Lewis Cleale to Join Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Nikki M. James et al. in Broadway’s Book of Mormon

Broadway veteran Lewis Cleale has joined the cast of the upcoming Broadway musical, The Book of Mormon, by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Tony Award winner Robert Lopez. The show will begin previews at Broadway’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre on February 24, in anticipation of a March 24 opening. The show will be co-directed by Parker and Tony Award nominee Casey Nicholaw, who will choreograph the production.

The musical follows a pair of mismatched Mormon boys sent on a mission to a place that’s about as far from Salt Lake City as you can get.

As previously reported, the cast will star Josh Gad as Elder Cunningham, Andrew Rannells as Elder Price, Nikki M. James as Nabalungi, Rory O’Malley as Elder McKinley and Michael Potts as Mafala Hatimbi.

The company will also include Scott Barnhardt, Justin Bohon, Darlesia Cearcy, Kevin Duda, Asmeret Ghebremichael, Brian Tyree Henry, John Eric Parker, Jason Michael Snow, Benjamin Schrader, Michael James Scott, Brian Sears, Lawrence Stallings, Rema Webb, Maia Nkenge Wilson and Tommar Wilson. Newly announced cast members also include Ta’rea Campbell and Tyson Jennette.

The production will feature set design by Scott Pask, costume design by Ann Roth, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt and sound design by Brian Ronan. Orchestrations are by Larry Hochman, with music supervision by Stephen Oremus.

Cleale’s Broadway credits include Monty Python’s Spamalot, Amour, Once Upon a Mattress, and Swinging on a Star.

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