We checked out the newest production of the Tony Award-winning musical Book of Mormon last week, and much like the first touring cast who came through San Francisco last fall, these performers are hilarious and talented, if just a slight bit less on-point than their predecessors.

For those seeing the production for the first time, it's hardly going to matter — and what we saw on opening night will likely vary a bit as the cast finds their groove on their latest stop on this tour. We suggest reading our full review from last year, all of which still holds true here, except for the mentions of the performers themselves.

The biggest difference, casting-wise, in the new cast is the casting of young A.J. Holmes in the role of Elder Cunningham. Previous casts, including the original one Broadway featuring Josh Gad in the role, and the first U.S. touring company which featured Jared Gertner, have made sure to use a short, heavyset actor in the part, which helps us single out the comedic screwup of a character among the other, basically skinny, mostly average-height Mormon missionaries in the cast. Here Holmes (and his predecessor in the Chicago run Ben Platt) is physically not too dissimilar from any of his peers, but is just a skinny spaz with disheveled hair. Nevertheless, he is a very funny spaz, and a great singer, so not much is lost.

Nic Rouleau does a fantastic job in the lead role as Elder Price, and he comes to the cast directly from Broadway, where he was playing the role up until the spring.

The only other cast item we'd mention is that Syesha Mecado, while doing an excellent job both singing and acting the part of naive young Nabalungi, is less adept at pulling off the African-accented English of as her predecessors in the role.

On a whole, in a few of the ensemble numbers (especially toward the end of Act 2), we got the sensation of a cast that was, at moments, going through the motions — not quite hitting every mark in their choreography and not singing in precise unison, both of which may be hallmarks of touring companies who are a bit exhausted with being on the road, and less afraid for their jobs than those on Broadway.

Nevertheless, it remains a raucous, relentlessly funny show, and comes highly recommended.

Book of Mormon plays through January 19 at the Orpheum Theater. Look for tickets here. See info about the nightly ticket lottery for discounted seats here.