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chaoticunorigionalstranger · 1 year

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BOM London Matinee 26/11/22

Tom Xander, Ross Carpenter and Nicole-Lily Baisden's last matinee (see attached cast list)

Dom is back!!!!!!

(Also, got myself a last min ticket to the evening performance)

Not a massive muck-up or anything like that, but the cast were extra.

Here are the highlights that I remember:

There was alot of flirting with Price. Alot of the ensemble - Ugandans and Mormons - were flirting with him. There was a fair bit of touching Price's arm.

When Price and Cunningham were introduced to Naba Price tried to flirt by giving her a little finger wave, but she ignored him and waved at Arnold.

Arnold didn't understand personal boundaries - like at all - he was stroking his dad's chest in the airport scene

Arnold was walking around with the Nesquick milkshake cartoon and his dad snatched it from him and shoved it back into his mum's hands

When Arnold said "I'm finally going to have a best friend", rather than making a choking sob Arnold's mum (Jack O'Niell) clutched her hand to her heart and looked at Price pleadingly

Cunningham's Dad was certainly playing up the 'I really dont like him' vibes

During Hasa Diga Arnold picked up Kevin and spun him round

In the Lullaby Arnold put his hand on Kevin's while sitting on the bed and didn't move it until Kevin gestured exaggeratedly with his head and eyes

In the Lullaby Arnold tried to get into bed with Price.

Tom looked like he was about to burst into tears after Arnold and Price argued and Dom ran off stage.

He then looked like he was on the verge of tears for most of Man Up.

In the scene before I Believe, McKinley pulled Arnold back to the other Elder's by his tie

Before Baptise me Kimbe got really close to Arnold and flirted with him l. She said "I'm really happy" rather than "were really happy".

In Baptise Me, when Naba and Arnold were behind the curtain, Arnold thrust at Naba in the final "and then...."

In I am Africa, when Naba and Arnold turned round and walked upstage, Arnold's hand was on Naba's arse

When Arnold said "I'm not a follower anymore" Naba made biting motions.

Gavin Alex picked up Ross at the curtain call and sat him on his shoulders then span round

When Stevie came on at the end holding the Poster for Acting for Others he kept pointing and gesturing at the conductor 'seductively'

At curtain call when the audience was cheering Tom Dom sat down on the stage

All in all, Tom and Dom were really extra

#west end #bom musical #book of mormon #tbom musical #tbom #elder price #kevin price #dom simpson #tom xander #ross carpenter #Nicole-Lily Baisden #nabulungi hatimbi #stevie webb #elder mckinley

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screenshothaven · 10 months

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Anything Goes (2021)

#Gary Wilmot #Anything Goes #2021 #Nicole-Lily Baisden #Samuel Edwards

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ulrichgebert · 1 year

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Vergnügten uns dann mit Sutton Foster und ihrem Anything Goes -Prinzip, das wurde netterweise aufgezeichnet (jetzt warten wir nur noch auf diese Follies....). Es ist eigentlich auch ziemlich unmoralisch, dafür wieviele vorgebliche Moralprediger darin vorkommen, aber dabei wenigsten so albern, daß es nicht weiter auffällt.

#Anything Goes #Samuel Edwards #Sutton Foster #Robert Lindsay #Felicity Kendal #Gary Wilmot #Nicole-Lily Baisden #Carly Mercedes Dyer #Haydn Oakley #Musical #Kathleen Marshall #Cole Porter

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bohemian-nights · 9 months

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HOTD AU: 1940s Reporter Nettles 📰

#nettles #netty #nettles f&b #daemon x nettles #nettles x daemon #daemon targaryen x nettles #dattles #nettles asoiaf #hotdedit #hotd #nettles fantasy: Nicole-Lily Baisden #valyrianscrolls #house of the dragon #daemons just like a lord in this scenario #and Sheepstealer is a Irish wolf hound 😊

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theonlyadawong · 10 months

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everybody shut the fuck up why did no one told me the sadler wells production of 42nd street has a Black woman as peggy sawyer

#speakerphone!#jaw on the floor #and its a non replica production ❤️❤️❤️❤️#nicole-lily baisden is peggy and she was the fantastic hope in west ends anything goes #im v happy to see her in leads #ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!#and yah technically it opens 2day so nobody would have known to tell me #but woohoo!!!! yippeee!!!!

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fuckyeahthebookofmormon · 4 years

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“We rehearsed in London for four weeks and our director was very much like ‘laugh as much as you want now and get it out of your system because when you go on stage you can’t,” says Nicole-Lily Baisden, who plays Nabulungi. “Rehearsals sometimes were just a complete write-off. I laughed at the same points during every single rehearsal that we did.”

