Book of Mormon cast changes

Some new cast members have joined The Book of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre.  They include Dom Simpson  as Elder Price, Steven Webb/Moroni/Elder McKinley, J Michael Finley (picured) asElder Cunningham, Dean Maynard/ Price's Dad, Richard Lloyd-King/Mafala Hatimbi, Leanne Robinson/ Nabalungi, Michael Moulton/ General and Nicholas McLean as the doctor with Tom Xander as stand by Elder Cunningham.

With ensemble members Ross Carpenter, Philip Catchpole, James Chisholm, Nicholas Collier, Will Haswell, Sackie Osakonor, Estisyai Phillip, Stephen Rolley, Lejaun Sheppard, Lukin Simmonds, Bree Smith, Madison Swan, Tommy Wade-Smith and Dan Walter and swings Olly Christopher, Christopher Copeland, Joseph Davenport, Demi Goodman, Jack Greaves, Myles Hart, Savanna Jeffrey, Alex Lodge, David McMullan (Resident Choreographer and , Robyn Rose.

DOM SIMPSON/Elder Price
Trained Arts Educational School, graduating in 2016. He made his professional theatrical debut as Standby Elder Price in The Book of Mormon on Broadway (Eugene O’Neill Theatre). 

J. MICHAEL FINLEY/Elder Cunningham
Theatre includes: Broadway: Elder Cunningham Standby in The Book of Mormon, and Brujon, Champmathieu, Loud Hailer and understudy Valjean in Les Misérables 25th Anniversary. Chicago: Lyric Opera, Drury Lane, Marriott, Paramount, Court, Writers’, Mercury.

Film includes: Bart Millard in I Can Only Imagine (released in March).

New Book of Mormon Cast

The new cast for The Book of Mormon opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre last night.   They are  K J Hippensteel as Elder Price, Steven Webb/Moroni/Elder McKinley, Cody Jamison Strand/Elder Cunningham, Dean Maynard/ Price's Dad/Joseph Smith/Mission President, Stephen Rolley/Cunningham's Dad, - Ngozi Ugoh/Mrs Brown, Sackie Osokonor & Rodney Vubya/Guards, Richard Lloyd-King/Mafala Hatimbi, Alexandra Ncube/ Nabalungi, Michael Moulton/ General and Nicholas McLean as the doctor.

With ensemble members Chanice Alexander-Burnett, Philip Catchpole, Nicholas Collier, Brendan Cull, Joshua Da Costa, Nicole Dennis, Nicholas McLean, Sackie Osokonor, Stephen Rolley, Scott Sutcliffe, Ngozi Ugoh, Anna van Ruiten, Rodney Vubya, Tommy Wade-Smith, Harry Wright and swings Kelly Agbowu, Christopher Copeland, Joseph Davenport, Jonathan Dudley, Myles Hart, Alex Lodge, Joshua Lovell (Asst. Dance Captain) , Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky, and David McMullan (Danca Captain).

Steven Webb new Elder McKinley in The Book of Mormon

As previously reported,  The Book of Mormon's Stephen Ashfield  is leaving the London show on 6th August  and transferring to the Broadway production.  It has just been announced that  Steven Webb will be  taking over as Elder McKinley from Tuesday 9th August.

Webb's theatre credits include: I Want My Hat Back (National), As Is & BETWIXT (Trafalgar Studios), Secret Theatre, Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella & Aladdin (all Lyric Hammersmith), After the Turn (Courtyard), Departure Lounge (Waterloo East), The History Boys (National/West End) and Oliver & Scrooge (Palladium).

Webb joins Alexandra Ncube as Nabulungi, KJ Hippensteel as Elder Prince and Brian Sears as Elder Cunningham. The current cast is completed by Nicholas McLean, Delroy Atkinson, Richard Lloyd-King, Dean Maynard, Kelly Agbowu, Philip Catchpole, Joseph Davenport, Jonathan Dudley, Harry Francis, Lydia Fraser, Reece Kerridge, Alex Lodge, Joshua Lovell, Brianna Ogunbawo, Stephen Rolley, Jacade Simpson, Ellena Vincent, Rodney Vubya, T’Shan Williams, Oliver Ormson, Christopher Copeland, Brendan Cull, Tania Mathurin, David McMullan, Sean Parkins, David O’Reilly, Rhys Taylor and Kayi Ushe..

Book of Mormon new cast announced

Cast changes have just been announced for  The Book of Mormon with effect from 1st  February 2016.

KJ Hippensteel (The Book of Mormon, Broadway) will be joining the cast as Elder Price alongside Asmeret Ghebremichael as Nabulungi, Delroy Atkinson and Dean Maynard.

Brian Sears will continue to star as Elder Cunningham with Stephen Ashfield as Elder McKinley and Richard Lloyd-King as Mafala Hatimbi.

