So - what's the result? Fun, frivolity, glitz, glamour along with dancing, singing, high-kicking, sequin wearing nuns! How could you go wrong?! The stained glass sets on the cavernous stage are magnificently grand (kudos Klara Zieglerova) and the colorful and sharp lighting is equally sublime (kudos Natash Katz).In the staring role, Patina Miller (Deloris Van Cartier) and Victoria Clark (Mother Superior) never fail to delight. Ms. Miller gives it all she's got and Ms. Clark never fails to entertain with her quick wit and sublime vocals. Surrounding these two fine actors is an equally fine cast of nuns, gangsters, and police officers. The two nuns you'd most likely recognize are Sister Mary Patrick (Sara Bolt) and Sister Mary Robert (Marla Mindelle) - literally channeling the identical side-kick characters in the film, Kathy Najimy and Wendy Makkena.
Filling in the supporting roles, Fred Applegate does a magnificent deadpan with Monsignor O'Hara and Audrie Neenan takes on the aging Sister Mary Lazarus with chutzpa. Relative newcomer, Chester Gregory (Eddie Souther) has a few surprises up his sleeves (and pant legs), oozes that awkward, charming sensitivity, and and never fails to delight - especially when those surprises are revealed.This show lives up to its bold expectations. You'll leave the theatre with a big, old-fashioned smile on your face. After seeing nuns in glitzy habits singing and dancing all night long - the only thing that could top it is the star coming out at the end in the fabulous dress she always wanted.