When Broadway shuttered in March 2020, director Kenny Leon's A Soldier's Play closed after only 58 performances. Leon (pictured at top) returned home to Atlanta and established a daily routine of listening to two hours of Mahalia Jackson, praying and riding his Peloton. He drew solace tending to his spiritual and physical needs. With that "came a confidence that everything is going to be okay, and my faith was everything will be all right," Leon said.
Kenny Leon and Danielle Brooks Keep the Faith with Lifetime's "Mahalia"
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