Sister Act

Sister Act
Thursday 29 September to Saturday 15 October

The habit is hitting the road! After playing to over a million people at the London Palladium during its West End run, and currently a huge hit on Broadway, the musical version of Sister Act is going on tour – with Manchester audiences getting to see the show first!

The Opera House is proud to be the opening venue on the tour, which stars Coronation Street’s Denise Black as Mother Superior, fellow former Corrie and Brookside favourite Michael Starke as Monsignor O’Hara and rising new star Cynthia Erivo as nun on the run Deloris Van Cartier.

When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier  witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won’t be found – a convent! Disguised as a num she quickly finds fans amongst her fellow ‘sisters’ but makes the wrong impression on the convent’s strict Mother Superior. When she turns her attention to the convent’s off-key choir, helping the nuns to fins their true voices and breathing new life in to the rundown neighbourhood, her cover could be blown for good. With the gang giving chase, is time running out for Deloris? Or have they underestimated the power of her new found Sisterhood?

The cast also includes Julie Atherton as Sister Mary Robert, Edward Baruwa as Eddie Souther, Cavin Cornwall as Curtis Jackson, Gavin Alex as Pablo, Jacqueline Clarke as Sister Mary Lazarus, Tyrone Huntley as TJ and Laurie Scarth as Sister Mary Patrick.

Sister Act features a score by the 8-time Oscar-winner Alen Menkin (Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast) with lyrics from his long-time collaborator, Glenn Slater. The book is Cheri and Bill Steinkellner, whose credits include the TV classic Cheers, with additional material from Douglas Carter Beane.

Sister Act opened at the London Palladium in May 2009 to critical and audience acclaim. It went on to receive four Olivier Award nominations. The New York production opened in April and was nominated for five Tony Awards.

Sister Act is produced by Whoopi Goldberg and Stage Entertainment and Whoopi said: “We were thrilled to open Sister Act in London, but I’m even more excited to have the show tour the UK so even more folks experience those singing nuns. It’s a great show for everyone…your kids, your granny, even the neighbour next door you might not like so much! I promise, you’ll have a great night in the theatre. Look out Great Britain and Ireland – the Sisters are coming!”
Listing information:
Tuesday 29 Sep – Sat 15 Oct
Opera House, Manchester
Mon- Sat eves 7.30pm Thurs & Sat mats 2.30pm
Tickets: £18.50-£43.50.  www.manchesterpalace.org.uk Box Office: 0844 871 3018 (booking fee applies) Groups of 10+: 0844 871 3038

Published: 29-Sep-2011: (828)