A 'Sister Act' On Tap At Strand Theatre This Weekend

LAKEWOOD, NJ — A nightclub singer who witnesses a murder and gets stowed at a convent by the local police department — and turns the convent upside down — is the center of "Sister Act," the musical being presented at the Strand Theatre this weekend.

The musical, scheduled for four performances beginning Thursday, is being presented by the students of the Performing Art Academy. The academy is part of the Ocean County Vocational Technical School District and includes students from across Ocean County.

The Performing Arts Academy is a full-time high school that is geared toward students who wish to excel in the performing arts and is a specialized high school program developed specifically for the young artist-in-training.

The school offers intense studies in theater, dance, vocal music and audio engineering, with concentrations in technical theater, acting techniques, musical theatre, dialect coaching, directing, ballet technique, modern technique, jazz technique, choreography, music theory, vocal technique and physiology, song preparation, microphone technology, live sound, Pro Tools industry-standard software, and hands-on studio performance and arts history (music, dance, theater, audio engineering), along with all of the academic requirements for a high school diploma.

"Sister Act" is a demonstration of the lessons the students have been learning throughout the school year.

There will be a special matinee performance for senior citizens on Thursday, Feb. 23 at the Strand Theatre. The performance is scheduled for 4 p.m. at the Strand Theatre and the $14 ticket includes a boxed lunch prepared by OCVTS Culinary Arts students that will be served prior to the show. Doors open at 2 p.m. on Thursday.

The musical also wil be presented Friday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $19 and can be purchased by going to www.strand.org/events or by calling the box office at 732-367-7789.

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