The Book of Mormon Musical
Cast
Sean Johnston
Elder Price
Sean is proving himself to be a versatile young performer. Originally from Toowoomba, he graduated from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, completing a Bachelor of Musical Theatre. Sean’s Conservatorium credits include: Les Misérables; Quick Lamb in Cloud Street, Bobby Van Hausen in The Boy Friend, Warner in Legally Blonde, DickMcGann in Street Scene and Danny Zuko in Grease.
He also played Charlie Price in Kinky Boots at Toowoomba’s Empire Theatre. Since graduating, Sean’s credits include: Danny Zuko in Grease (Queensland Performing Arts Centre); Sky in Mamma Mia! (The Show Co.); featured vocalist for The Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols (Riverstage, Brisbane); Ensemble member (understudying Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio) in Jersey Boys (The Star-Gold Coast) and Link Larkin in the recent Australian tour of Hairspray (Crossroads Live).
Nick Cox
Elder Cunningham
Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, and soon to be dual citizen of Australia, Nick is thrilled to be Australia’s new Elder Cunningham! His US theatre credits include performing at Radio City Music Hall with the Rockettes, Marius in Les Misérables, along with various Off Broadway shows and new works. He has toured twice as Bobby C in Saturday Night Fever the Musical for Broadway at Sea with Royal Caribbean and has performed at 54 Below notably for Ryan Scott Oliver and Tony Award winner Lindsay Mendez. Proud to call Australia home since 2019, Nick made his Australian debut as Le Fou in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Nick is proudly represented by Random Management.
Paris Leveque
Nabulungi
Paris has trained in all areas of Musical Theatre, having completed the Diploma of Musical Theatre at the Western Australian Academy of the Performing Arts (2021) and the BFA in Music Theatre at the Victorian College of the Arts (2024). During their time at VCA, Paris played Anna in Spring Awakening (dir. Petra Kalive) and performed in Curtains (dir. Roger Hodgeman). Additionally, they played Zoe in 107:The Musical at the Blue Room Theatre Company in Western Australia (2021). Paris is very excited to be making her professional debut in THE BOOK OF MORMON as Nabulungi and is determined to aid in the representation of fellow African-Australian performers.
Tom Struik
Elder McKinley
Tom made his professional theatre debut in the 2019 HANDA/Opera Australia production of West Side Story on Sydney Harbour. He went on to feature in the roles of the Pied Piper/Captain in Shrek the Musical! (GFO) and was an Ensemble member in Opera Australia’s production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, understudying Prince Topher, and Mamma Mia! The Musical, understudying Sky (LWAA). As a member of the high energy Tap Pack, Tom has toured throughout Australia, North America and the UK. He also performed in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games closing ceremony. Tom made his film debut in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis. Tom is currently playing the role of Joey, understudying Eddie, in Sister Act – The Musical.
Simbarashe Matshe
Mafala Hatimbi
Born in Zimbabwe, Simbarashe found his love of theatre and the arts at a young age. After emigrating to New Zealand, he spent most of his formative years in Wellington before eventually moving to Auckland to pursue acting. His previous credits include ATC’s Filthy Business, Black Lover and Masked Productions’ tick, tick…BOOM!, and a variety of film and TV credits. Now based in Melbourne, Simbarashe’s love of performing has brought him to new and exciting places in the world of theatre and remains dedicated to being a vessel for the arts.
Augie Tchantcho
The General
Augie Tchantcho is a distinguished actor known for his performances as Richard in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Australia, 2023-2025) and The General in THE BOOK OF MORMON (Australia, 2016-2020). He gained prominence in Stage Art’s Dreamgirls and The Colour Purple and received critical acclaim as the Narrator/Stew in Antipodes Theatre’s Passing Strange. His notable Shakespearean roles include Albany in King Lear, Brutus in Julius Caesar and Othello. Augie also made his screen debut as Wilbur in the thriller series Shantaram.
Matthew Hamilton
Mission President
Is thrilled to be joining the company of THE BOOK OF MORMON. Originally from the Midwest of the U.S. His theatre credits include the Australian premiere of Wicked covering the role of Fiyero, Legally Blonde, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Show Boat, Georgy Girl the Seekers Musical, Into the Woods, Dream Lover, Mamma Mia. Matt was the standby “GUY” in the critically-acclaimed production of Once! Most recently, Matt could be seen in School of Rock, Barnum, Ragtime, Jagged Little Pill, Tim Minchin’s Groundhog Day at the Princess Theatre as well as Phil Spectre in Tina-The Tina Turner Musical. His TV credits include the shows Neighbours, Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You, Spirit of the Game, The Drowning Pool, One Life To Live and Rescue Me. Matthew is a Proud member of MEAA.