Ticket lottery in effect for one-night-only performance of ‘The Book of Mormon’

Tickets for “The Book of Mormon,” winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, will be released via lottery.

The show plays one night only, Wednesday, at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center. A limited number of tickets will be available at $25 each.

The lottery for the Broadway production has attracted as many as 800 entries at some performances. The producers of “The Book of Mormon” offer low-priced lottery seats for every city on the national tour.

Entries will be accepted online at events.wvu.edu/university-arts-series/book-of-mormon/lottery until 11:59 p.m. Monday. Entries are limited to one per person and tickets are limited to two per winner.

Winners will be chosen randomly and notified by email Tuesday, with buying instructions.

“The Book of Mormon” features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. The Broadway production is directed by Parker and Tony award-winner Casey Nicholaw and choreographed by Nicholaw. The tour is directed and choreographed by Jennifer Werner, based on the original Broadway direction and choreography.

Set design is by three-time Tony Award-winner Scott Pask, costume design is by Tony Award-winner Ann Roth, lighting design is by five-time Tony Award-winner Brian MacDevitt, sound design is by two-time Tony Award-winner Brian Ronan, and hair design is by Josh Marquette.

Orchestrations are by Tony Award-winner Larry Hochman and two-time Tony Award-winner Stephen Oremus. Music supervision and vocal arrangements are by Stephen Oremus. Casting is by Carrie Gardner.

“The Book of Mormon” is the winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book, Best Direction, Best Featured Actress (Nikki M. James) Best Scenic Design, Best Lighting Design, Best Sound Design and Best Orchestrations; the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical; five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical; the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album; four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Musical; and the Drama League Award for Best Musical.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording won the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

This event is part of the University Arts Series produced by WVU Arts & Entertainment and present by University Toyota. Follow @wvuevents on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for the latest event information.