Nunsense Tickets

Nunsense Tickets

If you're looking for Nunsense tickets, you're planning a night with one of Off-Broadway's most enduring musical comedies — a fast, funny, good-natured show built around the Little Sisters of Hoboken, audience interaction, broad comedy, and memorable musical numbers. With four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical, and an original Off-Broadway run of 3,672 performances, Nunsense remains a favorite for regional, community, dinner, and amateur theaters worldwide.

This page covers everything you need — from what the show is and what to expect, to finding the right seats and buying with complete confidence.

Show Information

Nunsense premiered on December 12, 1985, at the Cherry Lane Theatre Off-Broadway in New York City, following an earlier cabaret run in 1983. The musical was created by Dan Goggin, who wrote the book, music, and lyrics. Its origins trace back to Goggin's line of greeting cards featuring the “Little Sisters of Hoboken,” a comic convent community that became the foundation for the stage musical.

The show is a musical comedy with a revue-style structure and a full book, blending Broadway, country, gospel, vaudeville, stand-up-style comedy, dance, and audience participation. Today, Nunsense is frequently produced worldwide by regional, community, dinner, and amateur theater companies through licensing. Performances typically run approximately 2 hours and include one intermission, though exact start times and schedules vary by producing theater.

Nunsense became one of the most commercially successful shows in Off-Broadway history, playing 3,672 performances over roughly a decade at the Cherry Lane Theatre and later the Douglas Fairbanks Theatre. It also launched a major musical franchise, with sequels and spin-offs including Nunsense II: The Second Coming, Nunsense Jamboree, Meshuggah-Nuns!, Nunsensations!, and Nuncrackers. The show has been produced thousands of times across the United States and internationally, translated into multiple languages, adapted for television, and released on home video.

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Story Summary

Nunsense takes place in the present day at a school auditorium stage connected to the convent of the Little Sisters of Hoboken in New Jersey. The sisters have gathered for a benefit performance after discovering that their convent cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, accidentally poisoned 52 sisters with tainted vichyssoise. Most have been buried, but the surviving nuns spent the remaining burial money on a VCR, leaving them to raise funds for the final four sisters still being kept in the convent freezer.

The show centers on five surviving nuns, each with a distinct comic personality and showcase moment. Reverend Mother Sister Mary Regina leads the group, Sister Mary Hubert serves as Mistress of Novices, Sister Robert Anne brings a streetwise Brooklyn edge, Sister Mary Amnesia tries to navigate life after losing her memory when a crucifix fell on her head, and Sister Mary Leo is a novice with dreams of becoming a ballerina.

The comedy comes from the sisters' improvised fundraiser, their personalities, and the way they address the audience as invited guests at the benefit. Beneath the jokes, the show plays with themes of faith, community, sisterhood, and making the best of calamity. Nunsense is designed as a self-contained comedy, so no prior knowledge is needed; the premise, characters, and jokes are fully explained onstage.

Story Highlights

Nunsense is packed with comic songs, ensemble numbers, and character spotlights that keep the fundraiser moving from one laugh to the next.

• "Nunsense Is Habit-Forming" — The upbeat opening number introduces the Little Sisters of Hoboken and sets the playful tone for the evening. It immediately establishes the show’s direct-address style and its blend of musical comedy and convent-themed humor.
• "Playing Second Fiddle" — Sister Robert Anne steps into the spotlight with a number about wanting her chance to shine. The song gives the streetwise Brooklyn nun a memorable comic showcase.
• "So You Want to Be a Nun" — Sister Mary Amnesia delivers one of the show’s signature comic moments with help from a nun puppet named Sister Mary Annette. The number is a favorite because it combines character comedy, novelty staging, and the show’s playful sense of theatrical surprise.
• "Tackle That Temptation with a Time Step" — This high-energy tap routine turns moral instruction into showbiz dance. It captures the musical’s mix of old-fashioned variety entertainment and tongue-in-cheek religious comedy.
• "Lilacs Bring Back Memories" — A sweet, nostalgic quartet that brings a warmer tone into the score. The number gives the ensemble a chance to slow down and share a gentler musical moment.
• "Turn Up the Spotlight" — Reverend Mother gets her big diva moment in this comic spotlight number. It gives the character a chance to step out from behind her authority and lean fully into the show’s theatrical energy.
• "Holier Than Thou" — The gospel-flavored finale brings the ensemble together with a rousing finish. It sends the audience out on the show’s signature combination of music, comedy, and communal good spirits.

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How Much Do Tickets to Nunsense Cost?

Nunsense ticket prices vary by seat location, performance date, theater, city, and the type of production being staged.

Nunsense ticket prices vary based on venue, city, seat location, date, and performance time. Premium orchestra and front sections are in high demand, while rear and upper-level sections offer excellent value.

Weekend performances, popular local runs, and high-demand dates can move faster than weekday or off-peak performances. Buying earlier usually gives you a better choice of orchestra, mezzanine, and balcony seating before the most desirable rows are gone.

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Nunsense Seating Guide

Nunsense is commonly performed in regional theaters, community theaters, dinner theaters, and other traditional stage venues of varying sizes. Because the show uses a direct-address variety-show format with comedy, music, dancing, and audience interaction, where you sit can shape how close you feel to the sisters’ fundraiser.

Best Seats for Nunsense

The best seats for Nunsense depend on whether you want close-up character comedy, a balanced full-stage view, or the best value in the house.

• Best value: upper mezzanine or rear orchestra sections — These seats usually provide a strong view of the full stage while keeping you close enough to follow the dialogue, songs, and comic timing.
• Closest to the stage: front orchestra sections — Sitting close helps you catch facial expressions, character details, and audience-interaction moments that are central to the show’s charm.
• Best overall experience: mid-orchestra or front mezzanine sections — These areas often offer the best balance of proximity, sightlines, and full-stage perspective for musical numbers and dance routines.
• For families with young children: aisle-access seats can make arrival, intermission, and exiting easier. Nunsense runs approximately 2 hours with one intermission, which gives families a built-in break during the performance.
• For groups: coordinate contiguous seats early, since blocks in popular orchestra and mezzanine sections can sell through quickly for local productions and weekend performances.

Nunsense Seating Chart

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Getting Ready for Show Night

Once your tickets are confirmed, a little preparation makes the full experience run smoothly from arrival through the final bow.

• Download your tickets before you leave. Cell service around the venue can be congested on busy performance nights. Save your tickets to your phone's wallet or screenshot them before heading out so you're ready at the door without needing a signal.
• Charge your phone fully. Digital ticketing is standard at most theaters. A portable battery pack is worth having, especially if you're combining the show with dinner or other activities.
• Arrive at least 30 minutes before curtain. Theater doors open well before the show begins; arriving early gives you time to find your seats and settle in before the house lights go down — and avoids the disruption of late seating, which many theaters restrict.
• Plan for the intermission. Nunsense runs approximately 2 hours with one intermission, so expect concessions and restroom lines to build quickly once the act break begins.
• Know the venue's phone and photography policy. Audiences are typically asked not to record or photograph during the performance, so silence your phone before the show starts.
• For families: Nunsense is appropriate for most audiences and is known for broad, good-natured comedy. If you're attending with children, the intermission gives everyone a chance to reset before the second half.

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