Joop van den Ende's Stage Entertainment on Broadway with Sister Act

Joop van den Ende and Pattina Miller. Photo: Peter James Zielinsk.

Producers Whoopi Goldberg and Stage Entertainment (Joop van den Ende productions) brought the new Broadway musical, Sister Act to the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway) with the opening night, last night (April 20, 2011). 

Tickets for the show are available.

Based on the smash-hit film, Sister Act features an original score by 8-time Oscar and 10-time Grammy Award winner Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Enchanted) and direction by 4-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks (La Cage aux Folles, A Funny Thing…, Guys and Dolls.)

Disco diva Deloris Van Cartier (Olivier Award nominee Patina Miller) has dreams of hitting the big time. But when she walks in on a "hit" of a different kind, the cops hide her in the last place anyone would think to look - a convent! At first, Deloris - disguised as "Sister Mary Clarence" - has trouble adjusting to life under the strict rule of Mother Superior (Tony Award winner Victoria Clark). But when she transforms the convent's choir into the most glorious new musical act in town, Deloris forms a lasting bond with her newfound friends… and the gang that's chasing her finds itself up against an unstoppable team of soulful sisters!

Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy Coming to Broadway!

The record-breaking production has been seen by over a million people and was nominated for four Olivier Awards, including Best Musical, as well as seven Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers Choice Awards, winning two. The show's Original Cast Recording is also a big favorite with fans, recently reaching Number 1 on the iTunes Soundtrack chart. A German production will open in Hamburg in December 2010, followed by productions in Australia, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Italy, France and Spain soon after.