Whoopi Goldberg to Make West End Debut in Sister Act Musical

Whoopi Goldberg's getting back in the habit! The former Sister Act movie star will take to the London stage to play Mother Superior in the musical version of the film for 23 performances only, starting August 10, 2010. Sister Act will mark the Tony Award winner's West End debut.

Goldberg starred as lounge singer Deloris van Cartier in the 1992 film, the role now played by Broadway veteran Patina Miller in the musical. She takes over the role of Mother Superior from Sheila Hancock.

Although she is now known as one of the hosts of the TV's The View, Goldberg got her start on Broadway in 1984 with her Tony-winning solo show, which was produced by Mike Nichols. Although she went on to become a Hollywood star with films like the two Sister Act films, The Color Purple and Ghost (for which she won an Oscar), she has returned to Broadway multiple times, in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Whoopi and Xanadu.

Sister Act, which is co-produced by Goldberg, is playing at the London Palladium, where it must close on October 30, 2010 to make room for the new stage production of The Wizard of Oz. The musical aims to land on Broadway in 2011.