Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy

Based on the Touchstone Motion Picture Sister Act (Emile Ardolino, 1992), this musical stage production capitalises on all appealing elements of the original film.  Casey Donovan captures Deloris Van Cartier perfectly. She preserves both the crass and heartwarming aspects of the character with exactly the right measure of impishness. The audience is always on her side regardless of her brashness or her dubious lifestyle. Donovan also woos the audience by emphatically creating her own singing style for the part.

Deloris transforms her religious sisters’ abysmal choir into a powerhouse of vocals and the incongruity of this imagery becomes increasingly hilarious. The sight of nuns letting loose to funky music in the convent creates irresistible humour. The irreverence of the story is always handled in a playful and facetious manner permitting the audience to revel in the fun-filled scenarios.