Stephen ashfield is an olivier awardwinning scottish actor. Olivierwinning book of mormon star stephen ashfields. Stephen ashfield to join broadway cast of the book of mormon. The original bad boy of the west end takes on the rest of the uk the book of mormon at the edinburgh playhouse theatre, edinburgh, scotland. The mormon religion, as the creators of the musical have noted, has a builtin coming of age story as mormon children are expected to go on a mission when they reach the age of 18. Dec 16, 2018 just some of my favorite videos of the book of mormon casts,, ill probably make more of these at some point.
The book of mormon was not high on my wish list after hearing an interview of trey parker and matt stone and snippets of the music on radio 4. Jul 27, 2016 olivier award winner stephen ashfield will reprise his olivierwinning perfromance as elder mckinley in the broadway production of the 2011 tony awardwinning musical the book of mormon from 23 august 2016 at the eugene oneill theatre. The book of mormon original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city mar 24, 2011 and is currently playing. Book of mormon broadway cast update feb 2020 book of mormon memorabilia at theatregold now. I am however a bit tired of the neverending hype surrounding the production good for them though, its always great to see a show selling well. The book of mormon stephen ashfield interview duration. First staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints beliefs and practices that ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. He was the original bob gaudio in jersey boys at the prince edward theatre in londons west end and played emmett forrest in legally blonde at the savoy. The book of mormon is the nine times 2011 tony award winner. Safety rail very slightly obscured the view of the front of stage. Abbas benny andersson and bjorn ulvaeus perform with mamma mia.
London is adorned with its posters, our offices echo with remembered jokes and songs. When i went to go see the book of mormon nic rouleau was playing price and stephen ashfield was mckinley and during the hell dream when mckinley came out price looked at him and then covered his crotch and then the demons came and ripped his hands away it was great i lost my shit especially when the demons started pointing at his crotch like look who got a boner lol. Glasgowborn stephen ashfield is currently making his broadway debut in the tonywinning the book of mormon in the role of elder mckinley, a. Stephen ashfield elder mckinley stephen is a very excited glasgow lad making his broadway debut straight from his olivier awardwinning performance in the original london cast of the book of. Stephen ashfield, actor, represented by claire hoath management, book of mormon, olivier award winner best supporting performance in a. The book of mormon merely flirts with blasphemy but there is something very winning about it. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone. The story of the book of mormon is, essentially, the story of the devout missionarytobe elder kevin price, played by cody jamison strand, and the insecure elder arnold cunningham, played by dave thomas brown, and their fateful twoyear mission to uganda.
Elder mckinley is a really nice guy who has some issues, stephen said. Dave thomas brown elder price dave is a north carolinabred sagittarius, who has had the immense pleasure of playing this role on broadway and on the west end in london. Nov 15, 2016 gavin creel and stephen ashfield on their excitement at winning an award and why they love working on the book of mormon at the laurence olivier awards with mastercard on april, 2014 in london. Gavin creel wins olivier for book of mormon the broadwayblog. He was born in glasgow, scotland, and since graduating from the royal scottish academy of music and drama and the royal academy of music in london, he has enjoyed a successful stage career. Jul 09, 2018 the book of arnold says to eat oreos by twisting the cookies, eating the blank cookie, eating the cream, and then the remaining cookie. Stephen ashfield, actor, represented by claire hoath management. While some say that the results were predictable, we here in the states were particularly excited to see hometown favorite gavin creel snag best actor in a musical for his performance in book of mormon. News features theatre classic arts film and tv seth rudetsky education cast recordings.
Stephen ashfield, actor, represented by claire hoath management, book of mormon, olivier award winner best supporting performance in a musical 2014 whatsonstage award winner best supporting actor in a musical 2014, boy meets boy, legally blonde. Apr, 2014 the comedy musical about mormon missionaries won best new musical, best actor gavin creel, best performance in a supporting role in a musical stephen ashfield, and best theatre choreographer. Dec, 2017 glasgowborn stephen ashfield is currently making his broadway debut in the tonywinning the book of mormon in the role of elder mckinley, a part that earned the actor an olivier award in the. Stephen ashfield, actor, represented by claire hoath management, book of mormon, olivier award winner best supporting performance in a musical 2014 whatsonstage award winner best supporting actor in a musical 2014, boy meets boy.
