Nuncrackers (Large Cast Edition)

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Cast Size

9w, 2m
Duration

120 minutes (2 hours)
Subgenre

Christmas/Holiday
Target Audience

Appropriate for All Audiences

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Nuncrackers

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Summary

The Nunsense Christmas Musical Nuncrackers is presented as the first TV special taped in the Cable Access Studio built by Reverend Mother in the convent basement. It stars the nuns you love, plus Father Virgil and four of Mount Saint Helen’s most talented students. Featuring all new songs, including “Twelve Days Prior to Christmas,” “Santa Ain’t Comin’ to Our House,” “We Three Kings of Orient Are Us” and “It's Better to Give than to Receive,” this show is filled with wacky Nunsense humor, some of your favorite carols, and a “Secret Santa” sequence featuring audience participation. Certain to tickle your funny bone and likely to tug at your heartstrings, Nuncrackers is the perfect way to make your holiday season merry and bright!
Nuncrackers is also available in a Regular Cast Edition.

History

Nuncrackers, the fourth show in Dan Goggin's series of Nunsense musicals, premiered at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre in Minneapolis, MN in October 1998.

Cast Attributes

Expandable Casting

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Performing Groups

College Theatre/Student

Time Period Present Day
Setting The basement of Mount Saint Helen’s Convent in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
Additional Features Audience Participation/Interactive
Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)

Media

“Laughs abound... a goodhearted spoof of just about everything connected with the holiday.” – Tampa Bay Times

“A must-see for anyone who can’t suppress a giggle.” – Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Goggin’s songs remain peppy... zinging from one moment to the next...The laughs remain miraculously steady.” – St. Paul Pioneer Press
“A hilarious and unmissable musical... comedic numbers such as ‘All I Want for Christmas’ and ‘Santa Ain't Comin’ to Our House’ keep the audience on the edge of their seat and roaring with laughter throughout the entire production.” – BroadwayWorld
“A fun-filled frolic... playful, funny and downright entertaining.” – Lake & Sumter Style

Videos

Nuncrackers Trailer
"All I Want For Christmas" - Theatre of Winter Haven
"In The Convent" - Boiler Room Theatre
Nuncrackers Opening - Stageloft Repertory

Music

Music Samples

Musical Style Classic Broadway
Dance Requirements Easy
Vocal DemandsModerate
Orchestra Size Small/Combo
Chorus Size Large

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Authors

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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Nuncrackers (Large Cast Edition)