BWW Review: Community Players Creates Heavenly Hilarity with NUNSENSE 2: THE SECOND COMING
by Robert Barossi
- Apr 11, 2016
You might be hard pressed to come up with a musical that is or has a sequel. Sequels seem to primarily be the domain of movies, books and perhaps television shows. There is one musical, though, that actually has a number of sequels to its credit. The hit show Nunsense hasn't just spawned one or two follow-ups, it actually has nine shows which are considered sequels or spin-offs of the original. Now, Community Players is presenting the second in that line, Nunsense 2: The Second Coming.
BWW Review: NUNSENSE at Camarillo Skyway Playhosue
by Cary Ginell
- Apr 7, 2016
The idea for Nunsense, the whimsical musical about five wacky but lovable nuns from the Little Sisters of Hoboken, came to creator Dan Goggin from an unexpected quarter. A friend had presented Goggin with a mannequin dressed as a Dominican nun in traditional habit, with the idea that it would be fun to feature a photograph of the mannequin and Goggin as part of a greeting card. The cards were a success and so, having worked in theater since 1963, Goggin decided to emulate Pygmalion by bringing the mannequin to life. The first Nunsense production opened in 1983 with a cast featuring three nuns, a priest, and a brother. The show featured sketches written by a friend, Steve Hayes, but in order to move the show to Off-Broadway, they had to have an actual 'book' to replace the sketches. It was at this time that the priest and the brother became additional nuns and a story was written to tie all of Goggin's songs together. The expanded Nunsense won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical and ten years and 3,672 performances later, it ended its original run, becoming second in longevity only to The Fantasticks for an Off-Broadway show. Since then, there have been over 8,000 productions of Nunsense around the world, with the show translated into twenty languages and a half-dozen sequels following in its wake. What makes Nunsense so universally loved? Simple. It's funny, the songs are cute and singable, and the good feelings inherent in the show's believable characters are infectious.
NUNSENSE...A-MEN! to Play New Hope Arts Center, 2/12-13
by Tyler Peterson
- Feb 5, 2016
Don your habits and grab your rulers, the Downtown Performing Arts Center and Curtain Up Productions will present the musical comedy Nunsense...A-men! for three special performances. Scheduled for Friday, February 12 at 7:30 and Saturday, February 13 and 2 pm and 7:30 pm, performances of Nunsense...A-men! will take place at the New Hope Arts Center located at 2 Stockton Avenue in New Hope, PA.
BWW Review: Crown City Theatre Produces Exultant NUNSENSE for the Holidays
by Don Grigware
- Dec 22, 2015
Resourceful Dan Goggin designed a line of greeting cards to honor the nun, then turned the project into a cabaret which finally became a full-fledged musical comedy in 1985. Now Nunsense plays in several languages all over the world. Everyone has a peculiar fascination with nuns. Why? Well, number one, they dress oddly and apart from that, they live out their daily lives praying and doing things uncommon to the average person. Say you are or grew up a Catholic, you still have difficulty figuring them out. Are they really that stern and block-headed? Well, Dan Goggin takes you behind the scenes, so-to-speak, in this tongue -in-cheek look at the Little Sisters of Hoboken at Mt. Saint Helen's School - you will see them do things, irreverent things, you never imagined in your wildest dreams - who are about to put on a benefit show to raise funds to...Oh, Saints preserve us... to bury four nuns who died from botulism. Currently onstage at Crown City Theatre in NoHo, Nunsense is receiving a nifty revival directed by the terrific Kristin
'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for December 16th, 2015
by Paul W. Thompson
- Dec 16, 2015
The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'Gotta Dance' makes announcements, and 'My Way' and 'Christmas Dearest' extend. 'A Midwinter Mummers Tale' sells out, as'Guys And Dolls' rounds out the year. DePaul hosts a new children's musical, Northwestern hosts the Sarah Siddons Society, and 'Nunsense' aims for series regularity. And vote for the BWW Chicago Awards!
