The production contains strobe lighting, flashing lights and gunshots. The book of mormon musical official london website about. Both are veterans of previous tours of the book of mormon. Feb 07, 2017 elder price and elder cunningham are played impeccably by canadian ryan bondy and american a j holmes. Six things you should know about the book of mormon broadsheet. Holmes, an enthusiastic but undisciplined dork, and sent on a mission to uganda. Young and naive mormon missionaries elder price and elder cunningham are sent by the church of the latter day saints to uganda to offer the locals salvation. Holmes, right, as elder cunningham, and the company in the australian premiere of the book of morman at the princess theatre, melbourne. The book of mormon playing until 1 june 2019 at qpac. Ryan bondy, centre, as elder price, zahra newman, left, as nabulungi, a. Winner of nine tony awards including best musical, the grammy for best musical theatre album and four olivier awards including best new musical, the book of mormon has already broken the house record for the highest selling.
Mar 10, 2018 as elder cunningham, the shows unlikely hero, holmes is outstanding. The book of mormon contains many religious themes, most notably those of faith and doubt. Ben platt steals the show as elder cunningham in book of. The musical has also been performed in london, melbourne and stockholm. The mormons that have come to the show and come to say hello to us. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone first staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints beliefs and practices that ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. He also composed the music for starkids twisted alongside kaley mcmahon, who wrote the lyrics. The book of mormon plays at princess theatre, melbourne. Despite touring the us and canada for four years with two concurrent companies the book of mormon still draws sell out crowds in each city. Nyk has also had the pleasure of touring the book of mormon. Truthfully though, the book of mormon could easily be about any religion.
But the night goes to conner peirson playing elder cunningham. In 20, holmes was the standby for elder cunningham on the book of mormon in the chicago, illinois production. They are in the biggest musical in the city of chicago right now, ben platt and nic rouleau from the the musical, the book of mormon, drop by to talk about how the show has been going and to. Get a ticket if you can to this hilarious show starring ryan bondy as elder price and a. The book of mormon cast is led by ryan bondy as elder price and a. The book of mormon melbourne i what you need to know time out. Playing at londons prince of wales theatre, it continues. The most expensive time to buy the book of mormon tickets is december. Elder cunningham a character in the book of mormon by matt stone author, composer, lyricist.
Best male actor in a musical for his work as elder price in the book of mormon. Ryan bondy, centre, as elder price, aj holmes, far right, as elder cunningham and cast members of the book of mormon at the princess theatre in melbourne. They are joined by zahra newman as nabulungi, bert labonte as mafala and rowan witt as elder mckinley. The runaway hit will open at melbournes princess theatre in early 2017, giving australian audiences a chance to see the whip smart humour that won the musical nine tony. Subscribe to bt on youtube be the first to hear about city shows. In may 20, jon bass left the role of elder cunningham, and was replaced. The book of mormon eugene tickets the book of mormon eugene. The australian production of book of mormon opened at melbournes. The book of mormon comes from south park creators trey parker and matt stone, and avenue q cocreator robert lopez. Nyk bielak elder cunningham nyk is pumped to be here in new zealand. Jun 29, 2016 the book of mormon holds the record for the largest weekly gross in history of the privatebank theatre and played to over 100% capacity during its 2012 and 2015 engagements.
The musical recaps the journey of two mormon missionaries who travel to uganda to preach their religion. The book of mormon musical official dublin website about. Mar 02, 2017 today in the bt studio, we get a live performance of you and me, but mostly me from the book of mormon. The book of mormon, winner of nine tony awards and four olivier awards, including best musical for both, follows a pair. The book of mormon which debuted on broadway in 2011 and cleaned. Thomas inkle, lead male vocalist in yarico musical recording, featured vocalist backing singer stuart matthew price sings the songbook of menken. The book of mormon is the blockbuster broadway smash from south park creators trey parker and matt stone, and the oscarwinning composer of disneys frozen and avenue q, bobby lopez. Man up comparison elder cunningham book of mormon youtube.
Decorate your laptops, water bottles, notebooks and windows. The most popular musical in the world is coming to melbourne. The national tours of the book of mormon have broken 81 house records in 44 venues across the country. The book of mormon tickets the book of mormon tour. Syesha mercado, left, and ben platt in the book of mormon national tour. Suburban actors return home with book of mormon tour. Ive had the fortune of seeing the book of mormon in both new york and london, and no actor ive previously seen in the role matches holmes performance as the socially anxious and awkward young man with a proclivity for lying. Josh gad, brian sears, david oreilly, cody jamison strand, tom xander, jordan matthew brown, nyk bielak or dan buckley. During his conversion attempts, elder cunningham begins mixing fantasy and sciencefiction stories into parables from the book of mormon. Bank of america theatre in chicago, illinois as part of broadway in chicago.
