Whoopi Goldberg to join Sister Act?

Sister Act which is currently playing at the London Palladium is closing on 30th October to make way for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Wizard of Oz which is due to open there next March.

Sheila Hancock is playing the Mother Superior and is due to leave the show at the end of August, and there is a strong rumour circulating in the West End that Whoopi Goldberg (who is one of the show’s producers and created the role in the films) may step into her shoes for a limited period before the show ends.