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LATE NITE CATECHISM Returns to Scottsdale This Month

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The eternally popular Late Nite Catechism comedies will return to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts for a limited engagement from Jan. 20 to March 24. The original Late Nite Catechism will run on Friday evenings at 8 p.m. in Stage 2, and its sequel, Late Nite Catechism III: 'Til Death Do Us Part, will be performed on Saturdays at 8 p.m.

Tickets are available for $39 online at www.ScottsdalePerformingArts.org or through Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' Patron Services Box Office at (480) 499-TKTS (8587).

Spontaneous, witty and fun, Late Nite Catechism is a highly interactive show starring Patti Hannon as tart-tongued Sister. Ruling her classroom with an iron fist, she teaches her students – who happen to be the audience – everything she knows about sins and saints while doling out rewards and reprimands with lightning speed.

In Late Nite Catechism III: 'Til Death Do Us Part, Sister offers up even more, including the latest doctrine fresh off the Web, some hilarious lessons about love and marriage and her own outrageous 'newlywed' game. Each Late Nite Catechism performance is unique and will appeal to people of all ages and faiths.

Late Nite Catechism debuted at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts in June 2000 and was an overnight sensation, eventually becoming the longest-running theatrical production in Arizona. Its other popular sequels have included Late Nite Catechism II: Sometimes We Feel Guilty Because We Are Guilty and Sister's Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi's Gold. Originally a Chicago actor, Hannon has performed the role of Sister in all of the Scottsdale productions. She was named "The Best Habit in Town" by Phoenix Magazine and earned an AriZoni Award for Late Nite's longevity.

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