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Sister Act on Tour
Crime meets Catholicism in this boisterous and soulful musical adaptation of the 1992 film in which Whoopi Goldberg starred as a nun on the run. Revised in 2019 to feature a more mature lead character, the reborn Sister Act will have audiences alternating cries of "Hail Mary!" and "Hallelujah!"
With music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater, Sister Act had its Broadway premiere in 2011. The show earned five Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical and Best Actress in a Musical (Patina Miller), and ran for 561 performances. In late 2019 it was announced that Whoopi Goldberg would assume the lead role of disco diva Deloris Van Cartier in 2020 for a limited number of London performances. Goldberg also announced that Brenda Edwards would go on tour in the role of Deloris as rewritten for an older actor. Edwards, as it happened, had been rejected for the same role after auditioning for the original West End premiere of the musical more than a decade earlier. She has appeared previously in We Will Rock You, Chicago and Carousel.
Sister Act Background
A habit becomes a hideout when nightclub singer Deloris Van Cartier enters a unique witness protection program after seeing her gangster boyfriend commit a murder. Composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater's songs pay affectionate and witty tribute to the sounds of the '60s and '70s, and the heroine's monastic retreat among The Holy Order of the Little Sisters of Our Mother of Perpetual Faith provides numerous opportunities for tuneful confessions that scamper between Motown, Philly soul, funk, disco and steamy R&B. After struggling to fit into the order, Deloris finally finds her true place in its choir.
Reviewing Sister Act's Broadway premiere, the New York Post's Elisabeth Vincentelli wrote, "Big, glitzy numbers are the toast of Broadway musicals. The only thing better? Big, glitzy numbers...with nuns!" The musical has also inspired a somewhat surreal side project: nearly 1,000 people donned habits in 2009 for the first annual Sister Act Nuns Run, which earned approximately £30,000 for charity.
So glad I went to this show! I had some concerns, especially since I wasn't very impressed with the movie. However, I am not a Whoopi Goldberg fan. Nevertheless, this was an excellent play. Thanks for bringing it to Daytona Beach!
A little more sacrilegious than I am used to.. Enjoyed the music in the movie more than in the play because I could understand it. Sometimes it was hard to understand in the play. But even so, it was enjoyable, and a nice evening out with my wife.
Went to the show with 7 girlfriends. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole event. It started out just a bit slow, and we had trouble understanding what the main character was singing/saying. Then as the show progressed she slowed down a bit. Dancing was very good....over all energy of the cast was fabulous!! Contagious!! Really enjoyed it and would highly recommend it!!
The musical was fabulous. Peabody is a great venue to see this musical. Music was spectacular and the play was really funny.
The show was excellent! However, we couldn't hear the first half vey well. It seemed as if the mica weren't on. The theatre was also very hot.
When you pay $70 a ticket to hear "I will follow Him" and you don't hear it, that's disappointment galore!
Although it isn't as good as the film, the play production was entertaining.
Even our 8 year old loved it. Great cast of singers.
Sister Act started out slow. Disappointed that the original music from the movie was not used.
I was surprised that there weren't any songs from the original movie, so at first I was skeptical. It turned out much better than anticipated. I loved it!
At the beginning it dragged: in the middle it was better.
wow and amazing show. I would go again and again. Awesome Awesome amazing
The theatre was excellent and the performance as well. The drive from the Quad Cities was 90 minutes but worth the trip.
This was an awesome production! We really enjoyed ourselves. Very talented people!
We really enjoyed this musical! At first, I was a little skeptical when I saw that all of the songs were different from the movie because I am a big fan of the movie version and love the soundtrack. However, I loved the music and the storyline as much as the movie. The cast did a wonderful job and it was a great performance!
The singing was good, but the entire show was heavy on stereotypes and cheesy jokes. Very lazy writing. We left at intermission, so maybe the second act got better although most of the songs were reprises. The only show we've ever walked out on.
The musical and performance was amazing! Highly recommended to all!
I have seen the Sister Act Movies but the stage version is beats the movies hands down.
The show was great. Loved the music and the comedy. Several actors stood out as being really good. Show lasted longer than I expected (over 2 hours) with a long intermission. But it was a good show.
Wonderful... Exciting...Vibrant..Colorful..Kerissa did an AMAZING job as Sister Clarissa.
