‘Sister Act’ – The Best Show in Town

Sister Act
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‘I have been blessed with a very long history of viewing and enjoying theatre going all the way back to 1950 in Chicago. Later in life I had the immense pleasure of seeing Joel Grey and Jill Haworth in ‘Cabaret’ at the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway. Later I deeply enjoyed seeing and hearing the amazing Lea Salonga in ‘Miss Saigon’ at Theatre Royal in London’s West End. For the last 20 years or so I have been blessed with the opportunity to see and review literally thousands of performances in Los Angeles, California – everything from tiny black box theatres to the mighty Pantages. In all of that experience not one show was richer in entertainment value than ‘Sister Act’ now playing at Casa 0101 in Boyle Heights, California.

Jacquelin Lorraine Schofield

A flashy sassy young woman Deloris Van Cartier played with unrelenting perfection by Jacquelin Lorraine Schofield unexpectedly finds herself in severe danger when she observes her evil boyfriend Curtis Jackson played by ‘Best Male Actor’ award winning Marco Infante’ commit murder. While the police seek to arrest; try and convict Jackson they find shelter for Deloris in a convent. Now let the wild ride begin.

The Mother Superior delivered magnificently by Beverly Crain is far less than pleased having the somewhat wild showboat Deloris Van Cartier now known as Sister Mary Clarence in her convent. Her displeasure grows when Sister Mary begins to teach the other nuns a far more dramatic way to perform their music. The problem is their church and convent are threatened with closure due too a lack of adequate financial support from their shrinking number of parishioners.

As the gap widens between Mother Superior and Sister Mary Clarence it becomes clear that Mother Superior wants Delores gone. But it seems that the music now being delivered by all of the Sisters is being thoroughly enjoyed by and ever-growing number of parishioners. And that fact explains Monsignor O’Hara as played by Omar Mata is brining in considerable money to the church, so much so that it seems the church may very well stay up and running a reality that makes everyone happy.

Casa 0101 Theatre

Every moment in this amazing show presents a never-ending stream of hilarity laced with underlying but significant passion and love. In watching the show it became very clear that everyone involved were committed and in fact did deliver superb performances in every aspect making it a pure joy to watch and hear. And when it comes to hearing, the vocal performance of Jacqueline Lorraine Schofield is consistently sensational, beautiful, powerful and magical. And then there is something about the venue.
The Casa 0101 Theatre is largely the creation and passion of Artistic Director Josefina Lopez. It brings yet another element of joy and beauty to the unique area known as Boyle Heights in the City of Los Angeles. It is modest in size, about 99 seats I believe although I didn’t count. But it also has on display several very intriguing pieces of graphic art, a pleasant ticket office and snack bar and an overall ambience that exudes pleasantness. In other words it is a very nice place to visit and enjoy life and for most performances it even offers a truly super treat for us Angelenos – FREE PARKING.

Cast of “Sister Act”

‘Sister Act’ runs from now through May 19th 2019 at Casa 0101, 2102 East First Street, Boyle Heights, California . Show times are Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 4:00 p.m. Make your reservations and get your tickets here

This is truly one of those all too rare “DO NOT MISS” shows.
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