Elder davis book of mormon musical works archive of our own. Baptize me cunningham, nabulungi i am africa mckinley, cunningham, ensemble joseph smith american moses ensemble hasa diga eebowai reprise nabulungi you and me but mostly me reprise price, cunningham tomorrow is a latter day price, cunningham, mckinley, nabulungi, company. Oct 05, 2020 the book of mormon tells the story of two eager young mormon missionaries, elder kevin price and elder arnold cunningham. Elder neeley book of mormon musical works archive of. Book of mormon rocks pantages hollywood progressive. What theatre in london is the book of mormon playing at. Elder price a mormon missionary sent to uganda, though he wishes to go to orlando instead. Standby elder cunningham in the book of mormon prince of wales theatre. It is the complete show presented before a small audience in a rehearsal space, with risers used as set pieces. First staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the beliefs and practices of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Click here to buy the book of mormon tickets today. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics, and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone. Casey barrett missionary training center voice, prices dad, joseph smith, mission president, graham bowen elder mckinley, missionary training center voice, prices dad, joseph smith, mission president, tallia brinson nabulungi, christian delcroix mission president, missionary training center.
Elder thomas book of mormon musical works archive of. Book of mormon offers irreverent, affectionate look at. Audition songs for the book of mormon theatre trip. To the missionaries disappointment, the local population seems to be more focused on the poverty, famine, aids. Elder cunningham keeps butchering the name of the chiefs daughter, nabulungi. Making things up again cunningham, cunninghams dad, joseph smith, mormon, moroni and ugandans. The book of mormon 090110 new york workshop mp4 screenshots josh gad elder cunningham, andrew rannells elder price, nikki m. Throughout the show, the character nabulungi is referred to by many different names. Tom xander plays elder cunningham, who also makes his london debut in the book of mormon. Other cast members include kayla pecchioni as nabulungi, pj adzima. If you know of a song that is irreverent towards religion, makes fun of religion, pokes fun at sincerely held religious beliefs, or challenges the firmly held religious beliefs of others, please send me an email. After being a standby elder cunningham in the broadway production, brown now steps into the role fulltime.
February 18, 2020 february 28, 2021 theatre trip 0 comments audition, auditioning, auditions, elder cunningham, elder mckinley, elder price, nabulungi, songs, the book of mormon do you have an upcoming audition for the book of mormon. Myprettycabinet names for nabulungi used by cunningham. The book of mormon musical official london website about. May 04, 2011 jonathan cullen us elder price, christopher john oneill elder cunningham, grey henson elder mckinley moroni, samantha marie ware nabalungi, kevin mambo matifa hatimbi, jeffrey david sears mormon, mike mcgowan mission training center voice prices dad joseph smith mission president, bud weber cunningham s dad, phyre. He often weaves characters from star wars and the lord of the rings into his teachings. For this production, nabulungi has become jon bon jovi, hock a loogie, nabisco, necrophilia, nancy pelosi and nicki. Jun 11, 2017 elder cunningham gets to baptize the first convert, nabulungi, and gets the girl, in the arousing duet baptise me, starting a run on baptisms. She has a heroic bsod when she finds out that its all just stories, prompting a dark reprise of hasa diga eebowai where nabulungi. Tomorrow is a latter day price, mckinley, cunningham, nabulungi and company.
Meet the chicago cast of the book of mormon chicago tribune. Everything you need to know about the book of mormon in. Mountview academy of theatre arts, ba hons musical theatre. With book, lyrics, and music written by trey parker and matt stone, best known for creating the animated comedy series south park, the two cocreated the music with. Nabulungi is the daughter of mafala, and the love interest of arnold cunningham, in, the book of mormon. Despite their intimacy the best thing thats ever happened to him chauvinist cunningham just cant get her name right, calling her neutragena, nabisco, even nicki menaj whenever he refers to her. Dec 09, 2020 prior to joining the original cast of the book of mormon, tischtrained actress and singer nikki m. What were some of the names elder cunningham called nabalungi.
Of course arnold messes up her name when he talks to her, and hes incredibly awkward, but shes developed feelings for him in their few days together and wants to help him and the others elders for their job. Feb 20, 2020 elder cunningham shines in the rockin man up number, and has the audience chuckle and shake their head throughout the show when he addresses nabulungi by another name every time they meet, including calling her nissan altima. In a show with so many unexpected elements it is actually nice to get rid of the audiences. Elder cunningham another missionary also sent there. Book of mormon star josh gad on ad libs, the tonys, and. The book of mormon makes its dirty, funny and very. Elder cunningham and nabulungi from the book of mormon book. Meet the chicago cast of the book of mormon chicago.
