World–acclaimed Broadway musical, Sister Act is coming to Nigeria later this year and will feature all-Nigerian cast.
One of the most successful musical theatre productions of all time would be hitting the Nigerian theatre courtesy Nigerian manufacturer and ‘serial entrepreneur,’ Dr. Soji Akinkugbe in collaboration with top executives of the prestigious Waterfront Theatre Company, Cape Town, South Africa.
Based on the 1992 film of the same name, Sister Act tells the story of aspiring disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, who having witnessed her gangster (and married) boyfriend commit a murder, ends up in hiding in a convent whose parish has fallen on hard times. Though the sequin-free lifestyle doesn’t agree with her, Deloris finds her calling working with the choir, and breathes new life into the dusty convent while discovering a sisterhood she’s never had before.
Akinkugbe, managing director of Colours in Africa, has also teamed up with with one of the doyennes of South African Theatre, Delia Sainsbury, and her business partner Paul Griffiths, the Elvina-Ibru-owned company 2Wice As Nice, award winning musical director, Garth Tavares and international Musical theatre artist, Genna Galloway.
The production is scheduled to showcase at the MUSON Centre, Onikan Lagos laer this year. However a three-day audition/workshop would hold in Lagos from February 25-27.
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