In the vast world of musical comedies, there is one undeniable truism: The older the jokes are, the better the production must be.
And many of the jokes in Nunsense, the clerical warhorse now at the Porthouse Theatre, were already old when it opened 40 years ago.
If you're unfamiliar with Nunsense, suffice to say that the story revolves around a ghastly premise: The 52 nuns of The Little Sisters of Hoboken who met their Maker due to a vicious vichyssoise dish cooked up by a fellow sister. But their meager funds ran out before all the victims could be buried. So, the mortal remains of the last four departed sisters are still chilling in a freezer until the convent comes up with the money to bury them.
The performers in this version give it their all under the direction of Eric van Baars, but the vaudeville-act format, with each sister taking her turn in the spotlight, means that every scene essentially starts over as we meet the different sisters and learn of their talents and peculiar challenges. While each of the performers has a shining moment or two, the whole enterprise never coalesces and builds the momentum necessary to let the laughs flow as they might.
Her sidekick Sister Mary Hubert, Mistress of Novices, is handled by Colleen Longshaw Jackson, who brings down the house with that climactic stem-winder,"Holier Than Thou," the best tune in a remarkably undistinguished song list. But up till then, the relationship between Regina and Hubert never comes into focus so their duet,"Just a Coupla Sisters," lacks the heft it seeks.
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