“What’s funny for me is that starting out, you find everything so funny, but because of repetition you learn to expect what’s coming so that you can prepare yourself,” Conner says with a smile. “What still gets me is that sometimes castmates will surprise you on stage by making a different choice and then you’re in trouble.”

#the book of mormon #birmingham #uk/international tour #robert colvin #conner peirson #nicole-lily baisden

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unlimited-rice-puddin · 2 years

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Anything Goes Review: Sutton Foster is other-worldly

I very much hope that this review doesn't make you too sad that Anything Goes is closing today because, well, you won't be able to see it. But, there is going to be a tour so, I guess that you can go to see that if this particular excites you? Sorry

Anything Goes at the Barbican Centre is a massive highlight of the 2021 Theatre Season (more…)

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milliondollarbaby87 · 5 years

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Cast Elder Price – Kevin Clay Elder Cunningham – Jacob Yarlett Moroni/Elder McKinley – Will Hawksworth Price’s Dad/Joseph Smith/Mission President – Patrick George Cunningham’s Dad – Brad Veitch Mrs Brown – M-Jae Cleopatra Isaac Nabulungi – Nicole-Lily Baisden Malala Hatimbi – Ewen Cummins General – Thomas Vernal

Date: Friday 30th August (2:30pm)

Venue: Sunderland Empire

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Easily one of the funniest musicals that you will ever see, this is what happens with the writers of South Park combine with the creators of Avenue Q! I have to admit that I wasn’t overly sure what to fully expect with this show and I think that actually made it even better to watch. It is hilarious from the first Hello!

Elder Price is seen by everyone as the star of his class and from the first moment we see Elder Cunningham and how he messes up the doorbell and selling approach it is obvious they are going to end up together. Price wanted nothing more than to be based in Orlando his favourite place in the world. But as he is parked with Cunningham and they are placed in Africa everything is about to become very difficult for them, or is it?

From the start you cannot help but feel sorry for Cunningham and totally relate to him in many different ways. All he wants is for someone to be his best friend. Price has a chip on his shoulder and feels he is better than everyone else. He will learn more from his companion than he could ever have imagined. Which leaves us to realise that you should always give someone a chance and not judge so easily!

With the pair in Africa that really did open it up for a lot of different jokes. Especially when you think about how Africa is shown across the world, AIDS constantly being mentioned but a rather hard hitting part of the show is actually about female genital mutilation – I was not expecting that when heading to watch it. So creating those tough messages within the lighthearted nature of the show. I can fully understand why it has won so many awards.

Malala Hatimbi becomes a central character with her father and the people from the village. She puts her trust in Cunningham and again some hilarious moments. Especially when he cannot pronounce her name so we get a range of different ones from Bon Jovi to No Deal Brexit (which shows that it stays topical) it was lovely waiting to find out what the next name for her would be.

The script, lyrics and music were written by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone best known for creating comedy South Park and Lopez co-wrote the music for a personal favourite musical of mine in Avenue Q. One thing for sure with that trio was that it was going to be hilarious but also very very clever.

That is what we get with the songs and how amusing they are from start to finish. “Hello” was probably the song I knew best prior to seeing the show so to eventually get to see it live and in action as the opening number was rather exciting. “Man Up”, “Making Things Up Again” and “You and Me (But Mostly Me)” certainly push those boundaries and fit in so well with the story. “I Believe” is probably one of the biggest numbers and that does have some rather inspirational lyrics as well as being utterly hilarious.

Laughter and smiling is something I feel I personally need to do more of and with a show like this it is guaranteed. Something I love about a musical comedy is to take the edge off, a lot of theatre is very serious and hard hitting. The Book of Mormon proves that you can have so much fun, offend everyone but still contain some great messages and provoke thoughts!

Something I had to just check and research more when coming out of the theatre was the background for the actual Book of Mormon and I was surprised that a lot of things said in the show are actually true about the book and Joseph Smith. I seriously thought it was all just made up! That was certainly not the case at all! So many piss takes within the show are actually based on facts, although the book is not really based on anything was it Joseph Smith? Absolutely unreal that so many people believe that it was another book from the bible. Even though it was apparently found in America many years later.

The performances in the show are top class and I was super impressed with Kevin Clay as Elder Price. The scene stealing star of the show for me was Jacob Yarlett as Elder Cunningham, an outstanding loving and hilarious performance from start to finish. I wanted to be his friend! Ewen Cummins as Malala Hatimbi showed off an amazing voice as well!

