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but still the same wildly irreverent take on that most quintessential of homegrown white American religions: the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After the hit musical opened on Broadway in 2011, it played in Chicago four times prepandemic, including a nearly yearlong sit-down production. Now, a non-Equity national tour—directed and choreographed by Jennifer Werner and based on the Broadway production—is playing at the Cadillac Palace Theatre.
This is only the first beef that Elder Price has with his Heavenly Father. In Uganda, he and Elder Cunningham find that the existing team of missionaries has failed to baptize a single convert. The local villagers are more concerned with a host of problems ranging from the AIDS pandemic to the threat of a violent warlord. As Elder Price becomes increasingly disillusioned, Elder Cunningham stumbles into success as an evangelist with the help of his newfound friend, Nabulungi .
Despite the Mormon context, those who were raised in conservative American Christianity will relate to many of the religious elements of the show, from the crippling guilt and repression to the terror of hell . Also, the Ugandan characters are depicted in stereotypical ways that reflect the attitudes of American exceptionalism and white saviorism that tend to underpin American religious missions.
From the jaunty opening tune, “Hello!,” to the hilariously sacrilegious “Hasa Diga Eebowai,” the ensemble numbers offer plenty of fun with this cast. Berlande performs a heart-wrenching reprise of the latter when Nabulungi realizes that the missionaries’ promise of paradise won’t help her in this lifetime—a rare, serious moment before the show launches back into gleeful satire.
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