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3 Tony-winning shows deal with AIDS and war _ but ‘The Book of Mormon’ laughs to 9 wins

3 Tony-winning shows deal with AIDS and war _ but ‘The Book of Mormon’ laughs to 9 wins

“The Book of Mormon” took home nine Tonys on Sunday — including the prize for best musical — propelled by a so-offensive-its-funny look at two naive missionaries who arrive in Uganda and find misery, gun-toting warlords, villages infected with HIV and people considering having sex with babies as a cure.

 

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