Sister Act
The stage performance of the blockbuster movie Sister Act is set to open in June 2009. The hit movie has been made into a musical following the lead actress of the film, Whoopi Goldberg, announced that she intended to produce a stage show. This created significant hype surrounded the show and the opening in Pasadena, California was received well.
The musical is set to open in the London Palladium Theatre on London’s West End during June 2009. The stage production follows the plot of the film and the events are all similar. However, the setting of the show has been changed from Reno and San Francisco to Philadelphia in the 1970s. The film became a classic comedy and the stage performance is set to follow the same path.
The show tells of a club performer who is forced to go into hiding from her boyfriend after he commits murder. The witness protection program placed Deloris Van Cartier in a nunnery in an attempt to keep her safe and well hidden. The vivacious Deloris struggles under the strict hand of the Mother Superior. However, she gains the friendship and respect of the nuns by helping them to revive their choir and bringing it to great success.