Review Zusammenfassnung: Junges Staatstheater Wiesbaden macht (keinen) NON(N)SENSE
by Iris Moebius
- Sep 29, 2015
In Hoboken ist der Teufel los. Funf Nonnen des Ordens ›Kleine Schwestern von Hoboken‹ haben sich aus dem Kloster geschlichen, um ihrer heimlichen Leidenschaft, dem Bingospielen, nachzugehen. Als sie zuruckkommen, machen sie eine grausige Entdeckung: Alle restlichen 52 Nonnen sind nach dem Genuss einer Bouillabaisse an Fischvergiftung gestorben. Da ihr Geld nur reicht, um 48 der verstorbenen Schwestern zu beerdigen, mussen sie eine Benefizshow auf die Beine stellen. Das Junge Staatsmusical Wiesbaden bringt NON(N)SENSE nun im Studio auf die Buhne (nachdem sie vor 6 Jahren in teils anderer Besetzung schon einmal im Programm stand), und Iris Limbarth und die jungen Schauspielerinnen gelingt wieder eine fabelhafte Inszenierung. Wir haben fur euch Fotos von der Produktion und einige Pressestimmen von der Premiere am vergangenen Freitag zusammengefasst.
BWW Review: Sensational Cast Revives NUNSENSE Nostalgia at Peninsula Players Theatre
by Peggy Sue Dunigan
- Sep 22, 2015
When writer Dan Goggin imagined and produced his line of greeting cards featruing sassy nuns, few people would have predicted their instant success or the award-winning, full-length musical after the fact titled Nunsense. When the show's premiered on Broadway in 1985, the Nunsense phenomena continued with numerous revivals and sequels, and includes being adapted for the television screen. Fish Creek's Penninsula Players Theatre (PPT) reprises the rolicking musical from their 1987 season with a spectacular cast that shines another light on these angelic Little Sisters from Hoboken.
Peninsula Players Theatre's NUNSENSE Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 9, 2015
Peninsula Players Theatre, America's Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theater and Door County's theatrical icon, continues its 80th season with the hilarious musical comedy 'Nunsense,' with book, music and lyrics by Dan Goggin. The lighthearted musical has a six-week run starting tonight, Sept. 9, through Oct. 18. 'Nunsense' received the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical, Best Book, Best Music and Best Off-Broadway Musical.
Peninsula Players Theatre's NUNSENSE Opens 9/9
by Tyler Peterson
- Sep 4, 2015
Peninsula Players Theatre, America's Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theater and Door County's theatrical icon, continues its 80th season with the hilarious musical comedy "Nunsense," with book, music and lyrics by Dan Goggin. The lighthearted musical has a six-week run starting Sept. 9 through Oct. 18. "Nunsense" received the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical, Best Book, Best Music and Best Off-Broadway Musical.
QNEK Productions to Present NUNSENSE A-MEN!
by Tyler Peterson
- Aug 31, 2015
QNEK Productions is thrilled to be bringing back the little sisters of Hoboken in an all new and hilarious production of Nunsense A-Men! It's the Nunsense you know and love, but this time starring all men! Think of it as 'Mrs. Doubtfire enters the Convent.' Done totally seriously this show is, to quote a critic, 'no drag.' You wont want to miss this new twist on a QNEK favorite.
Community Players's 95th Season to Feature GREASE, DEATHTRAP & More
by Tyler Peterson
- Aug 17, 2015
The Community Players, Rhode Island's oldest community theatre, proudly announce their 95th anniversary season of plays. Founded in 1921, The Community Players continue their dedication to producing engaging live productions by the community, for the community of Rhode Island. The Community Players have received multiple Motif Magazine Theatre Awards over the years, including 2014 Production of the Year and honors for acting, set and costume design and direction. The group's member performers, directors, producers, designers and audiences come from all walks of life, all united by a shared love of live theatre.
Nashville Theater Calendar 8/12/15
by Jeffrey Ellis
- Aug 12, 2015
Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all. From personal experience, despite all the datebooks, smart phones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops...it's hard to keep everything straight in this wacky business of the show.
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