Carolee Carmello to Step Into Sister Act as Mother Superior

Broadway veteran Carolee Carmello will take over the role of the stern Mother Superior in Sister Act beginning November 19 at the Broadway Theatre. She replaces original star Victoria Clark, who earned a Tony nomination for originating the role on Broadway.

Carmello received Tony Award nominations for Lestat and Parade. Her other Broadway credits include Falsettos, 1776, The Scarlett Pimpernel, Kiss Me, Kate, Urinetown, Mamma Mia! and The Addams Family.

Carmello joins a company that features Patina Miller as Deloris Van Cartier, Fred Applegate as Monsignor, Sarah Bolt as Sister Mary Patrick, John Treacy Egan as Joey, Demond Green as TJ, Chester Gregory as Eddie, Kingsley Leggs as Curtis, Marla Mindelle as Sister Mary Robert, Audrie Neenan as Sister Mary Lazarus and Caesar Samayoa as Pablo.

Based on the hit 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Sister Act tells the story of an aspiring disco diva who witnesses a murder and is put into protective custody in a convent. Disguised as a nun, Deloris finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and an uptight Mother Superior. Using her fabulous disco-ness and killer voice to inspire the choir, she breathes new life into the church and community, but in doing so blows her cover. Soon it’s nun-on-the-run time, but she finds salvation in the heavenly power of her newly found sisterhood.