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Meshuggah-Nuns!

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  4w, 1m, 1 any gender (adult)

Book, Music & Lyrics by Dan Goggin

The Little Sisters of Hoboken return in an interfaith shipboard musical comedy! The sisters sail on a “Faiths of All Nations” cruise, and join forces with an onstage Tevye to create some Ecumenical Nunsense.

Meshuggah-Nuns!

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 1m, 1 any gender (adult)
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Parody/Spoof
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences
Meshuggah-Nuns!

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Summary

The Kunkels (the poor family living behind Mount St. Helen’s School) have won the lottery and gifted the Sisters an all-expense-paid trip on the “Faiths of All Nations” Cruise. After a week at sea, the ship runs into a storm. Several people become ill, including all of the actors in the ship’s production of Fiddler on the Roof. (All except the actor playing Tevye, that is.) The captain of the ship, knowing of the Sisters’ show-biz savvy, requests that the Sisters and Tevye put on a revue. The result: Meshuggah-Nuns! The Ecumenical Nunsense.

History
Meshuggah-Nuns!, the fifth show in Dan Goggin's Nunsense series, premiered at Chanhassen Dinnner Theatre in Chanhassen, Minnesota on 19 September 2002.
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Performing Groups
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting

    The onboard theatre on the “Faiths of All Nations” cruise.

  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Audience Participation/Interactive
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)

Media

“A sweet-natured celebration of Catholic and Jewish traditions. It’s a crowd-pleaser.” – The Miami Herald

"Borscht Belt shtick meets Catholic schoolboy humor... Meshuggah-Nuns! delivers everything its title promises, including loads of puns.” – The New York Times

"A thoroughly enjoyable evening... a vaudevillian-style review full of singing and dancing and all-around silliness.” – The Jewish News of Northern California

"A Yiddish twist on the shenanigans that are a staple of the popular Nunsense plays... a combination of Jewish inflection and Catholic confession, a mix of musical madcap, sprinkled with saintly sight gags and ubiquitous jokes.” – American Jewish World

"Get ready to laugh... the jokes, the puns, the songs and the vaudeville-like skits make for a zany but wholesome stage show... audiences will appreciate the variety of well-crafted songs, creative choreography, sing-along opportunity and upbeat music included on this evening of good-natured entertainment.” – The Catholic Spirit

"This zany, madcap, silly, often uproarious, fast-paced show is funny and fun, bringing smiles to a summer night.” – Princeton Info

"Who knew nuns were so funny?... Whether you’re Catholic, Jewish or neither, you’ll walk out a little lighter from a variety show you will not soon forget.” – The Oakland Press

Videos

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    Meshuggah-Nuns! Trailer

  • Meshuggah-Nuns! Highlights (Meadow Brook Theatre) youtube thumbnail

    Meshuggah-Nuns! Highlights (Meadow Brook Theatre)

Music

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  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Dance Requirements Easy
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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Authors

Dan Goggin

Dan Goggin

Dan Goggin, a writer and director, came to New York from Alma, Michigan to study as a classical countertenor. He began his professional career singing in the Broadway production of Luther, starring Albert Finney. While appearing in a comic folk-duo called “The Saxons,” he beg ...

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