In the musical, Sister Act, the costumes enhanced the musical and gave valuable information about characters and scenes. Costumes help the audience understand characteristics of characters. To start, the main character, Deloris Van Cartier, wore different costumes during different scenes which gave the audience information about the plot. At the beginning of the musical, Deloris wore a glittery, short, fancy dress because she performed onstage as a dancer. This gave the audience information on her traits. From this information, it was discovered that she was a young woman who was interested in dancing and hanging out in a nightclub. However, Deloris found a church to work at as a nun. Therefore, she wore a black nun dress for her job. This
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Beyond the lyrics, the music develops the storyline by providing background effects. Specifically, before Deloris worked as a nun, the nuns sang their music slowly and at a low key. The music seemed sad and deep because it was not upbeat or happy. However, Deloris applied for a job at the church and decided to use her previous skills working in a nightclub in the church. She urged the nuns to sing out of their comfort zones, sing louder, and be more confident. At first, many nuns, specifically Sister Mary Robert, struggled with singing loud and confidently. As a result, she worked with her sisters to become braver to sing more modern music. During church one day, all of the sisters sang a song with a fast tempo and upbeat. This portrays that the nuns are finally happy about their job because the music was upbeat. By the end of the show, the nuns all sang religiously, yet comfortably in church. They sang loud and dismissed the modest norms as being a nun. This portrays how the music changed aspects during the musical by slow, deep music, or fast, upbeat music. Music further develops the plot and storyline because it helps the audience understand the mood and interests of the characters. Overall, the different beats and tempos change the tone of the story which helps the audience understand the storyline and
Beyond the lyrics, the music develops the storyline by providing background effects. Specifically, before Deloris worked as a nun, the nuns sang their music slowly and at a low key. The music seemed sad and deep because it was not upbeat or happy. However, Deloris applied for a job at the church and decided to use her previous skills working in a nightclub in the church. She urged the nuns to sing out of their comfort zones, sing louder, and be more confident. At first, many nuns, specifically Sister Mary Robert, struggled with singing loud and confidently. As a result, she worked with her sisters to become braver to sing more modern music. During church one day, all of the sisters sang a song with a fast tempo and upbeat. This portrays that the nuns are finally happy about their job because the music was upbeat. By the end of the show, the nuns all sang religiously, yet comfortably in church. They sang loud and dismissed the modest norms as being a nun. This portrays how the music changed aspects during the musical by slow, deep music, or fast, upbeat music. Music further develops the plot and storyline because it helps the audience understand the mood and interests of the characters. Overall, the different beats and tempos change the tone of the story which helps the audience understand the storyline and