Sister Act
Musical and Film
Rumpelstiltskin Music theatreTake a first look behind the scenes for the most ambitious stage show of the year Abseiling nuns scaled the London Palladium ahead of last night's starry opening of Sister Act. Take a look at the stage version of the hit Whoopi Goldberg film In this article: Grimm brothers, Martyn Brabbins, Ben Hur, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, Whoopi Goldberg, and Sister Act |
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Independent.ie | November 06, 2009
Singing praises
...Goldberg and inner-city Dublin might seem an unlikely mix. But when Leaving Cert students in Stanhope Street School saw the movie Sister Act in 1996, they knew they wanted to do something very different for their graduation ceremony. Out...
In this article: Dublin Gospel Choir, Dublin, Ticketmaster, Paddy Casey, Glen Hansard, Whoopi Goldberg, Rod Stewart, and John Legend
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Daily Mail | November 05, 2009
My life of drink and one-night stands left me feeling hollow, now I've found the answer: I'm going to be a nun
We do have recreational time during which we'll watch movies, play games and a few months ago we all went to see the musical Sister Act! That's followed by prayers and a 'grand silence' which lasts until the following morning. I...
In this article: God, London, Philosophy, Timex, Nicotine, and British Airways
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BC Heights | November 04, 2009
Pop Blotter: The Sublime Familiarity Of Our Favorite Films
...Academy Award-winning actress. Schwarzbaum also speaks of the "familiarity" of movies. Two of my favorite movies are the two titles in the Sister Act series. They remind me so much of my childhood every time that I watch them. Having been in...
In this article: Sandra Bullock, Maggie Smith, Reese Witherspoon, Academy Award, Premonition, Miss Congeniality, and The Godfather 2
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | November 04, 2009
Fern Britton interviews Tony Blair and Dolly Parton in BBC's flagship Christmas religious series
...called Fern Britton Meets, the presenter interviews Sheila Hancock, the actress who is currently playing a nun in the West End musical Sister Act, but who is herself a Quaker. Miss Britton said: "All of the interviewees come from very...
In this article: Fern Britton, Tony Blair, Dolly Parton, Roman Catholicism, BBC, This Morning, BBC One, Quaker, and Gospel of Matthew
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Guardian Unlimited | November 03, 2009
Why don't musicals get any credit?
...theatreland rejoiced. Well, sort of. What happened to all the musicals? The most obvious omissions are this year's two big blockbusters Sister Act and Priscilla Queen of the Desert. For the awards, both new works and revivals are lumped...
In this article: Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Norma Desmond, JavaScript, Equus, Daniel Radcliffe, David Tennant, and Hello, Dolly
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | October 22, 2009
Peter Kay to host Royal Variety Performance
...Got Talent champions Diversity, teen star Miley Cyrus, classical singer Katherine Jenkins and the cast of West End production Sister Act will also join the fun, in the presence of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Kay will also be...
In this article: London, Blackpool, Katherine Jenkins, Bette Midler, Jason Manford, Whoopi Goldberg, and Miley Cyrus
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Sunday Mirror | October 22, 2009
Britain's Got Talent winners Diversity preparing to claim prize by appearing in Royal Variety Performance
...at the town's Opera House. X Factor winner Alexandra Burke, teen star Miley Cyrus, classical singer Katherine Jenkins and the cast of production Sister Act will also join the fun, in the presence of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.
In this article: Britain's Got Talent, Got Talent, Katherine Jenkins, Bette Midler, Whoopi Goldberg, Miley Cyrus, and X Factor
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boston.com - Top arts and entertainment stories | October 10, 2009
Short Takes
...the story of starving, unemployed actors on other planets. '' Rudnick goes to Hollywood, "which is UNICEF for playwrights,'' to make "Sister Act,'' which he wrote expressly for Bette Midler. Scott Rudin, the infamous Hollywood producer,...
In this article: Paul Rudnick, Scott Rudin, Hollywood, Unicef, Catholic Church, Ether, I Hate Hamlet, and Disney
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | October 01, 2009
Roman Polanski: child victims group calls for film boycott
...high-ranking politicians in France, where he lives, questioning the wisdom of the move. Whoopi Goldberg, star of The Color Purple and Sister Act, said: "I know it wasn't rape-rape. I think it was something else, but I don't believe it was...
In this article: Roman Polanski, Zurich, United States, Peter Fonda, Oscar, Kauai, Hollywood, and Hawaii
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | September 29, 2009
Roman Polanski: backlash as Whoopi Goldberg says director didn't commit 'raperape'
...Roman Polanski didn't commit "rape-rape" when he had unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. Goldberg, star of The Color Purple and Sister Act, said: "I know it wasn't rape-rape. I think it was something else, but I don't believe it was...
In this article: Roman Polanski, Whoopi Goldberg, Luc Besson, Hollywood, Champagne, Rosemary's Baby, Harvey Weinstein, Pedro Almodovar, and Wim Wenders
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Description from Wikipedia:
Sister Act is a 1992 American comedy film released by Touchstone Pictures. Directed by Emile Ardolino, it features musical arrangements by Marc Shaiman and stars Whoopi Goldberg as a Reno lounge singer who has been put under protective custody in a San Francisco convent and has to pretend to be a nun when a mob boss puts her on his hit list. Also in the cast are Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes, and Harvey Keitel. The film is #83 on Bravo's The 100 Funniest Movies list.
The film was followed by a 1993 sequel, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit. It also inspired a musical stage version that premiered at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California in 2006, and opened at the London Palladium with previews from May 7, 2009.
- Name:
- Sister Act
- Country of Origin:
- USA
- Release Date:
- May 29, 1992
- Directed By:
- Emile Ardolino
- Produced by:
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- Scott Rudin
- Teri Schwartz
- Written By:
- Joseph Howard
- Editor:
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- Richard Halsey
- Colleen Halsey
- Cinematography:
- Adam Greenberg
- Music By:
- Marc Shaiman
- Distributed By:
- Touchstone Pictures
- Length:
- 100 min.
- Language:
- English
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