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#26

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Posted: 8/20/12 at 11:19am

ok, interesting thread. i have seen bom twice with the same elder price - not original cast. one of my favorite shows ever. brilliant book.
here's my concern. i am wondering if Hello is lip synched. it is just too perfect, and it seems it is exactly like the recording. i know it would be very difficult for the actor to time his mouth perfectly to his own "hello" but still i wonder.
the first time i saw it "I believe" seemed too perfect. it is such a difficult song to sing. it seemed effortless - i know - that's their job but he is second cast for gosh sakes. the second time i saw him i did believe he was actually singing.
so i am wondering but -leaning on the side of them actually doing all the singing live. thoughts?

#27

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Posted: 8/20/12 at 11:34am

Hello is not lip-synced- it is simply a complex number carefully timed.

The only lip-syncing in Book of Mormon, as far as I know, is when a character lip-syncs to a recorded voice bit by Trey Parker or Matt Stone, the show's creators and South Park voice artists.

#28

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Posted: 8/20/12 at 11:44am

It's live.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

#29

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Posted: 8/20/12 at 11:48am

Some of the Ugandan ensemble is there to sweeten "Hello" and "Turn It Off," but no, there is no lip-synching.

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#30

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Posted: 8/20/12 at 12:12pm

yes, those obvious lip synchs of the historic characters are hilarious. "I am Moroni". lol

#31

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Posted: 9/1/12 at 7:29pm

I know for an absolutely positive fact that Elder Greene does the big long "HEEELLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

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#32

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Posted: 9/1/12 at 9:18pm

Elder White does it.

#33

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Posted: 9/1/12 at 9:35pm

Umm, at the Tony's Elder Greene did it.

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#34

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Posted: 9/1/12 at 11:47pm

Rory O'Malley plays Elder Green.

Benjamin Schrader plays Elder White.

Benjamin Schrader performed on the Tonys and, as he always does, sang "HELLLOOOOOO!"

Ben and Rory look nothing alike and are also nowhere near each other in the staging of Hello.

Your logic is a mess.

Try again.

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Updated On: 9/1/12 at 11:47 PM

#35

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Posted: 9/3/12 at 9:19am

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

Lol, none of those elders are in Two by Two. After just listening to the song on my iPod, these are the elders in Two by Two:

Elder Price
Elder Cunningham
Elder Young
Elder Grant
Elder White
Elder Smith
Elder Cross
Elder Greene/Green (which spelling?)
Elder Harris
Elder Brown

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#36

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Posted: 9/3/12 at 10:36am

It's Green, according to the published book and lyrics.

Also, I'm so glad you acknowledged your mistake! You're welcome.

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#37

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Posted: 9/3/12 at 10:56am

LizzieCurry, I made a mistake. I apologize.

Jeesh.

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#38

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Posted: 9/3/12 at 10:56am

I love that there is an Elder ben Widmar.

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And oy, does he make a cute Mormon!

#39

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Posted: 9/9/12 at 4:26am

While we're on the subject, does anyone know who is doing the Solos in "Spooky Mormon Hell dream? Is the whole cast in this number (including Cunningham and Nabalungi?)

#40

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Posted: 9/9/12 at 4:26am

While we're on the subject, does anyone know who is doing the Solos in "Spooky Mormon Hell dream? Is the whole cast in this number (including Cunningham and Nabalungi?)

#41

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Posted: 9/9/12 at 6:14am

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

Lol, none of those elders are in Two by Two. After just listening to the song on my iPod, these are the elders in Two by Two:

Elder Price
Elder Cunningham
Elder Young
Elder Grant
Elder White
Elder Smith
Elder Cross
Elder Greene/Green (which spelling?)
Elder Harris
Elder Brown

Oy, okay, so some of this is right some of it isn't...

To address the first list, most of the actor-to-character matches are correct, except these:/Elder
Elder Church – Brian Sears
Elder Michaels – Clark Johnsen
Elder Davis – Jason Michael Snow

And it's "Elder Green"

And just to clarify, here's ONE list, in this order:
Actor/Two By Two Elder/Turn it Off, etc Elder
Rory O'Malley/Elder Green/Elder McKinley (I Am Africa: Main solo parts) [also plays Moroni]
Brian Sears/Elder Grant/Elder Church (I Am Africa: "Noble Lion King" & "Tribal Woman...")
Kevin Duda/Elder Young/Elder Neely
Justin Bohon/Elder Smith/Elder Zelder (I Am Africa: "Monkey w/banana")
Benjamin Schrader/Elder White/Elder Schrader (I Am Africa: "The Meerkat")
Jason Michael Snow/Elder Cross/Elder Davis
Scott Bernhardt/Elder Harris/Elder Thomas ("Poptarts")
Clark Johnsen/Elder Brown/Elder Michaels

Also, Rory O'Malley is the voice of Moroni in the Prologue voice-over, even for the National Tour.

Updated On: 9/9/12 at 06:14 AM

#42

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Posted: 9/9/12 at 8:30am

While we're on the subject, does anyone know who is doing the Solos in "Spooky Mormon Hell dream? Is the whole cast in this number (including Cunningham and Nabalungi?)

No. Cunningham used to be in it, in previews, but he's not anymore. Nabulungi never was.
Mafala = Johnnie Cochran
Elder Neeley = Hitler
Elder Schrader/ben Widmar = Dahmer
Kalimba = Genghis Khan
The General = Satan
The "You remember Lucifer!" "He is even spookier!" lines are Tommar Wilson and Lawrence Stallings (the Ghali/Middala tracks).

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

Updated On: 9/9/12 at 08:30 AM

#43

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Posted: 9/9/12 at 3:20pm

MyPrettyCabinet--

Actually, in "I Am Africa," Schrader is the rhino. Barnhardt is the meerkat.

#44

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Posted: 9/9/12 at 3:42pm

Another thing I would like to point out is a mistake I noticed In Two by Two. Elder Harris and Elder Brown are never given their locations. The voice calls them, then Elder Price sings his verse about how he wants to go Orlando, Flroida, and him and Elder Cunningham are called up. Did they just forget about Elder Harris and Elder Brown?

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#45

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Posted: 9/9/12 at 3:52pm

I'm sure they're given their locations while Price is singing his aside. The audience just doesn't hear it.

#46

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Posted: 9/9/12 at 4:36pm

Yes, Harris and Brown receive their locations, during Price's aside. If you watch, they slowly jump up and down with excitement.

#47

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Posted: 9/9/12 at 6:48pm

Oh, ok. I didn't know because I have never seen the show. I Am just going off the cast recording and YouTube videos. I'm waiting for the tour to come to my area.

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#48

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Posted: 9/9/12 at 9:36pm

It's like Elle's graduation speech. While Paulette is doing her "where are they now?" bit, the character Elle is still giving a speech.

#49

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Posted: 3/7/13 at 1:07pm

Chris Rice is joining the cast tomorrow, anyone know who he is replacing?

EDIT: He announced that he's a swing.

Updated On: 3/7/13 at 01:07 PM

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