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Sunderland will be Fabulous, Baby in 2016
Sister Act
Sunderland Empire
Monday 5th September
– Saturday 10th
September 2016
Jamie
Wilson is delighted to announce a national tour of an all
new production of the hit musical comedy Sister Act, directed and choreographed
by Craig Revel Horwood with musical supervision and arrangements by Tony
award-winning Sarah Travis. Sister Act will open at Curve, Leicester on Saturday
30 July 2016
before coming to Sunderland in September 2016.
Director
and Choreographer Craig Revel Horwood said today “I am truly thrilled to be
directing and choreographing this all new production of Sister Act, a show I
fell in love with when I saw it a few years ago. I am currently putting
together a dream creative team and can’t wait to get started next year on this
hilarious and wonderful show”.
Producer
Jamie Wilson said “I am delighted to be presenting this all new production of Sister
Act at both Curve, Leicester and on tour. I couldn’t think of a better
theatre to be producing this show with and am thrilled Nikolai Foster and his
team will be welcoming those singing nuns next Summer!”
Artistic
Director of Curve, Nikolai Foster said "It's been a great joy
collaborating with Craig on Annie and having been inspired by many of his
innovative productions as director, I know, along with Sarah’s inspired musical
leadership, they will deliver an exhilarating and hugely original production at
Curve".
Based
on the smash hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith, Sister Act
tells the hilarious story of Deloris Van Cartier, a disco diva whose life takes
a surprising turn when she witnesses a murder. Under protective custody she is
hidden in the one place she won’t be found – a Convent! Disguised as a nun and
under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior, Deloris helps her fellow sisters
find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own.
Sister
Act features original music by the 8 time Oscar and Tony Award winner Alan
Menken. Alan’s credits include the films and stage musicals of Disney’s “Beauty
and the Beast”, “Aladdin”, “The Little Mermaid” and “Newsies” as well as
“Tangled”, “Enchanted”, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, “Pocahontas” and
“Hercules” on film. His other credits
include the film and stage production of “Little Shop of Horrors”.
Craig Revel Horwood is probably best known as a
judge on BBC One’s “Strictly Come Dancing”. As a director and
choreographer his many credits include the recent all-star concert of Stephen
Sondheim’s “Follies” at the Royal Albert Hall, “Sunset Boulevard” at the Comedy
theatre in the West End, the national tours of “Fiddler on the Roof”, “Spend Spend
Spend” and “Chess” (also Toronto) and “The Witches of Eastwick”, “Martin
Guerre” and “Copacabana”, all at the Watermill Theatre. Craig also wrote and
directed a brand new show, “Strictly Confidential” that toured the UK starring familiar faces
from Strictly Come Dancing as well as the annual arena tours of “Strictly Come
Dancing”. As a performer his West End
Theatre credits include: 'Munkustrap' in “Cats” at the New London Theatre,
“Miss Saigon” at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and ‘Harry’ in “Crazy
for You” at the Prince Edward Theatre. He is currently playing
‘Miss Hannigan’ in the tour of “Annie”.
Sister Act has music by Alan Menken, lyrics by
Glenn Slater, with a book by Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner and
additional book material by Douglas Carter Beane. Based on the Touchstone
Pictures Motion Picture “Sister Act” written by Jacob Howard.
Tickets:
Tickets on sale now to ATG
Theatre Card and General on Sale from 10am, Wednesday 5 August
In person at the Box Office on High Street West
Box Office: 0844 871 3022
Groups 10+: 0844 871 3042
Online: www.ATGtickets.com/Sunderland
Booking fee applies to telephone and online sales
Sister Act UK TOUR 2016/17
SATURDAY
30 JULY – SATURDAY 13 AUGUST 2016
ON
SALE 10
AUGUST 2015
MONDAY
22 AUGUST – SATURDAY 27 AUGUST 2016
LEEDS GRAND THEATRE - www.leedsgrandtheatre.com
ON
SALE 3
AUGUST 2015
MONDAY
29 AUGUST – SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBER
2016
ON
SALE 5
AUGUST 2015
MONDAY 5 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER
2016
ON SALE 5 AUGUST 2015
MONDAY
12 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER
2016
ON
SALE 5
AUGUST 2015
MONDAY
19 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
2016
ON
SALE 5
AUGUST 2015
MONDAY
26 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 2016
MILTON KEYNES - www.atgtickets.com/venues/milton-keynes-theatre
ON
SALE 5
AUGUST 2015
TUESDAY
4 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER 2016
GLASGOW KING’S THEATRE - www.atgtickets.com/venues/kings-theatre
ON
SALE 5
AUGUST 2015
MONDAY
10 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER 2016
ON
SALE 5
AUGUST 2015
MONDAY
17 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER
HIGH WYCOMBE SWAN – www.wycombeswan.co.uk
ON
SALE 5
AUGUST 2015
MONDAY
31 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2016
IPSWICH REGENT THEATRE – www.ipswichregent.com
ON
SALE 5
AUGUST 2015
MONDAY
7 NOVEMBER – SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER
2016
ON
SALE 5
AUGUST 2015
MONDAY
14 NOVEMBER - SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER
2016
ON
SALE SOON
MONDAY
21 NOVEMBER – SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER
2016
SOUTHEND CLIFFS PAVILION – www.southendtheatres.org.uk
ON
SALE 7
AUGUST 2015
MONDAY 5 – SATURDAY 10 DECEMBER 2016
MALVERN
THEATRE - www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
ON
SALE 3
AUGUST 2015
MONDAY
12 DECEMBER – SATURDAY 17 DECEMBER
2016
ON
SALE 10
AUGUST 2015
FURTHER
DATES AND CASTING TO BE ANNOUNCED
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