presents
Book, Music & Lyrics by
DAN GOGGIN Featuring TINA M. BRULEY RORY DUNN PAM NEELY ADELE RUSSELL MEGAN E. WEST
Stage Manager BETSEY BRANNEN
Choreographed by JESSICA BILLONES
Based on the Original Choreography of Teri Gibson Music Direction by ZANE L. OBERHOLZER, JR.
Direction & Staging by
BILL KISKA Meshuggah-Nuns! is presented by special arrangement with CONCORD THEATRICALS on behalf of TAMS-WITMARK, LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com
THE WAY OFF BROADWAY DINNER THEATRE
5 Willowdale Drive • Frederick, Maryland 21702 • Box Office: (301) 662-6600 • www.wayoffbroadway.com
THE CAST
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Reverend Mother, Sister Mary Regina ...................................................................... TINA M. BRULEY Sister Hubert, Mistress of the Novices ................................................................................. PAM NEELY Sister Robert Anne............................................................................................................... ADELE RUSSELL Sister Mary Paul (formerly Amnesia) ......................................................................... MEGAN E. WEST Howard Liszt ................................................................................................................................... RORY DUNN Standby JESSICA BILLONES
BEHIND THE SCENES ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Director ................................................................................................................................................ BILL KISKA Music Director ...................................................................................................ZANE L. OBERHOLZER, JR. Choreographer...................................................................................................................JESSICA BILLONES Stage Manager................................................................................................................... BETSEY BRANNEN Set Design.............................................................................BILL KISKA and JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE Lighting Design......................................................................................................................JUSTIN M. KISKA Costume Design................................................................................................................................ BILL KISKA
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MUSICAL NUMBERS & SCENES
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~ ACT I ~ The Time: The present, following a seven day storm The Place: The auditorium of the Eden Lines Cruise Ship “Extra! Extra!” .............................................................................................................................. Nuns and Howard “Anchors Aweigh” ...................................................................................................................... Nuns and Howard “Contrition (A Song of Guilt)” ............................................................................................... Nuns and Howard “Say it in Yiddish” ............................................................................................. Howard and Reverend Mother “Tevye and Rev” ............................................................................................. Sisters Robert Anne and Hubert “My Ship” ............................................................................................................................................... Sister Amnesia “The Potchky Polka” ............................................ Howard, Sisters Robert Anne, Amnesia, and Hubert “My Fat is My Fortune” ............................................................................................................. Reverend Mother “Hava Nagila” ....................................................................................................................................... Sister Amnesia “Das Boat”....................................................................................................................................... Nuns and Howard ~ ACT II ~ “Extra! Extra! - Reprise” .......................................................................................................... Nuns and Howard “A Love Like This” ......................................................................................... Sister Robert Anne and Howard “Say it in Yiddish - Reprise” ................................................................................................... Nuns and Howard “If I Were Catholic” .................................................................................................................... Howard and Nuns “Three Shayna Maidels” ....................................................... Sisters Hubert, Robert Anne, and Amnesia “Matzo Man” .................................................................................................................................. Nuns and Howard “Fiddlerspiel” .......................................................................................................Nunsa, Howard, and Audience “Come Up and See Me Sometime” .......................................................Sister Mary Annette and Howard “I’d Find a Song to Sing” ........................................................................................................ Sister Robert Anne “Rock the Boat” ...................................................................................................................................... Sister Hubert “Anchors Aweigh - Reprise” .................................................................................................. Nuns and Howard
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WHO’S WHO
