Step Into the Light

Raul Esparza sings a number from the new musical LEAP OF FAITH, with music by 8 time Oscar-winner Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater.
See Raul and Brooke Shields star in the world premiere production at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, September 11-October 24, 2010! Tickets on sale now at www.CenterTheat...

[@natashawall8131]

Had the chance to do this show twice in two different community theatres. Raul is amazing and the whole show is really life-changing. Sad that it didn't do that well on Broadway, but it really should have. It was so good. Great message.

[@thinkgood]

Raul Esparza is incredible in this show!!!

[@oefangran]

This man's talent amazes me (& his looks ain't bad either! JK He's gorgeous! LOL)

[@kingpita172]

I saw this at the Ahmanson. Raul Esparza was amazing.

[@nhtr273]

I just watched it yesterday with my Accounting professor and all other fellow UCLA students. IT WAS BOMB. This was my first live musical ever and everything was purely fantastic. I love the cast who did an awesome and amazinglyyyy good job, I love the fact that all the music is composed by Alan Menken, who is just SUPERB! And I just love the theme which evolves around LIFE, HOPE, LOVE, and FAITH! Glory Glory Glory!!!

[@mongoos150]

Just saw this last week, fantastic show. Raul Esparza is PHENOMENAL. This clip really doesn't do the show justice, plus the choir is off beat with Esparza.

[@adrymanero]

que maravillosa capacidad de transformación que tenés Raúl, impresionante!!!

[@xnycheartx22]

@piazzalover it's not in his job description to come out and talk to you, that said...he always comes out after his shows. I don't know why he wouldn't for this particular show, maybe he doesn't, but he has always been nothing but gracious toward his fans.

[@wolfisms]

Looking forward to the show. I do question the lace collars with the robes tho'.

[@bayushalford7949]

does anyone have video of the song I can read you? I'd love to see that song performed by raúl esparza. He's great!

[@SONGLANGTHEMOVIE]

Is it my imagination, or the claps were earlier than the down beat of the music?

[@TigerPrawn_]

Yes, they were completely off. It looks like the choir is a green screen?

[@TsWade2]

@dingothing Maybe. And they don't know how to respect Alan's new lyricist. He and Alan have been nominated a Tony For Best Score for Little Mermaid.

[@dingothing]

@TsWade2 Glenn Slater seems pretty competent to me. Maybe the hate he gets is due to the fact that he doesn't come close to the genius of Alan's former collaborator Howard Ashman, but that comparison would be unfair to pretty much anyone.

[@jamiekennywicked09]

Have you even seen the show?

[@dingothing]

@NYCinema that's another way of putting it, but you're saying the same thing. They are way ahead of the beat and I can't believe how the producer/engineer missed this. It ruins the whole recording.

[@dingothing]

@wolfisms The music should be good. This is obviously playback to a studio recording and I wonder....whats with the WEIRD CLAPPING?! The claps are so far ahead of the beat it sounds like they are clapping along to a completely different song. Very distracting....they might as well play a drumtrack from a different song with a faster tempo over this tune, it just ruins the recording for me.

[@dingothing]

Alright so the Glenn Slater criticism appears to be somewhat justified here, although I think he did a good job on the "Home on the range" songs. But according to the first newspaper reviews of this show the lyrics are " cliché ridden", "not as good as the music"...