Miamiartzine: Review: 'Sister Act' At Slow Burn Is 'Fabulous, Baby!'

Another is the young Sister Mary Robert. When we first encounter this nun, who was abandoned as a baby and raised at the convent, she is quiet, shy, and timid. But as the show progresses, she emerges from her “shell.” Specifically, she becomes an assertive young woman who bears her soul in the song “The Life I Never Led.”

With an intense facial expression, a strong, clear voice, fire in her eyes, and her hands on her heart, Mikayla Cohen holds nothing back while not only singing, but vividly expressing the emotions behind the song. It is as though she is releasing years of pent-up emotion and frustration. Cohen delivers a bravura performance, for sure. Her Sister Mary Robert is nothing like the stereotypical nun with a stern face and a ruler.