STAGE TUBE: Esparza Premieres 'Step Into The Light' from LEAP OF FAITH!
By: Jessica Lewis Sep. 07, 2010
Golden Globe Award-nominee Brooke Shields and four-time Tony Award-nominee Raúl Esparza will star in the world premiere of the new musical LEAP OF FAITH, which begins performances at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in September. A promo video featuring Esparzo performing "Step Into the Light" has been released and BroadwayWorld brings you a first look below!
Based on the Steve Martin movie and featuring a score by eight-time Academy Award-winner Alan Menken, book by Janus Cercone with Glenn Slater, and lyrics by Glenn Slater, LEAP OF FAITH will star Raúl Esparza as Reverend Jonas Nightengale, the consummate flim-flam man, and Brooke Shields as Marva, the beautiful small-town woman and single mother who challenges everything Jonas believes in.
Tony Award-winner Rob Ashford is the director and choreographer.
"Leap of Faith" will be presented September 11 through October 24, 2010, with the opening scheduled for October 3.
Tickets for the Ahmanson Theatre's 2010-2011 season are currently available by subscription only. For information and to charge season tickets by phone, call the Exclusive Season Ticket Hotline at (213) 972-4444. To purchase subscriptions on-line, visit CenterTheatreGroup.org/Ahmanson.
For further information on LEAP OF FAITH, visit CenterTheatreGroup.org/Leap.
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