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Book of Mormon cast as of late?
#125Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/2/14 at 11:18am
Former swing Daxton Bloomquist is the new Elder Michaels (taking over from Clark Johnsen).
https://twitter.com/daxbloomquist/status/473482355152130048
Circumstantial evidence suggests Ryan Breslin is the new Elder Thomas, but we'll find out soon enough, I guess. 
#126Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/2/14 at 9:13pmthere was no announcement along with Barnhardt & Johnson, but Brian Sears has also left the cast. Might he be returning?? Ben Estus is in his track now.
#127Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/21/14 at 12:39pmBrian Sears has returned to the cast, but only as the standby for Elder Cunningham & Elder McKinley. Current Elder Price standby K.J. Hippensteel will be leaving the Broadway company to play the role on tour.
#128Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/21/14 at 11:50pmIs there a reason this show has two standbys for each of the two leads? Is this normal? Lots of shows have one standby for each of the leading roles (along with an understudy or two) but this is the first I'm aware of with two. Any particular reason?
#129Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/22/14 at 12:04amProbably related to the post above yours, where they seem to feed the tours with Broadway standbys?
Mcom
Swing Joined: 5/24/07
#130Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/22/14 at 9:07amI saw the show on Tuesday. Both Elder Price and Cunningham were played by standbys. I didn't care for K. J. Hippensteel as Elder Price, but found A.J. Holmes to be fantastic. On a side note, I found that Sysesha Mercado lost all of the humor in that role. She fell really flat. Maybe it was just an off night.
#131Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/22/14 at 9:16amI agree about Syesha Mercado. I saw the show Wednesday and she was really phoning it in.
#132Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/22/14 at 9:42am
On a side note, I found that Sysesha Mercado lost all of the humor in that role. She fell really flat. Maybe it was just an off night.
No, that's pretty much how she's been since the beginning.
Mcom
Swing Joined: 5/24/07
#134Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/22/14 at 1:34pm
Compared to what I saw in Chicago and San Francisco, some of her early Broadway performances were a bit of an improvement, but not really. It is too bad; she's cute and has a nice voice, but she plays it like a ditz and just isn't that funny.
Oh, and in casting news, AJ Holmes and KJ Hippensteel will be headlining the first national tour for at least Detroit... www.broadwayworld.com/detroit/article/THE-BOOK-OF-MORMON-to-Say-Hello-to-Detroit-July-1-13-20140621?PageSpeed=noscript
#135Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/22/14 at 1:44pm
I was not overly impressed with Mercado's voice, either. I've never heard her sing before, so I don't know if she was ill or having an off day when I went. But her music didn't seem like a great fit for her voice, and there were a few times when I noticed she didn't seem to be singing in the right key.
I don't know if this was a sound design issue or not, but KJ Hippensteel was often very hard to hear when I saw it. None of the other performers seemed to be having amplification problems, though, so I wondered if his voice was just naturally small, even with amplification. I also didn't find him to be particularly funny.
Mcom
Swing Joined: 5/24/07
#136Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/22/14 at 2:48pm
I agree about K.J. He was harder to hear. I didn't care for his voice from what I could here. He seemed to be trying far too hard to make things funny, which worked against him.
Holmes, on the other hand, was excellent. Nice voice and effortless personality. Detroit will be lucky to see him. I could see him becoming a permanent Broadway replacement Cunningham at some point.
I'm sad to hear that I didn't just catch Mercado on an off night. She was really wasted in a part that is funny and the heart of that show.
#137Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/22/14 at 3:20pmI've seen KJ twice and he can be very polarizing. :) His voice is not particularly loud, but I do think he can be very funny, and the fact that he looks like a missing Romney son doesn't hurt either.
#138Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/23/14 at 10:08am
Update: KJ Hippensteel will be Price on the 1NT for the next three months only: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=779839095380681&id=170699819627948
I wonder who's next in line?!
andrcort
Swing Joined: 2/5/14
#139Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/24/14 at 1:52pm
Rob Colletti will be on as Cunningham tonight and both shows tomorrow and Brian Sears will be on the rest of the week. Anyone know when Ben is coming back?
#140Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/24/14 at 1:56pm
Sources: https://twitter.com/understudies/status/481471345247535104
https://twitter.com/understudies/status/481470911120302082
#141Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/25/14 at 11:58am
I saw KJ at one of the performances I attended during my NYC trip last month. I thought he was pretty good and had no trouble hearing him. Also, though Syesha was fine, I'd rate her as my least favorite of the 4 Nabalungis I've seen.
I almost hate to rate the individual performers because, overall, I was incredibly disappointed with the Broadway performances I saw. There's far too much "auto-piloting" going on. Timing was slack, character bits were just tossed off, and the ensemble was sloppy and lacking energy. (At the 2nd performance, "Spooky Mormon Hell Dream" was such a mess, it looked like regional dinner theater.) This show deserves much better. And, at those prices, so does the audience.
After I returned from NYC, I went to see the 2nd National Tour in San Diego. Unlike what I'd experienced on Broadway, this cast was KILLING IT! And when this show is firing on all cylinders, it truly is "something incredible".
#142Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/25/14 at 12:12pmThe 2NT is so, so good.
andrcort
Swing Joined: 2/5/14
#143Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/26/14 at 2:30pmI'm thinking of doing standing room next wednesday July 2nd matinee. Does anyone know (or have a guess) who'll be on for Cunningham? Did anyone see Rob Colletti on B'way?
dreaming
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
#144Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/26/14 at 2:34pmI am hoping to catch Nick Spangler as Elder Price at some point. (I just missed his last time in.)
nabajamba
Chorus Member Joined: 1/25/13
#145Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/27/14 at 1:23amandrcort: Yeah, I just saw Rob Colletti (who was great)! Rob's heading back on tour after this week, so either Ben Platt will be back or Brian Sears will continue to play the role.
andrcort
Swing Joined: 2/5/14
#146Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/27/14 at 1:42pmThanks for the info! Is it confirmed if AJ Holmes is in the tour for more than just the Detroit stop? This cast has been switching and swapping a lot recently.
andrcort
Swing Joined: 2/5/14
#147Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/27/14 at 9:21pm
New Nabalungi https://twitter.com/nikkireneesings/status/482692805429841920
What happened to Syesha?
Lots of cast changes recently!
#148Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/27/14 at 9:46pm
Exciting! I've always thought Nikki Renee Daniels was very talented. Good luck to her in this role!
Syesha started her run in early January. Her contract may just have been up and Nikki was not announced.
Mcom
Swing Joined: 5/24/07
#149Book of Mormon cast as of late?
Posted: 6/27/14 at 10:31pmExcellent casting! Sad to have missed her.
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