So glad Better Midler turned this down
Even though she probably would have done a good job, a black woman created a bigger contrast/fish out of water.
Plus Whoopie being 10 years younger created a bigger generational gap against Mother Superior (Maggie Smith), and placed her better with the other 30 something nuns.
Would Sister Act II work with Bette Midler? I always felt that Whoopie being black helped her gel with the urban youth better, like she was hip.