History YMMV / TheBookOfMormon

** This 2019 [[https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/re-reviewing-the-book-of-mormon-and-hamilton-in-2019.html re-review of the Broadway production]] (alongside a similar reassessment of ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'') points out that the original critical discussions around the show fell under this by prioritizing how Mormons might feel over its portrayal of their religion over how Africans might feel about its portrayal of Uganda and its people -- which is significantly less sympathetic and affectionate in the latter case, to the point of being outright racist.

** The biggest example would be Elder McKinley for his CampGay antics and HoYay with Elder Price.

** While Elder [=McKinley's=] first name is never stated In-Universe, he's almost universally referred to as 'Connor' by the fandom. Elders Church and Thomas are generally referred to as 'James' and 'Chris', respectively.

** At one point, Elder Cunningham calls Nabulungi "[[Disney/TheLionKing Nala]]"; in a later Los Angeles show, Nabulungi's actress played Nala and General Butt-Fucking Naked played Mufasa.

** Elder Young hopes to meet gnomes and trolls in Norway. Maybe if he followed Creator/JoshGad into [[Disney/{{Frozen}} another Robert Lopez musical, which took some inspiration from Norwegian culture...]]

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: "Hasa Diga Eebowai" sounds like a combination of "I Can't Just Wait To Be King" and "Hakuna Matata". "Hankuna Matata" is even referenced in the song, so it could be one big ShoutOut to ''Disney/TheLionKing''.

** This 2019 [[https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/re-reviewing-the-book-of-mormon-and-hamilton-in-2019.html re-review of the Broadway production]] (alongside a similar reassessment of ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' points out that the original critical discussions around the show fell under this by prioritizing how Mormons might feel over its portrayal of their religion over how Africans might feel about its portrayal of Uganda and its people -- which is significantly less sympathetic and affectionate.

* This 2019 re-review of the Broadway production (alongside a similar reassessment of ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}"' points out that the original critical discussions around the show fell under this by prioritizing how Mormons might feel over its portrayal of their religion over how Africans might feel about its portrayal of the Ugandans, which is significantly less sympathetic and affectionate.

** However, McKinley's line "We love to dance and shout/And let all our feelings out" in the finale does hint that he's getting closer to finding/accepting himself in spite of this.

** It also helps that the musical never portrays Mormons or even Mormonism itself as ''bad.'' The whole point of the musical is that religion can be used to bring people together, and that's what the Mormons ultimately do.

** Elder Cunningham. He may be kind of a self-centered WideEyedIdealist, but it's hard not to feel bad for him when he keeps failing o do what he earnestly set out to do.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The whole show, but especially "Man Up" (which closes act one), "I Believe" (Elder Price's mid-Act-II power ballad), and "Tomorrow is a Latter Day" (which closes the show).
* CrossesTheLineTwice: When "Hasa Diga Eebowai" isn't being terrifying, it does this. Really, the whole show.

* {{Fanon}}: While Elder [=McKinley's=] first name is never stated In-Universe, he's almost universally referred to as Connor by the fandom.
** Elders Church and Thomas are generally referred to as James and Chris, respectively
** While his adoration of Disney is well established in canon, for absolutely no discernible reason it is widely agreed that Elder Price’s specific favourite Disney movie is Disney/TheLittleMermaid.

* JerkassWoobie: Elder Price during his BreakTheHaughty.
* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: Despite the musical's [[RefugeInAudacity extremely irreverent portrayal]] of Mormonism, lots of real Mormons are fans. The LDS church even referenced it for an advertising campaign.

** During the touring production, not only has the LDS church bought multiple ads in the Playbill, but they station missionaries at the entrance to hand out cards. Protesting isn't going to work, so why not use it to their advantage?

** Elder Cunningham.

* FairForItsDay: Max Perry Mueller argues in ''Race and the Making of the Mormon People'' that the Book of Mormon actually challenged some aspects of the 19th-century racial worldview by preaching against racial schisms and that everyone could be saved regardless of their race (2 Nephi 26:33). However, other passages haven't aged so well as they seem to indicate that one could become "white" through conversion (though this may be taken as figurative).

* EarWorm: "Hello," "Baptize Me," "Making Things Up Again," and "Hasa Diga Eebowai."

** Andrew Rannells (the original Elder Price) coming out as gay.

* FairForItsDay: Max Perry Mueller argues in ''Race and the Making of the Mormon People'' that the Book of Mormon actually challenged some aspects of the 19th-century racial worldview by preaching against racial schisms and that everyone could be saved regardless of their race (2 Nephi 26:33). However, other passages haven't aged so well as they seem to indicate that one could become "white" through conversion.
* HilariousInHindsight: The Lamanites utterly fail to take the city of Noah, and the narrative describes how some of the Nephites were only wounded due to arrows striking their legs. No doubt more than one of them [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim took an arrow in the knee]].

** Elder Young hopes to meet gnomes and trolls in Norway. Maybe if he wandered into [[Disney/{{Frozen}} another Robert Lopez musical, which took some inspiration from Norwegian culture...]]

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: "Hasa Diga Eebowai" sounds like a combination of "I Can't Just Wait To Be King" and Hakuna Matata". "Hankuna Matata" is even referenced in the song, so it could be one big ShoutOut to ''Disney/TheLionKing''.

* PortmanteauCoupleName: [=McPriceley=] (Price/[=McKinley=]), Arnaba (Cunningham/Nabulungi), and Pricingham (Price/Cunningham)

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The whole show, but especially "Man Up" (which closes act one), "I Believe" (Elder Price's mid-Act-II power ballad), and "Tomorrow is a Latter Day" (which closes the show).

* PortmanteauCoupleName: [=McPriceley=] (Price/[=McKinley=]), Arnaba (Cunningham/Nabulungi), and Princingham (Price/Cunningham)