The story of the book of mormon is, essentially, the story of the devout missionarytobe elder kevin price, played by cody jamison strand, and the insecure elder arnold cunningham, played by dave thomas brown, and their fateful twoyear mission to uganda. Joan marcus photoprovided by van wezel the church comes in for a ribbing more than a roasting, but the show pokes fun at just about every aspect of society with a strong undercurrent of gay campiness whenever the mormon boys are singing together. Charlottecordelia falsettos 15 trinamendel weisenbachfeld steve bladeelder connor mckinley 11 kevin priceothers 8. Jul 09, 2018 the book of arnold says to eat oreos by twisting the cookies, eating the blank cookie, eating the cream, and then the remaining cookie. He also has a very active imagination that is to say, he lies a lot. As the youngest of the mormon elders in the book of mormon, arnold cunningham is a case study in wellmeaning ineptitude and comic confabulations that hybridize mormon theology with geekculture. Why the book of mormon the musical is awesomely lame. Ben platt steals the show as elder cunningham in book of. Original broadway cast of the book of mormon making. Its where your interests connect you with your people. It follows a pair of mormon missionaries the selfcentered kevin price david larsen and the tubby fibber arnold cunningham cody jamison strand on their trip to uganda to win converts. Conner is thrilled to be a part of this production during his 5 th year with mormon.
Thanks to the book of mormon team and love to my family, curtis g this is all your fault instagram. The missionary training center superior kevin price arnold cunningham elder harris elder grant elder young elder cross elder smith elder green elder brown elder white. Original broadway cast of the book of mormon making things. Standby elder cunningham in the book of mormon prince of wales theatre.
Making things up again lyrics book of mormon, the musical. David larsen stars as elder kevin price and cody jamison strand as elder arnold cunningham inthe book of mormon. 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. Parker and stone were best known for creating the animated comedy south park. The book of mormon follows two mormon missionaries, kevin price and arnold cunningham, who get sent to a remote village in uganda to spread the word of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Elder church book of mormon musical works archive of. The book of mormon, currently the 14th longest running show in broadway history, was created by parker, stone and robert lopez, with casey nicholaw brought on. Original broadway cast of the book of mormon tomorrow is. The two young mormons find their mission rather difficult, however, as the villagers are more concerned about the various pressing issues they.
Why the book of mormon the musical is awesomely lame the book of mormon cleaned up at this years tony awards, winning nine of the 14 awards it was nominated for, including best musical. Elder michaels book of mormon musical 29 elder davis book of mormon musical 28 exclude relationships elder connor mckinleykevin price 152 elder churchelder thomas book of mormon musical 93 arnold cunninghamnabulungi hatimbi 80 whizzer brownmarvin 8 steve bladeelder connor mckinley 7. Elder arnold cunningham from the book of mormon summary. But tonights success is hardly unexpected, capping off, as it does, an extraordinary season of critical adulation. She believes everything elder cunningham says about the book of mormon and what it can do. 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. Making things up again is the tenth song in the broadway musical the book of mormon. The book of mormon jumamosi and broadway and seymour in little shop of horrors mount baker theatre, washington. The book of mormon, with book, music and lyrics by trey parker, robert lopez and matt stone, will be at the ahmanson theatre through march 29. Arnold, in his own way, tries to make friends with elder price. To the missionaries disappointment, the local population seems to be more focused on the poverty, famine, aids. In the book of mormon, two very different young lds missionaries the talented, eager elder price and the nerdy, pathologically lying. He is an awkward, inexperienced missionary who idolizes his companion, elder price.
Elder arnold cunningham is an inexperienced and extremely awkward missionary who is prone to making things up. A contemporary gothic musical and hysterium in a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. The book of mormon tickets golden gate theatre in san. Aug 07, 2018 the book of mormon follows two mormon missionaries, kevin price and arnold cunningham, who get sent to a remote village in uganda to spread the word of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. About tomorrow is a latter day in a direct reference to the opening number, hello, the new mormons in uganda go door to door preaching their version, the book of arnold. If you havent seen it, elder arnold cunningham adds boba fett and some unfortunate. Arnold cunningham strikes again andrew rannells, theatre. As the youngest of the mormon elders in the book of mormon, arnold cunningham is a case study in wellmeaning ineptitude and comic confabulations that hybridize mormon. The book of arnold says to eat oreos by twisting the cookies, eating the blank cookie, eating the cream, and then the remaining cookie. Sep 22, 2014 here is my audition for the role of arnold cunningham in the musical the book of mormon.
Free speech and the book of mormon the christian post. Elder arnold cunningham is an enthusiastic but childish young mormon whos excited to go out and proselytize with his new best friend. Cody jamison strand plays elder cunningham in the touring production of the book of mormon. Arnold is different from all the other mormon missionaries, both read more pro members only join the stageagent community to read our character analysis for elder arnold cunningham and unlock other amazing theatre resources. High quality arnold cunningham gifts and merchandise. Heres one musical that will really ring your chimes. Arnold cunningham is the main protagonist in the broadway musical the book of mormon.
Ben platt steals the show as elder cunningham in book of mormon. A hill mormon moroni jesus joseph smith brigham young. Book of mormon stays true to form chicago suntimes. Original broadway cast of the book of mormon tomorrow is a. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. For his role as olaf, gad won two annie awards, and for his work in the book of mormon, he received a tony. The church of elder arnold cunningham of latterday saints, gulu, uganda. Mountview academy of theatre arts, ba hons musical theatre. In the book of mormon, two very different young lds missionaries the talented, eager elder price and the nerdy, pathologically. Arnold is, yet again, making up another story more.
