Nunsense

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Nunsense is a popular comedic musical revue about a group of eccentric nuns staging a fundraiser, known for its broad humor, catchy songs, and numerous sequels and spin-offs.

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instanceOf musical revue
stage musical
adaptation Nunsense (1993 film) NERFINISHED
basedOn Nunsense greeting card line NERFINISHED
bookWriter Dan Goggin NERFINISHED
composer Dan Goggin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Dan Goggin NERFINISHED
feature audience participation
catchy songs
dance numbers
follows Little Sisters of Hoboken NERFINISHED
genre comedy
musical theatre
parody
hasSequel Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical NERFINISHED
Nunsensations! The Nunsense Vegas Revue NERFINISHED
Nunsense 2: The Second Coming NERFINISHED
Nunsense 3: The Jamboree NERFINISHED
Nunsense 4: Meshuggah-Nuns! NERFINISHED
Sister Amnesia’s Country Western Nunsense Jamboree NERFINISHED
hasSetting Hoboken, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Mount Saint Helen’s School NERFINISHED
hasSpinOff Nunsense A-Men! NERFINISHED
Nunsense: The TV Series NERFINISHED
hasTheme black comedy about death
fundraising for convent
satire of religious life
lyricist Dan Goggin NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Reverend Mother Mary Regina NERFINISHED
Sister Mary Amnesia NERFINISHED
Sister Mary Hubert NERFINISHED
Sister Mary Leo NERFINISHED
Sister Robert Anne NERFINISHED
notableFor long Off-Broadway run
numerous sequels and spin-offs
notableSong Holier Than Thou NERFINISHED
I Just Want to Be a Star NERFINISHED
Nunsense Is Habit-Forming NERFINISHED
So You Want to Be a Nun NERFINISHED
Turn Up the Spotlight NERFINISHED
notableVenue Cherry Lane Theatre NERFINISHED
Douglas Fairbanks Theater NERFINISHED
numberOfPrincipalRoles 5
originalCastSize 5
originalLanguage English
premiereDate 1985
premiereLocation Off-Broadway NERFINISHED
productionType Off-Broadway musical
subjectMatter Catholic religious life
nuns staging a fundraiser
tone broad humor
typicalPerformanceLength approximately 2 hours

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Rue McClanahan notableWork Nunsense