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By John Moore
Sept. 30, 2013

Opening No. 118: National touring production of “Sister Act”: In this expanded photo diary, we took a backstage tour, went to the opening-night party, and two mornings later got to hang out with cast member Kingsley Leggs, whom you may remember from his performance in the Denver Center Theatre Company’s long-extended tribute to John Denver called “Almost Heaven.” Leggs was also a cast member in “Violet” at the Arvada Center. In “Sister Act,” he plays bad-guy Curtis Jackson. But in real-life, nice guy Kingsley was amenable to making the painfully early morning rounds with local radio stations, and I got to tag along. Leggs appeared on KOOL 105 with Kris and Kelly, and later with KEZW’s Rick Crandall. “Sister Act” is the movie-turned-musical that Whoopi Goldberg made famous. It tells the story of Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a crime and the cops hide her in the last place anyone would think to look — a convent. Showtimes: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Fridays; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 6 at the Buell Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets, 303-893-4100 or the denver center’s home page . All photos by John Moore and Emily Lozow for www.CultureWest.Org. To see the full “Opening Nights” photo series to date, click here.

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How you can donate to the Denver Actors Fund

The new Denver Actors Fund is a modest source of immediate, situational relief when members of the local theater community find themselves in sudden medical need. Photo by John Moore. To donate to the Denver Actors Fund, please go here (with our humble thanks):