Combine the passion of a musical theatre fan and the pure love of a South Park fanatic and you get the close approximation of the level of dedication of a The Book Of Mormon follower, as Sydney found out when punters camped out for more than 24 hours to nab cheap tickets to the beloved show.
Lines snaked around The Star, right up to the box office of the Lyric Theatre, the only place that fans could nab themselves $20 tickets to a late February preview performance before the musical kicks off its multi-month Sydney run.
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As reported by The Daily Mail, people started to join the queue as early as midday on Sunday with the crowd swelling to 1000 people by 9am this morning. Due to a strict two tickets per person rule, fans were turned away to avoid missing out on one of the 2,000 tickets on offer.
The Book Of Mormon officially opens on 9 March with performances running right through to the end of July. For more information, head to the official site.
Check out some of the sights and reactions from the frenzy below.
My little section of the @bookofmormonau $20 preview show line (it stretches another few hundred metres). Probably about 350 people in it so far and growing quickly #BookOfMormonAU Book of Mormon Sydney @SydneyLyric pic.twitter.com/ZGGMal8n4a
— Andrew Thomas (@AndyThomas_) February 18, 2018
From the to the It’s not too late to jump in line but the box office opens in 15 minutes so be quick! #BookOfMormonAU #TheMormonsAreComing #LoveMormon #MusicalTheatre #Sydney pic.twitter.com/XIStCoOmRe
— The Book of Mormon (@bookofmormonau) February 18, 2018
Just a small snap shot of the awesome @bookofmormonau fans that lined up at scored $20 tickets to the show next Tue 27 Feb at 7pm. Congrats all...solid effort and full points for patience! pic.twitter.com/eXlP8Wsva6
— Sydney Lyric Theatre (@SydneyLyric) February 19, 2018
Highlight of 2018: I lined up at 4:30am for $20 Book of Mormon tickets. Best war story of my twenties. pic.twitter.com/5VOSdHUmur
— Cindee Duong (@cindeeduong) February 19, 2018
I GOT ROW B TO THE BOOK OF MORMON!!! FOR $20!!! I’M SO EXCITED!!!
— was @beyonce {PB} (@5SOSQUEEN1992) February 19, 2018
$20 tickets for Book of Mormon tickets, yeah im good thanks already got mine ages ago pic.twitter.com/MLMUqYtVna
— Adria Diaz (@AdriadizaSyd) February 18, 2018
I must really love the Book of Mormon so much to wake up at 5:30AM... But then again maybe it's the $20 I love
— Indigo (@indigolambert) February 18, 2018
I'm sitting in a massive line for $20 Book of Mormon tickets. I got here at 530am and all these lextra people camped . Pray for me. pic.twitter.com/AUjgiUYaZi
— rin (@matchbox_sized) February 18, 2018
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