PERFORMANCES BEGIN
OCTOBER 2, 2012
Producers Whoopi
Goldberg, Stage Entertainment
and Troika Entertainment are proud
to present the North American Tour of five-time Tony Award® nominated musical SISTER
ACT. Called “In a word, DIVINE!” by the Associated Press, SISTER ACT kicks off on
October 2, 2012 at Toronto’s Ed Mirvish Theatre.
The North American Tour of SISTER ACT will star Ta'Rea Campbell (Book of Mormon, 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. Clayton Cornelious (Wonderland, The Scottsboro Boys) as
Eddie Souther, Lael Van Keuren (Sister Act) as Mary Robert, Florrie Bagel as Mary Patrick, Diane J. Findlay (42nd Street, Promises, Promises) as Mary Lazarus, Todd A. 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.
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. Waters, and
Dashaun Young.
“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. “Happily,
audiences across the country will be able to get in on the fun this fall when
Deloris and her fabulous sisters start spreading the love nationwide.”“I couldn’t be more proud of the creative team and cast members that have made SISTER ACT such a critically-acclaimed and crowd-pleasing success on Broadway,” said Stage Entertainment U.S. CEO Bill Taylor. “Our New York audiences have been absolutely amazing and I look forward to this fall’s tour and the next chapter in SISTER ACT’s wonderfully successful life.”
The North American touring
production of SISTER ACT will
kick off on October 2, 2012 in Toronto, ON where it will play through November
4.
Other venues for the tour
include Chicago, IL (November 13-December 2, 2012); Orlando, FL (December 4-9,
2012); Tampa Bay, FL (December 11-16, 2012); Fort Lauderdale, FL (December
18-30, 2012); Naples, FL (January 1-6, 2013); Charlotte, NC (January 8-13,
2013); Greenville, SC (January 15-20, 2013); Boston, MA (January 22-February 3,
2013); Pittsburgh, PA (February 5-10, 2013); East Lansing, MI (February 12-17,
2013); Milwaukee, WI (February 19-24, 2013); Indianapolis, IN (February
26-March 3, 2013); Cleveland, OH (March 5-17, 2013); Buffalo, NY (March 19-24,
2013); Philadelphia, PA (April 2-7, 2013); Providence, RI (April 9-14, 2013);
Hartford, CT (April 16-21, 2013); Atlanta, GA (April 23-28, 2013); Cincinnati,
OH (April 30-May 12, 2013); Durham, NC (May 14-19, 2013); Houston, TX (May
28-June 2, 2013); Dallas, TX (June 4-16, 2013); Fort Worth, TX (June 18-23,
2013); Tempe, AZ (June 25-30, 2013); Los Angeles, CA (July 9-28, 2013); San
Diego, CA (July 30-August 4, 2013); Costa Mesa, CA (August 6-18, 2013);
Seattle, WA (August 20-25); Denver, CO (September 24-October 6, 2013) and more
soon to be announced.
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).
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). 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 opened on
April 20, 2011 at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway) to rave reviews. 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 is a feel-good crowd pleaser
worth celebrating. 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. This is a musical that hits all the right spots,
achieving something close to Broadway grace. It will convert you.”
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. 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. Soon it’s
nun-on-the-run time but she finds salvation in the heavenly power of her newly
found sisterhood. Based on the mega-hit feature film, SISTER ACT
features an original Alan Menken/Glenn Slater score with a vast inspiration of
musical styles from Motown, soul and funk to great big disco anthems and Barry
White inspired musical comedy.
SISTER ACT features scenery by Klara
Zieglerova, costumes by Lez Brotherston, lighting by Natasha Katz, sound
by Ken Travis and hair/wig designs by David Brian Brown. The music
department includes Musical Supervisor Michael Kosarin, Music Director
Brent-Alan Huffman, and orchestrations by Doug Besterman. Casting is by Telsey
+ Company, Craig Burns CSA.
PRODUCER
BIOGRAPHIES
WHOOPI GOLDBERG (Producer) is among the most well-known performers around the world. She shot to international fame with her Oscar-nominated performance in Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple, before embarking on a prolific Hollywood career with films such as Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Soapdish, The Lion King, How Stella Got Her Groove Back and, of course, Sister Act and its sequel. She has had success in virtually every area of entertainment, from film and television, to stage and recording, to radio host and best-selling author. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Ghost in 1991 and is one of a very elite group of artists who has also won the Grammy, the Golden Globe, the Emmy and, as Producer of the original Broadway production of Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2002, a Tony Award. She is currently moderator of the award-winning daytime talk show The View on ABC.
STAGE
ENTERTAINMENT USA Inc. (Producer) Founded in 1998 by Joop van den Ende,
Stage Entertainment is one of the world’s largest theatrical producers with
bases in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France, Russia, Italy and the
USA, and the owner of thirty venues across those countries. Stage Entertainment employs over 4,000
people worldwide and over 10 million people visit a Stage Entertainment
production or performance space each year.
Headed by Bill Taylor, Stage Entertainment’s US team
recently produced the hit musical, SISTER ACT, on Broadway. SISTER ACT received five 2011 Tony®
Award nominations and rave reviews.
Stage Entertainment US is currently producing SISTER ACT on tour in the
US and has several other new projects in development for Broadway and the road.
TROIKA
ENTERTAINMENT (Producer) has been the innovator in touring musical
theater productions for over two decades, producing shows throughout North
America and the world. Each season, Troika tours to hundreds of cities across
the U.S. and Canada. In addition, Troika produced in European markets including
Russia, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Central/South American and Caribbean
credits include touring CATS in
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, Venezuela, Costa Rica and Puerto
Rico. As the first U.S. production
company to tour a musical in Mainland China, Troika has toured extensively
across the Pacific Rim in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia and
Singapore, with productions of The Sound of Music, Swing!, 42nd Street and Chicago. The company is experienced in
casino and leisure markets having produced for The Wynn, Caesars, Grand Casino,
Hilton, Eldorado and Harrah’s (Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Biloxi, Lake Tahoe and
Branson). Current and upcoming productions include West Side Story, Catch Me if You Can, Sister Act, Priscilla Queen of
the Desert, Shear Madness and The Wizard of Oz. With strong ties to
the Broadway community, Troika prides itself on delivering top quality
productions to audiences worldwide.
SISTER ACT
Ed Mirvish Theatre, (formerly the Canon Theatre),
244 Victoria Street, Toronto
October 2 – November 4, 2012
Performance Schedule:
Tuesday - Saturday at 8:00 PM
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 PM
(Added performance: Sunday
November 4 8:00PM
No performance: Wednesday
October 31 8:00PM)
Ticket Prices $35 to $130
Ticketking: 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333
Online Sales: www.mirvish.com
Discounts for Groups of 20
or more: 416-593-4142
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