May 27, 2011 elder cunningham, who has already proven he doesnt have the mormon rules and stories quite memorized, makes up the contents of the book of mormon as he preaches the mormon faith to the ugandans. As the youngest of the mormon elders in the book of mormon, arnold cunningham is a case study in wellmeaning ineptitude and comic confabulations. The book of mormon tickets golden gate theatre in san francisco. The church of elder arnold cunningham of latterday saints. The films heroine reminds me of arnold from the hilarious musical the book of mormon, and his twisting of the mormon faith to convert ugandans. Elder price kevin clay, center and elder cunningham conner peirson, right are given a big sendoff by their peers in the opening scene of the book of mormon, whose u. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone first staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints beliefs and practices that ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. Book of mormon brings profound, profane laughs to the. As the crafted, yet nonchalant official church statement about the show predicts, i was definitely. Arnold cunninghamkevin price works archive of our own.
Book of mormon, the script broadway musical the book of mormon cast a hill mormon moroni jesus joseph smith brigham young the missionary training center superior kevin price arnold cunningham elder harris elder grant elder young elder cross elder smith elder green elder brown elder white the families mr. 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. Here is my audition for the role of arnold cunningham in the musical the book of mormon. Jun, 2011 why the book of mormon the musical is awesomely lame the book of mormon cleaned up at this years tony awards, winning nine of the 14 awards it was nominated for, including best musical. However, it is by making up many stories and entwining star wars, lord of the rings, and other. The book of mormon makes pittsburgh stop to spread the. Feb 21, 2017 making things up again is the tenth song in the broadway musical the book of mormon. He is known for voicing olaf in the frozen franchise, playing elder arnold cunningham in the broadway musical the book of mormon, and lefou in the liveaction adaptation of disneys beauty and the beast. Elders kevin price and arnold cunningham are welcomed by a resident of uganda played by monica patton in the book of mormon, playing april 1621 at heinz hall, pittsburgh. Everything you need to know about the book of mormon london.
Elder kevin price is a freshfaced, eager young man and the most devout, holy member of his mormon church. The stories that cunningham tells, claiming them to be gospel, are utterly nutty mashups of the actual book of mormon with hobbits and mordor, darth vader and the death star, the starship enterprise and many unfortunate frogs. Arnold cunningham the book of mormon minecraft skin. Arnold elder cunningham from the musical the book of mormon. The church of elder arnold cunningham of latterday saints july 5, 2015 the prophet arnold cunningham and his counselors recently sent a very important letter unto the people about socalled gay marriage, exhorting the people to read the following scripture. Thomas inkle, lead male vocalist in yarico musical recording, featured vocalist backing singer stuart matthew price sings the songbook of menken. Original broadway production 2011 the book of mormon. Nabulungi is the daughter of mafala, and the love interest of arnold cunningham, in, the book of mormon. Sep 04, 2018 the stories that cunningham tells, claiming them to be gospel, are utterly nutty mashups of the actual book of mormon with hobbits and mordor, darth vader and the death star, the starship enterprise and many unfortunate frogs. The book of mormon is part coming of age story that chronicles the attempts of two naive mormon missionaries as they share the mormon message in uganda, and part hilarious religious satire which parker and stone describe as an atheists love letter to religion. Elder arnold cunningham is an inexperienced and extremely awkward missionary who is prone to making things up gender. Set in salt lake city and the african country of uganda, the book of mormon tracks the journey of church elders kevin price and arnold cunningham from the mother churchs missionary training center in salt lake city to a remote jungle village in uganda.
The book of mormon musical official nottingham website. I was an indigenous child taught to accept manifest destiny. Book of mormon rude, crude but still has heart las. I actually shaded the hair myself without following a tutorial so yay. Must be a great comedic actor and a fantastic poprock tenor to a high b. Nov 23, 2018 the book of mormon specifically deals with the book of mormon, but its pretty clear that the musical is commenting on way more than beliefs specific to mormons. The book of mormon this was a hilariously awesome production. Elder cunningham, who has already proven he doesnt have the mormon rules and stories quite memorized, makes up the contents of the book of mormon as he preaches the mormon faith to the ugandans. The book of mormon specifically deals with the book of mormon, but its pretty clear that the musical is commenting on way more than beliefs specific to mormons. However, it is by making up many stories and entwining star wars, lord. If you do it any other way, you are wrong, as it says in verse 2. Everything you need to know about the book of mormon. His conscience constantly nags him about making up verses of the book of mormon, even as hes doing it to stop genital mutilation and baby rape.
If you havent seen it, elder arnold cunningham adds boba fett and some unfortunate aidscuring frogs to his faiths origin story. Joshua ilan gad born february 23, 1981 is an american actor, comedian, and singer. In a direct reference to the opening number, hello, the new mormons in uganda go door to door preaching their version, the book of arnold. The book of mormon musical official london website about. Significantly, though, they arent merely hilarious or merely crude. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Arnold cunningham s conscience, which manifests as various authority figures in his life, religious figures, and fictional characters. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love.
764 1050 673 883 548 1358 359 413 949 1296 328 1108 255 919 1349 646 16 689 489 352 1355 1501 620 1417 60 613 571 511 181 1152 909 808 1358 1444 326 905 249 1017 396 1023 1274 1238 171 504 467 392 630 1074