Goldberg to take `Sister Act` to London

New York, Nov 15: Whoopi Goldberg will open a musical version of her hit 1992 nun comedy `Sister Act` on London`s West End next June.

The show, which the actress will produce, features music by Alan Menken, an eight-time Oscar winner who wrote many songs for such Disney movies as `The Little Mermaid`, `Beauty & The Beast`, `Aladdin` and `Enchanted`. Casting for the show will be announced next year. "If you are fortunate enough to be a part of something wonderful, I feel it`s important to pass the baton," Goldberg said Thursday. "The best way for me to be a part of this new incarnation of `Sister Act` is to make sure everyone knows it`s happening. The stage version of the show is fresh and new and I`m beyond thrilled to be part of it." In the film, which spawned a 1993 sequel `Sister Act 2`, Goldberg played a singer who witnessed a murder and is put into protective custody by police -- disguised as a nun in a convent. She sets about turning the convent`s off-key choir into stars but in the process risks blowing her cover. Bureau Report