Sister Act (musical)
Elysa Gardner of "USA Today" gave the show three and a half out of four stars and said, "Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy may be less giddily profane, and thought-provoking, than "The Book of Mormon", but it has its own distinct and surprising charms. Composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater provide original tunes that nod cheekily, but with genuine affection, to that pop era while also propelling the story with a style and exuberance specific to well-crafted musical theater."
Alan Eichler
In 1970, he began a long association with playwright Tom Eyen, starting with "The Dirtiest Show in Town" and continuing with the prison comedy "Women Behind Bars" (which Eichler also co-produced), "The Neon Woman" starring Divine, "Why Hanna's Skirt Won't Stay Down" with Helen Hanft, "The White Whore and the Bit Player", and the Tony Award-winning musical "Dreamgirls". He also worked with actor-director-playwright Charles Ludlam and helped establish Ludlam's Ridiculous Theatrical Company as one of the major forces of New York's avant-garde theatre, with such cult hits as "Camille" (performed by Ludlam in drag), "Bluebeard", "Stage Blood", "Hot Ice", and the cabaret play "The Ventriloquist's Wife". In 1974, he became co-producer with Geraldine Fitzgerald of her one-woman musical show "Streetsongs", which had three separate extended theatrical runs over the next several years both on and off-Broadway, a TV version on PBS and an original cast record album. He also represented Fitzgerald for all of her other ventures for the rest of her stage and film career. He helped steer the course of an unusual 1975 rock opera entitled "The Lieutenant", based on the "My Lai Massacre", which began as a small workshop production at the Queens Theatre in the Park, before traveling to Broadway. It only managed to run for nine performances, but was nominated for four Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Actor in a Musical (Eddie Mekka).