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TINA M. BRULEY (Reverend Mother): is happy to return to the WOB stage after having last appeared as the Bird Lady in last season’s Mary Poppins. No stranger to WOB audiences, notable roles her at the theatre include Domina in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Miss Flannery in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Sister Robert Anne in Nunsense, and Sister Amnesia in Nunsense 2: The Second Coming. Many years ago – too many to mention – she played Sandy in Grease in the very first production presented on this stage when the theatre first opened as Keynote Dinner Theatre. Tina retired in 2016 from FCPS after 32 years of teaching middle school Music and Theatre Arts and is currently living the life of leisure as she plays piano, paints, crafts, plays with her two dogs, and watches and feeds the birds in her backyard sanctuary! RORY DUNN (Howard Liszt): is elated to be making his debut with WOB in MeshuggahNuns! A recent arrival in this part of the country, Rory has been performing most of his life and traveling professionally to different theatres all around the country for the better part of the last 20 years. Some of his favorite roles include Mayor Humdinger in Paw Patrol Live, Adam Pontipee in 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, The Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz, Harry Bright in Mamma Mia!, and Clown 2 in The 39 Steps. Rory graduated from Catawba College in Salisbury, NC with a BFA in Musical Theatre. While not performing, he likes to play in a weekly D&D game, keep plugging away on that novel, and snuggle with his cat Ember. PAM NEELY (Sister Hubert): is returning to WOB’s Mainstage following a murderous turn as Mrs. Peacock in the theatre’s regional
premiere production of Clue: On Stage! last season. Prior to that, her last appearance at WOB was as Grandma in 2015’s The Addams Family. That doesn’t mean she was absent from WOB productions between 2015 and 2021 though, having made many appearances in the theatre’s interactive mysteries. Prior to her Mainstage hiatus, Pam was seen in Steel Magnolias (Truvy), The Goodbye Girl (Mrs. Crosby), and The Drowsy Chaperone (Trix). For Meshuggah-Nuns!, Pam is excited to return to the role of Sister Hubert, which she also played in WOB’s productions of Nunsense and Nunsense 2! Outside of theatre, Pam owns a State Farm agency in Martinsburg, WV, and passes her time cooking, hanging out with her cats, Buffy and Jody, and working with a number of community organizations. ADELE RUSSELL (Sister Robert Anne): is thrilled to be appearing for the first time at WOB. She has appeared in plays, musicals, reviews, cabarets, and some TV and film over the years. Some of her favorite musicals roles include: Annie (Miss Hannigan), The Immigrant (Ima Perry), Sunday in the Park With George (Frieda/Betty), Gypsy (Rose), Grand Hotel (Operator/Madame Peepee), Chicago (Velma Kelly). Favorite non-musical roles include: Romeo & Juliet (Nurse & Lady Capulet), Side Man (Terry Glimmer), Life X 3 (Inez), The Heidi Chronicles (Fran, Molly & Betsy), Dancing at Lughnasa (Maggie), As You Like It (Phebe), All My Sons (Ann Deever), and Summer and Smoke (Alma Winemiller). Adele has a B.A. degree in Radio, TV & Film from the University of Maryland, an A.F.A in Music from CCBC and has studied and performed in various theaters and venues in NY, CT, MA, MD & D.C. Adele has also taught theater for twenty-three years in
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various schools and camps. For seven years, she has been the Theater Director at Immaculate Conception School in Towson, MD, where she runs the after school drama club and directs the annual spring musical. MEGAN E. WEST (Sister Amnesia): has worked at many theaters in the region over the last several years, including the Old Opera House and The Apollo Civic Theatre. Some of her credits include The Pajama Game (Babe), Disaster! (Marianne), Mary Poppins (Winnifred Banks), Little Women – The Broadway Musical (Jo), My Fair Lady (Eliza Doolittle), Gilligan’s Island – The Musical (Mary Ann), Annie (Grace), Disney’s Beauty & the Beast (Mrs. Potts), Sister Act (Sister Mary Patrick), Dogfight (Rose Fenny), and Legally Blonde (Enid Hoops). Last season, she also music directed WOB’s hilarious production of Ruthless! The Musical and the Children’s Theatre’s holiday production of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Megan has a BME and BA in Vocal Performance from Shepherd University and is currently the Music teacher at Winchester Avenue and Gerradstown Elementary Schools in Martinsburg, WV.
DAN GOGGIN (Books, Music & Lyrics): came to New York from Alma, Michigan to study as a classical countertenor. He began his professional career singing in the Tony awardwinning Broadway production of Luther starring Albert Finney. While appearing in a comic folk-duo called "The Saxons" he began writing. This led to scores for the off-Broadway musical, Hark! (in which he also appeared), the Broadway production of Legend, and two revues. Goggin received the 1986 Outer Critics' Circle Awards given to Nunsense for Best
Circle Awards given to Nunsense for Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Music. Nunsense and Nunsense 2: The Second Coming, both starring Rue McClanahan have been recorded for the A&E Television Network. Nunsense 3: The Jamboree toured the U.S. starring Georgia Engel and has been recorded for television at the Grand Ole Opry starring Vicki Lawrence. Nunsense A-Men! opened at the 47th Street Theatre in New York in June 1998 and has since been produced with Laugh-In's Arte Johnson, impressionist Frank Gorshin, and Olympic Champion Greg Louganis. Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical premiered in October 1998, followed by a national tour starring Dody Goodman, Jeff Trachta, and Dawn Wells. The Nuncrackers television special playing on the PBS network starring Rue McClanahan with guest star John Ritter, received and Emmy nomination for Best Musical Score. Meshuggah-Nuns! The Ecumenical Nunsense Musical premiered in September 2002 and is currently out on DVD. The all-star touring production of Nunsense featuring Kaye Ballard, Georgia Engel, Mimi Hines, Darlene Love, and Lee Meriwether marked the 20th anniversary of the original show. In 2004, Dan's "serious piece," The Traditional Latin Mass, was recorded by cast members and friends. In 2005 Nunsensations: The Nunsense Vegas Revue premiered and in 2008, there was a national tour of Nunsense starring Sally Struthers. Sister Robert Anne's Cabaret Class (A One-Nun Musical) and Nunset Boulevard: The Nunsense Hollywood Bowl Show are the latest shows in the series. BILL KISKA (Director, Executive Producer): is WOB’s Executive Producer and CEO. Since taking over the theatre in 2002, he has
