The Book of Mormon Elders

After seeing the show a couple times and listening to the recording maybe a couple million I've realized how incredible the Elder ensemble is. They each have their moments to shine in Hello, Two By Two, Turn it Off, and I Am Africa but they also blend in together so perfectly that I have a hard time telling them apart.

For those who have seen the show many times or just know, who is who? Looking at the lyrics may help. I'll fill them in as people write who is who.

Elders (In order of appearance):

Elder Grant - Brian Sears
Elder Green - Rory O'Malley
Elder Young - Kevin Duda
Elder Harris - Clark Johnsen (?)
Elder Cross - Jason Michael Snow
Elder Smith - Justin Bohon
Elder Brown - Scott Barhardt (?)
Elder White - Benjamin Schrader

In Two By Two (and Africa in general):
Elder McKinley - Rory O'Malley
Elder Church - Clark Johnsen (?)
Elder Michaels - Jason Michael Snow (?)
Elder Thomas - Scott Barnhardt
Elder Neeley - Kevin Duda
Elder Davis - Brian Sears
Elder Schrader - Ben Schrader
Elder Zelder - Justin Bohon

Thanks TaylorPHENOMENON2!

Updated On: 6/15/11 at 07:23 PM

He might be both - I'm guessing each actor is one elder in each scene

I love that they named two of the Elders after the two Elders in Orgazmo.

I've been a Kevin Duda fan for a long time and I love watching his expressions... well, him and all the other Elders as well. :)

Does anyone know who plays Jesus and who plays Brigham Young? Been wondering, and I'm assuming they don't list these characters in the playbill to preserve the element of surprise.

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Lewis Cleale plays Jesus/Joseph Smith/Mission President.

And he's also amazing.

^You're right- for some reason I confused Brigham Young with Joseph Smith, haha.

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Clark Johnsen plays Brigham Young. Coincidentally, he's an ex-Mormon who went to Brigham Young University.

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But doesn't Clark Johnsen sing the verse about the abusive father in Turn It Off? The lyrics say that part is sung by Elder Church.

Also, doesn't Jason Michael Snow sing the high-pitched "Hello?" that would make him Elder Harris.

Updated On: 6/16/11 at 11:51 PM

I think on the Sirius interview they said that Benjamin does the high "Hello." I know that Jason and Kevin are the two high tenors in the show.

BROADWAY --

Elder Grant/Elder Church - Brian Sears
Elder Green/Elder McKinley - Rory O'Malley
Elder Young/Elder Neeley - Kevin Duda
Elder Harris/Elder Thomas - Scott Barnhardt
Elder White/Elder Schrader - Benjamin Schrader
Elder Brown/Elder Michaels - Clark Johnsen
Elder Smith/Elder Zelder - Justin Bohon
Elder Cross/Elder Davis - Jason Michael Snow

FIRST NATIONAL TOUR --

Elder Grant/Elder Church - Michael Buchanan
Elder Green/Elder McKinley - Grey Henson
Elder Young/Elder Neeley - Bud Weber
Elder Harris/Elder Thomas - Kevin Michael Murphy
Elder White/Elder Widmar - Jacob ben Widmar
Elder Brown/Elder Michaels - JR Bruno
Elder Smith/Elder Zelder - Daniel LeClaire
Elder Cross/Elder Davis - Jeffrey David Sears

CHICAGO/SECOND NATIONAL TOUR --

Elder Grant/Elder Church - John Pinto, Jr.
Elder Green/Elder McKinley - Pierce Cassedy
Elder Young/Elder Neeley - J. Casey Barrett
Elder Harris/Elder Thomas - Eric Huffman
Elder White/Elder Gale - Bradley D. Gale
Elder Brown/Elder Michaels - Jake Emmerling
Elder Smith/Elder Zelder - Corey Hummerston
Elder Cross/Elder Davis - Hardy Weaver

WEST END --

Elder Grant/Elder Church - Daniel Clift
Elder Green/Elder McKinley - Stephen Ashfield
Elder Young/Elder Neeley - Ashley Day
Elder Harris/Elder Thomas - Mark Anderson
Elder White/Elder Schrader - Daniel Mackinlay
Elder Brown/Elder Michaels - Patrick George
Elder Smith/Elder Zelder - Liam Wrate
Elder Cross/Elder Davis - Michael Kent

Updated On: 9/5/13 at 08:12 PM

hairspraydude1962, I've been trying to figure this out too. The giant picture of them all together being paired up with their counterparts really helped. :)

Jon Bass is the standby Cunningham, so he'll be the first cover. He's basically the equivalent of Jared Gertner in the OBC.

There was a tweeted picture of JR Bruno where it was captioned something like, "Understudies hard at work," but I'm not sure if he'd cover Price or McKinley.

Oh, and via Jacob ben Widmar's Instagram, it appears that track will be named based on whoever is originating the role in that company -- he posted a picture of his name badge and it says "Elder Widmar." :) (But I agree, I don't see him covering Cunningham either.)

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Why do they call them elders when they are so young?

Michael Buchanan is the understudy for Elder Cunningham.