Is Leap of Faith gonna basically be Sister Act all over again?

[HBBrock]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 11:57am

Alan Menken and Glenn Slater collaboration....a show that got very mixed reviews with a loosely based religious theme (and family friendly).

It also seems like it was rushed to Broadway very fast. I got tickets, but have a bad feeling about it.

I did not like Sister Act. And that's one of my all time favorite movies.

Updated On: 2/29/12 at 11:57 AM

[bjh2114]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 12:12pm

Sister Act did not rush to Broadway by any stretch of the imagination. It premiered in Pasadena in October 2006. I don't think 4 and a half years later to Broadway is rushing... especially considering how many rewrites the thing went through.

Updated On: 2/29/12 at 12:12 PM

[MadonnaMusical]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 12:15pm

Leap of Faith did not rush to Broadway either.... it's been YEARS in development.

[HBBrock]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 12:17pm

Yet it's gotten bad to mixed reviews. Do you think it will be better than Sister Act?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 12:28pm

Hmmmm. It's hard to say but I guess we have to. It makes no sense to wait until the show is actually open, much less see the thing before we decide how it is.

[newintown]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 12:36pm

I predict Brantley will spooge on himself over Esparza as usual, but will tear the show a new one.

[sephyr]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 12:48pm

Why can't we wait until the show premiers to see how well it's going to do instead of making these preprandial predictions that just come across as negative? Nobody has heard all the music in its entirety or seen it yet so what's the point? Also, I happened to think Sister Act was fantastic.

[wonkit]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 1:34pm

And the "reviews" in LA have no particular relevance since the following aspects of the production have changed: principal parts, major characters, songs, certain casting choices, framing devices, director, choreographer, writer, designer. But don't let that stop you from damning a show that went into rehearsals two weeks ago...

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 10:14pm

I admit, that while I know it's been in development for ages (as most musicals now seem to be), I expected, after such a mixed reaction in LA, to see one more regional production before a Broadway one--maybe I was thinking about the several Sister Act productions before it opened in London, and then more changes for New York, but... Still, I'm always willing to give Alan Menken the bvenefit of doubt, even if lately he seems to slightly disappoint me almost as often as not.

[dshnookie]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 10:17pm

^ what wonkit, sephyr, and JoeKv99 said.

[nealb1]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 10:28pm

Aside from The Pasadena Playhouse, where else did "Sister Act" play before it opened in London?

[Kad]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 10:30pm

Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA.

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 10:32pm

Yeah, though I didn't realize I admit that the Atlanta production was almost a transfer from California--weren't there at least some major casting changes between the two?

[eatlasagna]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 10:36pm

Sister Act did not premiere in La Jolla...

i think the big casting change was when it premiered in Pasadena and then at the Alliance it starred Dawnn Lewis

[bjh2114]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 11:28pm

I meant Pasadena. I have NO idea why I wrote La Jolla. Random.

[choitoy]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 11:31pm

I;m just hoping Leap of Faith runs through July, as that's the only time I can make it to NY, and my sister will be very upset if she is unable to see Raul in a show on Broadway. Hopefully it will get decent enough reviews to run through the summer.

[WhizzerMarvin]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 11:50pm

A big difference between the two is most people had seen the Sister Act film and had certain expectations about how the musical should play. It's my impression that Leap of Faith is hardly well known and will essentially play as a new "original" musical to many theatergoers.

[goldenboy]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 11:50pm

It has to be better than Sister Act.
What isn't better than Sister Act.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 2/29/12 at 11:58pm

People seem to forget that Sister Act was generally well received. The only three major publications that didn't review it kindly were the Times, Variety, and the Wall Street Journal. The Post, NY Daily News, the AP, NY1, Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, and USA Today all loved it. So to answer you question:

What isn't better than Sister Act.

More things than you think? Sister Act was actually quite good, in my opinion.

Updated On: 3/1/12 at 11:58 PM

[lightguy06222]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 12:01am

Priscilla wasn't better than sister act.

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 12:24am

I always forget that Leap of Faith (the movie) was a bit of a box office flop and maybe not too well remembered--as a teenager I swear it was on TV once a week. But certainly Sister Act was (by far) the bigger hit.

[lightguy06222]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 1:06am

ALOT of religious topics will be playing this season!

Sister Act, Leap of Faith, Jesus Christ Superstar, Godspell...

And of course, jews are represented by everything currently playing on broadway...

[goldenboy]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 4:12pm

The worst musicals I have ever had to sit through with almost no redeeming values whatsoever.:

This is my opinion and my opinion only.


Home Sweet Homer
Doctor Jazz
Marlowe
Shogun the Musical
Wild and Wonderful
Dance a Little Closer
Bring Back Birdie
Merlin

and
Sister Act

Again my opinion only! I hate when they take a great movie and make it a mediocre musical.

I'd rather they take a mediocre movie and make it into a great musical!!!!

[roadmixer]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 4:21pm

Once again goldenboy attempts to poach a thread in order to continue to put forth his hatred of Sister Act. Please get over it. It's only a show. If it offends you, don't go.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 3/1/12 at 5:48pm

It doesn't matter if or when Leap of Faith opens. We will never know the quality of the show until After Eight tells us and then we'll have an approved list of adjectives.