The nuns are such fun and so gleeful.ĭ’Haiti continues the exuberance in Act II with the aforementioned “Sunday Morning Fever,” an obvious and clever response to the title of “Saturday Night Fever” (1977), the disco movie.
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From her opening number, “Take Me To Heaven,” backed by Miki Fuentes (Michelle) and Deja Frazer (Tina), D’Haiti projects confidence, audience engagement and a wonderfully powerful and nuanced singing voice.Īs if one needs more convincing, and one doesn’t, D’Haiti, again with Fuentes and Frazer, backs that number up with the next number, “Fabulous, Baby!” D’Haiti brings the first act curtain down with “Raise Your Voice,” backed by the chorus of Nuns, of which, again by my count, are a discipleship of 12 fired-up, all-dancing, all-singing, all in full habit. This is one the best musical theater performances by a female in years on the Lehigh Valley stage, community, college or professional.ĭ’Haiti is simply astounding and one of the main reasons to see the Civic show. She owns the stage in every scene that she is in. The Civic production has numerous talented actors, especially Deborah D’Haiti as Deloris Van Cartier. The music is by Alan Menken (Oscar winner, “The Little Mermaid,” 1989 “Beauty and the Beast,” 1991, “Aladdin,” 1992) with lyrics by Glenn Slater (Tony nominee, “The Little Mermaid”) and book by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner (Tony nominee, “Sister Act”). The musical has eight songs, including one reprise, in Act I, and 13 songs in Act II, with six reprises. The original 2011 Broadway production was nominated for four Tony Awards. The musical is set in Philadelphia in 1977.
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You may be familiar with the storyline of the musical, based on the 1992 movie of the same title that starred Whoopi Goldberg as Deloris Van Cartier, who the police place in hiding as a nun at a Catholic church because she witnessed a murder.
24 opening night performance was seen for this review. You will be swept up by the songs, the performances and the story. The cast of 28, by my count, is across the boards excellent, energetic and in the moment as directed with brio, class and inventiveness by Will Morris, Civic Theatre Associate Artistic Director. You can have that “Sunday Morning Fever” even if it’s not Sunday.Īnd you may catch “Sunday Morning Fever,” one of the great production numbers in “Sister Act,” when you see the spectacular musical, through March 12, Civic Theater of Allentown.
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