Videography by Matt Polson
Photos by Aaron Sutten
Sister Act
A Family Show for the Holidays!
November 23, 2018 - January 6, 2019
Preview November 21
The November Theatre
Marjorie Arenstein Stage
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Book by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner
Additional book material by Douglas Carter Beane
Direction and choreography by Robin Arthur
Nominated for 5 Tony Awards and 5 Drama Desk Awards
Starring The Color Purple’s Felicia Curry
Videography by Matt Polson
"A knockout cast...Make sure this family show is on your calendar!"
"Strong voices, splendid stagecraft make Sister Act an instant crowd-pleaser"
"You don't get much closer to Broadway"
"Feel good musical that does all the right things... Curry commands the stage with high voltage energy."
"The nuns are tons of fun... A 'spirited' joy"
“A light, shiny musical comedy staged just in time for the holidays”
"Sister Act was a delight from start to finish... Felicia Curry electrifies as Deloris Van Cartier"
Based on the 1992 hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg, this musical follows the fallen showgirl, Deloris Van Cartier, as her life takes an unexpected turn on Christmas Eve, and she finds sisterhood and redemption when forced to take refuge in a convent.
Press Release
Access for the Blind
Sunday, November 25 at 2 p.m.
Friday, December 14 at 8 p.m.
Virginia Rep is delighted to partner with Virginia Voice to offer select Audio Described performances for patrons with blindness or advanced visual impairment. Tactile tours will take place before the performance for patrons to meet some of the actors and touch some of the set pieces and props. Need based assistance with tickets is available. Read More...
Dedication: Kris Koop Ouellette
With great affection and respect, we dedicate this production of Sister Act to the memory of our dear friend, Kris Koop Ouellette. Kris began her work with Virginia Rep (Theatre IV) immediately after graduating from Shenandoah University (Magna Cum Laude). She toured with our children's theatre for two years, starred as Cinderella in our first production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, and then toured nationally with our Barksdale production of Joseph … Dreamcoat. From there she joined Broadway's National Tour of Cats, played Anne in A Little Night Music at Westport Country Playhouse, appeared in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of Showboat broadcast on PBS, joined Cleveland Opera as Hodel in their Fiddler on the Roof, and starred on Broadway for twelve years in The Phantom of the Opera, where she became the first actor in the show's record-breaking run to play all three of the female leads: Christine, Carlotta, and Madame Giry. She was a tireless fundraiser for Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. She developed educational programming for Broadway Classroom, Sony Music Young Artists in Development, AFTRA Bookpals, NY Stages, and Camp Broadway. Kris left Broadway to follow her husband Steve back to his home in Michigan, where she worked at MSU's Wharton Center, as Associate Director of the Institute for Arts and Creativity. This was the position she considered her dream job—working with young people and bringing her lifelong passion, enthusiasm, and love of performance to the community. We will be forever proud to call Kris a member of the Virginia Rep family.