Sister Act - Wolverhampton Grand

Performed by West Bromwich Operatic Society

Rating ****

If you're going to see this expecting to see a stage version of the film, you'll be disappointed. However it was such an amazing show and I forgot that this was an amatuer production. I was honestly surprised at how many people seemed to be disappointed that it wasn't a remake of the jukebox musical missing how good it was in both its own right and the production.

Local mother of two Tasheka Coe, who is known to many from the 2010 series Over the Rainbow where hopefuls auditioned for Andrew Lloyd-Webber's version of The Wizard of Oz, plays nun on the run Deloris Van Cartier.

Despite Curtis, and his henchmen Joey and Pablo being the baddies they got a lot of laughs and cheers.

Nicholas Sullivan’s depiction of Monsignor O’Hara was brilliantly funny, with a performance that could be straight out of your favourite comedy.

‘Sweaty’ Eddie was very sweet and lovable and you really felt for him during "I Could Be That Guy"

The choir's transformation from tone deaf to beautiful singers was done very well, it's never easy for someone who can sing to sing badly.

Well done WBOS can't wait to see what you come up with next!

WBOS SISTER ACT!

WBOS SISTER ACT!

  

Performance dates: Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 May

West Bromwich Operatic Society or also known as WBOS are performing the West Midlands amateur premiere of the divine musical comedy SISTER ACT.

Based on the hugely popular 1992 film of the same name and starring Whoopie Goldburg, SISTER ACT is the feel-fabulous musical comedy, written by Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner with additional book material by Douglas Carter Beane, with lyrics by Glenn Slater and features original music by Tony^® and 8-time Oscar^® winner ALAN MENKEN (Disney’s The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast).

SISTER ACT tells the hilarious story of Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a crime and the cops hide her in the last place anyone would think to look - a convent! Under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior, Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own. A sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship, SISTER ACT is packed full with songs inspired by Motown, funk, soul and disco.

WBOS have been performing as a society since 1938 and have performed on a regular basis at the Grand since 1996. Recent credits include La Cage Aux Folles, Beauty and The Beast, Jesus Christ Superstar, Titanic The Musical, Crazy For You and The Full Monty.

Cast members include: Tasheka Coe (Deloris Van Cartier), Eileen Woolley (Mother Superior), Rachel Davies (Sister Mary Robert), Lizzie Buckingham (Sister Mary Patrick), Trish Humphreys (Sister Mary Lazarus), Nicholas Sullivan (Monsignor O’Hara), Simon McGee (Eddie), and Callum McArthur (Curtis).

For more information on WBOS please visit their website   www.wbos.co.uk

Listings Information

SISTER ACT
West Bromwich Operatic Society

Performance dates: Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 May

Performance Times: Tuesday – Saturday 7.30pm

Matinees: Wednesday and Saturday 2:30pm

Tickets: £13.50 - £19.50 with concessions available

Box Office: 01902 42 92 12

Online: grandtheatre.co.uk