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|name= Nunsense

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|productions= 1985 [[Off-Broadway]] <br/> Productions worldwide

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==History==

 

 

 

==Synopsis==

Naturally, VCRs and camcorders are now no longer such current or expensive devices, so modern presentations of the show tend to substitute newer or more generic terms such as "home entertainment system" or a "plasma TV".

 

 

Mary Amnesia comes on next and sings a song about what it's like to be a nun, along with a foul-mouthed puppet, Sister Mary Annette ("So You Want To Be A Nun"). Reverend Mother returns and apologizes, but is shocked to hear from Mary Amnesia that the Jersey Board of Health has sent an inspector to the convent just that afternoon. Amnesia runs off crying, and the rest of the Sisters follow, except for Reverend Mother. She tells the audience how she became a nun, but still somewhat misses performing ("Turn Up the Spotlight"). Amnesia, Leo, and Hubert return, and learn that a local Jewish temple has sent them flowers wishing them good luck. They try to use the flowers to remind Amnesia of her past, but all she can get is a quick flashback ("Lilacs"). Robert Anne rushes on stage to give Reverend Mother a bag that she seems troubled about, claiming she found it in one of the girls' bathrooms. Reverend Mother dismisses the rest of the Sisters, and has a look in the bag, the contents of which ultimately get her high - hilariously so. The rest of the Sisters notice, and put on a hastily thrown-together tap number to close the first act and get her off the stage ("Tackle That Temptation").

 

Robert Anne opens the second act, overjoyed at being able to finally take a starring role. She sings a slow ballad about how church has changed since she was a little girl ("Growing Up Catholic"). The rest of the nuns rush on afterwards, led by an especially distraught Reverend Mother, who has received a summons from the Board of Health that "We've Got to Clean Out the Freezer". Reverend Mother is calmed down by Mary Hubert, who reminds her that they've got to stick together in times of crisis like this ("Just a Coupl'a Sisters"). Mary Leo and Robert Anne then perform "The Dying Nun Ballet", which the Reverend Mother does not receive well. Amnesia and Hubert return with Sister Julia, Child of God's cookbook and put on a short cooking show segment, which is interrupted by the fact that the book is full of misprints and innuendos. Reverend Mother finally gives in and lets Robert Anne sing her number, "I Just Want to Be a Star".

 

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The third, ''Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical'', a behind-the-scenes look at a holiday [[television]] special taped by the sisters for [[Public-access television]] [[cable TV]] in their convent basement studio, culminates in a wild spoof of [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]]’s classic ballet.

 

 

The fifth edition, ''Nunsensations: The Nunsense Vegas Revue'' takes the sisters to the [[Nevada]] gambling mecca when a parishioner offers them $10,000 to perform in a club. After being convinced "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas", the Reverend Mother agrees, and before long the nuns are clad in feathers and sequins and wowing the crowd at the Pump Room in the Mystique Motor Lodge.

 

 

==Spin-offs==

In addition to the above sequels are three [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] shows.

 

 

A new version named ''Nunsense: The Mega-Musical Version'' is a remake of the original featuring additional songs, lines, and characters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

==External links==

 

[[Category:1985 musicals]]

[[Category:Off-Broadway musicals]]

[[Category:Original musicals]]