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Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith

Shows · Leap of Faith

Con-man evangelist Jonas Nightingale and his traveling ministry show roll into a drought-stricken Kansas town, planning to fleece the desperate locals with fake miracles and fiery sermons. But Jonas meets his match in Marla, a sharp-witted single mother and the town's sheriff, who sees right through his act. As Jonas falls for Marla and bonds with her disabled son, he must decide whether to continue his scam or risk…

Opened
2012
Performances
20
Type
Musical
Era
Modern
Music: Alan MenkenLyrics: Glenn SlaterBook: Janus Cercone, Warren Leight

Productions1 on Broadway

2012 St. James Theatre Original. April 26, 2012 · Christopher Ashley 20 performances

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Licensing 1 entry

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In the literature9 passages

he had the leading role of con man Jonas Nightingale in the 2012 Broadway musical Leap of Faith. book:the-stephen-sondheim-encyclopedia-rick-pender-rowman-littlefield-publishing-lanh#p203

Given its sheer volume of flops with spiritual themes—not just the two Jesus musicals but also Ghost, Leap of Faith, and On a Clear Day—2011-12 may go down in history as the season when Broadway found religion, and promptly lost it again. book:theatre-world-2011-12-season-v-68-willis#p30

Best Musical: Once Produced by Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart, Jr., Patrick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo, Brian Carmody, Michael G. Wilson, Orin Wolf, The Shubert Organization, Robert Cole, New York Theatre Workshop Nominees: Leap of Faith Produced by Michael Manheim, James D. Stern, Douglas L. Meyer, Marc Routh, Ric… book:theatre-world-2011-12-season-v-68-willis#p426

2011: Leap of Faith; Leap of Faith was nominated for Outstanding Musical at the Drama Desk Awards in 2012. book:theatre-world-2011-12-season-v-68-willis#p428

The cast of Leap of Faith, Judy Kaye and Michael McGrath from Mice Work If You Can Get It and Dee Roscioli and Andrew Samonsky of Murder Ballad, a new musical in development at MTC, provided the entertainment for the evening. book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-2011-to-may-2012-viagas-robert-8th-annual-ed#p426

Leap of Faith enacted a tent revival. Holdover show Sister Act rocked a convent full of nuns singing gospel. Another holdover, The Book of Mormon continued to have fun (and earn a million dollars a week) with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-2011-to-may-2012-viagas-robert-8th-annual-ed#p7

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