Three years ago when I was planning my trip to the UK I knew I wanted to see a play on London’s West End.  The area is kinda similar to Broadway, and being a musical theatre junkie as a kid, I didn’t want to miss the chance to see a show in this iconic location.

I chose to see The Book of Mormon since it won a bunch of Tony awards and I had heard great reviews on the show. I had no clue what the show was about, and judging it by the name, I totally thought it was going to be a dramatic musical about religion.

Boy, was I wrong.

For those that don’t know, The Book of Mormon was written by Robert Lopez, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the latter two being the creators of South Park, with Lopez being the co-composer/co-lyricist of Avenue Q (and also Frozen). Although I’m not a fan of South Park I can appreciate it’s vulgar, offensive humour, and after seeing Avenue Q so many years ago on Broadway (it’s a musical with puppets.. and they also have sex), I knew this musical was completely different than what I thought it was originally.

Book of Mormon RYAN BONDY (ELDER PRICE). Photo copyright Joan Marcus 2016.

The Book of Mormon is incredibly entertaining, funny, and most of all offensive. This musical is not for the faint of heart, it essentially makes fun of everyone, skin colour, religion, you name it. But that’s why people love it. It’s like a car crash you can’t stop watching. It’s so unlike traditional musical theatre (this is definitely not your grandparents Sound of Music or Show Boat).

Anyways, fast-forward to 2015 when The Book of Mormon’s touring production made a stop in Winnipeg and us ‘Peggers loved it so much (I actually bought my parents tickets to the show because they just had to see it) that they are coming back to the Centennial Concert Hall September 27 to October 2, 2016. Since ‘m a huge fan of the show, I’m giving away a pair of tickets to the Wednesday, September 28 show at 8 p.m.

To enter, all you need to do is leave me a comment below telling me who you would bring to the show.

You can also do additional entries by leaving me a comment on my Instagram page, Facebook page, and retweeting this tweet. The winner will be chosen on September 27, 2016 (make sure you’re following me on social media so I can contact you!).

To buy tickets for the show, you can visit the Centennial Concert Hall box office (555 Main Street), all Ticketmaster outlets, by visiting the Ticketmaster website, or by calling 1-855-985-5000.

Monica L. Patton, Ryan Bondy, Cody Jamison-Strand in the Book of Mormon. Photo copyright Joan Marcus, 2016.

Also, if you’re a student, The Book of Mormon is also doing a student rush ticket policy for their limited engagement here. The production will conduct a pre-show student rush, making 40 tickets available per show at $25 per ticket. The student rush tickets will be available first-come first-served to those who show valid student ID at the Centennial Concert Hall box office two hours prior to each performance. A limit of two tickets per person will be enforced.

Good luck!