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'South Park' creators' musical leads Tonys

Published Tuesday, May 3 2011, 20:09 BST | By Mike Moody | Add comment

The Broadway musical from the creators of South Park leads the list of nominees for the forthcoming Tony Awards.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone's The Book of Mormon has received a total of 14 Tony nominations.

The show was nominated in the categories of 'Best Musical', 'Best Book Of A Musical, 'Best Original Score', 'Best Direction', 'Best Choreography' and 'Best Actor In A Musical' among others.

The musical, Parker and Stone's first Broadway production, tells the story of a Mormon missionary group's trip to Africa.

Parker and Stone penned the production's script and co-directed the project with Avenue Q's Jason Moore.

Mormon features music and lyrics with Robert Lopez, a writer of Tony-winning play Avenue Q.

The South Park creators were named in a lawsuit claiming copyright infringement last November.