After seeing the show a couple times and listening to the recording maybe a couple million I've realized how incredible the Elder ensemble is. They each have their moments to shine in Hello, Two By Two, Turn it Off, and I Am Africa but they also blend in together so perfectly that I have a hard time telling them apart.
For those who have seen the show many times or just know, who is who? Looking at the lyrics may help. I'll fill them in as people write who is who.
Elders (In order of appearance):
Elder Grant - Brian Sears Elder Green - Rory O'Malley Elder Young - Kevin Duda Elder Harris - Clark Johnsen (?) Elder Cross - Jason Michael Snow Elder Smith - Justin Bohon Elder Brown - Scott Barhardt (?) Elder White - Benjamin Schrader
In Two By Two (and Africa in general): Elder McKinley - Rory O'Malley Elder Church - Clark Johnsen (?) Elder Michaels - Jason Michael Snow (?) Elder Thomas - Scott Barnhardt Elder Neeley - Kevin Duda Elder Davis - Brian Sears Elder Schrader - Ben Schrader Elder Zelder - Justin Bohon
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Elder Grant - Brian Sears Elder Green - Rory O'Malley Elder Young - Kevin Duda Elder Harris - Clark Johnsen Elder Cross - Jason Michael Snow Elder Smith - Justin Bohon Elder Brown - Scott Barhardt Elder White - Benjamin Schrader
In Two By Two (and Africa in general): Elder McKinley - Rory O'Malley Elder Church - Clark Johnsen Elder Michaels - Jason Michael Snow Elder Thomas - Scott Barnhardt Elder Neeley - Kevin Duda Elder Davis - Brian Sears Elder Schrader - Ben Schrader Elder Zelder - Justin Bohon
I've been a Kevin Duda fan for a long time and I love watching his expressions... well, him and all the other Elders as well. :)
Does anyone know who plays Jesus and who plays Brigham Young? Been wondering, and I'm assuming they don't list these characters in the playbill to preserve the element of surprise.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
I don't know about Jesus, but I believe Lewis Cleale plays Brigham Young. He's fantastic on the recording.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
^You're right- for some reason I confused Brigham Young with Joseph Smith, haha.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
Elder Grant/Elder Church - Brian Sears Elder Green/Elder McKinley - Rory O'Malley Elder Young/Elder Neeley - Kevin Duda Elder Harris/Elder Thomas - Scott Barnhardt Elder White/Elder Schrader - Benjamin Schrader Elder Brown/Elder Michaels - Clark Johnsen Elder Smith/Elder Zelder - Justin Bohon Elder Cross/Elder Davis - Jason Michael Snow
FIRST NATIONAL TOUR --
Elder Grant/Elder Church - Michael Buchanan Elder Green/Elder McKinley - Grey Henson Elder Young/Elder Neeley - Bud Weber Elder Harris/Elder Thomas - Kevin Michael Murphy Elder White/Elder Widmar - Jacob ben Widmar Elder Brown/Elder Michaels - JR Bruno Elder Smith/Elder Zelder - Daniel LeClaire Elder Cross/Elder Davis - Jeffrey David Sears
CHICAGO/SECOND NATIONAL TOUR --
Elder Grant/Elder Church - John Pinto, Jr. Elder Green/Elder McKinley - Pierce Cassedy Elder Young/Elder Neeley - J. Casey Barrett Elder Harris/Elder Thomas - Eric Huffman Elder White/Elder Gale - Bradley D. Gale Elder Brown/Elder Michaels - Jake Emmerling Elder Smith/Elder Zelder - Corey Hummerston Elder Cross/Elder Davis - Hardy Weaver
WEST END --
Elder Grant/Elder Church - Daniel Clift Elder Green/Elder McKinley - Stephen Ashfield Elder Young/Elder Neeley - Ashley Day Elder Harris/Elder Thomas - Mark Anderson Elder White/Elder Schrader - Daniel Mackinlay Elder Brown/Elder Michaels - Patrick George Elder Smith/Elder Zelder - Liam Wrate Elder Cross/Elder Davis - Michael Kent
Those look right, especially with understudy tracks. I can see Buchanan and Murphy covering Elder McKinley and Bud Weber covering price. The only one that might not match up is Jacob ben Widmar being the u/s for Cunningham as Ben Schrader is on Bway. Is Jon Bass the only cover or is another Elder a second cover?
hairspraydude1962, I've been trying to figure this out too. The giant picture of them all together being paired up with their counterparts really helped. :)
Jon Bass is the standby Cunningham, so he'll be the first cover. He's basically the equivalent of Jared Gertner in the OBC.
There was a tweeted picture of JR Bruno where it was captioned something like, "Understudies hard at work," but I'm not sure if he'd cover Price or McKinley.
Oh, and via Jacob ben Widmar's Instagram, it appears that track will be named based on whoever is originating the role in that company -- he posted a picture of his name badge and it says "Elder Widmar." :) (But I agree, I don't see him covering Cunningham either.)
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
"Oh, and via Jacob ben Widmar's Instagram, it appears that track will be named based on whoever is originating the role in that company -- he posted a picture of his name badge and it says "Elder Widmar." :) (But I agree, I don't see him covering Cunningham either.)"