'Book of Mormon' on a path from hot ticket to cultural phenomenon

The Tony-winning musical struck a chord in New York, but all eyes are on whether it will have the same effect nationally to become a true cultural wonder.

NEW YORK — In "The Book of Mormon," a group of teenage American missionaries sent to evangelize Ugandans beset by war, poverty, AIDS and drought is getting nowhere until one of its number — the hapless Elder Cunningham — begins to mix the writings of the prophet Joseph Smith with whoppers of pop culture phenomena, including Disney, "Star Wars" and "The Lord of the Rings."

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