Kendra Kassebaum News

Leap of Faith opened at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre at the Los Angeles music center October 3/

On September 3, 4, and 5, the sounds and glamour of Broadway will take over Jones Hall! The Houston Symphony and Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski kick-off their Cynthia Woods Mitchell POPS at Jones Hallseries with a spectacular musical showcase called Broadway Rocks!

The full cast is set for the world premiere of the new musical 'Leap of Faith,' which will begin performances at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on September 11, 2010 and continue through October 24. The opening is scheduled for October 3. Check out the new rehearsal photos below.

The full cast is set for the world premiere of the new musical 'Leap of Faith,' which will begin performances at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on September 11, 2010 and continue through October 24. The opening is scheduled for October 3.

Four-time Tony Award-nominee Raúl Esparza and Golden Globe Award-nominee Brooke Shields will star in the world premiere of the new musical LEAP OF FAITH, which begins performances at theCenter Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in September.

WICKED veterans Marcie Dodd and Alli Mauzey will be San Francisco's new witches in the hit musical beginning June 29, 2010. This will be a reunion for Dodd and Mauzey in their roles as Elphaba and Glinda respectively, and will mark the first time the two actresses are back on stage opposite each other since they played the roles on Broadway from November 2008 - February 2009. The actresses will take a final bow with WICKED when it closes on September 5, 2010.

WICKED veterans Marcie Dodd and Alli Mauzey will be San Francisco's new witches in the hit musical beginning June 29, 2010. This will be a reunion for Dodd and Mauzey in their roles as Elphaba and Glinda respectively, and will mark the first time the two actresses are back on stage opposite each other since they played the roles on Broadway from November 2008 - February 2009. The actresses will take a final bow with WICKED when it closes on September 5, 2010.

According to a recent Twitter post from the official Wicked the Musical Twitter account, the hit show will end its San Francisco run on September 5th. The production opened at the Orpheum Theatre on February 6, 2009.

Leap of Faith, the new musical based off of the 1992 Steve Martin Film, will have its world premiere September 5th through October 17. The production will officially open September 26, and will play Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre.

Eden Espinosa, who has performed the role of Elphaba to critical acclaim on Broadway, San Francisco, and in Los Angeles, will return to San Francisco to star in the open-ended engagement of WICKED now playing at the Orpheum Theatre. Since it's opening in the Bay Area a year ago, WICKED has been seen by close to a million people. And the show continues to be a cultural phenomenon having just shattered its own record to become the highest grossing show in Broadway history.

Eden Espinosa, who has performed the role of Elphaba to critical acclaim on Broadway, San Francisco, and in Los Angeles, will return to San Francisco to star in the open-ended engagement of WICKED now playing at the Orpheum Theatre. Since it's opening in the Bay Area a year ago, WICKED has been seen by close to a million people. And the show continues to be a cultural phenomenon having just shattered its own record to become the highest grossing show in Broadway history.

According to a recent equity casting notice, Leap of Faith, the new musical based off of the 1992 Steve Martin Film, will make its premiere at the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles this summer.

As the blockbuster musical Wicked celebrates the one-year anniversary of its San Francisco production, three of its female stars will appear for a special evening on January 25 of conversation and song at the Museum of Performance & Design (MPD). Teal Wicks (Elphaba) and Kendra Kassebaum (Glinda) will perform selections from the score, and together with Patty Duke (Madame Morrible) will discuss their experience in this new Broadway classic, back in the city where it began. The evening will be moderated by MPD Curator of Exhibitions and Programs Brad Rosenstein, and will include an opportunity for audience questions.

Michael Riedel reveals this morning that a likely Broadway-bound musical adaptation of Leap of Faith (based off of the 1992 film starring Steve Martin) had an industry reading last week starring Raul Esparza as the preacher, Sutton Foster, and Kendra Kassebaum. The musical workshop, featuring a score by Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermain composer Alan Menken and lryics by Glenn Slater, had Promises, Promises director/choreographer Rob Ashford at the helm. Janus Cercone, who authored the original screenplay also penned the musical book.

As the blockbuster musical Wicked celebrates the one-year anniversary of its San Francisco production, three of its female stars will appear for a special evening on January 25 of conversation and song at the Museum of Performance & Design (MPD). Teal Wicks (Elphaba) and Kendra Kassebaum (Glinda) will perform selections from the score, and together with Patty Duke (Madame Morrible) will discuss their experience in this new Broadway classic, back in the city where it began. The evening will be moderated by MPD Curator of Exhibitions and Programs Brad Rosenstein, and will include an opportunity for audience questions.

Musicals Tonight! Continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its next editions of At This Performance...TM to be held on Sunday, November 8th and Monday, November 9th at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway, (above the Promenade Theatre- Broadway at 76th Street), 3rd Floor at 8 PM.

Musicals Tonight! Continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its next editions of At This Performance...TM to be held on Sunday, November 8th and Monday, November 9th at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway, (above the Promenade Theatre- Broadway at 76th Street), 3rd Floor at 8 PM.

Musicals Tonight! Continues its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its next editions of At This Performance...TM to be held on Sunday, November 8th and Monday, November 9th at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, 2162 Broadway, (above the Promenade Theatre- Broadway at 76th Street), 3rd Floor at 8 PM.

Musicals Tonight! returns for its ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies with its next editions of At This Performance... to be held on Sunday, October 25th and Monday, October 26th at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre at 8 PM. This weekend marks the 6th Anniversary of the concert series.