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PHOTO ARCHIVE: Leap of Faith's Broadway Opening Night

Raúl Esparza, Jessica Phillips and cast — PHOTO ARCHIVE: Leap of Faith's Broadway Opening Night

Leap of Faith, the Broadway musical about a con-man preacher who blows into a depressed, drought-plagued Kansas town, where he spars with a lady sheriff, closed at the St. James Theatre May 13, 2012 after 24 previews and 20 performances. Playbill.com looks back the the show's opening night festivities. Read the Playbill.com story.
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