Photo Flash: Ta'Rea Campbell, E. Clayton Cornelious and More in Opening Night of SISTER ACT at the Pantages
By: Christina Mancuso Jul. 12, 2013
Producers Whoopi Goldberg, Stage Entertainment and Troika Entertainment announce that SISTER ACT, the musical comedy smash direct from Broadway, plays the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood for a 3 week engagement. Performances are now running through July 28, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a look at the opening night below!
Tickets for SISTER ACT may be purchased online at www.HollywoodPantages.com or www.Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 1-800-982-2787. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Pantages Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets. The Pantages Theatre is located at 6233 Hollywood Boulevard, just east of Vine Street, and the box office opens daily at 10am except for holidays.
SISTER ACT stars Ta'Rea Campbell (Book of Mormon, Lion King) as Deloris Van Cartier, Hollis Resnik (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Les Miserables) as Mother Superior, Kingsley Leggs (Sister Act, The Color Purple) as Curtis Jackson, E. Clayton Cornelious (Wonderland, The Scottsboro Boys) as Eddie Souther, Lael Van Keuren (Sister Act) as Mary Robert, Florrie Bagel as Mary Patrick, Diane J. Findlay (42nd Street, Promises, Promises) as Mary Lazarus, Todd A. Horman (Priscilla Queen of the Desert) as Joey, Ernie Pruneda (Sister Act) as Pablo, Charles Barksdale (Fat Camp) as TJ, and Richard Pruitt (42nd Street, White Christmas) as Monsignor O'Hara.
The company will also include Melvin Abston, Gisela Adisa, Brian Cali, Karen Elliott, Erin Henry, Jacqui Graziano, Trisha Jeffrey, Mary Jo McConnell, Michael Millan, Michelle Rombola, Dawn Rother, Jason Simon, Angie Marie Smith, Tricia Tanguy, Kelly E. Waters, Erin Wilson and Dashaun Young.
SISTER ACT features scenery by Klara Zieglerova, costumes by Lez Brotherston, lighting by Natasha Katz, sound by Ken Travis and hair/wig designs by David BrIan Brown. The music department includes Musical Supervisor Michael Kosarin, Music Director Brent-Alan Huffman, and orchestrations by Doug Besterman. Casting is by Telsey + Company, Craig Burns CSA.
The performance schedule for SISTER ACT is Tuesday through Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm, and Sunday at 1pm & 6:30pm. Opening Night is Tuesday July 9th at 8pm.
For more information on SISTER ACT, please visit www.SisterActOnTour.com.
For tickets or more information about SISTER ACT'S's Los Angeles engagement, please visit the Pantages Theatre's official website, www.HollywoodPantages.com.
Photo Credit: Nathan Sternfeld
Jerzey Martin (Whoopi Goldberg's grand daughter) and Alex Martin (Goldberg's daughter)
Director/actor Robert Townsend with daughter Sierra
Female cast gather together to greet original '92 movie Sister Act Choir Nun: Pat Crawford Brown
Ta'Rea Campbell (Deloris), E. Clayton Cornelious ("Sweaty" Eddie), Hollis Resnik (Mother Superior)
Male cast members gather together for a loud AMEN
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