Take the Lead is a 2006 English-language Drama film written by Dianne Houston and directed by Liz Friedlander and produced by Christopher Godsick, Michelle Grace and Diane Nabatoff. The real story of a dance teacher who believed in the talent of a group of problem kids. Take the lead stars Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown, Alfre Woodard, Yaya Dacosta, John Ortiz, Laura Benanti and Marc Gagne. The music was composed by Bonnie Greenberg along with Swizz Beatz. The movie has a running time of 118 minutes. It was released on 13th April 2006. The Film was successful at box office. Take the Lead was made on a budget of $30 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $66 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by New Line Cinema.