Sister Act is a musical with a book by Cheri and Bill Steinkellner, lyrics by Glenn Slater and music by Alan Menken. It is based on the hit 1992 film comedy of the same name. The West End production was produced by Stage Entertainment and Whoopi Goldberg. Sister Act opened in the West End at the London Palladium on June 2, 2009, following previews from May 7. The production was directed by Peter Schneider and choreographed by Anthony Van Laast, with set design by Klara Zieglerova, costume design by Lez Brotherston and lighting design by Natasha Katz.[7][8] Following a year-long search, 24-year-old actress Patina Miller was cast as Deloris, alongside Sheila Hancock as the Mother Superior,Ian Lavender as Monsignor Howard, Chris Jarman as Shank, Ako Mitchell as Eddie, Katie Rowley Jones as Sister Mary Robert, Claire Greenway as Sister Mary Patrick and Julia Sutton as Sister Mary Lazerus.[9] It was announced on April 29, 2010 that Pop Star, Simon Webbe, would join the cast as Curtis Shank on May 31, 2010 and that the production will close on January 1, 2011.[10] It was then announced the show would close on October 30, 2010 to make way for Andrew Lloyd Webber's revival of The Wizard of Oz. Chris Jarman took a planned break from the show in May during which time Webbe played the role of Shank, and Sheila Hancock left in July due to other contractual commitments. All cast members except for Simon Webbe played their parts until the closing of the show. Whoopi Goldberg joined the cast as the Mother Superior for a limited engagement that was supposed to last from August 10–31, 2010, but she left the cast on August 27 due to her mother suffering a stroke.[11][12] Goldberg was then succeeded by Sally Dexter.[13] However, Goldberg returned to the cast for five performances: one on October 22, 2010 and two shows each October 23 and 25.[14] The show closed as announced on 30 October 2010 |
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