Stephen ashfield stephen is a very excited glasgow lad making his broadway debut straight from his olivier awardwinning performance in the original london cast of the book of mormon. Abbas benny andersson and bjorn ulvaeus perform with. Stephen ashfield theatre credits, news, bio and photos. Stephen ashfield plays elder mckinley, the tapdancing, lightswitchturning mormon district leader in uganda, in broadways the book of mormon. West end january 1st 2015 evening ashley day 1st us elder price, aj holmes elder cunningham, alexia khadime nabalungi, stephen ashfield elder mckinley moroni, hugo haroldharrison joseph smith, chris jarman general, kevin harvey mafala hatimbi west end january 3rd 2015 evening. Stephen ashfield, actor, represented by claire hoath. Stephen ashfield stephen ashfield stephen ashfield stephen trashfield bud being in charge of the bom instagram means, of course, scaring stephen. Actor feared speaking in an american accent on broadway. Stephen won an olivier award for his current portrayal of elder mckinley in the book of mormon, london. The book of mormon edinburgh playhouse theatre, edinburgh. Gavin creel and stephen ashfield on their excitement at winning an award and why they love working on the book of mormon at the laurence olivier awards with mastercard on april, 2014 in london. If you do it any other way, you are wrong, as it says in verse 2. The book of mormon tickets golden gate theatre in san francisco. And when i think about it the real highlight in this show is stephen.
Done in the style that has made broadway musicals legendarybig, boisterous and outrageous. The olivier awards londons equivalent of the tonys were handed out this weekend to the latest crop of musicals and plays to arrive on the west end. The book of mormon begins long before you step into the theatre. Stephen ashfield i havent listed the book of mormon in my show highlights of 20 even though i did enjoy the show a lot. Stephen ashfield was born on december 7, 1979 in glasgow, scotland. In november and december 2012, ashfield starred in the limitedrun uk premiere of boy meets boy at the jermyn street theatre before taking on the role of elder mckinley in the broadway transfer the book of mormon, which opened at the prince of wales theatre on 25 february 20. Stephen ashfield, center, as elder mckinley, and company in the book of mormon 406 the book of mormon. The book of mormons stephen ashfield reveals what guilty. I studied classical singing during my degree at the royal scottish academy of music and drama, and then musical theatre at the royal academy of. Buy tickets online now or find out more with edinburgh theatre. Stephen ashfield plays elder mckinley, the tapdancing, lightswitchturning mormon. Glasgowborn stephen ashfield is currently making his broadway debut in the tonywinning the book of mormon in the role of elder mckinley, a part that earned. Scottishborn actor stephen ashfield is delighting london audiences as elder mckinley in the book of mormon, giving a careerdefining. The tony awardwinning musical from the writers of south park comes to the west end.
Stephen ashfield elder mckinley stephen is a very excited glasgow lad making his broadway debut straight from his olivier awardwinning performance in the original london cast of the book of mormon. The demon barber of fleet street 2007, call the midwife 2012 and distinguished ladies 2015. The book of mormon, 5th march 20, prince of wales theatre, circle b. Stephen ashfield, elder mckinley in the book of mormon. Written by the animated sitcoms creators trey parker and matt stone along with avenue q cocreator robert lopez, the book of mormon is a satirical musical that takes shots at everything from organised religion to consumerism, the state of the economy and the musica. The book of mormon stephen ashfield interview youtube. London book of mormon star stephen ashfield on turning it off. Darren bell stephen is a very excited glasgow lad making his broadway debut straight from his olivier awardwinning performance in the original london. The script, lyrics, and music were written by trey parker, robert lopez. Stephen won an olivier award for his current portrayal of elder mckinley in the book of. Street theatre before taking on the role of elder mckinley in the broadway transfer the book of mormon, which opened at the prince of wales.
Stephen ashfield is a very excited glasgow lad making his broadway debut straight from his olivier awardwinning performance in the original london cast of the book of mormon. The book of mormon the prince of wales theatre 21 st september 2015 5 stars book now more info. When actor stephen ashfield stood in the wings, waiting to make his. Book of mormon stars gavin creel and stephen ashfield talk. Stephen ashfield starring as bob gaudio in jersey boys at the prince edward theatre. He was awarded an olivier award for his performance. Welcome to the official fan page for stephen ashfield. Stephen ashfield plays elder mckinley, the tapdancing.
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