought along Elna Baker, a self-proclaimed “token Mormon,” to approve the show. On Friday night, NPR read a letter from a disapproving listener in Connecticut: “Trying to legitimize this play by having one Mormon say she saw it and thought it was funny doesn't hold with me. Maybe if you could have gotten a high-ranking official of the Mormon Church to say that they thought the play was in good taste would have been more appropriate.”
Posted by
on March 27, 2011. Filed under