Clive Rowe joins Whoopi Goldberg in Sister Act London cast
UPDATE: Sister Act is now postponed to 2022, with Whoopi Goldberg no longer playing Deloris Van Cartier. Read here for more information.
Actor Clive Rowe will join the cast of the Sister Act revival, which is set to star the film's lead Whoopi Goldberg, when it runs in London this summer.
Olivier Award winner Rowe will play Eddie Souther in the musical, the police chief who suggests Goldberg's character Deloris joins a witness protection programme which sees her embedded in a convent of nuns.
Rowe has previously appeared in Carousel, Sweet Charity, and Chicago in London, and won an Olivier for best supporting actor in a musical for his role in Guys and Dolls at the National Theatre.
He joins Goldberg, who has previously appeared in Sister Act as Mother Superior at the London Palladium, for the production at the Eventim Apollo from 21st July 2020.
Last week, it was announced that more tickets would be released for Sister Act this Friday, as the production extends by a week.
Sister Act London cast
Clive Rowe is the latest addition to the growing Sister Act cast in London. As well as Whoopi Goldberg, he joins comedian and actor Jennifer Saunders who will play Mother Superior.
Directed by Bill Buckhurst, the musical will get its first run out in a newly-updated version at Leicester Curve in April, starring Brenda Edwards as Deloris van Cartier, before touring the UK with a residency in London in the summer.
Buckhurst's creative team includes choreographer by Alistair David, set designer by Morgan Large, lighting design by Tim Mitchell, sound design by Tom Marshall and musical supervisor by Stephen Brooker.
Further casting is set to be announced in due course.
Sister Act is at the Eventim Apollo from 21st July.
Sister Act tickets are available now.
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