I can see myself going to see this show again as it really did make me laugh, smile and also cringe. In a world that is obsessed with political correctness I am so pleased The Book of Mormon exists!

The Book of Mormon (UK Tour – Sunderland) Review Cast Elder Price - Kevin Clay Elder Cunningham - Jacob Yarlett Moroni/Elder McKinley - Will Hawksworth…

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benisasoftboi · 4 years

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Just got back from the first night of the Birmingham stop on The Book of Mormon’s current UK tour. Notes:

So Kevin Clay and Connor Peirson as Price and Cunningham - unsurprisingly, both very good, as this is hardly their first stint in those roles. But I’d never seen either of them live before, so that was exciting (UPDATE: someone correctly pointed out that Clay has left and it was actually Robert Colvin. I read the wrong cast list. I’m dumb)

Colvin reminded me a lot of Robert Manion, who I now realise I really, really want to see as Price (I’ve said before that I want Lauren Lopez to play McKinley in the style of Draco Malfoy, can you imagine? Throw in AJ Holmes as Cunningham since he’s done it before, maybe Tiffany Williams as Naba, and Corey Dorris as Mafala, and you’ve got my nerdy dreamcast)

I like that Colvin makes the role his own (some Prices reeeally try to be Andrew Rannells, which I don’t like - I want to see how YOU do it!)

I’ve noticed there are, broadly, two ways the role of Price can be approached, and different Prices will fall somewhere on a spectrum between them. Price has two defining characteristics - he’s very naive, and he’s very arrogant. Actors generally choose one of the two to emphasise. The first is more common, having Price be a very sincere character - he’s definitely self centred, but above anything else he does mean well. He seriously believes in everything he’s doing, and is genuinely crushed and beaten down over the course of the story, only to regain his optimism at the end in a new, more mature form. With this approach, Price’s character arc is primarily about him learning to be more realistic. The other approach is to focus on his arrogance and minimise the naivete. This Price is fully aware that his situation is shitty, and he’s not happy about it. His optimism is a front so people won’t realise how annoyed he is, and it’s desperation to find something that proves that he’s as incredible as he thinks he is that drags him into misery after misery. He is self interested above all else, and it’s only when he learns to care about and listen to other people that he gets to be happy. This Price’s arc is primarily about him learning that he’s not actually the greatest human alive, and that other people matter too

I’ve seen both versions of Price, and others that fall somewhere between (Rannells is probably the most middle ground, unsurprisingly, as he’s the originator). Colvin leans on the naive side, but with just enough immature whining and self-aggrandising that he’s not quite at the extreme (of the Prices I’ve personally seen, the naive extreme is Adam Bailey. The arrogant extreme is Stephen Rolley)

Side note, is it not SO COOL that the same character, with the same script, can have a totally different journey based nothing more than subtle changes to line delivery, facial expressions and general demeanour? I love theatre

Little things - he greeted his dad in Spooky Mormon Hell Dream, his All American Prophet was fantastic, and he tried to make the General dance with him

Connor Peirson is excellent at physical comedy. Cunningham is another role where the actors sometimes try to be the originator, and again this was thankfully not done

His final name for Naba was ‘Nigel Farage’, which is pretty standard for UK productions, but it always kills, and tonight was no exception

His Cunningham was a little more low key and sassy than I’ve seen others do, which was interesting

Tom Xander is probably still my favourite Cunningham, mostly because he’s the only one who’s ever managed to act like a convincing 19 year old in my eyes - but that’s just personal preference, Peirson is still very, very good

I LOVED this Nabulungi, played by Nicole-Lily Baisden. She’s far more mature than I’ve ever seen a Naba before, and I honestly really like it. It made the character feel a bit deeper

Her Sal Tlay Ka Siti was much less idealistic and much more desperate than most are, and she was generally pretty serious up until Baptise Me - which makes that song so much sweeter, because we’re getting to see her softer side

Baptise Me was an audience favourite tonight (though I noticed that they got the water on her dress in the wrong place, oops)

Naba being more serious also makes the Hasa Diga Eebowai reprise that much sadder

She wore a different outfit in Hasa Diga Eebowai than she does in the West End? A pink dress as opposed to a shirt and shorts. I like the West End outfit better

Also, the build up to that song was amusing for me because it was very obvious who in the audience had seen the show before based on when they started laughing at the title phrase

McKinley! I was super excited for this because of the main cast, he’s the only one I’d only ever seen one actor portray (live) (don’t misunderstand, I love Stevie Webb a lot, but it’s fun to see other people’s takes as well). And... I love William Hawksworth a lot too