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taking over the theatre in 2002, he has overseen every production, directing a majority of them, including Disney & Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, Gilligan’s Island – The Musical, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Sister Act, Happy Days, SPAMALOT, Anything Goes, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Les Misérables, Sunset Boulevard, Legally Blonde, Hairspray, as well as most of the theatre’s holiday shows. No stranger to appearing on stage, his list of credits include Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Georges in La Cage aux Folles, Lawrence Jameson in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Sir Danvers in Jekyll & Hyde, and Harold in The Full Monty. ZANE L. OBERHOLZER (Music Director): has performed in, directed, and/or music directed many local and regional productions, as well as several regional tours. At WOB, most recently, he music directed Disaster! and appeared as Hines in The Pajama Game. Other WOB credits include Mamma Mia! (Bill), Sunset Boulevard (Max), Legally Blonde (Callahan), Nunsense AMen! (Reverend Mother), and The Producers (Franz Liebkind). JESSICA BILLONES (Choreographer): made her directorial debut in 2019 – after having worked in theatre for over 30 years (in roles from costumer to choreographer to stage manager) – staging the first regional theatre production of the new musical The Book of Merman following its New York premiere. She once again returned to the director’s chair for WOB’s production of The Pajama Game last fall. At WOB, she has been appearing on and off since playing the role of Muzzy Van Hossmere in the theatre’s 2008 production of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Since Millie, her WOB credits
Modern Millie. Since Millie, her WOB credits include Disaster! (Jackie), Ruthless! (Judy/ Ginger), Little Women (Marmee), Mamma Mia! (Donna), Sister Act (Mother Superior), Into the Woods (Witch), Noises Off (Belinda), The Addams Family (Morticia), Jekyll & Hyde (Lucy), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Baroness), and a number of other Mainstage, Christmas, New Year’s and Children’s Theatre productions. Favorite local roles include June in Musical of Musicals: The Musical, Donna/Oolie in City of Angels, and Georgia in Curtains. BETSEY BRANNEN (Stage Manager): has served as stage manager for more productions than she can count over the years. For WOB, she has stage managed Disaster!, Damn Yankees, Hairspray, South Pacific, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. On occasion, she has also appeared on stage at WOB, most recently as Lita Encore in Ruthless! The Musical. When not on stage, she scratches that performing itch by regularly appearing in the theatre’s interactive murder mystery trains staged on the Walkersville Southern Railroad throughout the year. Outside of theatre, you can find her in the stacks of the Urbana Regional Library where she is a Children’s Librarian – often called “The Human Google.” CONCORD THEATRICALS (Licensing Agent): is the world’s most significant theatrical company, comprising the catalogs of R&H Theatricals, Samuel French, Tams-Witmark and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, plus dozens of new signings each year. For a complete listing of all of Concord Theatrical’s authors and works, visit the company’s website at www.concordtheatricals.com.
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WAY OFF BROADWAY (Producer): The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, under the direction of the Kiska family since 2002, is now in its 28th Season of producing live theatre. Since it first opened in 1995, the theatre has been a leader in the area’s theatre community, proudly bringing both classic musicals, as well as regional and area premieres to the Frederick stage. Productions have included Mary Poppins, Mamma Mia!, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Sister Act, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Monty Python’s SPAMALOT, Noises Off, The Addams Family, Les Misérables, Sunset Boulevard, Legally Blonde, Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5: The Musical, Hairspray, South Pacific, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Mel Brooks’ The Producers, CATS, The Wedding Singer, Evita, Thoroughly Modern
Millie, The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, Grease, La Cage aux Folles, Guys & Dolls, Steel Magnolias, …Forum, Lend Me a Tenor, Joseph…, Blood Brothers, Mame, and 42nd Street. In addition to its regular Mainstage season, Way Off Broadway produces a number of special events throughout the year, including family theatre productions and an annual Breakfast with Santa (and Mrs. Claus). Through its outside producing brand, WOB LIVE! Entertainment, Way Off Broadway also presents Marquee Mysteries - an interactive murder mystery series where the audience helps solve the case - not only at the theatre, but regularly on the Walkersville Southern Railroad and other venues throughout the area for private functions.
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Executive Producer & Chief Executive Officer ............................................................. BILL KISKA President & Managing Director............................................................................... JUSTIN M. KISKA General Manager & Chief Financial Officer .................................................................... DEB KISKA Associate Producer .......................................................................................................... TREY T. KISKA Artistic Director ............................................................................................ JORDAN B. STOCKSDALE Resident Choreographer............................................................................................. DEE BUCHANAN Assistant Kitchen Manager ...............................................................................SUZETTA HARRISON
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