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American Idol contestant Syesha Mercado arrives at the "Amour Creole" launch party at The Highlands on February 26, 2009 in Hollywood, California.

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Mercado recently appeared as Ti Moune in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of Once On This Island. She has been in Chicago rehearsing the show for the past two weeks, and began performances with the cast when previews began Dec. 11.

Stephanie Umoh, the star of the Broadway revival of Ragtime and the York Theatre Company's The Show Goes On, was originally announced to play the role of Nabulungi. Representatives for The Book of Mormon confirmed Mercado's casting, but did not elaborate on the reasons for Umoh's departure.

The Chicago production will officially open Dec. 19. It marks the third staging of The Book of Mormon to open in the U.S. It is currently set to play through June 2, 2013. All performances through March 3, 2013, are currently sold out.

Nic Rouleau and Ben Platt co-star as Elder Price and Elder Cunningham, respectively, in a cast that also features Pierce Cassedy as Elder McKinley and James Vincent Meredith as Mafala Hatimbi.

"South Park" creators-writers Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Tony-winning Avenue Q songwriter Robert Lopez collaborated

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Syesha Mercado

American actress, model and musician

Musical artist

Syesha Raquel Mercado (born January 2, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and model. Mercado placed third during the seventh season of American Idol. Prior to American Idol, Mercado was on The One: Making a Music Star and she won Florida Super Singer. Her musical influences are Whitney Houston, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Zap Mama, Lauryn Hill, and Aretha Franklin.^[1]

Mercado played Deena Jones in the United States national tour of Dreamgirls that also opened internationally in Japan.^[2] The tour began at the Apollo Theater on November 7, 2009.^[3]

Biography

Early life

Mercado was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on January 2, 1987.^[4] Her mother, Zelda, a former Motown backup singer, is African American and her father, José, is of Puerto Rican descent.^[5] Mercado grew up in Bradenton and Sarasota, Florida. She attended the Theatre Program at Booker High School for the Visual and Performing Arts. She graduated with a ce

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