SISTAS! the Musical
Plays to a Packed Audience in Landover, MD
On March 8th and 9th 2025, SISTAS played to a packed house at the City of Praise Family Ministries in Landover, MD. A cast of 5 talented actors wowed the audience with songs and a compelling story of family, love, betrayal, and redemption.
SISTAS was co-produced by Franzblau Media and City of Praise Family Ministries, collaborating with Bishop Joel Peebles and Pastor Ylawnda Peebles.
The story of Black women from Bessie Smith to Beyonce, SISTAS was written by Columbia University professor and Fullbright Scholar Dorothy Marcic, and has played in over 20 cities, including 9 years Off-Broadway.
Cast Members:
Adara Lowery
Allison Fitzgerald
Corisa Myers
Rhonda Oliver
Tammy Turner
SISTAS: THE MUSICAL follows a group of sisters as they prepare to bury the matriarch of their family. While cleaning out her attic, the five women reflect on the history of their family and of African-American women through popular music spanning from Ma Rainey to Billie Holiday to Mary J. Blige to Beyoncé. This joyous, soulful and screamingly funny show celebrates the evolution of African American women through popular music including Oh Happy Day, Mama Said, I Will Survive, Tyrone, I Am Not My Hair, and A Woman’s Worth.
Some snapshots from SISTAS