Not sure if Colvin is tall or Hawksworth is short, but there was a full head’s worth of height difference between them

Also he was not wearing a blue tie, what the hell, how else am I supposed to pick him out when I’m too poor to afford seats where I can properly see their faces

McKinley is yet another character who came across as more serious than usual in this production. He felt older than Webb’s McKinley, and was less sassy and bitchy. But he was also, it should be noted, much, much more camp

Hawksworth’s Moroni, though? Sassy little shit

His delivery of the ‘I have it nightly’ line is my favourite I’ve ever heard. He says it very matter-of-factly, like he doesn’t even realise how messed up it is. Some try to play it up as sad, which I don’t think is in character, he should either do this, or show some awareness that it’s bad, but be trying to brush it off. His whole thing is denial, after all

McPriceley watch: He was very forward with Price, taking every opportunity to get in his personal space, especially on ‘was I in it’. He was visibly grumpy about ‘oh no, I’m not having gay thoughts’. Almost kiss had him notice that Price had put his hand on his arm, and then it was like his brain lagged, he didn’t even try to lean into it until Price had already walked away. Not my favourite take on it, but not bad. Also a little Hell Dream flirting

But, oddly enough, he kind of seemed to have a little thing going with Elder Michaels, of all people (McMichaels?)

And also (and I loved this) the moment Cunningham started doing his prophet thing, he started flirting with Cunningham instead of Price. It was honestly really cute. But like, what a little-

Both he and Price were hit in the face by streamers during Joseph Smith American Moses (where he seemed more irritated by what was happening than anything else). Also, the Mission President was visibly into that song (at first), which I haven’t personally seen done before

He hammed it up a lot in the Hell Dream, blowing kisses and everything

In more general stuff, this particular theatre is designed in such a way that the lighting in You and Me (But Mostly Me) looked better than I’ve ever seen it, go just for that

My audience really loved both Joseph Smith American Moses and Hasa Diga Eebowai. It’s always interesting seeing shows in different places, because different jokes tend to land better depending on where you are. This trip has backed up my previous experiences with going to shows in Birmingham, which is that everyone in this city has a sick sense of humour. It’s great

But they also tend to react really strongly to emotional stuff, lots of awwing Naba and Cunningham. They also really liked the dancing in Two By Two

There was an audible ‘oh NO’ from somewhere in the audience when Naba announced the play. There was also an audible ‘his SUITCASE’ in reference to McKinley at the end (the suitcase was also different from what I’ve seen before, it’s pink on a black background)

There were some mistakes in Spooky Mormon Hell Dream - Price missed his final line, and McKinley’s jacket came undone at the back. He tried to fix it several times to no avail. He probably would have preferred me not have been watching him the whole time, but I like seeing how actors deal with that sort of thing, so sorry, William Hawksworth, but I saw it all. Sincere well done for keeping it professional as you desperately tried to subtly reach around your own back

Ran into an actual Mormon outside who tried to recruit me

So overall, if you’re still here after all that - this is a really, really good production! Go see it if you live in the Birmingham area!

Final note - Webb always dabs when the curtain falls. Always. I kept my eyes on Hawksworth. He disco dances. I don’t know who I hate more

#bom #book of mormon #tbom #book of mormon musical #tbom uk tour #mcpriceley #elder price #kevin price #elder cunningham #arnold cunningham #nabulungi hatimbi #elder mckinley #connor mckinley #long post #musicals

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chaoticunorigionalstranger · 1 year

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BOM London Evening 26/11/22

Tom Xander, Ross Carpenter and Nicole-Lily Baisden's last show

After seeing the matinee I brought myself the last ticket in the stalls

Also - FOH kicked out the couple in front of me. One was drunk and dancing, waving her arms about, and they were talking loudly. He was also well over 6ft and kept moving so my short-ass self couldn't see. Luckily they left just after Hasa Diga.

The couple behind me kept talking and it proper pissed me off. They stopped once I jerked my head round and gave them passive aggressive evils.

I forgot to take a castboard pic, but Rolley was on for McKinley. Joseph Davenport and George Grayson were on as Poptarts and Schiender.

I'm really going to miss Tom. Everyone was giving it their all. Having seen Tom loads it was pretty clear he was trying not to cry as his voice was strained. But he was just wonderful

Nothing in the show was particularly different, apart from Arnold hugging Naba and Kevin longer than usual. You could see Tom was fighting back tears at certain points throughout the show.

Ross was dancing rather exaggeratedly, which was fun to see.

