SISTER ACT (EN VÄRSTING TILL SYSTER) Comes To The China Theater

En Värsting till Syster (Sister Act)

The feelgood musical Sisters Act come to Sweden! The premiere will take place on September 11 at the China Theater. It is a divine rap, funny and musical comedy, based on the 1992 Blockbuster movie, Sister Act, featuring Whoopi Goldberg. The musical was nominated in the US for five Tony Awards for "Best Musical" and of course "Best Music". The captivating music is made by composer Alan Menken, a numerous Oscar winner, is known as the man behind many of Disney's greatest hits, eg "Can you feel the love tonight" and "Beauty and the beast". In this swinging monastery, Menken has created a rosary of hits ranging from 70's disco in Barry White's spirit to perfectly tuned ballads. Of course, the musical also contains a huge dose of pat-friendly power gospel. The performance Sister Act proves once again that singing nuns definitely belong to the big musical scenes.

It is Christmas 1977 and the discodiva Deloris Van Cartier (Gladys Del Pilar) dreams of becoming a new Donna Summer. Instead, she is unexpectedly witnessing a brutal murder, staged by her erratic "boyfriend", club owner Curtis Jackson (Karl Dyall). Police Eddie Souther (Kim Sulocki) persuades Deloris to testify against Curtis and in return promises her a completely new and protected identity until the trial. What Deloris did not expect is that her new identity is like a nun in the rare, stringent and affectionate monastery of Queen of Angels, where the Abbedissan (Suzanne Reuter) manages with an iron hand. But not even the Abbot can fail to worry about the fact that the nun choir under the leadership of Sister Maria Lazarus (Charlotte Strandberg) sounds so bad that the number of visitors at the services is approaching zero, which in practice threatens the entire monastery's existence.

Deloris sees her chance to show what she is doing as a musician and, with the help of, among other things, the constantly optimistic Sister Maria Patrick (Birgitta Rydberg) chooses to heavenly heights. And not only heavenly, sometimes the nuns' power gospel ends up dangerously close to the increasingly popular disco rhythms, and it is certainly not at all what Abbey's thought. A power struggle takes place inside the monastery while Curtis Jackson and his gang begin to imagine where the police hid Deloris. However, what Curtis does not count on is the strong sisterhood that prevails in the monastery and that Deloris has also become an appreciated part of. Because when all the sisters release their voices together - then everything can happen - and do it in this fast-paced, captivating and divinely fun musical.

Ensemble
Deloris Van Cartier: Gladys del Pilar
Abbedissan: Suzanne Reuter
Syster Maria Lazarus: Charlott Strandberg
Syster Maria Patrick: Birgitta Rydberg
Eddie: Kim Sulocki
Curtis: Karl Dyall
TJ/ US Curtis: Alexander Larsson
Pablo: Fernando Fuentes
Joey: Klas Wiljergård
Syster Maria Robert: Ebba Irestad
Syster Maria Glenn/ US Maria Robert, US Tina, US Michelle: Nina Hammarklev
Tina mfl / US Deloris: Elenor Margarita Erikson
Syster Maria de la tour: Ayla Kabaca
Syster Maria Theresa: Åsa Bergh
Michelle mfl / US Patrick: Anna Werner
Syster Maria Alan/ US Maria Lazarus, US Maria Theresa: Anette Belander
Syster Maria Douglas / US Maria De la Tour: Anna Lidman
Syster Maria Cheri-Bill: Annika Herlitz
Ensemble: Jesper Blomberg
Fader O´Hara mfl : Peter Gröning
Ensemble: Tony James Andersson
Ensemble/ US Pablo, US TJ: Nils Axelsson
Ensemble/ US Joey/ US Fader O´Hara: Tomas Totten Strömberg

Orchestra
Condcuctor/Keyboard: Jan Radesjö
Bas: Mats "Limpan" Lindberg
Guitar: Torbjörn Stener
Drums: Magnus Fritz
Träblås : Mats Sundström
Trumpet: Lars Almkvist
Trombon: Anders Nordkvist
Keyboard: Daniel Palm

Creative team
Director and translation: Anders Albien
Choreography: Siân Playsted
Scenography: Andreas Bini
Costum design: Camilla Thulin
Mask & hairdesign: Sara Klänge
Lightning design: Palle Palmé
Sound design: Oskar Johansson
Muscial lead : Jan Radesjö
Videodesign/Produktion: Johan Larsson & Philip Sundbom

Original
Music by: Alan Menken
Lyrics by: Glenn Slater
Book by: Cheri Steinkellner & Bill Steinkellner
Additional Book Material: Douglas Carter Beane
Based on The Touchstone Picture Motion Picture "Sister Act" written by Joseph Howard.
Production is presented by arrangement with Joseph Weinberger Ltd. on behalf of MusicTheatre International of New York.

Produktion
Producer: Nanette Hayes
Exekutiv Producer Bosse Andersson
Co-producent: Vicky von der Lancken
Project lead: Hedvig Lundström
Production Manager: Charlotte Ryding
Marketing & Sales: Anna Andersson
Accounting: Pernilla Wahlberg
PR: Magnus Stråberg