Josh Gad Slams 'Book of Mormon' Director Casey Nicholaw for 'Awful Environment,' Attempting to Drive Wedge Between Him & Co-Star Andrew Rannells

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Josh Gad has some words for Book of Mormon director Casey Nicholaw. If you don’t know, Josh portrayed Elder Cunningham in the original Broadway cast of the 2011 musical, and was nominated for a Tony for his performance.

He was one of the first actors cast in the production, and the musical’s director, Casey, was brought on in 2011 to help open the show. Casey‘s other Broadway directing/choreography credits include The Drowsy Chaperone, Spamalot, and Follies.

In Josh‘s new memoir, “In Gad We Trust,” he’s speaking out about his experience putting up the show. Keep reading to find out more… Josh wrote (via EW), “Our director, Casey, was a genuinely brilliant creative visionary and truly helped to make the show the giant hit it would go on to become.

What he lacked, however, are social skills and anything resembling team-building leadership,” alleging Casey created an “awful environment.” “To the best of my knowledge, he either did not like that I predated him on the project or that he was saddled with me, but to say he made every day completely unpleasant would be an understatement,” Josh continued. “The best example I can give of his complete lack of leadership was the day after we won nine Tonys: we entered the theater to three pages of notes hung up on the bulletin board proclaiming how disappointed he was in all of us and the awful state of the show.