As Rolley was on there was more McPriceley, with McKinley caressing Price when he was passed out and in SMHD Price and McKinley getting very into eachother's personal space during SMHD.

I wish I'd brought a better ticket, but live and learn.

#book of Mormon #bom #tbom #west end #tom xander #dom Simpson #elder price #elder cunningham #stephen rolley #ross carpenter #Nicole-Lily Baisden #Nabulungi

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bohemian-nights · 7 months

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Nettles Casting Speculation(Part 2)

Where is Nettles? Who is playing her? Is it the woman in the blurry photo from months ago? Is it Anna Jobarteh? Is it someone else? When will she come out of hiding?

I don’t know the answer to any of these questions and since HBO doesn’t want to tell us(I’m about 79% sure it’s Anna at this point, but you never know with this sh*tty show😑) I am once again compiling a list of all the actresses who could possibly be her.

1. Adelayo Adedayo

She’s 34 and the last project she was working on is in post-production.

2. Clare-Hope Ashitey

She’s 36 and not currently working on any projects. The side profile looks like it could kinda be a match.

3. Jasmine Jobson

She’s 28 and doesn’t appear to be filming anything at the moment.

4. Little Simz

She’s 29 and nearly 5’8.” I don’t think she’s filming anything at the moment.

5. Nicole-Lily Baisden

She’s sadly currently in a play, but I wanted to include her anyway.

6. Nicholle Cherrie

She’s 5’8” and she’s not currently working on anything at the movement.

7. Laura Lake Adebisi

Her last project is in post production.

8. Melissa James

She’s not currently working on anything.

9. Denise Laniya

If I had to guess her age I’d say she’s in her mid to late 20s(based on when she graduated). She’s not currently involved in any productions.

10. Ellena Vincent

Can’t find her exact age, but she doesn’t appear to be in any productions currently.

11. Keziah Joseph

She’s 31 and her last two projects are in post production.

12. Aisha Toussaint

She’s 28 and doesn’t appear to be working on any projects.

13. Roxy Sternberg

She’s 34 and has no upcoming projects.

14. Aliyah Odoffin

From what I can find she’s 23, but she doesn’t appear to be working on anything at the moment.

I’d just like to say personally I’d love it if she was Netty 👏🏽

15.Mali Ann Rees

Her last project is in post production.

16. Faye Campbell

Her playing age is between 15-23. She doesn’t appear to be working on any projects at the moment.(her play wrapped up back in June).

17. April Nerissa Hudson

Her playing age is between 16-25. She’s has a upcoming play in October that she’s staring in.

18. Karla Crome

She’s 35 and she doesn’t appear to be working on any projects at the moment.

19. Angela Marie Hurst

Her playing age is between 25-40. She was in a play from late July to August.

20. Colette Dalal Tchantcho

I cant find her exact age but she graduated with a bachelor’s back in 2011 so I say it’s safe to guess she’s in her early to mid 30s. It doesn’t look like she’s working on any projects currently.

Do not make me do a part three. I mean it Ryan🙃 It’s almost been a freaking year. Where the hell is she 😊

#hotd spoilers #nettles #bnedit #nettles casting speculation #netty #hotd #nettles f&b #nettles asoiaf #lol I’ve descended into full on madness #someone send help #just release the casting hbo 🤦🏽‍♀️#house of the dragon #this has been sitting in my drafts

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fuckyeahthebookofmormon · 5 years

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The musical, which will open in Manchester in June, will be led by Kevin Clay as Elder Price and Conner Peirson as Elder Cunningham, who both played their respective roles in the Broadway and US touring productions of the musical.

Joining them will be Nicole-Lily Baisden as Nabulungi, William Hawksworth as Elder McKinley, Ewen Cummins as Mafala Hatimbi, Johnathan Tweedie as Joseph Smith and Thomas Vernal as the General.

Congratulations to all!

#the book of mormon #uk/international tour #kevin clay #conner peirson #nicole-lily baisden #william hawksworth #ewen cummins

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fuckyeahthebookofmormon · 5 years

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#the book of mormon #Nicole-Lily Baisden #conner peirson #kevin clay #uk/international tour #manchester

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fuckyeahthebookofmormon · 5 years

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#nicole-lily baisden #the book of mormon #uk/international tour

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fuckyeahthebookofmormon · 5 years

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#the book of mormon #nicole-lily baisden #uk/international tour #manchester

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fuckyeahthebookofmormon · 5 years

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#kevin clay #conner peirson #nicole-lily baisden #trey parker #matt stone #the book of mormon #uk/international tour

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