If you have been looking for an interesting musical comedy to enjoy, the book of mormon is the best bet for you. The book of mormon musical tickets official london theatre. Bookings for the awardwinning musical have now been extended to 30 april 2017 at melbournes princess theatre. Since then, the book of mormon tour has reached cities across north america. Due to unprecedented demand, new seats for the book of mormon go on sale to the general public today. First staged in 2011, the play makes light of various mormon beliefs and practices, but. Mormon s main target is the church of jesus christ of latterday saints in utah, tracking two plucky missionaries earnest elder price ryan bondy and dorky elder cunningham a.
There has been much talk in the last year about international casting, and the book of mormon is a textbook example of the advantages and pitfalls. Cody has played elder cunningham across the us, canada, and london for. Cast the book of mormon musical australia melbourne. All but the most conservative music theatre fans are urged to secure their ticket as soon as possible. Now with sold out productions in london, on broadway, north america, melbourne and sydney, the book of mormon has truly become an international sensation. The book of mormon us tour original cast broadwayworld. As the youngest of the mormon elders in the book of mormon, arnold cunningham is a case study in wellmeaning ineptitude and comic confabulations that hybridize mormon. According to seatgeek data, the cheapest time to purchase the book of mormon tickets is may. This outrageous musical comedy follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the good word. Meet the chicago cast of the book of mormon chicago.
The book of mormon us tour, the book of mormon original cast list, original cast, current cast. The australian season of the book of mormon is a crisply staged production of a deliriously funny musical. Aug 21, 2018 the book of mormon conceived by trey parker, matt stone and robert lopez memorabilia available the book of mormon is a musical comedy about two young mormon missionaries who travel to uganda to preach the mormon religion. Following a traumatic event, elder price leaves uganda for orlando, where he had originally hoped his mission trip would take him.
The book of mormon, winner of numerous tony, laurence olivier, grammy, and drama desk awards, as well as a string of helpmann awards from its melbourne season, has played to packed houses and has. Dec 03, 2019 the book of mormon follows the journey of two mormon missionaries. The book of mormon toledo tickets the book of mormon toledo. Andrew james holmes born november 14, 1989 in california is an american actor, singer and composer working in musical theater, and a member of starkid productions he is known primarily for playing the role of elder cunningham in the book of mormon on broadway, the us tour, the west end, melbourne and sydney.
Book of mormon broadway stickers featuring millions of original designs created by independent artists. Standby elder cunningham in the book of mormon prince of wales theatre. Parker and stone were best known for creating the animated comedy south park. Holmes as elder cunningham, direct from playing the roles on broadway, in the west end and across america. Rob colletti, who grew up in wheaton and glen ellyn, is the standby for the lead role of elder cunningham in the national tour of the book of mormon, which returns to chicago s bank of america. The book of mormon is a ninetime tonywinning, multiolivier awarded and grammygetting musical. Elder cunningham stays in africa and continues working with the villagers.
High quality the book of mormon inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. Pierson played the role to perfection and should go down as a legend in book of mormon history as elder cunningham. Blake bowden elder price blake has been with the book of mormon since the australian company debuted in melbourne in 2017 and in 2019 blake was nominated for a helpmann award for best male actor in a musical for his work as elder price in the book of mormon. See more ideas about book of mormon musical, book of mormon and musicals. The book of mormon since the australian company debuted in melbourne in 2017 and. In 202014, holmes played cunningham on the first national tour of the book of mormon. Standby elder cunningham in the book of mormon prince of. Dereck seay, eric geil, jake emmerling, jacob haren, ryan bondy elder price, daxton bloomquist, kevin clay, eric huffman, cj pawlikowski and cody jamison strand elder cunningham. Originally hailing from winnipeg, canada, he arrived direct from the new york company of the book of mormon in which he made his broadway debut. Elder price and elder cunningham are played impeccably by canadian ryan bondy and american a j holmes. Holmes as elder cunningham, direct from playing the. The book of mormon s plot follows the experiences of elder kevin price and elder arnold cunningham, two missionaries for the church of jesus christ of latterday. Bookings for the awardwinning musical have now been extended to 30 april 2017 at melbourne s princess theatre.
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