Olivier Winner Stephen Ashfield to Say Hello to The Book of Mormon on Broadway

Praise heaven! Broadway.com has confirmed that Stephen Ashfield will reprise his Olivier-winning performance as Elder McKinley in The Book of Mormon on the Great White Way. The native Scot will step in for Grey Henson from August 23.

Ashfield made his West End debut in 2002 as Boy George in Taboo; additional London stage credits include Fame, Tomorrow Morning, Jersey Boys, Boy Meets Boy and Legally Blonde. He has been seen on screen in Sweeney Todd and Call the Midwife.

Written by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q composer Robert Lopez, The Book of Mormon earned nine 2011 Tony Awards including Best Musical.

Ashfield will join a cast that includes Nic Rouleau as Elder Price, Christopher John O’Neill as Elder Cunningham, Nikki Renée Daniels as Nabulungi and Daniel Breaker as Mafala.