Wendy Makkena, who played the part of Sister Mary Robert in ‘Sister Act’ and its sequel will be answering questions at Jersey College for Girls as the College’s Youth Theatre takes to the stage with the musical inspired by the movie.
She will be spending time with the cast and crew for a Q&A session on Friday afternoon before watching the sold-out show that evening.
JCG principal Carl Howarth said: “Getting to meet one of the stars from the original Sister Act movies, which inspired the musical, will be an incredible experience for our students.
“They have all been working extremely hard over the last few months to put together the show.”
Caroline Stone, the Head of Drama and the show’s director, said: “‘Sister Act’ marks the first time JCG Youth Theatre has done a musical since 2019. With a cast of nearly 50, a crew of up to 25 and a live band, it promises to be an amazing run of performances.”
Wendy Makkena commented that she was “so looking forward to seeing this show by JCG and meeting the cast and crew.”
Since her part as the shy nun in the 1990s musical, alongside Whoopi Goldberg as the irrepressible Deloris Van Cartier and Dame Maggie Smith as the Mother Superior, Wendy has appeared on various TV shows and movies such as ‘Air Bud’, ‘State of Play’ and more recently ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ starring Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers.
Sister Act became a musical in 2006, following the popularity of the film.