SPRINGFIELD,
Ill. (June 20, 2018) The Springfield Muni Opera’s 2018 season of great leading
ladies continues Friday night (June 22nd) with the opening of the
summer’s second show, Sister Act.
Based on the
hit 1992 film comedy starring Whoopi Goldberg, Sister Act was adapted for the musical stage in 2006, with music by
Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Beauty
and the Beast), lyrics by Glenn Slater (The
Little Mermaid, School of Rock), book by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner (Cheers) and additional book material by
Douglas Carter Beane (Xanadu).
Nightclub
singer Deloris Van Cartier (Jasmine French) is in danger after discovering the
criminal activity of her boyfriend, Curtis (Roger Finnell). Deloris runs to the
police and reconnects with her old friend Eddie (Lex Glover), who decides she
needs to be hidden away in the last place Curtis would look – a convent. From
there it’s a culture clash as Deloris (now undercover as Sister Mary Clarence)
tries to adapt her Vegas dreams to the cloistered life of a nun – or perhaps to
get the nuns to loosen up and put a little “Wow!” in their worship.
In keeping with
the show’s theme of sacrifice for a greater good, the Springfield Muni Opera
will conduct a food drive on the second weekend of the show, June 29-July 1.
Anyone bringing non-perishable food items to benefit Kumler Outreach Ministries
will be entered into a drawing (one entry per donated item) for four tickets to
our third show of the season, Legally
Blonde the Musical. Thanks also to Landmark Automotive Group for assisting
with storage of the donated items.
Sister Act is co-directed and choreographed by
Morgan Kaplan and Andrew Maynerich, and is sponsored by Edward Jones. The show
runs June 22-24 and June 27-July 1. Showtime is 8:30 each night. Reserved seats
are available in advance by calling (217) 793-MUNI or visiting the Sangamon
Auditorium box office. Tickets (both reserved and general admission) are also
available on show nights at the box office at the Muni site on Lake
Springfield. And don’t forget the rest of Muni’s 2018 season, Legally Blonde the Musical, and Annie. Get more details at themuni.org.