Taut, hilarious the book of mormon accomplishes its mission. Apr 30, 2017 deviantart is the worlds largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art. Book of mormon delivers maximum blasphemy for comedys. Kimbay book of mormon musical middala book of mormon musical coming out. Syesha mercados character nabulungi is unique in the book of mormon in that she is, basically, not made fun of. The book of mormon is a broadway musical by trey parker and matt stone and. A wellmeaning elder cunningham, smitten by the daughter nabulungi of the village chief mafala hatimbi, takes great liberties in translating the words of the book of mormon to the locals in order to proselytize them.
James nabulungi, rory omalley elder mckinleymoroni, michael potts mafala hatimbi. This is a series that i would like readers to help me with. Aug 22, 2012 gavin creel portrays elder price and jared gertner is his presumptive sidekick, elder arnold cunningham. As the pair share biblical prose, elder cunningham falls in love with a local. Book of mormon, the broadwayamerica april 6, 20 matinee.
This musical won nine tony awards, including best musical. Meet the original us tour cast of the book of mormon us tour, the book of mormon current cast list, original cast, current cast. Alyah chanelle scotts solo about longing for a place like sal tlay ka siti is star quality. Bondy left the touring cast to take over the role of elder price in the melbourne production. The book of mormon west end 20 housecams master cast. The book of mormon february 23, 2011 invited dress untracked mp3 andrew rannells elder price, josh gad elder cunningham, nikki m. He riffed on the name of the ugandan villager, nabulungi, played by nikki james.
The book of mormon original, musical, comedy, broadway will open in new york city mar 24, 2011. A contemporary gothic musical and hysterium in a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. James nabulungi, stanley wayne mathis mafala hatimbi, matt loehr elder mckinley, lewis cleale mtc voicejoseph smith, graham bowen on for kevin duda, christopher rice on for clark johnsen, daxton bloomquist on for jason michael snow, matthew marks on for. Cody jamison strand elder cunningham tallia brinson nabulungi us pierce cassedy elder mckinley james vincent meredith mafala hatimbi david aron damane general bfn christopher shyer mission president jeff heimbrock cunningham s dad us. Elder cunningham question of what number rule is broken when elder price abandons elder cunningham. She initially believes that the book of mormon is literally true, as elder cunningham tells it, and that sal tlay ka siti is a paradise. The book of mormon productions sonia friedman productions. Well, her name is mangled as neutrogena by elder cunningham, with whom she is.
He is smitten with the village leaders daughter, nabulungi, played by samantha marie ware. The book of mormon mbti elder kevin price enfj elder arnold cunningham esfp nabulungi enfp elder mckinley enfj mafala hatimbi estj general estp joseph smith enfj. Aug 31, 2019 the book of mormon follows two contrasting young mormon missionaries the confident, selfabsorbed elder price, and the bumbling, insecure elder cunningham who complete their training at the missionary training centre and are sent to preach the mormon religion in a remote ugandan village. Hasa diga eebowai reprise nabulungi you and me but mostly me reprise price and cunningham tomorrow is a latter day price, cunningham, mckinley, nabulungi, company hello reprise.
Thomas inkle, lead male vocalist in yarico musical recording, featured vocalist backing singer stuart matthew price sings the songbook of menken. He remembers names like boba fett, and starship enterprise and samwise gamgee. In the book of mormon, two very different young lds missionaries the talented, eager elder price and the nerdy, pathologically lying elder cunningham are paired together and sent to uganda to perform their twoyear mission. Actor cody jamison strand, who plays mormon missionary elder cunningham, used the name adele dazeem in place of a botched version. This number showcases elder cunningham s silliness and powerful voice. Jun, 2019 the book of mormon follows two contrasting young mormon missionaries the confident, selfabsorbed elder price, and the bumbling, insecure elder cunningham who complete their training at the missionary training centre and are sent to preach the mormon religion in a remote ugandan village. In 20, the uk production debuted in the west end at the prince of wales theatre and was followed by two us national tours. Aug 06, 2017 this is the one hundred and fortysixth installment in the songs of sacrilege series. Twitter tumblr eadgeartshop coming soon hello my name is elder olaf. Jordan is another the book of mormon alum joining the ranks of the national tour. And thats why its so heartbreaking when i say the line, i know what you people are now, mercado says, describing the moment her. Lewis cleale as jesus, joseph smith, mission president, and prices dad.
The book of mormon after nine tonys and rapturous notices, broadways the book of mormon is still evidently selling tickets up to the time when malia obama can run for president. Book of mormon star josh gad on ad libs, the tonys, and bon jovi. Ashley day us elder price, jared gertner elder cunningham, alexia khadime nabulungi, stephen ashfield elder mckinley, giles terera mafala hatimbi, haydn oakley mission president, chris jarman general. It is cleverly written and extremely wellproduced, and the excellent, energetic performances give the impression that the cast are loving every minute of it. Alyah chanelle scott and jordan matthew brown as nabulungi and elder cunningham. Elder cunningham and nabulungi from the book of mormon book of mormon. Elder arnold cunningham lead perhaps the underdog of the story, cunningham is first depicted as insecure, a pathological liar and slightly nerdish using the lord of the rings and star wars in his teachings having not actually read the book of mormon. Holmes tries to convert ugandan villagers to mormonism in this scene from the book of mormon, at the segerstrom center for the arts through april 3. Elder schrader book of mormon musical works archive. Elder kevin price is a freshfaced, eager young man and the most devout, holy member of his mormon church.
