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''Leap of Faith'' is a stage musical based on the 1992 American movie of the same name, which starred Steve Martin. The music is by Alan Menken, with lyrics by Glenn Slater and a book by Janus Cercone and Slater about a con man posing as a man of faith, who is redeemed by the love of a good woman. The musical premiered in September 2010 in Los Angeles for a limited run through October, directed and choreographed by Rob Ashford.〔Jones, Kenneth. ("Leap of Faith, Menken's Gospel-Filled Musical Comedy, Will Premiere in L.A." ) Playbill.com, January 28, 2010〕 The musical opened on Broadway in April 2012. ==Production history== A workshop was held in May 2008, with Taylor Hackford directing. The cast included Raul Esparza as Jonas Nightengale and Elizabeth Stanley as Marva McGowan.〔Gans, Andrew and Hernandez, Ernio.("Esparza, Kassebaum, White, Mann and More Take a Leap of Faith in Musical Workshop" ) playbill.com, April 30, 2008〕 At the time, producer Tom Viertel said :"As with any productive workshop of a new musical, we learned a lot about 'Leap of Faith' last month, including what works well and what needs work. But we have no plans and have made no decisions to alter the creative team in any way whatsoever."〔Riedel, Michael.("No 'Faith' in Director" )''The New York Post'', June 20, 2008〕 Another workshop was held in New York in early 2010, with Sutton Foster and a new director, Rob Ashford.〔Horn, John.(Musical makes one 'Leap of Faith' after another )''Los Angeles Times'', September 26, 2010〕 ''Leap of Faith'', with Rob Ashford as director and choreographer, made its world premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Previews commenced on September 11, 2010, opening night was on October 3, with the run ending October 24.〔Fick, David.("Take A Leap Of Faith: Previews Start Tonight" ) Musical Cyberspace, September 11, 2010〕〔("'Leap of Faith' production listing, Ahmanson Theatre, 2010" ) centertheatregroup.org, retrieved December 25, 2010〕〔Hodgind, Paul.("'Leap of Faith' review ) ocregister.com, October 4, 2010〕〔Jones, Kenneth ("Leap of Faith, the Musical, Will Premiere in L.A. in September; Ashford Directs" ) playbill.com, April 22, 2010〕 The show opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre in previews on April 3, 2012, officially on April 26.〔Jones, Kenneth. (" 'Leap of Faith', With Raúl Esparza at the Musical Pulpit, Opens on Broadway" ) playbill.com, April 26, 2012〕 Raul Esparza, Jessica Phillips and Kendra Kassebaum played the lead roles, with direction by Christopher Ashley and choreography by Sergio Trujillo.〔〔Cerasaro, Pat.("Alan Menken Talks Tangled, Sister Act, Leap Of Faith, Hunchback, Aladdin & More" ) broadwayworld.com, November 15, 2010〕 The book was revised by Warren Leight.〔 Menken discussed the style of the songs: "Menken told Playbill.com that his score is flavored with the sounds of gospel, country and American roots music."〔 The production closed on May 13, 2012 after 24 previews and 20 performances. It was reported (by ''The New York Times'') that the entire $14 million investment was lost.〔Jones, Kenneth. ("'Leap of Faith', the Musical, Pulls Down Its Broadway Tent May 13" ) playbill.com, May 13, 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leap of Faith (musical)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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