Sister Act (musical) Sister Act (musical) Sister Act is a musical based on the hit 1992 film of the same name with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater, book by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner, and additional book material by Douglas Carter Beane. After having a regional premiere in 2006 in Pasadena, California, the original West End production opened on June 2, 2009 at the London Palladium, starring Patina Miller and produced by Stage Entertainment and Whoopi Goldberg. Subsequent productions have been seen on Broadway and in many countries around the world. In Philadelphia, Mother Superior declares that the convent is in
Night Has a Thousand Eyes of his relentlessly bleak predictions prove accurate. Jerome Cowan (of "Maltese Falcon" fame) plays Whitney Courtland, Triton's best friend, who becomes wealthy using tips from the now-psychic Triton. The film is generally praised for its gloomy adaptation of Woolrich's writing. In his book "Art of Noir", Eddie Muller writes: "No film more faithfully captured Woolrich's sense of doomed predestination than "Night Has a Thousand Eyes"." "Time Out Film Guide", however (in spite of praising the cinematography by John F. Seitz), gives the thriller a negative review: "Aside from the fine opening sequence -- Lund's rescue of Gail Russell from the