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By Luna Lovegood Jun 24, 2004, 5:21 GMT

Leap of Faith Heading For Broadway

The 1992 film, Leap of Faith, starring Steve Martin is heading to Broadway featuring music by Alan Menken. The team of Steve Baruch, Richard Frankel, Marc Routh, and Thomas Viertel will present the musical. Menken is best known for his work on Disney films such as Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast. He will team with lyricist Glenn Slater and screenwriter Janus Cercone.The film centered around a fake faith healer who traveled and swindled towns out of their money until he came to one town and fell in love with a local.Leap of Faith will join other movies turned musicals on Broadway such as Hairspray, The Producers, and the other Steve Martin film, The Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. source

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