Nuns on the run

Last night, we went to St. Georges Hall in Bradford to see Rowetta and the London Community Gospel Choir do a platform performance of songs from the sister Act movies.

We saw the LCGC two years ago and I was blown away. Last night, the emphasis was less on Gospel and more on Soul, Motown style. The event was slightly cheesy with a cod preacher cajoling the crowd into a frenzy (with a somewhat partial success) but with an excellent six piece band and ten singers with amazing voices along with some superb music, it was hard not to love it. My favourite song of the evening was “Say a little prayer for you” in the Aretha Franklin style, closely followed by “Oh happy day” in the style of back in the habit, Sister Act II, where it started off weak then built in strength, complete with arpeggios. “Joyful Joyful we adore thee” sung to the tune of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Ode to Joy was also a huge crord pleaser, with Rowetta solemnly singing the first verse then the cast exploding onto the stage in a riot of colour and dance in the high energy 2nd verse. It quirkily included a couple of lines from the Janet Jackson song “what have you done for me lately” (with Him substituted for me, as per the movie).

Here is a Telly teaser I found on the LCGC website, if you enjoy watching this and find yourself within 100 miles of any of the tour venues over the next six weeks or so, I’d highly recommend you go and see it. If you really want to have fun, dress as a Nun and get a front stalls seat near the aisle so you can get up and dance.