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    <title><![CDATA[UK Tickets - Event - Sister Act]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Whoopi Goldberg Flies Home from Sister Act]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Whoopi Goldberg has had to cut short her Sister Act commitments after receiving the news that her mother has been taken ill with a severe stroke. The star flew home to The States today, Friday 27 August, to join her family.&nbsp;  Understudy Will Step Into the Role A statement from the show explained the news, adding that Ms Goldberg is  very sorry not to be able to perform as planned and the thoughts and  sincere best wishes of the Producers and the entire Sister Act Company  are with her at th...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sister Act – New Mother Superior Revealed]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sally Dexter will become Sister Act&rsquo;s newest nun when she takes over from Whoopi Goldberg in the role of Mother Superior. Goldberg, who is currently delighting audiences at the London Palladium, finishes her West End debut on 31 August, with Dexter picking up the habit from 01 September. Dexter&rsquo;s West End credits include Billy Elliot, where she played ballet teacher Mrs Wilkinson, and 2007s Bad Girls the Musical at the Garrick Theatre.&nbsp;  Show Reaching the Final Curtain Sister Ac...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sister Act: Seats from £28.50]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Don't miss your last chance to see Sister Act at the world famous London Palladium as the show MUST END on 30 October 2010.&nbsp;Top price seats &pound;40 Monday - Friday and &pound;52 Saturday Evening.Best Available Upper Circle seats &pound;28.50, Monday - Friday.Offer valid 01 September - 16 October 2010.Subject to availabilty.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[SEATING]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Does anyone know the best place to sit so that you have a clear view of the stage.Is it worth paying the extra to sit near the front or can you get away sitting somewhere else and saving some money?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[  Whoopi Goldberg Reveals Sister Act Nerves]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg has revealed how nervous she is about stepping into the role of Mother Superior in the hit musical Sister Act at the London Palladium next week. In an interview with the London Evening Standard, Goldberg talks about how she came to take the role, stepping in almost by accident after finding out that Sheila Hancock was leaving the show:&ldquo;We found that Sheila was leaving and we needed to find someone really as soon as possible. I said, Let me think and se...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Whoopi Goldberg Back in the Habit ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After a few days of rumours, it has been officially announced that Hollywood star Whoopi Goldberg will play the Mother Superior in the musical Sister Act. The 3 week engagement from the 10 &ndash; 31 August 2010 will be Goldberg&rsquo;s West End debut, in a show which she has co-produced. Goldberg takes over from Wizard of Oz judge Sheila Hancock.&nbsp; Whoopi GoldbergThe show is based on the 1992 film which Goldberg starred in as the disobedient Deloris van Cartier, played in the show by newcom...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Film to Stage]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The West End is seeing a big increase in the number of film to stage musicals opening, 3 within the last year and another 2 on the way. Although some regular theatregoers are panning the idea, each of the shows has its own success story. A few&nbsp; have said its degrading the value of theatre productions, but other people have said it is encouraging people of all backgrounds and ages to go to the theatre.Here we look at the current film to stage musicals in the West End. Opening SoonThe Wizard ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 15:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sister Act pushed out early for Dorothy]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sister Act recently announced its closure for January 2011 but has now pushed this forward to October 2010 as the momentum for The Wizard of Oz gains.&nbsp; Over The RainbowThe Wizard of Oz, which goes into the Palladium on 29 March 2011, went on sale at the weekend almost 10 months in advance of the first night. The TV show &lsquo;Over The Rainbow&rsquo; is close to crowning a winner to play Dorothy in the new Andrew Lloyd Webber production. The new production of The Wizard of Oz will include t...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sister Act Closure]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After nearly one year in the West End, Sister Act has announced it will shut its convent doors on 1 January 2011. Cast NewsThe show, which opened last year, has had a strong cast since opening, with new comer Patina Miller as Deloris Van Cartier, Shelia Hancock in the role of Mother Superior and Dad&rsquo;s Army favourite Ian Lavender as Monsignor Howard. Miller will continue her role of Deloris until the end of the run, whilst Shelia Hancock has extended her contract by three months and will fi...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Webbe joins Sister Act]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After many rumours flying around the West End, Blue boyband member Simon Webbe will join the cast of Sister Act later this year. Little confirmed information is known at present, but it is whispered that Webbe will play the role of Eddie or Shank in the hit musical. &nbsp;DebutThe role will mark Webbe&rsquo;s debut in the West End, following in the steps of his fellow band member Duncan James, who is currently starring in Legally Blonde at the Savoy. Webbe rose to fame in boyband Blue, clocking ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hancock Extends Stay At Convent]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sheila Hancock, current star of new hit musical Sister Act, has extended her run until 27th February 2010. The Laurence Oliver Award winning actress is currently playing the role of the Mother Superior along side Dad&rsquo;s Army favourite Ian Lavender and new comer Patina Miller. Hancock&nbsp;&ldquo;When, at the age of 76, I was asked to appear in Sister Act at the London Palladium, I thought I might just about manage six months. It has proved such a joyous experience; I have a new lease of lif...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pictures]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hello Everyone. i WAS WONDERING is there anywhere i can find pictures of the show online. Please reply i you know]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Change of ticket delivery instruction]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Can I change the ticket delivery instruction from house delivery to pickup at the theater on the day of performance?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Critics hail Sister Act]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A star is bornSister Act opened last night to some rave reviews. Both the Telegraph and the Evening Standard gave the show four stars, and others were just as enthusiastic. Robert Billington from the Guardian was harder to please, but on the whole, Sister Act has been praised to high heaven. UK Tickets' Daniella, Alison, Sandra and Andrew were there at the Palladium, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Brian Conley, Sheridan Smith and Whoopi Goldberg.The critics unanimously agreed that the casti...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pro shots]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anyone have pics from the new show]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 20:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sister Act: Check out the video]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Preparations for the UK premiere of Alan Menken&rsquo;s Sister Act have suddenly got very exciting. Not only has producer Whoopi Goldberg valiantly overcome her famous fear of flying to be in London for the premiere, the marquee is up on the Palladium&rsquo;s frontage and looking brilliant, and now theatre fans are able to hear music from the show.Composed by Alan Menken, the songs released are fantastic, and they easily rival the gospel standards that made the 1992 movie such a hit. Menken has ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sister Act cast announced]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Producers of the Palladium&rsquo;s upcoming production of Sister Act have announced the show&rsquo;s stellar cast. Leading the show as nightclub singer Deloris Van Cartier is West End newcomer Patina Miller, star of US soap All My Children. The role of the Mother Superior will be played by veteran British actress Sheila Hancock, whose countless credits include The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Doctor Who, Eastenders and The Rag Trade. Joining Miller and Hancock are Katie Rowley-Jones as Sister Mar...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sister Act: Whoopi on board]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sister Act star Whoopi Goldberg has announced on BBC radio and ABC television show The View that she is to take on the role of producer when the movie&rsquo;s stage adaptation arrives at the London Palladium in May 2009.  Although Sister Act the Musical began with a triumphant extended run in Pasadena, California in late 2006, the show&rsquo;s arrival in London will be the first time Goldberg has been involved in any stage of its development.Although it has been speculated, Whoopi will not be st...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
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