On January 20th, NextStop Theatre Company premiered their production of Nunsense A-Men!, directed by Andrew Regiec.
Experiencing something familiar through a new lens can be particularly thrilling. Whether that be a story brought to the stage from a beloved book or film, an untold side of a familiar tale or a modern take on a classic – experiencing something old in a new and different way is exciting. That was my experience seeing The Winter Park Playhouse’s latest production, NUNSENSE A-MEN! – a mounting of the classic Dan Goggin musical comedy with a twist – all the Nuns that in“habit” the stage are played by men (thus the “A-Men!” in the title.) And as with so many productions of this audience favorite before it, The Winter Park Playhouse’s production of NUNSENSE A-MEN! delivers many laughs and a downright good time.
If you’ve seen the original NUNSENSE, which consists of hilariously stupid (stupidly hilarious?) jokes and songs, you’ve seen NUNSENSE A-MEN! — same book and lyrics, same music, and same characters, but with a twist: The cast is entirely made up of men. DTW’s performers play their roles STRAIGHT rather than as if they were part of a drag show; if they wore stage makeup at all, they applied it with a light touch. Their earnestness adds to the hilarity, for example when rubber-faced, diminutive Raul Valenzuela glares at Charles Harvey’s Mother Superior, and the tall Mother Superior glares back. The even more diminutive Larry Martin, playing postulant Mary Leo, is a dentist in real life; he performs an excellent ballet routine. DTW veterans Mark Demry and Michael Hamlin round out the cast. They, too, are DIVINE; this ensemble cast works together seamlessly. They ace the singing and dancing (ballet, Broadway-style, and tap), and their chemistry is terrific.
The Winter Park Playhouse continues its 20th Anniversary as Central Florida's professional musical theatre with the hilarious Off-Broadway musical comedy hit - Nunsense A-Men! - running January 20 through February 18, 2023 on the theatre's Mainstage.
Nunsense premiered off-Broadway in 1985 with music, lyrics, and a book by Dan Goggin. The show ran for 3,672 performances and became the second longest-running off-Broadway show in history. Nunsense was then adapted for television starring everyone’s favorite Golden Girl Rue McClanahan and has since produced six sequels and three spin-off adaptations.
Nunsense A-Men, more recently produced at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, a “Straz Produced” production, brings to the stage a group of local bay area performers to tell the story of the Little Sisters of Hoboken. As the leader of the Merry Band of Nuns is none other than the Enigmatic, and truly Exceptional Matthew McGee as Sister Mary Regina, Mother Superior. For the first time in 22 years, Matthew McGee makes his Jaeb stage debut as a performer in the musical. Dubbed a “Life-Long, bucket list opportunity”, Matthew is just downright Heaven-sent in the role. From his first entrance to the final bow Matthew, along with the rest of the cast present a side-splitting, laugh-filled evening that will make your cheeks hurt even the next day.
Nunsense A-Men! is coming to Center Stage Theatre in Shelton September 3 – September 19. Directed and choreographed by Katie Sedlock, the show, written by Dan Goggin, follows a fundraiser put on by the Little Sisters of Hoboken to raise money to bury sisters accidently poisoned by the convent cook, Sister Julia (Child of God).
The Winter Park Playhouse continues to sell out performances of the immensely popular Nunsense A-Men! and has scheduled an additional performance Friday, April 20 at 2p.m. to meet the demand.
Nunsense A-Men opens opens Friday and will be performed through Sunday at Music Mountain Theare in Lambertville, NJ.
Second Street Players present Nunsense: A-Men! By Dan Goggin May 5th, 6th, 7th 12th, 13th, 14th. Fridayand Saturday curtain is at 8pm and Sunday curtain is 3pm. All performances will be held at The Riverfront Theater. 2 South Walnut Street, Milford De, 19963. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in their habits!
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.
Bellevue Little Theatre will hold auditions for the musical 'Nunsense A-Men' on Sunday and Monday, January 31 and February 1.
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.
Arundel Playhouse presents NUNSENSE A-MEN. The Little Sisters of Hoboken are faced with a dilemma! Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally killed fifty-two sisters with tainted vichyssoise, and while forty-eight nuns have been buried, The Little Hobos still have four sisters in the freezer, and no money for their burials.
BroadHollow Theatre Company presents NUNSENSE A-MEN! at The BayWay Arts Centre, 265 East Main Street, East Islip, running today, March 28 through April 19, 2015. (No performances April 3, 4 and 5.)
The sisters are back! The Castle Craig Players will present the hilarious habit-forming musical NUNSENSE A-MEN! tonight, February 20-March 1 at the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse in Meriden. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in costume below!
The sisters are back! The Castle Craig Players will present the hilarious habit-forming musical NUNSENSE A-MEN! February 20-March 1 at the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse in Meriden. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in costume below!
The Sisters are Back! The Castle Craig Players will present the hilarious habit-forming musical NUNSENSE A-MEN! February 20-March 1 at the Almira F. Stephan Memorial Playhouse in Meriden.
BroadHollow Theatre Company presents NUNSENSE A-MEN! at The BayWay Arts Centre, 265 East Main Street, East Islip, running March 28 through April 19, 2015. (No performances April 3, 4 and 5.)
The Runaway Stage Productions 2014 Broadway Stage season includes a West Sacrament Community Center Black Box Theatre production of Nunsense A-Men. The musical plays now through August 16. Check out highlights from the show below!
Patrick Dorow Productions in partnership with The Players' Ring presents the musical comedy Nunsense A-Men! Starring leading man Bill Humphreys* as Mother Superior and featuring fan favorite Scottie McLaughlin* as Sister Mary Hubert, Nunsense A-Men! will run tonight, September 19th - October 6th, 2013.
Patrick Dorow Productions in partnership with The Players' Ring presents the musical comedy Nunsense A-Men! Starring leading man Bill Humphreys* as Mother Superior and featuring fan favorite Scottie McLaughlin* as Sister Mary Hubert, Nunsense A-Men! will run September 19th - October 6th, 2013.
'NUNSENSE A-MEN!' is a spoof, full of 'campy'NON'sense and 'NON'-stop fun! And that is exactly what you will see in this intimate production by M.A.D. Theatre of Tampa.
One of the most successful and popular theatrical franchises is Dan Goggin's Nunsense series. In all, there are nine different stage productions that revolve around the Little Sisters of Hoboken. This summer, the hilariously funny, gender-bending installment of the collection, Nunsense A-Men!, is set to entertainment audiences at The Way off Broadway Dinner Theatre. The production opens June 25th and runs through August 29th.
One of the most successful and popular theatrical franchises is Dan Goggin's Nunsense series. In all, there are nine different stage productions that revolve around the Little Sisters of Hoboken. This summer, the hilariously funny, gender-bending installment of the collection, Nunsense A-Men!, is set to entertainment audiences at The Way off Broadway Dinner Theatre. The production opens June 25th and runs through August 29th.
Dan Goggin's Nunsense series is one of the most popular and funny sets of shows ever, and have become sensations around the world and right here at Way Off Broadway.
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