The full cast will include Kelly Agbowu, Philip Catchpole, Christopher Copeland, Brendan Cull, Joseph Davenport, Jonathan Dudley, Harry Francis, Lydia Fraser, Tyrone Huntley, Reece Kerridge, Alex Lodge, Joshua Lovell, Tania Mathurin, David McMullan, Brianna Ogunbawo, Oliver Ormson, Sean Parkins, David O'Reilly, Stephen Rolley, Jacade Simpson, Rhys Taylor, Kayi Ushe, Ellena Vincent, Rodney Vubya and T'Shan Williams.

The Book of Mormon cast changes

There are some cast changes taking place at the Book of Mormon next year. Nic Rouleau  will take over the role  Elder Price from A J Holmes February 2nd.  Brian Sears (will play Elder Cunningham replacing Billy Harrigan Tighe from the same date).  Both actors have played these roles on Broadway.

Meanwhile, Gavin Creel, who originated Elder Price in London,  will take over that role on Broadway from January 6th.

New Elder Price and Elder Cunningham to join The Book of Mormon

 The Book Of Mormon  at the Prince of Wales theatre is about to undergo a cast change on 28th July when US stars Billy Harrigan Tighe and A J Holmes take on the lead roles of Elder Price an Elder Cunningham from  Gavin Creel and Jared Gertner wgo are due to leave on 26th July.

Harrigan Tighe's (Elder Price) credits include Pippin on Broadway and the US tour of Wicked.

 Holmes has played  Elder Cunningham  in all three North American companies of the musica.

Harrigan Tighe and Holmes will join current cast members including Alexia Khadime, Stephen Ashfield, Kevin Harvey, Hugo Harold Harrison, Chris Jarman, Mark Anderson, Benjamin Brook, Daniel Clift and Christopher Copeland - all of whom continue in their roles.

Book of Mormon Red Nose Day Gala Performance

Last night's show at The Book of Mormon was a special Red Nose Day Gala in aid of Comic Relief which is now in its 25th year and culminates with Red Nose Appeal Night tomorrow on BBC being televised from 19:00-22:30.

Lenny Henry introduced the gala which raised £200K for the charity with comedians  including Jack Dee, James Corden, Michael McIntyre, Tim Minchin, Simon Pegg and Rob Brydon in attendance. 

Also sporting red noses were Simon Cowell, David Walliams Kate Moss, Sadie Frost, Lily Allen, Claudia Winkelman, Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter and show creator Trey Powell.

Mark Evans in US Tour of The Book of Mormon

With the breaking casting news yesterday for The Book Of Mormon in London, it has now been revealed that Mark Evans is replacing Gavin Creel as Elder Price in the US tour for six months.

As already mentioned, Gavin Creel is heading to the West End to reprise his role at the Prince of Wales Theatare in February next year.

Mark Evans most recently appeared in London as Sam Wheat in Ghost at the Piccadilly.  Previous musical theatre credits include  Fiyero in Wicked!, Curly in Oklahoma!, Brad in the Rocky Horror Show, Troy in High School Musical, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Spamalot at the Palace Theatre.

Cast Breakdown for The Book of Mormon

The West End cast of the hit Broadway musical The Book Of Mormon will feature American actors in the two key roles with Gavin Creel and Jared Gertner playing Elder Price and Elder Cunningham. They are currently leading the company in the Los Angeles production.  The show opens in the West End at the Prince of Wales Theatre on  25th February 2013.

American actors have been cast because the producers insisted on having the "real thing". Sonia Friedman said about the straitlaced Elder Price (Mitt Romney)  type character;  "He’s that sort of square-jawed Mormon, and you can’t create that all-American look. It became clear early on during the audition process in London that we needed the real thing"

Gavin Creel was last in the West End as Claude in Hair at the Gielgud Theatre and as Bert in Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre. He received Tony Award® nominations for his roles in the Broadway productions of Hair and Thoroughly Modern Millie.

Jared Gertner will be making his West End debut.  He was a member of the original Tony Award-winning Broadway company.

Other cast members include: : Stephen Ashfield/Elder McKinley/Moroni: Daniel Buckley/Stand by Elder Cunningham: Chris Jarman/General: Alexia Khadime/Nabulungi: Haydn Oakley/Prices's Dad & Others and Giles Terera/Mafala Hatimbi.

They are joined by ensemble members Ashley Day, Mark Anderson, Daniel Clift, Patrick George,
Nadine Higgin, Tyrone Huntley, Daniel MacKinlay, Terel Nugent, Kayi Ushe, Tosh Wanogho-Maud, Olivia Phillip, Michael Kent, Liam Wrate and Matt Krzan/swing/dance captain, Lucy St Louis/swing/assistant dance captain and swings Benjamin Brook, Candace Furbert, Terry Doe, Evan James, Oliver Lidert and Luke Newton.