Productions Sister Act (musical)

1 productions

1.1 original productions in pasadena , atlanta
1.2 original london production
1.3 original broadway production
1.4 other productions

productions
original productions in pasadena , atlanta

the musical premiered @ pasadena playhouse in pasadena, california on october 24, 2006 , closed on december 23, 2006. broke records, grossing $1,085,929 become highest grossing show ever @ venue. patina miller, later go on play deloris when show opened in london, in ensemble , understudied role of deloris, originated in musical, dawnn lewis.

the musical directed peter schneider, developed schneider , michael reno, choreographed marguerite derricks, set design david potts, costumes garry lennon, lighting donald holder, , sound carl casella , dominick sack.

charles mcnulty of los angeles times wrote musical has broadway blockbuster written on it, , laurence vittes described hugely entertaining... become classic in hollywood reporter. jonas schwartz of theatremania.com less enthusiastic, saying suffers bit of identity crisis.

the production moved alliance theatre in atlanta, georgia, ran january 17 february 25, 2007. cast included dawnn lewis deloris, elizabeth ward land mother superior, , harrison white curtis.

curt holman, writing atlanta-based website creativeloafing.com, described whiplash-inducing experience of genuinely clever , exuberant flourishes alternating cringe-inducing embarrassments.... weakest parts of sister act tend faithful moments film, makes wonder menken, slater , production s delightful design team have done original material.

original london production

sister act opened in west end @ london palladium on june 2, 2009, following previews may 7. production directed peter schneider , choreographed anthony van laast, set design klara zieglerova, costumes lez brotherston , lighting natasha katz. following year-long search, 24-year-old actress patina miller cast deloris, alongside sheila hancock mother superior, ian lavender monsignor howard, chris jarman shank, ako mitchell eddie, katie rowley jones sister mary robert, claire greenway sister mary patrick , julia sutton (later replaced jacqueline clarke) sister mary lazarus. announced on april 29, 2010 pop singer simon webbe of blue fame join cast shank on may 31, 2010 , production close on january 1, 2011. announced show close on october 30, 2010 make way andrew lloyd webber s new musical production of wizard of oz. chris jarman took planned break show may, during time webbe played role of shank, , sheila hancock left on july 31 due other contractual commitments. cast members (with exception of simon webbe, left on august 28) stayed in show until closed. whoopi goldberg joined cast mother superior limited engagement supposed last august 10–31, 2010, left cast on august 27 due mother suffering stroke. goldberg succeeded sally dexter. however, goldberg returned cast 5 performances on october 22, 23 , 25. show closed announced on october 30, 2010.

original broadway production

a newly revised adaptation of show opened on broadway @ broadway theatre on april 20, 2011, after previews beginning march 24, 2011. jerry zaks new director douglas carter beane rewriting book. (zaks had worked composer alan menken on 2003 broadway production of little shop of horrors.) patina miller, originated role of deloris in west end production, reprised role on broadway, making broadway debut. original cast featured victoria clark (mother superior), fred applegate (monsignor), sarah bolt (sister mary patrick), chester gregory (eddie), kingsley leggs (curtis), marla mindelle (sister mary robert) , audrie neenan (sister mary lazarus). on october 12, 2011, clark left production unknown reasons. understudy, jennifer allen played role after departure. carolee carmello took on role of mother superior on november 19, 2011. raven-symoné replaced miller deloris on march 27, 2012. show received multiple tony award nominations 2011 season, including best musical, best actress in musical (miller) , best featured actress in musical (clark). production closed on august 26, 2012 after 28 previews , 561 performances.

other productions

sister act has been played in austria, brazil, canada, china, czech republic, france, germany, ireland, italy, japan, monaco, netherlands, new zealand, philippines, singapore, south africa, south korea, spain, united kingdom , united states, , has been translated 8 languages (german, italian, french, dutch, japanese, spanish, portuguese, , czech). on 6 million people have seen show worldwide , has grossed more $200 million.

the first non-english production premiered on december 1, 2010 @ operettenhaus in hamburg, ran until august 26, 2012, zodwa selele deloris van cartier. after closing in hamburg, show transferred apollo theater in stuttgart (from december 9, 2012 september 25, 2013), , metronom theater in oberhausen (from december 3, 2013 february 12, 2015). in october 2014, zodwa selele replaced nyassa alberta deloris van cartier.

a second german language production staged september 15, 2011 december 31, 2012 @ ronacher in vienna, starring ana milva gomes deloris van cartier.

after show ended london run, national tour opened on october 4, 2011 @ manchester opera house, cynthia erivo deloris van cartier, denise black mother superior, cavin cornwall curtis jackson, edward baruwa eddie souther, julie atherton sister mary robert, laurie scarth sister mary patrick, jacqueline clarke sister mary lazarus, michael starke monsignor o hara, daniel stockton joey, tyrone huntley tj, , gavin alex pablo. tour played final performance on october 20, 2012 @ birmingham hippodrome.

in italy, sister act ran october 27, 2011 april 29, 2012 @ teatro nazionale in milan. cast led loretta grace deloris van cartier.

