'Sister Act- The Musical' -London Palladium 2009 — Page 8

Underdtudies:
Deloris: Debbie Kurup, Landi Oshinowo
Mother Superior: Jo Napthine, Verity Quade
Shank: Julian Cannonier, Hugh Maynard
Eddie: Hugh Maynard, Jaymz Denning
Sister Mary Robert: Vanessa Barmby, Philippa Stefani
Monsignor Howard: Paul Kemble, Jaymz Denning
Sister Mary Patrick: Amy Booth Stel, Jennie Dale
Sister Mary Lazarus: Allison Harding, Helen Walsh
TJ: Michael Watson, George Daniel Long
Bones: Jaymz Denning, Paul Kemble
Denero: George Daniel Long, Ben Clare
KT: Asya O'Flahery, Philippa Stefani
LaRosa: Nia Fisher, Jennie Dale

The Balcony is a good option being cheap and gives a reasonable view!

Debbie Kurup is understudy Deloris- she is the former star of Rent, Chicago and Fame amongst many other things, and will cover superbly, I have no doubt.

i think ill give that a try
and if not ill go watch big brother with a bottle of wine (or 7)
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We're still praying it would get cancelled here!

i love it too (my guilty pleasure)

But it has been axed, it has not had its contract renewed so will end next year

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A celeb one and one more regular one after this and then its done

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Sister Act on today's The View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfcgMcKazjg

Right, I'm getting day seats for this 20th June matinee.... and I WILL be dressing up as a nun!

Check this out: http://tinyurl.com/poae7s. There are some great shots of the set as well as some promo footage :)

BBC article on the opening night.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8080517.stm

OK so the reviews are out and they are hugely disappointing.
But can I just say, as one who was a bit of a nay sayer against this show at the beginning, please GO see it without hesitation, honestly.
It is great fun, pretty fab to look at and is a divine pleasure on the ears.
It isn't 100% fabulous and it may not be what you expect but you will either really have a great night or a truly fantastic time- it wont disappoint you!

It simply isn't as much fun as being on a bus with three poofs in the Aussie outback!
'Hairspray' reeks of higher production qualities.

I'm going again on Monday or Tuesday, whichever night I dont go i will be seeing 'Priscilla'!

I'm just back from a trip to the smoke and I managed to snag a ticket up in the gods for Sister Act's opening night. I'd definitely recommend this show: it's great fun, Patina Miller is a real find and the score is divine - I'm still humming 'Take Me To Heaven' after only one listen. Loved the title song too, had me a bit choked up at one point. I'll definitely see this again and will try for day tickets if they continue to offer them. Such a shame the reviews weren't kinder.

It was fun star spotting on the night. Only managed to get one autograph, but luckily it was Alan Menken's, just before he was whisked away to the aftershow party. Also shook Bill Kenwright's hand (but as an Everton fan I had to commiserate with him on the FA Cup result)!

A few pics from last night:

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Abseiling Nun

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Patina Miller, Whoopi Goldberg & Sheila Hanc0ck at the curtain call

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Whoopi Goldberg hugging Patina Miller

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Alan Menken being interviewed after the show

My heart still belongs to Priscilla though - saw it again on Monday night and can't wait to go again in a few weeks. Also looking forward to seeing how their performance at West End Live goes down. Does anyone know what number they're doing... ?

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