Chyrel Miller, director of Springfield Little Theatre s new production of Nunsense.
This is actually the fourth “Nunsense” at LT, Miller said. “We’ve done it twice before as ‘Nunsense,’ and then the third time it was done as one of the takeoffs of ‘Nunsense.’ But this one is going back to the original writing of ‘Nunsense,’ which actually was created in 1953!” (So says Dan Goggin, who created the “current” version of the show in 1985, which has logged more than 5000 performances worldwide.)
Referring to ‘Nunsense’ as a “cabaret show” should be a hint that it’s not your standard “book” or “storyline” musical. It’s the story of five nuns in Hoboken, New Jersey their order is called “The Little Sisters of Hoboken” who put on a variety show at Mount. St. Helens High School as a fundraiser. “to help them bury the last four dead sisters that are stuck in the freezer because Mother Superior spent the rest of their money on a 3D HD te
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The Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters, and they are in dire need of funds for the burials. The sisters decide that the best way to raise the money is to put on a variety show. Here we meet Reverend Mother Regina, a former circus performer; Sister Mary Hubert, the Mistress of Novices; a streetwise nun from Brooklyn named Sister Robert Anne; Sister Mary Leo, a novice who is a wannabe ballerina; and the delightfully wacky Sister Mary Amnesia, the nun who lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head. Featuring star turns, tap and ballet dancing, an audience quiz, and comic surprises, this show has become an international phenomenon. With more than 5000 productions worldwide, it has been translated into 21 languages.
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Springfield Ballet Executive Director Ashley Walden, and Springfield Ballet School Principal Maria Hall.
“We are really excited to be able to provide this production,” said Walton. “We did it back in 2014, and are just honored to be able to bring it back this year.
Opening the performance will be a new piece choreographed by Maria Hall. “I actually grew up dancing at Springfield Ballet,” she said. And then I went to college to get a degree, danced a little bit professionally, and then came back. And now it s full circle being School Principal at the Ballet. It s really special.” This “Cinderella” production, with original choreography by Springfield Ballet staff, was Hall’s final show with the company before she left for college in 2014. “To be able to come back and reteach the choreography, give it some new, different moves and artistic qualities, and also choreograph a contemporary ballet piece for some of the dancers, was really special for me, using new