Sister Act
Sister Act is a 1992 American musical comedy film directed by Emile Ardolino and written by Joseph Howard, with musical arrangements by Marc Shaiman. It stars Whoopi Goldberg as a lounge singer forced to join a convent after being placed in a witness protection program. It also features Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes, and Harvey Keitel.
Will Holt
In 1974, Holt wrote the book for the musical "Over Here!" starring two of the Andrews Sisters, a nostalgic look at the home front in World War II, with songs provided by the Sherman Brothers. The following year he co-wrote, with actress and singer Linda Hopkins, a revue about the life and career of Bessie Smith, "Me and Bessie". In 1976, he collaborated with George Abbott and Richard Adler on "Music Is", an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night". He also wrote the lyrics for the 1978 musical "Platinum," starring Alexis Smith as a film star attempting a comeback as a rock singer. His last Broadway project was the 1979 revival of "A Kurt Weill Cabaret", for which he performed, as well as translating some of the lyrics. In 1988 he won the Los Angeles Dramalogue Critics Award for "A Walk on the Wild Side", a musical based on Nelson Algren’s novel. "" was produced in Dublin, Ireland in 1997.