She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER ACT for limited engagement
She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER ACT for limited engagement
#1She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER ACT for limited engagement
Posted: 7/7/10 at 1:49pm
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/140966-Back-in-the-Habit-Whoopi-Goldberg-to-Join-London-Cast-of-Sister-Act
Playing the Mother Superior.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
TheatreFan4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/09
#2She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER ACT for limited engagement
Posted: 7/7/10 at 1:53pm
That. Is. Awesome.
Maybe she'll do it when it transfers.
#2She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER ACT for limited engagement
Posted: 7/7/10 at 2:21pmDry run for the Broadway transfer?
#3She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/7/10 at 2:51pmDon't forget Whoopi is a full time cohost on The View. Would she be able to juggle that with opening in a Broadway show? Would Barbara Walters even allow her?
#4She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/7/10 at 2:57pm
ljay - Whoopi was a full-time co-host of THE VIEW when she opened the show in London, and that was farther away, no? Barbara Walters let her do that. And she let Whoopi do THE VIEW (which films in NYC) when she was in XANADU for that limited stint.
Whoopi could, as she proved before, do THE VIEW in the morning and a Broadway show in the evening and some afternoons.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#5She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/7/10 at 3:00pmI thought The View was on their summer hiatus when did Xanadu??
TheatreFan4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/09
#6She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/7/10 at 3:04pmWhoopi only did a week of show's while The View wasn't on hiatus. I could see Whoopi not doing Wednesday matinees because of The View, but other than that I don't see anything else interfering.
#7She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/7/10 at 3:08pmI'm not trying to be a downer. I would love if she did it on Broadway. I Just don't want to get too excited about it yet.
#8She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/7/10 at 3:13pm
She could do it on Broadway. I don't think she would do it full-time. A limited engagement, definitely.
THE VIEW films live 11am-Noon. That still leaves her a few hours to get to her Wednesday matinee. Depends on IF she wants to do the matinee, or if she wants to take it easy.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#9She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/7/10 at 3:15pmI love how different the reaction is here compared to the West End Board. I'd love to see Whoopi as Mother Superior and think it could work pretty well. While most are used to the over-the-top ridiculous Whoopi, they forget that she scored her first Oscar Nomination (and only nomination for Best Actress) for The Color Purple, in which she played an extremely serious role. As such, I think she could bring a lot to the role of Mother Superior and I'm excited for it. If it transfers to Broadway, they could definitely schedule Whoopi in for a limited run. As it is, she recently left for a couple weeks to shoot For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf. So they are more than willing to work around her acting gigs.
gypsy4
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/07
#10She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/7/10 at 4:46pmI can't picture Whoopi singing "Here within these walls"
#11She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/7/10 at 4:51pmomg...i booked my tickets in 2009 for Sister Act in London (I live in Scotland in the UK) and thought...yay! great cast album cant wait to see how everything goes......then this pops up...OMG...cannot wait!!! Whoopi Goldberg, bless her, she'll be amazing, she always has/will be =D
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#12She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/7/10 at 5:34pmMormon, Whoopie has an Oscar for her performance in 'Ghost'.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
#13She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/7/10 at 5:52pmI would really like to see Elaine Stritch or Angela Lansbury take this role when it comes to Broadway, but the likelihood of that happening is slim to none!
#14She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/7/10 at 9:01pmI think it would be a bad idea for her to open on Broadway with it. That way people will only see it when she is there and the show will suffer after she leaves. They shouldn't rely on her to keep the show open because she won't be there forever.
#15She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/8/10 at 1:23amiluvtheatertrash, while she did win an Oscar for Ghost, that was for Best Supporting Actress. The only time she's ever been nominated for Best Actress is for The Color Purple.
JP2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
#16She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/8/10 at 1:30amWill she have cue cards?
TIGGOSAURUS
Broadway Star Joined: 12/5/05
#17She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/8/10 at 7:21pm
I still favour the idea getting Julie Andrews for the role of Mother Superior - it doesn't actually require that much singing. Or if we're talking other 'famous nuns', how about Sally Field? 
I will try and catch Whoopi in London though - should be a hoot watching her interact with Patina Miller as her 'younger self' Delores.
Seen some shows in my time....
#18She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/10/10 at 2:25am
Goldberg will be fun for a short publicity stunt in London, but I can't see her actually pulling off the role. If she could barely speak-sing in XANADU, she certainly won't be able to pull off a song as "pretty" as "Here Within These Walls," not to mention how wrong her persona is for the actual character.
The appropriate name-quality casting for the Broadway transfer would be someone like Judi Dench. The role calls for that sort of sophistication.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Updated On: 7/10/10 at 02:25 AM
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#19She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/10/10 at 4:33amThe View films all Friday shows on Wednesdays after the live taping. So she couldnt do Wednesday matinees unless they switched that day for her.
MyLife
Broadway Star Joined: 12/2/06
#20She' back in the habit! Whoopi Goldberg joins London production of SISTER
Posted: 7/10/10 at 10:50am
You guys are all talking as if Sister Act HAS to have a Wednesday matinee. They can do a 5 show weekend with two shows Saturday and Sunday, or they can dare to be like London and have a different matinee, maybe Friday if The View doesn't tape then.
If the Producers want Whoopi for the show, they will want her for all 8 performances per week and will try to find a way for that to happen.
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