VIDEO Casey Nicholaw , co-director, choreographer and Tony nominee for THE BOOK OR MORMON, recently sat down with "Theater Talk" to discuss his switch from performing to directing.
THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by
Trey Parker ,
Robert Lopez and
Matt Stone . Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning creators of Comedy Central's landmark animated series, "South Park." Tony Award-winner Lopez is co-creator of the long-running hit musical comedy, Avenue Q. The world premiere musical is choreographed by three-time Tony Award-nominee
Casey Nicholaw Monty Python's Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone and directed by Nicholaw and Parker.
THE BOOK OF MORMON, which 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, features
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, with
Lewis Cleale ,
Scott Barnhardt ,
Justin Bohon ,
Darlesia Cearcy ,
Kevin Duda ,
Asmeret Ghebremichael ,
Brian Tyree Henry ,
Clark Johnsen ,
John Eric Parker ,
Benjamin Schrader ,
Michael James Scott ,
Brian Sears ,
Jason Michael Snow ,
Lawrence Stallings ,
Rema Webb ,
Maia Nkenge Wilson and
Tommar Wilson . The production will also feature
Graham Bowen ,
Ta'Rea Campbell ,
Jared Gertner ,
Tyson Jennette and
Nick Spangler .
To watch the interview with Nicholaw, click below:
