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Anne Allgood and Alexandria J. Henderson (Robert Wade) |
Sister Act
Extended through August 17, 2024
Understudies rock! They are the “save the day” wait-ers in
the wings, ready to jump into action on a moment’s notice. Often, you the
audience don’t even know an understudy has substituted for an actor unless you
read the tiny notes added quickly to programs.
On the night I saw Sister Act at Taproot Theatre, two
understudies went on: Cherisse Martinelli needed to step out of her
regular role (Sister Mary Theresa) and go on as Sister Mary Robert; Lauren
Engstrom then stepped in as Sister Mary Theresa). Neither of them missed a
beat and flawlessly performed every song and choreography!
This fun musical came after the movie of 1992. That’s a bit
unusual because most often it’s the other way around. It focuses on a would-be-famous
singer, Deloris Van Cartier (Alexandria J. Henderson) who has a sad
history of picking the wrong man. When she’s hanging out with Curtis (Danny
Kam), clearly a gangster, he shoots one of his men as a snitch and she has
to run.