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| Cheyenne Jackson |
Broadway favorite
Cheyenne Jackson is jumping from
Xanadu to a workshop of
Mormon Musical, a new show from the creators of
South Park, according to the
New York Post’s Pop Wrap blog. Matt Stone and Trey Parker are collaborating with
Avenue Q composer Robert Lopez on the new tuner, which is set to start rehearsals in December.
“It’s hilarious—very acerbic and biting,” Jackson told reporter Jarett Wieselman at last week's Out 100 Awards, which honored the star. “It offends everybody, but does what South Park does best; by the end it comes around and has something great to say.” Jackson revealed that he will play the show’s main character, a Mormon missionary, but did not reveal the show’s storyline.
Parker and Hairspray composer Marc Shaiman received a 2000 Best Original Song Academy Award nomination for “Blame Canada" from the feature film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut."