‘The Hills of California’ is a Terrific Sister Act
metroweekly.comThe Hills of California. Only here, dreams aren’t simply deferred. For the Webb sisters, they are stifled and stomped upon before they are even given wing.In 1976 Blackpool London, three of the four sisters have gathered to discuss the impending death of their mother, Veronica (Laura Donnelly), days away from losing her battle with life. “Mother’s cancer, her primary cancer, is stomach cancer.
A tumor. This particular tumor can be caused by years and years of stress and worry, stress brought on by any number of things,” Gloria (Leanne Best) explains to her siblings.The intimation is clear: the number one reason is guilt.
In their younger days, Veronica pushed the foursome towards performance stardom with an act akin to The Andrews Sisters.Through a friendship forged by Veronica’s friend, Jack Larkin (Bryan Dick), the family is introduced to Luther St.
John (David Wilson Barnes), an American talent scout whose clients include Perry Como and Nat King Cole.Butterworth transports us back to 1955, and the three-act drama toggles back and forth between time periods.
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