a french production premiered on september 20, 2012 @ théâtre mogador in paris, starring kania allard deloris van cartier. show took final curtain call on june 30, 2013, after 300 performances , having seen 360.000 spectators.

the first national north american tour debuted on october 2, 2012 @ ed mirvish theatre in toronto, canada , closed on june 29, 2014 @ majestic theatre in san antonio, texas. cast included ta rea campbell deloris van cartier, hollis resnik mother superior (later replaced lynne wintersteller), kingsley leggs curtis jackson (later replaced melvin abston), e. clayton cornelious eddie souther (later replaced chester gregory), lael van keuren sister mary robert (later replaced ashley moniz), florrie bagel sister mary patrick, diane j. findlay sister mary lazarus (later replaced roberta b. wall), richard pruitt monsignor o hara, todd a. horman joey (later replaced tad wilson), charles barksdale tj, , ernie pruneda pablo (later replaced chris chatman).

in netherlands, show staged march 2, 2013 august 10, 2014 @ circustheater in hague, carolina dijkhuizen deloris van cartier.

a japanese non-replica touring production opened on june 1, 2014 @ imperial theatre in tokyo , ended run on august 3, 2014 @ aichi prefectural arts theater in nagoya. jun sena , kumiko mori led cast alternating deloris van cartier.

as part of laughs festival, french language non-replica staging ran june 26 august 2, 2014 @ théâtre saint-denis in montreal, starring dayane ntibarikure deloris van cartier.

on october 14, 2014 second national tour (non-equity) started @ dupont theatre in wilmington, delaware kerissa arrington deloris van cartier, maggie clennon reberg mother superior, kolby kindle curtis jackson, lamont o neal eddie souther, emily kay shrader sister mary robert, sarah michelle cuc sister mary patrick, nancy evans sister mary lazarus, gordon gray monsignor o hara, f. tyler burnet joey, lawrence dandridge tj, nicholas alexander rodríguez pablo, , renée veronica freeman alternate deloris van cartier. production played final performance on may 17, 2015 @ atwood concert hall in anchorage, alaska , transferred japan short engagement @ theatre orb in tokyo 15 july 2 august, 2015.

in spain, sister act debuted on october 23, 2014 @ teatre tívoli in barcelona, ran until may 10, 2015, headlined mireia mambo bokele deloris van cartier. after closing in barcelona, production embarked on national tour, finishing limited season @ nuevo teatro alcalá in madrid march 17 may 15, 2016.

the south american premiere took place in brazil, show played march 5 13 december, 2015 @ renault theatre in são paulo, produced time fun , starring karin hils deloris van cartier. brazilian version first translate english title mudança de hábito, how original film there known.

from july 17 august 16, 2015 non-replica production developed south african creative team ran @ joburg theatre in johannesburg, candida mosoma deloris van cartier.

a second italian production (non-replica) staged @ teatro brancaccio in rome december 10, 2015 january 31, 2016, produced viola produzioni , compagnia della rancia. belia martín, had understudied deloris van cartier in barcelona , spanish tour, led cast, while real-life nun cristina scuccia, winner of voice of italy, played sister mary patrick. after show closed in rome, production embarked on national tour, opening on november 12, 2016 @ teatro lyrick in assisi , finishing on march 26, 2017 @ teatro augusteo in naples.

two years after japanese debut, sister act returned imperial theatre in tokyo limited engagement may 22 june 20, 2016, kumiko mori , tomu ranju alternating deloris van cartier.

from july 21 august 6, 2016 new zealander company new plymouth operatic society staged own version of show @ tsb theatre in new plymouth, starring akina edmonds deloris van cartier.

a new non-replica uk tour officially opened on august 11, 2016 @ curve theatre in leicester , closed on september 3, 2017 @ grand canal theatre in dublin, including stops @ opéra de monte-carlo, monaco (from august 16 20, 2016) , new wimbledon theatre, london (from november 28 december 3, 2016). directed , choreographed craig revel horwood, tour starred alexandra burke deloris van cartier, karen mann mother superior, aaron lee lambert curtis jackson, jon robyns eddie souther (later replaced joe vetch), sarah goggin sister mary robert (later replaced alice stokoe), susannah van den berg sister mary patrick, rosemary ashe sister mary lazarus (later replaced liz kitchen), tim maxwell-clarke monsignor o hara, samuel morgan-grahame joey, sandy grigelis tj, ricky rojas pablo, , joanna francis alternate deloris van cartier.

after successful seasons in hamburg, stuttgart, , oberhausen, new german production ran october 16, 2016 february 26, 2017 @ theater des westens in berlin, headlined aisata blackman deloris van cartier. later show toured germany 2 engagements @ rhein-main-theater in niedernhausen (from march 5 april 2, 2017) , deutsches theater in munich (may 19 july 9, 2017).

the first international tour started on may 9, 2017 @ marina bay sands in singapore , expected visit philippines, china, japan, , south korea. cast led dené hill deloris van cartier.

a non-replica staging opened on october 19, 2017 @ karlin music theatre in prague, lucie bílá deloris van cartier.