
"The Book of Mormon," the blockbuster musical that had a sold-out run in Minneapolis last February, will return to the Twin Cities to kick off the Hennepin Theatre Trust's 2014-15 Broadway on Hennepin season, announced Wednesday.
The lineup also includes fresh-from-Broadway productions of the Cyndi Lauper musical "Kinky Boots," the jukebox show "Motown the Musical" and the revival of "Pippin."
Altogether, the shows have won nearly three dozen Tonys.
"It's a season of fun," said Tom Hoch, president of the trust. "A lot of these shows do have deep meaning, but if you don't want to find something deep, you can just have a great time."
The season begins Aug. 20-Sept. 7 with "Mormon," the acidic send-up of white missionaries in Africa by the creators of "South Park" that won nine Tonys.
Closing out the season is "Kinky Boots," the musical about the revival of a bankrupt footwear business that won six Tonys last year, including best musical (July 28-Aug. 2, 2015).
In between, look for:
• "Dirty Dancing," a stage adaptation of the 1987 film that starred Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey (Oct. 7-19).