Soon it’s nun-on-the-run time but she finds salvation in the heavenly power of her newly found sisterhood.
Using her fabulous disco-ness and killer voice to inspire the choir, Deloris breathes new life into the church, but in doing so blows her cover. When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place cops are sure she won’t be found – a convent! Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and an uptight Mother Superior. This is a musical that hits all the right spots, achieving something close to Broadway grace. It keeps on purring from one happy moment to the next.” Charles Isherwood of The New York Times says, “When the wimples start quivering and the nuns start rocking to raise the Gothic rafters, all’s right in the kingdom of musical comedy!” and Mark Kennedy of The Associated Press calls SISTER ACT, “In a word, divine.
Sister Act is a feel-good crowd pleaser worth celebrating. Elisabeth Vincentelli of The New York Post calls SISTER ACT, “One of the season’s happiest surprises! Off the charts and packed with goodies, to which we say: Amen!” Joe Dziemianowicz of The New York Daily News raves “A blessed event has landed on Broadway. SISTER ACT opened on Apat the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway) to rave reviews. Directed on Broadway by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks ( Guys and Dolls, A Funny Thing…Forum, Smokey Joe’s Café), the production features choreography by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Anthony Van Laast ( Mamma Mia, Bombay Dreams) and is based on the Touchstone Pictures motion picture Sister Act written by Joseph Howard. SISTER ACT features an original score with music by multi-Academy, Grammy, Tony and Golden Globe Award-winning composer Alan Menken ( Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and Enchanted), lyrics by Tony and Academy Award-nominee Glenn Slater ( The Little Mermaid), and a book by multi-Emmy Award winners Cheri and Bill Steinkellner (“Cheers”) with additional book material by Tony and Olivier Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane ( Xanadu, The Little Dog Laughed). SISTER ACT received five 2011 Tony® Award nominations: BEST MUSICAL, BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (Alan Menken (music)/ Glenn Slater (lyrics), BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL (Cheri & Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane), BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL (Patina Miller) and BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL (Victoria Clark). “Happily, audiences across the country will be able to get in on the fun when Deloris and her fabulous sisters start spreading the love nationwide.” “To hear people laugh and cheer the way they do at SISTER ACT - a show people think they know but are pleasantly surprised to discover is not what they were expecting - is a magical experience for a producer,” says Producer Whoopi Goldberg. Single tickets, priced from $15-$85, are on sale now at The Box Office, 5959 Preston Royal Shopping Center in Dallas, or any Ticketmaster location or online at For groups of 10 or more, call 214-426-GROUP (4768). The company will also include Melvin Abston, Brian Calì, Alysha Deslorieux, Karen Elliott, Danny George, Blair Goldberg, Erin Henry, Wendy James, Trisha Jeffrey, Mary Jo McConnell, Ashley Moniz, Michelle Rombola, Jason Simon, Angie Marie Smith, Tricia Tanguy, Kelly E. Horman ( Priscilla Queen of the Desert) as Joey, Ernie Pruneda (Sister Act) as Pablo, Charles Barksdale ( Fat Camp) as TJ, and Richard Pruitt ( 42nd Street, White Christmas) as Monsignor O’Hara. Findlay ( 42 nd Street, Promises, Promises) as Mary Lazarus, Todd A. Clayton Cornelious ( Wonderland, The Scottsboro Boys) as Eddie Souther, Lael Van Keuren ( Sister Act) as Mary Robert, Florrie Bagel as Mary Patrick, Diane J.
Press Contact: Jo Ann THE CAST OF THE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR OF PRESENTED BY DALLAS SUMMER MUSICALS AT THE MUSIC HALL AT FAIR PARK JUNE 4-16ĭallas, TX…The North American Tour of SISTER ACT will star Ta’Rea Campbell ( Book of Mormon, The Lion King) as Deloris Van Cartier, Hollis Resnik ( Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Les Miserables) as Mother Superior, Kingsley Leggs ( Sister Act, The Color Purple) as Curtis Jackson, E. « Go Back Sister Act is coming to Dallas!