BOOK OF MORMON Performance to Benefit Actors Fund, 8/28
by Nicole Rosky - July 19, 2011
The Broadway company of 'The Book of Mormon' has announced that they will add an additional performance to their schedule in order to perform a benefit 'Special Performance' on Sunday, August 28 at 8 pm. All proceeds will go to The Actors Fund.
Robert Lopez on Switching from BOOK OF MORMON to WINNIE THE POOH
by Nicole Rosky - July 18, 2011
The new Disney animated feature WINNIE THE POOH was just released in theaters nationwide last week, and composer for the film and BOOK OF MORMON creator Robert Lopez recently chatted with Time Magazine about both projects. When asked about the difficulty of switching from writing for MORMON to POOH, Lopez responded: 'Pretty easy. I'm the type of guy who likes to kind of pad about and look for things to eat. I actually play the part of Pooh's tummy. I'm the uvular trill that's his tummy growl.'
MORMON's Nikki M. James 'Nervous' Performing for Oprah Winfrey
by Caryn Robbins - July 18, 2011
Oprah Winfrey stopped by THE BOOK OF MORMON for the July 16th evening performance accompanied by best friend and radio host Gayle King. The media mogul was seen leaving the Eugene O'Neill Theater with a big smile on her face and an autographed Playbill in hand.
STAGE TUBE: BOOK OF MORMON Announces Giveaway for Gleeks!
by Nicole Rosky - July 5, 2011
THE BOOK OF MORMON has just announced a new ticket giveaway that gives fans of GLEE a chance to win a trip to New York City to see The Book of Mormon on Broadway! Click below to watch Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad give the details on the contest, and click here to enter!
Photo Coverage: Outside THE BOOK OF MORMON's Free Fan Performance!
by Kevin Thomas Garcia - July 1, 2011
THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of this year's Tony for Best Musical, presented a free fan performance today at 2:00 PM. The entire theatre was offered to entrants of the BOOK OF MORMON lottery. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the photo op and brings you a look at the scene below!
THE BOOK OF MORMON Offers Free Show for Fans Today
by Kelsey Denette - July 1, 2011
THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of this year's Tony for Best Musical, will present a free fan performance today at 2:00 PM. The entire theatre was offered to entrants of the BOOK OF MORMON lottery.
STAGE TUBE: BOOK OF MORMON's Josh Gad and Rory O'Malley Smooch on DAILY SHOW
by Nicole Rosky - June 28, 2011
On last night's episode of the Daily Show, THE BOOK OF MORMON star and Tony nominee Josh Gad returned as a correspondent for Sunday's NYC Gay Pride Parade. In the video, Gad chats with the LGBT community about the legalization of same-sex marriage and even planted a kiss on his BOOK OF MORMON co-star and Broadway Impact co-founder Rory O'Malley. Click below to check out the hilarious clip!
STAGE TUBE: Trey Parker and Matt Stone Talk Beating Out Bono with Jon Stewart
by Jessica Lewis - June 16, 2011
The creators of this season's breakout blockbuster, THE BOOK OF MORMON's Trey Parker and Matt Stone, visited Jon Stewart on The Daily Show last night to talk about the show's success and being in the company of SPIDER-MAN's Bono and Edge at the Beacon. To hear the funnymen talk Mormon and rock stars, click below!
BOOK OF MORMON Cast Recording Reaches #3 on Billboard Charts
by Nicole Rosky - June 15, 2011
The Original Broadway Cast Recording for THE BOOK OF MORMON is #3 on Billboard's Top 200 albums this week, in figures released by the publication today. THE BOOK OF MORMON is the first Broadway cast recording to break into Billboard's Top 10 since the release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Hair in 1969, passing the positions of other top-selling cast recordings over the years, such as Dreamgirls, which reached #11 in 1982 and Rent, which reached #19 in 1996. Already the biggest selling digital release of a cast recording of all time, THE BOOK OF MORMON's cast recording is #1 on the digital release chart this week, selling more albums than such artists as Adele and All Time Low.
Photo Flash: ALADDIN Cast Congratulates MORMON's Casey Nicholaw at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre!
by Jessica Lewis - June 14, 2011
The East Coast was not the only crowd that was in a celebratory mood on Sunday night for the Tony Awards, at which The Book of Mormon came out the big winner. In Seattle, Washington, the premiere cast of Disney's Aladdin, directed by Mormon's Casey Nicholaw, was also celebrating the nine Mormon Tonys, including the one accepted by Nicholaw for Best Direction of a Musical. Check out the cast photo below with Nicholaw!
TV: 2011 Tony Awards Winners Circle - Nikki M. James 'This is so f**ing COOL!'
by Jessica Lewis - June 13, 2011
Nikki M. James is the 2011 recipient of the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for The Book of Mormon. Broadway Beat's Richie Ridge spoke with the star immediately following his acceptance about what winning the award means to him. Click below to catch up with Larroquette right after his big moment!
2011 Tony Awards: THE BOOK OF MORMON Win 'Best Original Score'
by BWW Special Coverage - June 12, 2011
Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Wing's 65th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were announced May 3, 2011 by Tony Award winning actor Matthew Broderick and Tony Award winning actress Anika Noni Rose, at the Tony Award Nominations Announcement sponsored by IBM.