Tuesday, April 27, 2021

review - NUNSENSE - Arizona Broadway Theatre

Blair Beasley, Alexia Lorch, Kathi Osborne, Renée Kathleen Koher, and Liz Fallon
photo by Kat Barnes
highlights from local critics reviews - (click link at bottom of each review to read complete review)

Click here for more information on this production that runs through May 16

"Nunsense, the musical comedy about a group of nuns putting on a fundraiser, has been a continual favorite for theatregoers since first opening Off-Broadway in 1985. ...When you have five talented actresses to take on these hilarious roles, as Arizona Broadway Theatre has in their production that runs through May 16, you can see how this show has been making audiences around the world laugh for more than 35 years....As the Reverend Mother, Kathi Osborne has the correct stern and fierce delivery to depict the demanding woman in charge of the convent....Blair Beasley is simply lovely as Sister Hubert, the nun who often questions the Reverend Mother's actions. Beasley's powerful singing voice shines throughout, especially in the finale, "Holier Than Thou." Renée Kathleen Koher is hilarious as Sister Amnesia, the nun who lost her memory after being hit on the head by a falling crucifix. ...Liz Fallon is equally as good as the streetwise sister from Brooklyn who yearns to be a star. ...In the slightly smaller role of the sister who loves the ballet, Alexia Lorch is an absolute sweetheart....a warm, witty and humorous show...a charming and fun, crowd-pleasing production of this beloved hit musical comedy."   -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)

"...Bulging with lame jokes and limp punch lines, audience quizzes and vignettes that fall flatter than pancakes, the script sags under its own weight and challenges its audience to offer up only a fair share of conciliatory laughs....In a show that may have worn out its Heavenly stage welcome, its Saving Grace is embodied in an ensemble of five artists who render performances that rise above the script. Thankfully, through the ninety-some minutes of show time, a heavenly host of angelic voices lifts the spirit...." Herbert Paine, Broadway World (click here to read the complete review)


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