The book for mormon tells the story of two young missionaries, elder price gabe gibbs and elder cunningham cody jamison strand, who have just graduated from the missionary school in utah. Bentons nabulungi whose name gets massacred in ever more hilarious ways by elder cunningham is so africangirlnextdoor enchanting and bentons vocals so pop soprano glorious that had she originated the role, its the soontograduate carnegie mellon musical theater bfa major whod have the tony on her shelf. Jan 17, 2019 this serves as a guide to the book of mormon and its message of the power of service. Book of mormon delivers maximum blasphemy for comedys sake. In amsterdam, we feel that the audience is genuinely surprised. She believes everything elder cunningham says about the book of mormon and what it can do. The musical ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. After debuting in the 2001 production of the adventures of tom sawyer, james starred as dorothy gale in the 2006 production of the wiz and even performed the female leads in both romeo and juliet and cleopatra in 2008. Nov 26, 2017 a wellmeaning elder cunningham, smitten by the daughter nabulungi of the village chief mafala hatimbi, takes great liberties in translating the words of the book of mormon to the locals in. Performing a showcase on the 29th april 2014,1pm the arts theatre. The book of mormon, the ninetime tony awardwinning best musical, is an incredibly irreverent and hysterical musical comedy about two young mormon missionaries who travel to africa to preach and recruit new members to their faith. The broadway musical the book of mormon is a musical comedy with lyrics, music, and book by egot winner robert lopez and south parks trey parker and matt stone. She has a heroic bsod when she finds out that its all just stories, prompting a dark reprise of hasa diga eebowai where nabulungi curses god for giving her hope.
Elder cunningham is simply incapable of remembering nabulungis name. Leanne robinson plays nabulungi, with steven webb as moronielder mckinley, previously starring in the history boys at the national theatre. Dec 27, 2020 elder thomas book of mormon musical 40 arnold cunningham 34 elder neeley book of mormon musical 31 elder schrader book of mormon musical 29 elder michaels book of mormon musical 28 nabulungi hatimbi 20 include relationships elder connor mckinleykevin price 33 elder church elder thomas book of mormon musical 16 arnold cunningham nabulungi hatimbi 12. Elder cunningham and nabulungi from the book of mormon. In the village, we meet mafala hatimbi ewen cummins and his daughter nabulungi nicolelily baisden. The book of mormon musical official nottingham website about. Apr 23, 2015 nabulungi and the villagers then perform a pageant based on their understanding of the book of mormon, as taught to them by elder cunningham joseph smith american moses. The book of mormon is a broadway musical by trey parker and matt stone and robert lopez the story follows two young mormon men who are assigned to uganda for their mission. Matt doyle elder price, will blum elder cunningham, nikki m. He still doesnt know how to pronounce my name, sadly, but seeing him try is very entertaining. Everything you need to know about the book of mormon in london. Naysh fox elder price, elder mckinley, chase ramsey elder cunningham, chandler reed elder cunningham and alexander ross elder price understudies.
The book of mormon broadway 2011 housecams master traders notes. Taut, hilarious the book of mormon accomplishes its. Of course arnold messes up her name when he talks to her, and hes incredibly awkward, but shes developed feelings for him in their few days together and. Stage page irreverent and hysterical musical comedy the. It is enormously enjoyable, and the laughs keep coming even when the storyline seems about to run out of steam. The hit broadway musical the book of mormon, written by south parks trey stone and matt smith and frozens robert lopez, is a irreverent, hysterical, and surprisingly sweet sendup of religion, culture shock, and classic musical theatre. Whats your favourite of elder cunninghams nabulungi names. The current cast of the book of mormon includes dom simpson as elder price, who makes his west end debut in the role. Andrew rannells elder price, josh gad elder cunningham, nikki m james nabulungi, rory omalley elder mckinley notes. Cummins portrays hatimbis desire to protect his daughter while at the same time his quiet. He addresses her by a different name each time he greets her, some of which include neutrogena a brand of hair and skin products, neosporin an antibiotic cream, necrophilia, and nala.
The president is horrified and declares that the africans are not real mormons and orders the elders to go home. As well as having a whole host of regional theatrical credits to his name, browns voice also features on the south park. The book of mormon tells the story of a pair of mismatched 19year old mormon missionaries, elder price and elder cunningham, and the unlikely adventures of selfdiscovery they experience on. Nabulungi, which he always calls funny names like neutrogena or nicki minaj, which gets a roar of laughter every time, reveals to him that she wants to learn more about the book of mormon. James nabulungi, rory omalley elder mckinley, michael potts mafala hatimbi, lewis cleale mission president.
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