LEAP OF FAITH to Get Regional Premiere at Salisbury's Piedmont Players Theatre in October

The Tony-nominated LEAP OF FAITH, which had a short run of 24 previews and 20 performances on Broadway in Spring of 2012, will open at the Piedmont Players Theatre in Salisbury, North Carolina this Fall.

The regional premiere will run October 17-19 & 23-26 at 7:30pm and October 20 at 2:30pm. For tickets, visit: http://www.piedmontplayers.com

Love will get you every time...and one charismatic con-man is about to find that out. Leap of Faith is a stage musical based on the 1992 American movie of the same name, which starred Steve Martin. The "Reverend" Jonas Nightingale, an electrifying performer and con artist, is travelling with his ministry when his bus breaks down in a small Kansas town. The part-time reverend and full-time crook pitches a tent and invites the locals to a revival. The sheriff, a woman named Marla McGowan, is determined to stop Jonas from separating the townspeople from their money, and Jonas' real challenge arises when he meets the sheriff and her son, whose love forces an ultimate cynic to take a real leap of faith.

LEAP OF FAITH features a roof-raising score by eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken (Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS). The creative team includes bookwriters Janus Cercone and Tony-winner Warren Leight (SIDE MAN) and Grammy-winning lyricist Glenn Slater (TANGLED). In 2012, after less than 50 performances on Broadway, the show was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical as well as 6 Drama Desk Awards. Piedmont Players Theatre is the first community theatre to ever produce this inspiring production.