 Esparza appeared in the musical "Leap of Faith" in the role of the "Reverend" Jonas Nightingale.He was involved in the workshop in 2008, the out-of-town tryout at the Ahmanson Theatre (Los Angeles) in 2010, and the Broadway production in 2012, for which he received a 2012 Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical.In 1999, Esparza portrayed Che in the national tour of "Evita", opposite Natalie Toro.