Broadway's LEAP OF FAITH stars four-time Tony nominee Raul Esparza as Jonas Nightingale, Jessica Phillips as Marla Humes, Kendra Kassebaum as Sam Nightingale, Kecia Lewis-Evans as Ida Mae Robinson, Leslie Odom, Jr. as Isaiah Robinson, Krystal Joy Brown as Ornella and Talon Ackerman as Jake Humes. Previews begin Tuesday, April 3 and the production will open on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street). Meet the stars of the show, Raul Esparza and Jessica Phillips, in the photos below!
The new musical based on the motion picture "Leap of Faith," produced by Paramount Pictures Corporation and written by Janus Cercone, will begin previews on Tuesday, April 3 and will open in late April (date to be announced) at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street).
Rehearsals begin today, February 14, for Broadway's LEAP OF FAITH, beginning previews on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street). LEAP OF FAITH stars four-time Tony nominee Raul Esparza as Jonas Nightingale, Jessica Phillips as Marla Humes, Kendra Kassebaum as Sam Nightingale, Kecia Lewis-Evans as Ida Mae Robinson, Leslie Odom, Jr. as Isaiah Robinson, Krystal Joy Brown as Ornella and Talon Ackerman as Jake Humes. The production will open on April 26 at 6pm.
From Nick Jonas and Michael Urie to the Ladies of THE VIEW to Adam Pascal, Raul Esparza, Barbra Streisand to Alan Menken, Bernadette Peters to Susan Boyle, Colin Quinn to GLEE and Everything in Between - It's the BroadwayWorld.com 2012 Valentine's Day Special - It's the Biggest Ever!
Gingold Theatrical Group's PROJECT SHAW presented BACK TO METHUSELAH: PART ONE - a comedy of epic proportions by George Bernard Shaw - on Monday, January 23 at 7pm at The Players Club (16 Gramercy Park South) in Manhattan. David Staller produced and directed.
Tony nominee and 'The Book of Mormon' star Josh Gad, who is a regular correspondent at 'The Daily Show' stopped by last night where he took art in a scit about the history of Christmas. Click below to check it out!
According to the Hollywood Reporter, NBC has just picked up a new comedy pilot from Tony nominee Josh Gad. Titled 1600 Penn, the pilot is about 'a dysfunctional family that just happens to live at the most famous address in America.' Gad will executive produce the project along with Jon Lovett and Jason Winer.
The NYC Dance Alliance Foundation held its 1st Annual Bright Lights, Shining Stars Gala at the Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at NYU and clearly delivered on its promise of a star studded evening of music & dance with one show-stopping number after another. Following cocktails hosted by Honorary Co-Chairs Cassandra Seidenfeld Lyster and Robin Cofer, eager guests flooded into the elegant theater for an evening of unforgettable moments.
The NYC Dance Alliance, in an effort to make its Bright Stars! Shining Lights! Gala on August 1 at the Skirball Center at NYU affordable to a broad audience including performing artists, students and young professionals and to continue its mission of empowering young dancers is offering $25 Balcony Seats for their Gala with CODE: DANCER through the Skirball Box office ( 212-352-3101 ) or through The Skirball website:
THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. The production is choreographed by Casey Nicholaw and is directed by Nicholaw and Parker. The stars of the show, Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Nikki M. James, and Rory O'Malley, stopped by CBS' 'The Morning Show' where they chatted about the success of the production. Click below to hear what they had to say!
To celebrate the success of this nearly ubiquitous device, and since so many of us equate summer fun with listening to some great tunes, it seemed like the perfect time to bring back BroadwayWorld.com's popular summer feature in the theatre world with the simple question of 'What's on your iPod?' Looking through the responses, what's certain is that the taste of those on and around the Great White Way is as varied (if not more so!) than the shows on Broadway.
According to Deadline.com, Tony nominee Josh Gad has just signed with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. for management. In addition to starring in THE BOOK OF MORMON on Broadway, Gad is a correspondent on The Daily Show and is creating a comedy for NBC.
'South Park' fans attending this week's Comic-Con at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA will have three chances to win a free pair of tickets to see THE BOOK OF MORMON. Enter to win at the 'Ultimate South Park Fan Experience' at Comic-Con, in addition to the chance to win other merchandise prizes. One pair will be given out daily on Thursday, July 21, Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23.
The Broadway company of 'The Book of Mormon' has announced that they will add an additional performance to their schedule in order to perform a benefit 'Special Performance' on Sunday, August 28 at 8 pm. All proceeds will go to The Actors Fund.
The new Disney animated feature WINNIE THE POOH was just released in theaters nationwide last week, and composer for the film and BOOK OF MORMON creator Robert Lopez recently chatted with Time Magazine about both projects. When asked about the difficulty of switching from writing for MORMON to POOH, Lopez responded: 'Pretty easy. I'm the type of guy who likes to kind of pad about and look for things to eat. I actually play the part of Pooh's tummy. I'm the uvular trill that's his tummy growl.'
While the Harry Potter fan community is preparing for the big premiere of the final big screen installment on July 15, former Billy Elliot's Tessa Netting (HP super fan) has created an amazing Potter parody of Broadway's THE BOOK OF MORMON. Click below to watch the Potter characters sing 'Mormon's opener, 'Hello.'
THE BOOK OF MORMON has just announced a new ticket giveaway that gives fans of GLEE a chance to win a trip to New York City to see The Book of Mormon on Broadway! Click below to watch Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad give the details on the contest, and click here to enter!
THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of this year's Tony for Best Musical, will present a free fan performance today at 2:00 PM. The entire theatre was offered to entrants of the BOOK OF MORMON lottery.
The creators of this season's breakout blockbuster, THE BOOK OF MORMON's Trey Parker and Matt Stone, visited Jon Stewart on The Daily Show last night to talk about the show's success and being in the company of SPIDER-MAN's Bono and Edge at the Beacon. To hear the funnymen talk Mormon and rock stars, click below!
