Interesting: Broadway Musical Sister Act comes to Nigeria
– World acclaimed Broadway musical Sister Act is coming to Nigeria
– It will have an all-Nigerian cast
– Audition for Sister Act is between February 25-27
World acclaimed Broadway musical Sister Act will be in Nigeria later in 2016 and it will parade an all-Nigerian cast.
Sister Act is one of the most successful musical theatre productions of all time. 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.
Its Nigerian production is the brainchild of Nigerian manufacturer Dr Soji Akinkugbe in collaboration with top executives of the prestigious Waterfront Theatre Company, Cape Town, South Africa.
Akinkugbe has long nursed a vision to produce international musical hits with Nigerian casts. He also desires to use the productions to create a training platform that would transform raw local talents and skills into best standards available around the world. He has been a regular patron of many theatrical productions at home and abroad, especially in southern parts of Africa.
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Through his association with one of the doyennes of South African Theatre, Delia Sainsbury, and her business partner Paul Griffiths, Akinkugbe’s vision is one step closer to being realised in the production of Sister Act scheduled for the MUSON Centre, Onikan Lagos later in 2016. He says he believes strongly in the talents of Nigerians to realise a world-class production of the play.
Colours in Africa productions is spearheading the project with support from 2wice As Nice a firm headed by the actress and businesswoman Elvina Ibru.
There will be a three-day audition/ workshop in Lagos from February 25-27.
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