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Post by daniel on Jan 25, 2018 23:28:25 GMT
I went to the first performance of the new cast last year- the programmes and cast board had been updated but it wasn't until a few days later that the website changed *sigh*
Coincidentally I'm there again this year so will post here if the site hasn't been updated again!
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Post by 49thand8th on Jan 26, 2018 0:06:07 GMT
The websites for both the US and UK have been notoriously bad ever since they launched. Thank you for the citizen journalism!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2018 1:43:26 GMT
Yeah if you go to the news section of the website they last updated it in 2016.
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Post by Dan213 on Jan 29, 2018 11:52:40 GMT
Still no change on the BoM website unsurprisingly. Guess we’ll have to wait for someone to report back what’s on the cast board
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Post by daniel on Jan 29, 2018 13:34:42 GMT
Still no change on the BoM website unsurprisingly. Guess we’ll have to wait for someone to report back what’s on the cast board I'll post here as soon as I can
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Post by Dan213 on Jan 29, 2018 13:45:24 GMT
Still no change on the BoM website unsurprisingly. Guess we’ll have to wait for someone to report back what’s on the cast board I'll post here as soon as I can Thanks! I suspect the new Price will be Dom Simpson judging from a tweet I’ve just seen. No idea as to who the new Cunningham is though
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Post by daniel on Jan 29, 2018 13:57:07 GMT
I'll post here as soon as I can Thanks! I suspect the new Price will be Dom Simpson judging from a tweet I’ve just seen. No idea as to who the new Cunningham is though Do we know that there is definitely a change of Cunningham?
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Post by Dan213 on Jan 29, 2018 14:15:48 GMT
Thanks! I suspect the new Price will be Dom Simpson judging from a tweet I’ve just seen. No idea as to who the new Cunningham is though Do we know that there is definitely a change of Cunningham? Yep. Cody Jamison Strand's final show was Saturday
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Post by princeton on Jan 29, 2018 15:00:28 GMT
Strange things are happening on the BoM website. Bios are disappearing - so maybe new ones will appear. The full new cast might even be known before the curtain goes up.
Good to see producers showing so much respect for their cast members!!!
UPDATE at 1500
New cast there - Dom Simpson as Elder Price; J Michael Finley, a previous Broadway standby, as Elder Cunningham
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Post by daniel on Jan 29, 2018 15:10:01 GMT
Dom Simpson is Price J. Micheal Finley is Cunningham Did nobody else really think just to check the website? it's only just been updated, come on Andy be reasonable
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Post by 49thand8th on Jan 29, 2018 15:13:01 GMT
Strange things are happening on the BoM website. Bios are disappearing - so maybe new ones will appear. The full new cast might even be known before the curtain goes up. Good to see producers showing so much respect for their cast members!!! UPDATE at 1500 New cast there - Dom Simpson as Elder Price; J Michael Finlay, a previous Broadway standby, as Elder Cunningham J. Michael Finley was also a Valjean understudy in the most recent revival. I never got to see him as Cunningham, but I heard he was fantastic and one of the best-sung (as you might expect).
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Post by Dan213 on Jan 29, 2018 16:44:42 GMT
Nice to see we’ve got our first British lead!
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Post by daniel on Jan 29, 2018 23:50:28 GMT
Well tonight was fun!!
Great shape for a first performance by the new cast. A couple of minor flubs but nothing too serious.
Really liked J. Michael Finley as Cunningham. He's definitely the strongest that I've seen vocally-speaking, and he's hilarious. Quite different to the previous couple of portrayals, I found him to be more "normal", but it worked and his chemistry with Dom Simpson as Price was great.
Speaking of Dom Simpson...I still haven't quite decided. He was good, I enjoyed his portrayal, but I don't think he's strong enough vocally. He appeared to struggle with some of the higher parts, and at times I found him a little hyper and erratic in his acting, but overall it's a solid go.
Lejaun Sheppard and Christopher Copeland were the standouts in the ensemble for me, amazing voices!
Fantastic reception from the audience, and it's great to see the theatre full on a Monday night. There were 8 in the returns queue when I entered about 7.20!
4 stars.
For those who are interested, new understudy list as follows:
Price's Dad/Joseph Smith/Mission President: Alex Lodge, Stephen Rolley Moroni/Elder McKinley: Stephen Rolley, David McMullan Elder Price: Alex Lodge, Stephen Rolley Mafala Hatimbi: Michael Moulton, Christopher Copeland Nabalungi: Robyn Rose, Demi Goodman General: Sackie Osakonor, Lejaun Sheppard Elder Cunningham: Tom Xander, Philip Catchpole
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2018 11:58:13 GMT
Was also there last night - not knowing it was the new cast's first night. Loved it. It was my fourth time, but I haven't been in years.
J. Michael Finley is the strongest Cunningham I've ever seen. I want to go back just to see him! Some of his Nabulangi names literally stopped the show and what a voice! Dom needs time to settle and make the part his own, it's one thing being an alternate, but something very different playing the role full-time. He'll get there, but he sounded tired. He's nailed the chemistry and comedy already.
