Regarded as sacred scripture by millions, the book of mormon first published in 1830 is one of the most significant documents in american religious history. Ben estus, charlie franklin, phyre hawkins, carole denise jones, darius nichols, john eric parker, hardy weaver, maia nkenge. As such, he has studied all of the main works attributed to joseph smith, since the book of mormon is one of the most influential works of american literature. The book of mormon second national tour at bank of america. Understanding the book of mormon may be the book for a lot of us. Musical theatre alum hardy weaver performing in the book of. He then went on to the theater program at fsu and a showcase. Stephen christopher anthony book of mormon, hardy weaver book of mormon, christiani pitts bronx tale, francesca granell. Hardy weaver, pierce cassedy, nic rouleau, ben platt, christopher shyer, j. Casting announced for the book of mormons chicago company.
Roles 6 the book of mormon 2011 opened mar 24, 2011. Casey barrett, emily jenda, darius harper, eric jackson, james vincent meredith, syesha. Jun 01, 2003 this is my allaround favorite edition of the book of mormon and the one that spoiled the standard church edition for me. Dec 11, 2012 the jumamosi national tour of the book of mormon launched on dec 11, 2012 and is currently playing. Book of mormon announces chicago cast, including james vincent. The sacred text becomes, as my father put it, a good novel or at least an obligatory one. Casting is complete for the chicago company of the book of mormon, the winner of the 2011 tony award for best musical as well as eight other tonys. Another testament of jesus christ, maxwell institute study edition. Although i didnt agree with every conclusion hardy comes up with, it was a very thoughtprovoking book which provided much insight. Dec 21, 2011 grant hardy s understanding the book of mormon.
Have any nonmormon scholars seriously analyzed the book of. A readers guide is unquestionably the most important piece of mormon criticism in the last few years. Hardy weaver bio, photos, theatre credits, stage history broadway debut in book of mormon. Hardy joins the broadway company of the book of mormon. This work of art episode features an interview with hardy weaver. As often as we latterday saints have read the book of mormon, we may yet read it better, read it with more understanding, if we were to read it with the benefit of the perceptive perspective that hardy opens up for us with this volume. Holding out for a hero cast of book of mormon chicago. Hardy has typeset the text beautifully, dividing the chapters into paragraphs and setting poetic passages as poetry. While at the nocca field trip to unifieds, assistant chair theatre arts. The way he has dissected the book s text and structure is remarkable. Answers to submitted questions about the church of jesus christ by joel hardy.
The book of mormon second national tour at bank of america theatre and others 20122020. Nov, 2017 harold bloom is arguably the foremost living scholar of american literature. New york the chicago cast of the satirical musical the book of mormon will feature nic rouleau, the current star of the broadway company, in the central role of elder price, along with ben. Book of mormon, the broadwayamerica april 6, 20 matinee. This new readerfriendly version reformats the complete, unchanged 1920 text in the manner of modern translations of the bible. Matt doyle elder price, will blum elder cunningham, nikki m.
Hardy s edition is designed to be readerfriendly and help the underlying logic of the text come out through the formatting. School of theatre school of theatre on broadways big 10. The following is a flow chart showing who kept the records and how they were passed on throughout the history of the book of mormon. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In understanding the book of mormon, hardy offers the first comprehensive analysis of the works narrative structure in its 180 year history. Hardy weaver was born and raised in new orleans, louisiana. Oct 14, 2019 this work of art episode features an interview with hardy weaver. Hardy examines nephi, mormon, and moroni as narrators of the book of mormon and discusses how their purposes affect what they include and how it is written. I will try to personally answer all questions by email but i will only publish here those questions that would be of general interest to others. Record keepers of the book of mormon by joel hardy the following is a flow chart showing who kept the records and how they were passed on throughout the history of the book of mormon. The book of mormon national tour san francisco december 27, 2012.
The book of mormon jumamosi dec 11, 2012 mar 29, 2020. Ensemble a chorus line national tour bobby mills iii a chorus line bobby mills iii the book of mormon national tour ensemble. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of mormon. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Nov 08, 2012 broadway star nic rouleau and pitch perfect actor ben platt have been tapped to play elders price and cunningham, respectively, in the second national tour of the book of mormon, which will kick.
Nov 27, 20 the book of mormon chicago anne garefino scott rudin roger berlind scott m. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. Another testament of jesus christ, maxwell institute study edition grant hardy, brian kershisnik, brian kershisnik on. Broadway star nic rouleau and pitch perfect actor ben platt have been tapped to play elders price and cunningham, respectively, in the second national tour of. James nabulungi, stanley wayne mathis mafala hatimbi, matt loehr elder mckinley, lewis cleale mtc voicejoseph smith, graham bowen on for kevin duda, christopher rice on for clark johnsen, daxton bloomquist on for jason michael snow, matthew marks on for. The first couple of minutes of the episode are cut off.
Theres a surprise appearance by someone groucho wasnt expecting or he probably wouldnt have said some of. The book of mormon, which features book, music and lyrics by trey parker, robert lopez and matt stone stone and parker are the cocreators of. The book of mormon features set design by scott pask, costume design by. A notsonovel way to read the book of mormon worlds. I was working on a hit show, had a stable job, and a great apartment. Trevor leaderbrand the book of mormon bfa music theatre 2010. It is recommended already by its authorship, commended to us by grant hardys careful and helpful earlier work editing the book of mormon. The following are answers to questions that have been submitted to me by both members and nonmembers of the church. Analyzing the book of mormon with grant hardy for fun and. Hardy weaver the book of mormon bfa music theatre 2008. Unlike virtually all other recent world scriptures, the book of mormon presents itself as an integrated narrative rather than a series of doctrinal expositions, moral injunctions, or devotional hymns. The book of mormon broadway musical jumamosi tour ibdb.
Its where your interests connect you with your people. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information. After years of working as a professional actor, i thought i had made it. A readerfriendly edition of the book of mormon, for mormons as well as nonmormons. The new orleans native found theatre in his teens and attended nocca.
Aug 21, 2017 as part of playbills back to school week. Holding out for a hero cast of book of mormon chicago youtube. Sharon whenever hardy weaver walks into an audition, hes nervous. Hardy joins the broadway company of the book of mormon directly from the second national tour. Theres a surprise appearance by someone groucho wasnt expecting or he probably wouldnt have said some of the things he did.
I heard grant hardy interviewed by laura hales and was totally intrigued with the concept of a readers edition. Dec 29, 2012 yet, many members of the lds church read the book of mormon narrative as they would any other. Nov 08, 2012 new york the chicago cast of the satirical musical the book of mormon will feature nic rouleau, the current star of the broadway company, in the central role of elder price, along with ben. Gale, jeff heimbrock, eric huffman, corey hummerston, john pinto jr. Reese, travis robertson, cessalee stovall and hardy weaver. Grant hardy warns that there are problems with reading the book of mormon as a novel due to its multiple narrative levels, intricate. Weaver, who performed on the road with the book of mormon for 2 12. The official database for broadway theatre information. Pitch perfects ben platt and nic rouleau to star in the book of. See disclaimer disclaimer not an official site of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints church authorities have recently asked that members refrain from refering to the church of jesus christ of latterday saints as mormon church or lds church. Hardy used the text of the 1920 edition of the book of mormon that is found in the public domain the doubleday edition uses, with permission, the 1981 text of the official church edition. Charlie franklin, phyre hawkins, carole denise jones, darius nichols, john eric parker, hardy weaver, maia nkenge wilson. Book of mormon announces chicago cast, including james. Elder crosselder davis hardy weaver west end elder grantelder church daniel clift elder greenelder mckinley stephen ashfield.