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Sister Act The Musical Breaks London Palladium Box Office record and sells 500,000th ticket. Sheila Hancock to stay with the show until May 2010
Hit musical comedy Sister Act, produced by Whoopi Goldberg and Stage Entertainment, has smashed the box office record for the highest grossing single musical performance at its home, the London Palladium. The performance, over the holiday season, took more than £115,000 beating the previous record held by The Sound of Music. Also over the Christmas break, the 500,000 ticket to the show was purchased.
A LUDICROUSLY ENJOYABLE SHOW. SISTER ACT IS SIMPLY DIVINE.
Time Out
The producers are also pleased to confirm that Sheila Hancock has once again extended her contract and will now remain with the show until Saturday 29 May 2010. One of the UK's best loved and most prolific actors and writers, Sheila’s work spans theatre, radio, television and film. She has been much praised for her portrayal as the waspishly hilarious Mother Superior.
Patina Miller, universally lauded by critics as “bold”, “wonderful” and “the real deal”, with many noting “a star is born”, for her portrayal of sassy lounge singer and reluctant nun Deloris Van Cartier remains with the show, as does Dad’s Army and EastEnders star Ian Lavender.
The record breaking production has also been nominated in 7 categories at this year’s Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers Choice Awards, announced at a ceremony on February 14.
GLORIOUS FUN. STRONG, FUNNY AND TOUCHING...A CRACKER.
Daily Telegraph
The shows recently released Original Cast Recording is also a big favourite with fans, recently reaching Number 1 on the iTunes Soundtrack chart and Number 3 on amazon.co.uk's pre-order chart.
SISTER ACT features a score by Alan Menken, eight-time Oscar winner and the genius behind many of the world famous songs from Disney's movies, including The Little Mermaid, Beauty & The Beast, Aladdin and Enchanted, with lyrics from his long time collaborator, Glenn Slater. The book is by the award-winning team, Cheri and Bill Steinkellner, whose writing credits include the classic television comedy Cheers, and the production is directed by Peter Schneider.
The SISTER ACT creative team is completed by Musical Supervisor Michael Kosarin, Choreographer Anthony Van Laast, Set Designer Klara Zieglerova, Costume Designer Lez Brotherston, Sound Designer Mick Potter, Lighting Designer Natasha Katz and Musical Director Nick Skilbeck.
Founded by Joop Van Den Ende, Stage Entertainment is one of the world's largest theatrical producers and venue operators. It also co-owns SEE Tickets, a multinational ticketing company with bases across Europe. UK credits include Hairspray, Disney's High School Musical 1 & 2, Strictly Come Dancing Live!, Strictly Come Dancing The Professionals, Saturday Night Fever and Fame.Swarovski is delighted to sponsor Sister Act the Musical by providing crystals for the costumes of Miss Patina Miller and adding an extra sparkle to what is a glistenin
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