Steven Webb also brilliant, and the new Mormons and Uganadans look like they're having a blast.
It's really, really great to see a show still packing them in after 5 (?) years in the West End and with such an enthusiastic response. I'll be back again soon for trip number 5!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2018 10:21:49 GMT
Finally saw this on Saturday after winning the ticket lottery! After losing every digital lottery in town we decided it was worth giving Mormon a go and clearly I have some sort of Mormon super power because we did hooray! (A34-5 for those interested).
I'd gone this long without seeing it partly because I was never sure it was exactly to my taste (I'm not easily offended- quite the opposite in terms of dark close to the line humour) but I'd not loved much of Parker/Stone's other work so didn't rush to this. Also a personal element of 'yes I know there's jokes about Mormons and AIDS hahaha yeah it's like Team America hahaha' gets old REAL quick.
Anyway, I did find this very very funny and hugely entertaining. We knew there had been a recent cast change (but didn't know how recent) and it shows in that she show feels really fresh. The dynamics between Price/Cunningham are really great too- some brilliant comic moments. I also loved the Mormon 'pack' in general- it's great fun in a scene to watch different ones and see their reactions to things.
I loved the show as a whole- it's a great balance of contemporary humour and traditional Broadway musical storytelling- pretty near perfectly pitched. I do wonder if we could ever see the likes of it again, and think that frankly a dose of non-PC close to the wire humour does a lot of people some good.
Personally, I'd defiantly file it under a musical I could re-visit time and time again. It's a great fun pick me up of a musical.
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Post by danb on Feb 5, 2018 11:46:14 GMT
Finally saw this on Saturday after winning the ticket lottery! After losing every digital lottery in town we decided it was worth giving Mormon a go and clearly I have some sort of Mormon super power because we did hooray! (A34-5 for those interested). I'd gone this long without seeing it partly because I was never sure it was exactly to my taste (I'm not easily offended- quite the opposite in terms of dark close to the line humour) but I'd not loved much of Parker/Stone's other work so didn't rush to this. Also a personal element of 'yes I know there's jokes about Mormons and AIDS hahaha yeah it's like Team America hahaha' gets old REAL quick. Anyway, I did find this very very funny and hugely entertaining. We knew there had been a recent cast change (but didn't know how recent) and it shows in that she show feels really fresh. The dynamics between Price/Cunningham are really great too- some brilliant comic moments. I also loved the Mormon 'pack' in general- it's great fun in a scene to watch different ones and see their reactions to things. I loved the show as a whole- it's a great balance of contemporary humour and traditional Broadway musical storytelling- pretty near perfectly pitched. I do wonder if we could ever see the likes of it again, and think that frankly a dose of non-PC close to the wire humour does a lot of people some good. Personally, I'd defiantly file it under a musical I could re-visit time and time again. It's a great fun pick me up of a musical. So pleased that you enjoyed it. I just knew you would x
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Post by Phantom of London on Feb 5, 2018 13:23:53 GMT
Finally saw this on Saturday after winning the ticket lottery! After losing every digital lottery in town we decided it was worth giving Mormon a go and clearly I have some sort of Mormon super power because we did hooray! (A34-5 for those interested). I'd gone this long without seeing it partly because I was never sure it was exactly to my taste (I'm not easily offended- quite the opposite in terms of dark close to the line humour) but I'd not loved much of Parker/Stone's other work so didn't rush to this. Also a personal element of 'yes I know there's jokes about Mormons and AIDS hahaha yeah it's like Team America hahaha' gets old REAL quick. Anyway, I did find this very very funny and hugely entertaining. We knew there had been a recent cast change (but didn't know how recent) and it shows in that she show feels really fresh. The dynamics between Price/Cunningham are really great too- some brilliant comic moments. I also loved the Mormon 'pack' in general- it's great fun in a scene to watch different ones and see their reactions to things. I loved the show as a whole- it's a great balance of contemporary humour and traditional Broadway musical storytelling- pretty near perfectly pitched. I do wonder if we could ever see the likes of it again, and think that frankly a dose of non-PC close to the wire humour does a lot of people some good. Personally, I'd defiantly file it under a musical I could re-visit time and time again. It's a great fun pick me up of a musical. The show is just about wrong on every conceivable level.........................but hell yes, it's a blast.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2018 13:30:56 GMT
Glad you loved it!! It really is an amazing show!
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Post by Peroni on Feb 19, 2018 18:40:33 GMT
I was positively surprised by how much I enjoyed the show! It's simply a really well written and executed comedy! It has just the right amount of meaning and drama/real feelings to sustain 2 hours of fun. It is so full of references and with a mixture of music and dance genres... All the cast was really talented and into it, especially Dom Simpson as the main guy.
