LEAP OF FAITH opened on Broadway last night, April 26th, with four-time Tony nominee Raúl Esparza leading the company along with Jessica Phillips, Kendra Kassebaum, Kecia Lewis-Evans, Leslie Odom, Jr., Krystal Joy Brown and Talon Ackerman. BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the cast at the show's opening night party!
The cast also features Hettie Barnhill, Kyle Brenn, Ta’Rea Campbell, Michelle Duffy, Lynorris Evans, Manoly Farrell, Dierdre Friel, Bob Gaynor, Lucia Giannetta, Angela Grovey, Louis Hobson, Tiffany Janene Howard, Grasan Kingsberry, Fletcher McTaggart, Maurice Murphy, Ian Paget, Terita Redd, Eliseo Román, Bryce Ryness, Ann Sanders, C.E. Smith, Danny Stiles, Dennis Stowe, Betsy Struxness, Roberta Wall, and Virginia Ann Woodruff.
Broadway’s LEAP OF FAITH is based on the motion picture Leap of Faith, produced by Paramount Pictures Corporation and written by Janus Cercone. Directed by Christopher Ashley with choreography by Sergio Trujillo, LEAP OF FAITH features music by Alan Menken, a book by Janus Cercone and Warren Leight, lyrics by Glenn Slater, and music supervision by Michael Kosarin. The design features scenery by Robin Wagner, costumes by William Ivey Long, lighting by Don Holder, sound by John Shivers, wigs & hair design by Paul Huntley, and make up by Angelina Avallone. The music features orchestrations by Michael Starobin and Joseph Joubert, vocal & incidental music arrangements by Michael Kosarin, dance music arrangements by Zane Mark, and music direction by Brent-Alan Huffman.
Photos by Linda Lenzi
Raul Esparza and Jessica Phillips
Raul Esparza and Jessica Phillips
Kecia Lewis-Evans
Leslie Odom Jr. and Nicolette Robinson
Christopher Wheeldon, Sergio Trujillo and Jack Noseworthy
Louis Hobson and Noreen Hobson
Danny Stiles, Ian Paget, Dennis Stowe and Eliseo Roman
Virginia Ann Woodruff, Maurice Murphy, Manoly Farrell and Terita Reed
Warren Leight and Mariska Hargitay
Fletcher McTaggart and Ariel Shepley
Dionne Figgins
C.E. Smith, Lucia Giannetta and Lynorris Evans
Kendra Kassebaum and family
Bob Gaynor, Betsy Struxness and Grasan Kingsberry
Bob Gaynor, Betsy Struxness, Grasan Kingsberry and Ann Sanders
Angela Grovey and Tiffany Janene Howard
Michelle Duffy, Hettie Barnhill, Ian Paget, Dierde Friel and Ann Sanders
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