Raunchy ‘Mormon’ Mocks Missionaries, ‘Lion King’: Jeremy Gerard
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Hitler has a cameo in “The Book of Mormon,” dodging crimson flames, psychedelic twirling coffee cups and super-size honey-glazed donuts with his eternally roasting pals Johnnie Cochran, Genghis Khan and Jeffrey Dahmer.
It comes in “Spooky Mormon Hell Dream,” the new musical’s Act II showstopper. Like “Springtime for Hitler” in “The Producers,” it’s exuberantly over-the-top, a sinister soiree with tritons, skeletons and, inevitably, a kick line with glittering top hats and tails.