Are you ready for a miracle? As the stars of the Tony-nominated musical Leap of Faith, Raúl Esparza, Jessica Phillips and Kendra Kassebaum know how to "step into the light" but on June 13 they stepped into the darkness at Avatar Studios in Manhattan to lend their voices to an original cast recording. The entire company reunited a month ...

The cast of the Tony-nominated musical Leap of Faith will reunite in a recording studio on June 13 to record an original cast album, according to the show’s Twitter account. Starring Raúl Esparza, Leap of Faith finished its brief Broadway run on May 13 at the St. James Theatre after 24 preview performances and 20 regular performances.

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Despite closing, Leap of Faith, the Tony-nominated musical that starred Raúl Esparza, will perform at the 2012 Tony Awards on June 10, according to The New York Times. Nominated for Best Musical (its sole nomination), the show closed on May 13 at the St. James Theatre. At the time of closing, Leap of Faith had played 24 preview performances ...

Leap of Faith, the Tony-nominated musical from Alan Menken and starring Raúl Esparza, will play its final performance on May 13 at the St. James Theatre. At the time of closing the show will have played 24 preview performances and 20 regular performances. The show recently received a Tony nod for Best Musical as its sole nomination.

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For a very special bilingual episode of Ask a Star, Cuban-American stage veteran Raúl Esparza bared his heart and his feet on Broadway.com’s couch to dish the dirt about his illustrious career that has included Tony-nominated performances in Taboo, Company, The Homecoming and Speed-the-Plow. The star took a break from his current gig as Jonas Nightingale, a ...

Can we get an Amen? Broadway.com resident artist Justin ‘Squigs’ Robertson headed to Broadway’s St. James Theatre to take part in the Broadway revival meeting known Leap of Faith, and he captured the newly minted Best Musical nominee in a red-hot portrait. Surrounding star Raúl Esparza as charismatic con man Jonas Nightingale are Jessica Phillips, Kendra Kassebaum ...

The spring season on Broadway ended with a bang as Leap of Faith opened April 26 on the Great White Way. Starring Raúl Esparza, Jessica Phillips and Kendra Kassebaum, the musical adaptation of the 1992 film of the same name follows part-time reverend and full-time con artist Jonas Nightingale (Esparza) as his traveling ministry breaks down in a small ...

Trading miracles for money paid off for stars Raúl Esparza and as Leap of Faith stepped into the light on its official April 26 opening night. Director Christopher Ashley was joined by co-creators Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Janus Cercone and Warren Leigh to testify to the awesome power of the gospel-tinged musical. Post-show the starry crowd, including Smash’s ...

Before inviting the opening night audience in to the St. James Theatre for Jonas Nightingale’s tent revival, the cast of Leap of Faith assembled backstage to observe a time-honored Broadway tradition: the awarding of the Gypsy Robe! On each Broadway show’s opening night the Gypsy Robe is award to the chorus member with the most Broadway credits to ...

Gospel-tinged musical Leap of Faith, is rising up on Broadway starring Raúl Esparza, Jessica Phillips and Kendra Kassebaum. Based on the 1992 film of the same name, Leap of Faith follows part-time reverend and full-time con artist Jonas Nightingale (Esparza) as his traveling ministry breaks down in a small Kansas town. He quickly pitches a tent and invites the ...