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“Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy” Will Raise the Roof at DPAC Through Sunday, May 19th(0)
You don’t have to be Catholic to enjoy Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy, playing now through Sunday at the Durham Performing Arts Center, but it does heighten the hilarity of this laugh-out-loud Broadway musical version of the 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg as a nightclub singer who witnesses a murder and is sent to [...]
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“Sister Act” Makes a Flawless Transition from Film to Stage in DPAC’s Charming Production
Just about every 90s kid (and adult) has seen the 1992 fish-out-of-water comedy “Sister Act” starring Whoopi Goldberg. Unfortunately, not everyone has had the incredibly fun experience of seeing the film brought to bigger and better life in its stage version as adapted by Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner and playing now at DPAC. Embarking [...]
Unlike the 1992 Film, “Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy” Is Set in Philadelphia in the 1970s
The Durham Performing Arts Center will welcome the first U.S. national tour of Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy, to its 2,700-seat, state-of-the-art theater in the American Tobacco District for eight performances, starting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14th, and running through 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 19th. The 2011 Broadway musical is based [...]
Harnett Regional Theatre’s Production of “Seussical” Is Delightful (And Surprisingly Deep)
In his lifetime Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as “Dr. Seuss,” authored 46 books for children; the much-loved musical “Seussical,” written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, takes bits and pieces from 18 of those books and combines them into a flawless, frantic, and incredibly fun show that, when done well, provides endless entertainment that’s [...]
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