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| _ABOUT THE PRODUCTION Show, Authors, and Photos |
NUNS OF FUN! Madcap
Musical Nunsense Comes
to Austin This Summer
The early summer forecast for City Theatre
calls for giggles, guffaws, chortles, and good
old fashioned belly laughs…and it’s all thanks
to the famed Little Sisters of Hoboken. The
City Theatre Company is preparing to get thee
to a nunnery with Nunsense, the hit musical
comedy celebrating its 25th anniversary and filled with so much sisterly love
and good cheer that it has had audiences around the world rolling in the
aisles. The nuns strut their stuff June 11 - July 5.
“A hit of the first order.” – USA Today
"Nunsense is good old-fashioned comedy at its best.” - Backstage
“Like the holy mother church, it’s a bona fide institution.” – New York Times
The evening of fun begins as the Little Sisters, after an unsuccessful stint
as leper colony missionaries, discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of
God, has accidentally poisoned fifty-two sisters. And since the “blue nuns”
are preserved on ice in the storage freezer and the Board of Health is on its
way, money must be raised immediately for burials! The sisters decide that
the best way to raise the money is to put on a variety show with the nuns as
the talent…well, sort of. Here we meet Reverend Mother Regina, a former
circus performer; Sister Mary Hubert, the Mistress of
the Novices; a streetwise nun named Sister Robert
Anne, Sister Mary Leo, a wannabe ballerina, and the
delightfully wacky Sister Mary Amnesia, the nun who
lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head.
With memorable songs that helped make Nunsense
a smash hit, such as “Nunsense is Habit-Forming”,
“Tackle That Temptation with a Time Step” and
“Holier Than Thou.” Featuring star turns, tap and
ballet numbers, an audience quiz, nun-puns, comic
surprises, and even a bingo game at intermission,
this show has become an international phenomenon boasting more than
5000 productions worldwide in over twenty-one different languages. Bottom
line – It’s heavenly fun!
While Nunsense provides a hilarious trip down memory lane for Catholic
school veterans, the appeal is universal and hardly limited to those of a
single faith. “This play will tickle the funny bone of everyone from all walks of
life,” mentions Andy Berkovsky, Nunsense director and CTC founder. “We
all, Catholics and non-Catholics, have a common perception when it come
to nuns and their devout and mysterious vocation. One thing is clear,” he
said, “no matter what religious faith one is, this show invites the audience to
identify with the humanity, the humor and the spirit of these saintly women
who let their veils down. Its appeal does not change with time. There will
always be a place for pure, unadulterated fun…and that is what this show is
all about.”
Written by Dan Goggin, Nunsense opened to rave
reviews where it won four Outer Critics’ Circle Awards,
including Best Off-Broadway Musical and has become
the second longest running musical in off-Broadway
history, second only to The Fantasticks. Since the
original success of the musical comedy, Goggin has
written a number of sequels including Nunsense
Jamboree and Nuncrackers.
The musical comedy will be directed by Artistic Director Andy Berkovsky
(The Boys Next Door, Alice in Wonderland, Glengarry Glen Ross) with
choreography by Jessica Kelpsch. It will feature the all-star cast of Melita
McAtee (Reverend Mother), Michelle Cheney (Sister Mary Amnesia), Jen Coy
(Sister Robert Anne), Glenna Bowman (Sister Mary Leo), and Dorothy Mays
Clark (Sister Mary Hubert).
TICKET AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
June 11 – July 5
Thursday – Saturday at 8:00 p.m. Sunday 5:30 p.m.
*Last Weekend - No show July 3 & 4. July 5 – two shows 2:30 & 5:30. Added
show Wed., July 1 8:00 p.m.
General Seating $20, 2 for $35, Seniors $18, Guaranteed Reserved Seating
$25, Students $15,Thursday all seats $15, Group discounts available.
Musical Nunsense Comes
to Austin This Summer
The early summer forecast for City Theatre
calls for giggles, guffaws, chortles, and good
old fashioned belly laughs…and it’s all thanks
to the famed Little Sisters of Hoboken. The
City Theatre Company is preparing to get thee
to a nunnery with Nunsense, the hit musical
comedy celebrating its 25th anniversary and filled with so much sisterly love
and good cheer that it has had audiences around the world rolling in the
aisles. The nuns strut their stuff June 11 - July 5.
“A hit of the first order.” – USA Today
"Nunsense is good old-fashioned comedy at its best.” - Backstage
“Like the holy mother church, it’s a bona fide institution.” – New York Times
The evening of fun begins as the Little Sisters, after an unsuccessful stint
as leper colony missionaries, discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of
God, has accidentally poisoned fifty-two sisters. And since the “blue nuns”
are preserved on ice in the storage freezer and the Board of Health is on its
way, money must be raised immediately for burials! The sisters decide that
the best way to raise the money is to put on a variety show with the nuns as
the talent…well, sort of. Here we meet Reverend Mother Regina, a former
circus performer; Sister Mary Hubert, the Mistress of
the Novices; a streetwise nun named Sister Robert
Anne, Sister Mary Leo, a wannabe ballerina, and the
delightfully wacky Sister Mary Amnesia, the nun who
lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head.
With memorable songs that helped make Nunsense
a smash hit, such as “Nunsense is Habit-Forming”,
“Tackle That Temptation with a Time Step” and
“Holier Than Thou.” Featuring star turns, tap and
ballet numbers, an audience quiz, nun-puns, comic
surprises, and even a bingo game at intermission,
this show has become an international phenomenon boasting more than
5000 productions worldwide in over twenty-one different languages. Bottom
line – It’s heavenly fun!
While Nunsense provides a hilarious trip down memory lane for Catholic
school veterans, the appeal is universal and hardly limited to those of a
single faith. “This play will tickle the funny bone of everyone from all walks of
life,” mentions Andy Berkovsky, Nunsense director and CTC founder. “We
all, Catholics and non-Catholics, have a common perception when it come
to nuns and their devout and mysterious vocation. One thing is clear,” he
said, “no matter what religious faith one is, this show invites the audience to
identify with the humanity, the humor and the spirit of these saintly women
who let their veils down. Its appeal does not change with time. There will
always be a place for pure, unadulterated fun…and that is what this show is
all about.”
Written by Dan Goggin, Nunsense opened to rave
reviews where it won four Outer Critics’ Circle Awards,
including Best Off-Broadway Musical and has become
the second longest running musical in off-Broadway
history, second only to The Fantasticks. Since the
original success of the musical comedy, Goggin has
written a number of sequels including Nunsense
Jamboree and Nuncrackers.
The musical comedy will be directed by Artistic Director Andy Berkovsky
(The Boys Next Door, Alice in Wonderland, Glengarry Glen Ross) with
choreography by Jessica Kelpsch. It will feature the all-star cast of Melita
McAtee (Reverend Mother), Michelle Cheney (Sister Mary Amnesia), Jen Coy
(Sister Robert Anne), Glenna Bowman (Sister Mary Leo), and Dorothy Mays
Clark (Sister Mary Hubert).
TICKET AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
June 11 – July 5
Thursday – Saturday at 8:00 p.m. Sunday 5:30 p.m.
*Last Weekend - No show July 3 & 4. July 5 – two shows 2:30 & 5:30. Added
show Wed., July 1 8:00 p.m.
General Seating $20, 2 for $35, Seniors $18, Guaranteed Reserved Seating
$25, Students $15,Thursday all seats $15, Group discounts available.
