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As ‘Book of Mormon’ ends Chicago mission, tears of laughter run to Sal Tlay Ka Siti

Jul 15, 2013 – 2:35 pm
The Book of Mormon ChicagoANNE GAREFINO	SCOTT RUDINROGER BERLIND	SCOTT M. DELMAN	JEAN DOUMANIAN ROY FURMAN	IMPORTANT MUSICALS	STEPHANIE P. McCLELLAND KEVIN MORRIS	JON B. PLATT	SONIA FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONSEXECUTIVE PRODUCER STUART THOMPSONPRESENTBOOK, MUSIC AND LYRICS BYTREY PARKER, ROBERT LOPEZ AND MATT STONEWITHNIC ROULEAU	BEN PLATT SYESHA MERCADO	PIERCE CASSEDY	JAMES VINCENT MEREDITHCHRISTOPHER SHYER	DAVID ARON DAMANE J. CASEY BARRETT	TALLIA BRINSON	ROB COLLETTI	PATRICE COVINGTON CAMILLE EANGA-SELENGE	JAKE EMMERLING	MIKE EVARISTE DONELL JAMES FOREMAN	BRADLEY D. GALE	ERIC GIANCOLA	DARIUS HARPER ERIC HUFFMAN	COREY HUMMERSTON	ERIC JACKSON	EMILY JENDA NICK LAUGHLIN	STEPHEN MARK LUKAS	PARIS ALEXANDER NESBITTMONICA L. PATTONSCENIC DESIGNSCOTT PASKHAIR DESIGNJOSH MARQUETTEDANCE MUSIC ARRANGEMENTSGLEN KELLYTOUR BOOKING AGENCYTHE BOOKING GROUP/ MEREDITH BLAIRJOHN PINTO JR.	JON-MICHAEL REESETRAVIS ROBERTSONSOUND DESIGNBRIAN RONANPRODUCTION STAGE MANAGERGLYNN DAVID TURNERASSOCIATE PRODUCERELI BUSHGENERAL MANAGEMENTSTP/DAVID TURNER12 PLAYBILLCESSALEE STOVALLCOSTUME DESIGNANN ROTHORCHESTRATIONSLARRY HOCHMAN & STEPHEN OREMUSMUSIC DIRECTORJOHN SAMORIANPRESS AND MARKETINGALLIED LIVEHARDY WEAVERLIGHTING DESIGNBRIAN MacDEVITT CASTINGCARRIE GARDNERMUSIC COORDINATORMICHAEL KELLERPRODUCTION MANAGEMENTAURORA PRODUCTIONSMUSIC SUPERVISION AND VOCAL ARRANGEMENTSSTEPHEN OREMUSCHOREOGRAPHED BYCASEY NICHOLAWDIRECTED BYCASEY NICHOLAW AND TREY PARKERcast(in order of appearance)Mormon.......................................................................................................................Hardy Weaver Moroni ...................................................................................................................... Pierce Cassedy Elder Price..................................................................................................................... Nic Rouleau Elder Cunningham ..............................................................................................................Ben Platt Missionary Voice.................................................................................................. Christopher Shyer Price?s Dad ........................................................................................................... Christopher Shyer Cunningham?s Dad................................................................................................... J. Casey Barrett Mrs. Brown ............................................................................................................Monica L. Patton Guards...................................................................................................Darius Harper, Eric Jackson Mafala ......................................................................................................... James Vincent Meredith Nabulungi................................................................................................................Syesha Mercado Elder McKinley ......................................................................................................... Pierce Cassedy Joseph Smith ........................................................................................................ Christopher Shyer General..............................................................................................................David Aron Damane Mission President................................................................................................. Christopher Shyer Ensemble..............................J. Casey Barrett, Tallia Brinson, Patrice Covington, Jake Emmerling,Mike Evariste, Donell James Foreman, Bradley D. Gale, Darius Harper, Eric Huffman, Corey Hummerston, Eric Jackson, Monica L. Patton, John Pinto Jr., Jon-Michael Reese, Cessalee Stovall, Hardy WeaverUnderstUdiesFor Elder Price: Bradley D. Gale For Elder Cunningham: Nick Laughlin For Mafala Hatimbi: Mike Evariste, Eric Jackson For Nabulungi: Tallia Brinson, Camille Eanga-Selenge For McKinley/Moroni: Eric Huffman, Hardy Weaver For Price?s Dad/Joseph Smith/ Missionary President/et al: J. Casey Barrett, Hardy Weaver For General: Mike Evariste, Eric JacksonStandby for Elder Price: STEPHEN MARK LUKAS Standby for Elder Cunningham: RoB CoLLETTIswingsCAMILLE EANGA-SELENGE, ERIC GIANCoLA, EMILy JENDA, NICK LAUGHLIN, PARIS ALExANDER NESBITT, TRAVIS RoBERTSoNDance Captain: Eric Giancola Assistant Dance Captain: Travis Robertson

Review: This you can believe: “The Book of Mormon,” Chicago’s sit-down production of the hit Broadway show that is totally outrageous and equally endearing, will end its run at Bank of America Theatre on Oct. 6 so that a national tour with the same cast can commence. Broadway in Chicago is already promising a return, after visits to Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles and other cities, but not until sometime in the 2014-15 season. ★★★★