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Her Deloris is a wonderfully big-hearted loose unit, and a perfect foil to the dry crustiness of Genevieve Lemon’s Mother Superior.
The nuns carve out a chorus of comedic character parts – Rhonda Burchmore’s Sister Mary Lazarus rapping to old school hip-hop in Latin, or Sophie Montague’s adorable postulant finding her feet in kinky boots, or Bianca Bruce’s Sister Mary Patrick learning to curb her deafening (if infectious) enthusiasm for the Lord so humans can stand to listen, too.
Raphael Wong as romantic interest Eddie is funny to the last cell, combining loveably goofy physical comedy with fine vocals; his gorgeous showstopper, in which he steps from awkward and unconfident cop to disco superstar and back again, is a scream.
Casey Donovan as Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act.Credit: Daniel Boud
James Bryers’ gangster villain moves smoothly into menace and James Bell, Jordan Angelides, and Tom Struik are an amusing triple-threat as cartoonish goons.
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Sister Act might take a few beats to start rolling, and the set design doesn’t have the wow-factor of some major musicals but seeing Casey Donovan spearheading a cast with so many talented performers will gladden hearts. It’s a joy to watch a feel-good musical that does exactly what it says on the box.
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