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Nunsense: The TV Series Premieres

Christopher Sieber, Beth Leavel, and more star in the adaptation of Dan Goggin’s ”Nunsense”.

Mary Stout, Dan Goggin, and Dee Hoty celebrate the premiere of Nunsense: The TV Series.
Mary Stout, Dan Goggin, and Dee Hoty celebrate the premiere of Nunsense: The TV Series.
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Nunsense: The TV Series, Dan Goggin's small-screen adaptation of his musical comedy Nunsense, premieres its pilot episode online at www.nunsensetv.com today. The cast and crew celebrated the premiere last night.

When funding for Mt. St. Helen's School's music and arts program gets cut, Reverend Mother Mary Regina and the Little Sisters of Hoboken take matters into their own hands. Nunsense: The TV Series follows the zany antics of the world's most famous nuns as they enter Hoboken Has Talent, a local variety show competition, with their sights set on winning the $100,000 grand prize. Having previously staged a fundraising show to help bury 52 nuns accidentally poisoned by Sister Julia, Child of God, the Little Sisters of Hoboken consider themselves expert entertainers.

The company of Nunsense: The Tv Series.
The company of Nunsense: The Tv Series.
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The cast features Mary Stout as Reverend Mother Mary Regina, Bambi Jones as Sister Mary Hubert, Tony Award winner Beth Leavel as Sister Robert Anne, Jeanne Tinker as Sister Mary Amnesia, The Office star Phyllis Smith as Sister Julia, Tony winner Karen Ziemba as Sister Mary Leo, Dee Hoty as Sister Mary Wilhelm, June Gable as Sister Rose Seraphine, Christina Pumariega as Sister Mary Michaela, Christopher Sieber as Father Virgil Manley Trott, Jeff Blumenkrantz as Brother Anthony, Lee Roy Reams as the Saint, Scott Willis as Father Kuligowski, Jim Ferris as Brother Patrick, Melinda Tanner as Sister Brendan, and Grammy Award-winning recording artist Darlene Love as herself.

Nunsense is the creation of Catholic school-educated author and composer Dan Goggin. Nunsense premiered in New York City at the Cherry Lane Theatre in 1985, where it won four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Off-Broadway Musical. It transferred to the Douglas Fairbanks Theater on 42nd Street, where it ran for over 10 years. It has been presented all over the world in over 10,000 productions and 26 languages.