If you are a fan of Sister Act, then producers Jamie Wilson and Whoopi Goldberg have answered your prayers with the announcement that a reworked version starring Brenda Edwards will open at Curve Leicester on 21 April 2020 ahead of further regional dates and a London season. Hallelujah!
A hit musical on both sides of the Atlantic, this brand new production will star Brenda Edwards in the specially rewritten role of Deloris Van Cartier.
Jamie Wilson said today: “I am thrilled to be collaborating again with Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Douglas Carter Beane and Whoopi Goldberg to create a new version of Sister Act, in particular reworking the part of Deloris for an older actor and I’m so pleased that the hugely talented Brenda Edwards will launch this production for us.
“I’m also delighted to be continuing our relationship with Curve in Leicester by developing this new production with them, and I’m equally pleased that this production will be visiting other regional theatres ahead of a London run next summer. We will be announcing our full creative team, further casting and some more surprises this autumn!”
Whoopi Goldberg added:
“Deloris is a big fun character with lots of personality! Brenda auditioned for this show when it first happened in the UK and didn’t get the part because she was too old, so we’ve rectified that! Previous versions have had Deloris as a 23-year-old – but there are different stakes when you’re older. You can be much more irreverent when you’re older than you can be when you’re in your twenties and thirties. Time makes you funnier. I really am so thrilled Sister Act is coming back to the UK in 2020 with this new version.”
Sister Act features original music by Tony and eight-time Oscar winner Alan Menken (Disney’s Aladdin, Enchanted), lyrics by Glenn Slater, book by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner with additional book material by Douglas Carter Beane.More details and full creative team to be announced soon.
HALLELUJAH, IT'S BACK! Produced by @WhoopiGoldberg & @JWPOnStage and starring @Brenda_Edwards in the specially rewritten role of Deloris Van Cartier â Sister Act The Musical returns in 2020, opening at @CurveLeicester - BOOK NOW! https://t.co/Gt0pQ4thD3 #WhoopiGoldberg pic.twitter.com/0voDlV7rJA
— SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL (@sisteractsocial) July 10, 2019