If you understand that everything on stage is presented from the point of view of Elder Price, then what is being mocked is not the Africans but the stupid white privileged american boy, without being too bitter. In the end, `the Africans` are shown as capable of abstraction - it's all a metaphor and they know it, it was just the young and naive character of Nabulungi who believed all those fantastic Mormon stories were actually true.
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Post by indis on Mar 24, 2018 12:51:54 GMT
when will the tickets for july be released?
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Post by 49thand8th on Mar 26, 2018 14:57:36 GMT
New production photos!
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Post by jamb0r on Mar 27, 2018 9:27:06 GMT
Happened to be walking past the theatre just before they were drawing the names for the lottery last night so I entered and won (for a third time - maybe I should play the real lottery?), making last night my 4th visit, and 3rd different cast. The current cast are probably the best I've seen so far (including the originals WE cast) and the whole show felt a lot more fresh than it did when I saw it around a year ago. The current Cunningham has my favourite Nabulungi name so far too {Spoiler - click to view} Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Batman! . If anyone hasn't seen it in a while I'd definitely recommend now being a good time for a return visit! When at the box office paying for the lottery win, I could hear the tourists at the 'regular' box office window very happily shelling out over £100 per ticket for the last few remaining seats. It's amazing that even after 5 years this show has such a pull. There was easily around 80-100 people entering the lottery too.
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Post by greeny11 on Mar 27, 2018 17:25:19 GMT
I agree - this is the best cast I've seen for some time. I didn't particularly like Cody Jamison Strand as Cunningham - but J Michael Finley is one of my favourites. I loved what he does with the role, and I too love that new Nabalungi name jamb0r mentioned. Him and Dom have really brought something fresh to the show that was missing with KJ and Cody.
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Post by iamamazing on Mar 28, 2018 17:20:29 GMT
Any news about the UK Tour for this one
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Post by iamamazing on Mar 28, 2018 18:02:25 GMT
Any news about the UK Tour for this one the last update I had was that it's set to start roughly this time next year. Not sure if that's still accurate, and not sure when it'll be announced, sorry! Thanks
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Post by Dr Tom on May 10, 2018 8:10:22 GMT
Saw this last night for the first time in the while. In the cheap seats near the back of the Circle, right against the wall. Reminded how comfortable this theatre is.
It turned out to be a captioned performance, which was a good thing, as I could finally work out a few of the lines (and the four letter words are much clearer written on the screen than when they're sung).
It was a night of covers. These are the ones I've worked out from West End Understudies.
Tom Xander (standby) on as Elder Cunningham David McMullan (second cover) on as Elder Mckinley Alex Lodge on as Joseph Smith/Mission President Olly Christopher on as Elder Young/Cunningham's Dad
Tom Xander was the only one announced at the start. He got a big cheer (on all week, so I presume his fans are in).
The funniest line ("Nigel Farage") is still in there and clearly scripted, based on the screen. The "Batman" line one of the previous posters mentioned isn't in there.
They've updated the lyrics of "I Believe", so it is now "And I believe that the current President of the Church, Russell Nelson, speaks directly to God".
The show is still in great shape, although I can see things starting to date, particularly the txting jokes.
Dom Simpson is the best Elder Price I've seen for a while. Very strong vocals.
Tom Xander is also an excellent Elder Cunningham, in the traditional funny chubby guy role.
David McMullan was fine, but didn't stand out on stage for me as Elder Mckinley, perhaps due to looking so like the other cast in terms of physical appearance, height and stage presence. I'm also used to this being played very camp, which isn't how David played in. But a nice surprise to see a 2nd cover in the role (and presumably most, if not all, of the swings on too).
I'll also single out Leanne Robinson (Nabulungi) as having an excellent voice.
This is still really popular, with long queues down the side of the theatre to get in. And obviously lots of repeat visitors based on the people sat around me.
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Post by joem on Jun 30, 2018 23:31:14 GMT
Finally saw this. Good fun. Entertaining. clever. The cast was not "tired" and there were strong vocal and acting performances all round. Wouldn't get away with writing this about a non-Christian religion though.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2018 23:19:51 GMT
The 2010 workshop of the show is now on youtube. It's pro shot. Its really interesting to see what they changed before opening the show under a year later.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2018 0:26:52 GMT
The 2010 workshop of the show is now on youtube. It's pro shot. Its really interesting to see what they changed before opening the show under a year later. Yup, I saw some of it, not the whole thing. I noticed Nabulungi's Hasa Diga Eebowai reprise (well, Eelohai originally) was there from the beginning, but cut when previews started for some reason, then added again. I've always loved it and wish they had included it in the cast recording.
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Post by jaqs on Aug 18, 2018 14:39:12 GMT
Took my sister to see this last monday, her first visit, my first return to the show in London (have seen the US tour) since previews. We had a total blast. The cast were great, the audience looked to be near full and it had a great atmosphere. I believe was underpowered but everything else seemed spot on. Well done to the producers and cast for keeping the show fresh and full of energy.
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