Casting question for book of mormon

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Casting question for book of mormon#1
Posted: 7/5/16 at 4:41pm

Would a non white elder price or elder Cunningham work? 

 

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Casting question for book of mormon#2
Posted: 7/5/16 at 4:50pm

Yes, because in 1978 God changed his mind about black people

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Casting question for book of mormon#3
Posted: 7/5/16 at 5:13pm

we'll see. There's supposed to be a Korean or Japanese production planned for 2018. We'll see if it happens.

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Casting question for book of mormon#4
Posted: 7/5/16 at 5:20pm

Not in a North American production. The show revolves around Price being a stereotypically squeaky-clean, perfect Mormon. 

 

Of of course there are Mormons of all races, but for the jokes to land, he's gotta look like Ken. 

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Casting question for book of mormon#5
Posted: 7/5/16 at 5:28pm

The casting notices always explicitly describe the characters as white, so I don't think the production team has any interest in casting it any differently. I do think that having the characters be white helps the joke, especially for Elder Price) but I don't think the overall impact of the show would be very diminished if some of the Elders were not white. I think as long as the actors look preppy and squeaky clean, the audience can still get the point. 

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Casting question for book of mormon#6
Posted: 7/5/16 at 5:32pm

I think it'll work for the Asian productions. Not sure if it would even work in Mexico or Brazil. The show currently has productions on Broadway, US Tour & West End. The Australian production is scheduled to open January 2017 with the first non-English versions opening in Sweden(Feb. 2017), Denmark(Fall 2017) & Japan/Korea(201Casting question for book of mormon.

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Casting question for book of mormon#7
Posted: 7/5/16 at 6:41pm

I think a non-white Elder Cunningham would work much better than a Price. It would be an additional "outsider" trait for him, what the rest of the Mormons on the mission being very white.

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