Nikki M. James News

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Tony Award winner Nikki M. James will give her final performance as Eponine in the Cameron Mackintosh production of Boublil & Schonberg's Les Miserables today, January 11. Erin Clemons will take over the role from January 13 through February 8, with Brittney Johnson performing the role February 10 through March 1. Additional principal casting for the production's second year on Broadway will be announced in the coming weeks.

Broadway veteran and Tony Award-winner Nikki M. James is using her star power to help raise funds for Creative Alternatives of New York (CANY), which empowers trauma survivors through drama therapy.

The Tony-winning musical BOOK OF MORMON said farewell to its most recent Elder Price and Elder Cuningham, Ben Platt and Nic Rouleau respectively, on January 4. Broadway favorite Gavin Creel, who has portrayed the role of Kevin Price on both the BOM national tour and in the London production, steps in as the egocentric missionary, beginning tonight, January 6th. Joining him as everyone's favorite sidekick will be Christopher John O'Neill.

BOOK OF MORMON's Ben Platt turned to Twitter on Saturday, January 3rd to share a photo of the foursome just before the big transition.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: A slew of stars gather for tonight's KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, Bernadette Peters comes to Bravo and more!

Tony Award winner Nikki M. James will give her final performance as Eponine in the Cameron Mackintosh production of Boublil & Schonberg's LES MISERABLES Sunday, January 11. Erin Clemons will play Eponine from January 13 through February 8, with Brittney Johnson performing the role February 10 through March 1. Additional principal casting for the production's second year on Broadway will be announced in the coming weeks.

The award-winning CAP21 Theatre Company will open its 2015 season with the first production of a new musical, THE ARTIST & THE SCIENTIST, with book and lyrics by Jenny Stafford, music by Brandon Anderson, and story by Jenny Stafford and Brandon Anderson. It is a love story exploring the conflicting ways in which we each see the world and the fears we have of losing ourselves in other people. THE ARTIST & THE SCIENTIST will play a limited run from February 4 -28, 2015 at the CAP21 Theatre, 18 West 18th Street, 5th Floor, New York.

Christopher John O'Neill has just announced via Twitter that he will soon join the Broadway company of The Book of Mormon. O'Neill, who previously played role in the national tour, will join the cast on January 6- the same night as Gavin Creel, who will play Elder Price.

The producers of the national tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and BMO Harris Bank Broadway at the Marcus Center Series announced today that single tickets will go on sale today, December 5 at 12:00 pm.

Gavin Creel, 2014 Best Actor in a Musical Olivier Award-winner for his performance as Elder Price in the London production of The Book of Mormon, will join the Broadway company as Elder Price on Tuesday, January 6. Creel also created the role of Elder Price on the US First National Tour. Nic Rouleau, the current Elder Price on Broadway, will play his final performance on Sunday, January 4, before joining the London company of The Book of Mormon, where he begins performances as Elder Price on Monday, February 2.

The producers of the national tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Broadway Across Canada announced today that single tickets will go on sale Monday, December 8th at 10am.

The producers of the national tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Broadway Across Canada announced today that single tickets will go on sale Monday, December 8th at 10am. Tickets will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets, by visiting www.ticketmaster.ca, or by calling toll-free 1-855-985-5000. Group orders of 15 or more may be placed by calling 1-800-889-8457.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Andy Mientus, who currently plays 'Marius' in LES MISERABLES on Broadway, will soon make an appearance on the small screen as 'Pied Piper' in CW's THE FLASH. BroadwayWorld has confirmed that Mientus will be out of the show October 23 through November 18 to film the series. During that time, the role will be played by understudies Chris McCarrell (October 23-November 2) and Matt Rosell (November 4-18).

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, has announced a lottery ticket policy for the national tour, which begins December 2 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and plays a limited 2 week engagement through December 14. In Miami, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office, making a limited number of tickets available at $25 apiece - cash only.

Broadway Kids Care (BKC), the organization of theater kids for kids (and others), will perform festive holiday songs at the 2014 UNICEF Snowflake lighting ceremony today, November 17th, at the intersection of 58th Street and 5th Avenue at the Bergdorf Goodman Holiday Window Reveal in New York City. The event will be held at 6:00 p.m. rain or shine.

Tyson Jennette has made it through his fair share of obstacles leading to his current Broadway gig in THE BOOK OF MORMON, which is playing at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre (230 West 49th Street). Below, Jennette tells his amazing story to PIX11!

New York's television, film and theatrical celebrities will take their place behind the bar at the annual 'Stockings with Care Celebrity Bartending Night' in New York City on Monday, November 17th at Hudson Station Bar and Grill (440 Ninth Avenue between 34th and 35th Streets) from 7pm to 11pm to raise money for the not-for-profit organization. Stockings with Care provides holiday gifts for children whose families live in homeless shelters or are in jeopardy of becoming homeless.

The producers of the national tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and the FSCJ Artist Series, sponsored by Chase announced that single tickets will go on sale today, November 14, 2014 at 10AM for the limited one-week engagement from February 3-8, 2015 at Jacksonville's Times-Union Center . Tickets will be available at the FSCJ Artist Series' Box Office (501 W. State Street, Ste. #109, Jacksonville, FL 32202), by visiting www.artistseriesjax.org, or by calling (904) 442-2929.

BroadwayWorld is excited to continue our exclusive photo coverage of the recording sessions for this year's album with the cast of Les Miserables, who sing 'I Saw Three Ships.' Check out photos of cast members Andy Mientus, Nikki M. James and more below!