Broadway NewsThe Book of Mormon Returns to Broadway November 4 With Free Fan PerformanceThe Tony-winning musical will officially reopen November 5 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
The 2011 Tony winner for Best Musical, The Book of Mormon, returns to Broadway's Eugene O'Neill Theatre November 4 at 8 PM with a free performance for fans. (The production, which has been closed since March 2020 due to the pandemic, officially resumes November 5.)
The reopening cast is headed by Kevin Clay as Elder Price, Cody Jamison Strand as Elder Cunningham, Kim Exum as Nabulungi, Olivier Award winner Stephen Ashfield as Elder McKinley, and Sterling Jarvis as Mafala Hatimbi.
Rounding out the company are Lewis Cleale, Derrick Williams, Randy Aaron, Shanel Bailey, J. Casey Barrett, Graham Bowen, Isaiah Tyrelle Boyd, Christian Delcroix, Daniel Fetter, Naysh Fox, Bre Jackson, Keziah John-Paul, John K. Kramer, Ben Laxton, Terrie Lynne, Noah Marlowe, Matthew Marks, Henry McGinniss, Stoney B. Mootoo, Jevares Myrick, Darius Nichols, John Eric Parker, John Pinto Jr., Christian Probst, Jasmin Richardson, and Arbender J. Robinson.
The Book of Mormon opened on Broadway March 24, 2011. In addition to nine Tony Awards, the production won five Drama Desk Awards, including Best Musical; the NY Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical; the Drama League Award for Best Musical; and four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Musical. Performances resume for the U.K. tour October 12 at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff and in the West End November 15 at the Prince of Wales Theatre.
The Book of Mormon features a book, music, and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, and Matt Stone. The production is choreographed by Casey Nicholaw and is directed by Nicholaw and Parker.
The production also has set design by Scott Pask, costume design by Ann Roth, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt, and sound design by Brian Ronan. Orchestrations are by Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus. Music direction and vocal arrangements are by Oremus.
Returning as producers are Anne Garefino, Roger Berlind, Scott M. Delman, Jean Doumanian, Roy Furman, Important Musicals LLC, Stephanie P. McClelland, Kevin Morris, Jon B. Platt, and Sonia Friedman Productions. Scott Rudin is no longer attached to the property following his departure from several Broadway projects after allegations of bullying and physical abuse were made public.
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23 Completely Original Musicals That Have Played Broadway
23 Completely Original Musicals That Have Played Broadway
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City of Angels Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1989
Scott Waara and the Cast of City of Angels
On A Clear Day You Can See Forever Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1965
John Cullum and Barbara Harris in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Bert Andrews Photography
They're Playing Our Song Playbill - Dec 1979
Robert Klein and Lucie Arnaz in They're Playing Our Song
Urinetown Playbill - Opening Night
Hunter Foster and cast
Joan Marcus
A Class Act Playbill - Opening Night, March 2001
Lonny Price and Randy Graff in A Class Act
Photo by Photo by Joan Marcus
Falsettos Playbill - Opening Night, May 1992
Michael Rupert, Chip Zien, Barbara Walsh, Jonathan Kaplan, Heather Mac Rae, and Carolee Carmello in Falsettos
Drowsy Chaperone Playbill - May 2006
Sutton Foster in The Drowsy Chaperone
Joan Marcus
If/Then Playbill - Opening Night
Idina Menzel and cast of If/Then
Something Rotten! Playbill - Opening Night
The cast of Something Rotten!
The Rink Playbill - Opening Night, Feb 1984
Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera in The Rink.
Ken Howard
Via Galactica
A scene from Via Galactica.
Dear Evan Hansen Playbill - Opening Night
Ben Platt
Matthew Murphy
The Book of Mormon Playbill - Opening Night
Nikki M. James, Andrew Rannells, Josh Gad, and the cast of The Book of Mormon
Joan Marcus
Next to Normal Playbill - Opening Night
Alice Ripley, Aaron Tveit, and J. Robert Spencer in Next to Normal
Joan Marcus
In the Heights Playbill - Opening Night
Lin-Manuel Miranda and company of In The Heights.
Joan Marcus
Caroline or Change Playbill - Opening Night, April 2004
Chandra Wilson and Tonya Pinkins
Michal Daniel
Hedwig and the Angry Inch Playbill - Opening Night
Neil Patrick Harris in Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Joan Marcus
Grease Playbill - May 1972
A scene from the original New York production of Grease.
