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The Actors Fund Special Performance of The Book of Mormon is set for September 13, 2012 at 2 p.m. Each year, Broadway companies, in New York and on the road, generously give their time and talent by adding a performance to already rigorous schedules to benefit The Actors Fund.

Book of Mormon cast members Nic Rouleau, Will Blum, and Jason Michael Snow are set to perform on Monday, July 16 in MORMONS: A Musical Cabaret of Godly Proportions, a special benefit cabaret at Triad NYC. They will be joined by a host of Broadway performers singing musical theater songs for 'saints and sinners alike'. All proceeds will benefit the 2012 FringeNYC production of #MormonInChief, a new play by Matthew Greene.

In the video below, CAP21 Alum Jared Gertner, who starred in THE BOOK OF MORMON on Broadway as Elder Cunningham and now will be playing the role in the National Tour, shares insights on being part of the show, and talks about his CAP21 training, favorite memories, and the skills that help him out the most.

Cale Krise joins the Broadway cast of THE BOOK OF MORMON tonight starring in the role of Elder Cunningham. THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, is playing at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre (230 West 49th Street).

It's Saturday, and that means its time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up! See below for 'Tony Edition' SIPs from Broadway's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, THE BOOK OF MORMON's Jared Gertner in his first intermission picture as full-time Edler Cunningham, plus Andrew Rannells partying it up backstage with the cast, EVITA's Max von Essen, PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT's Ellyn Marsh, GHOST's Caissie Levy, the casts of NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, NEWSIES and MAMMA MIA!, the cast of Paper Mill Playhouse's ONCE ON THIS ISLAND and more.

As previously announced, THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine 2011 Tony Awards including Best Musical, will make its West Coast premiere in a strictly limited 12-week engagement from September 5 through November 25, 2012 at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. Tickets for the engagement go on sale to the general public today, June 10.

Today, Tony Sunday, June 10, "60 Minutes" will re-air an interview with Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the four-time Emmy Award winning creators of "South Park" and the Tony Award-winning co-authors of THE BOOK OF MORMON. The interview originally aired in September, 2011. "60 Minutes" airs at 7:00 PM (ET) on CBS-TV.

According to the Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye, Broadway's THE BOOK OF MORMON, is set to begin performances in the UK at the Prince of Wales Theatre, February 25, 2013, with an official opening later in March.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, just yesterday gave a free fan performance for entrants of the show's wildly popular ticket lottery. The performance also marked the final show for Josh Gad, who has been replaced Jared Gertner as Elder Cunningham. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the special event below!

On Tony Sunday, June 10, "60 Minutes" will re-air an interview with Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the four-time Emmy Award winning creators of "South Park" and the Tony Award-winning co-authors of THE BOOK OF MORMON. The interview originally aired in September, 2011. "60 Minutes" airs at 7:00 PM (ET) on CBS-TV.

With oddly still no official word on who would be taking over as the new leads in the Tony-winning THE BOOK OF MORMON for departing stars (and former Tony nominees) Josh Gad (June 6) and Andrew Rannells (June 10), BWW reached out to a source in the production who confirmed that standby Jared Gertner would be taking over for Gad as Elder Cunningham and standby Nic Rouleau will be taking over for Rannells as Elder Price.

Tony Award nominee Josh Gad has confirmed on Twitter that his final performance in Broadway's THE BOOK OF MORMON will be tomorrow afternoon's fan performance, June 6.

THE BOOK OF MORMON, the new Broadway musical from the creators of "South Park" and the co-creator of Avenue Q announces an updated performance schedule beginning the week of June 4 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre (230 West 49th Street).

It's Saturday, and that means its time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up! See below for the first Saturday Intermission Pics of June 2012! Today's photos feature the casts of Broadway's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, GODSPELL, PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT, EVITA, SPIDER-MAN, NEWSIES, ONCE, WICKED, NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, ANYTHING GOES, THE BOOK OF MORMON's Josh Gad in his last SIP, National Tour of JERSEY BOYS, Courtney Reed of Paper Mill Playhouse's ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, a photo from Theatre Sheridan's RENT in Toronto, Ben Davis and Jessica Grové in Studio Tenn Theatre Company's SOUND OF MUSIC, Jessica Hendy and the cast of Gateway Playhouse's CATS, and more!

As previously announced, THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine 2011 Tony Awards including Best Musical, will make its West Coast premiere in a strictly limited 12-week engagement from September 5 through November 25, 2012 at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles. Tickets for the engagement will go on sale to the general public June 10, the LA Times reports today.

FINGERLICKIN' FIERCE, a fun and fabulous one-night-only event with Broadway veterans Michael James Scott and Asmeret Ghebremichael took place on Monday, May 14, at The Canal Room. See new photos from the evening below!

According to gossip reported by the New York Daily News, 'Bono approves of references to Bono,' specifically the song 'I Am Africa' from Broadway's THE BOOK OF MORMON, which the star saw last week.

FINGERLICKIN' FIERCE, a one-night-only event with Broadway veterans Michael James Scott and Asmeret Ghebremichael, takes place tonight, May 14th. Doors open at 7:00pm and performance begins at 8:00pm at The Canal Room, 285 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013. Tickets are $25 for VIP seating (limited availability) $18 for reserved general admission seating, and $20 for day-of general admission seating. For more information and tickets please visit www.fingerlickinfierce.com.

Today, Will Swenson shared a song he wrote several years ago celebrating 'the beauty of Mormon cursing' with the company o THE BOOK OF MORMON via Twitter. Enjoy the song, Dang, Fetch, Oh My Heck by Everclean/Sons of Provo in the video below!

Two-time Tony Award nominee Gavin Creel will star as Elder Price in the First National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, the production announced today. THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony®Awards including Best Musical, will launch the First National Tour in Denver from August 14-September 2 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Additional casting will be announced soon.