ren amed ▁the ▁Ger ald ▁Sch o en feld ), ▁and ▁closed ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁after ▁ 2 8 4 ▁performances ▁and ▁ 2 7 ▁pre views . ▁Direct ed ▁by ▁Jeff ▁Cal h oun , ▁the ▁cast ▁included ▁E den ▁Esp in osa ▁as ▁Brook lyn , ▁Kar en ▁Ol ivo ▁as ▁Fa ith , ▁Kevin ▁Anderson ▁as ▁Taylor , ▁Ram ona ▁K eller ▁as ▁Parad ice , ▁and ▁Cle avant ▁Der r icks ▁as ▁a ▁street ▁singer ▁who ▁acts ▁as ▁the ▁narr ator . ▁ ▁National ▁tour ▁and ▁other ▁produ ctions ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁national ▁tour ▁star red ▁American ▁Id ol ▁final ist ▁D iana ▁De G arm o ▁as ▁Brook lyn ▁and ▁Mel ba ▁Moore ▁as ▁Parad ice . ▁Cle avant ▁Der r icks ▁repr ised ▁his ▁performance ▁as ▁Street ▁S inger , ▁with ▁original ▁cast ▁member ▁Jul ie ▁Re iber ▁as ▁Fa ith , ▁and ▁Lee ▁Morgan ▁as ▁Taylor ▁Collins . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Brook lyn ▁made ▁its ▁professional ▁regional ▁premi ere ▁at ▁Wisconsin ' s ▁The ▁Arm ory ▁located ▁in ▁Jan es ville , ▁W I . ▁ ▁The ▁limited ▁eng agement , ▁arranged ▁through ▁Brook lyn ' s ▁original ▁produ cers , ▁ran ▁from ▁May ▁ 8 ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁Arm ory ▁production ▁featured ▁E ly ss a ▁S ams el ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁with ▁John ▁Edwards ▁( St reet ▁S inger