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Show Frulay, January 7, 2000. THE DAILY HI HMD, hcraldcMra eomj. Provo, Uufa ( Page Junsesise'' distasteful in pleasing ivay fi.tr, . . ERIC By a SNIDER IF YOU GO The Daily Herald What "Nunsense" When: 7:30 p.m. nightly through Feb. 14 Where: Hale Center Theater Orem, 225 W. 400 North OREM Dan Goggin's musical "Nunsense," now goofy at Hale Center Theater Orem, is about a group of nuns who must put on a show in order to raise money to bury a bunch of their sisters who died after eating bad soup at the convent. Fifty-twdied; only 48 were buried, though, before the convent ran out of money. Until more money is raised, the remaining four corpses are being kept in the freezer. If this Cost: $8-$l- l Info: Call 226-860- 0 Running time: 1 hour, 55 minutes, including one intermission Objectionable content: Several slightly racy remarks and some innuendo o f founds L THEATER like an extraordi- irily REVIEW I - dis- - iw-- w. -- ,.,,.... '. tasteful for a musical, well, vou're right. (I won't even mention the part where one of the Kryline nuns accidentally gets high on inhalants.) But its outlandish-mrt- s about seeing women dressed in full nun regalia dancing around like the Rockettes, and you have to respect a show about nuns that, by its own admission, never stoops to doing "penguin jokes." "Nunsense" is the name of the show that five of the surviving nuns are putting on, and we are their audience for that show (they therefore assume we're all Catholic, by the way). We also see some drama, though, as the street-wisSister Mary Robert Anne wants to do her own number; Sister Mary Amnesia struggles to remember who she behind-the-scene- s can be forgiven when presented in such a whimsical, giddily morbid fashion. There is something inherently funny e was before a crucifix fell on her and wiped out her memory; wants to be a Sister Mary ballerina; and Sister Mary Hubert wants to be Mother Superior. There are some wonderful While jokes and convent's the thumbing through cookbook "Baking with the Blessed Virgin Mary," they find Mary Magdalene Tarts, which t wo of the sisters observe must be "easy and cheap" to make. The only potential problem with the show is its mockery, sometimes gentle and sometimes quite pointed, of Catholicism. When it's being Io one-liner- done by Catholics for a Catholic audience, everyone can laugh together. But there's something uneasy about Mormons making fun of Catholics for a Mormon and the fact that audience the Mormon audience laughs really hard at it. would bet that if Catholics did a show in this valley making fun of Mormonism, people would get all huffy and righteously indignant and say, "How dare you make fun of our religion," and "That's just not funny." (Of course, in an ideal world, everyone would just take the joke and be fine with it.) I'd be curious to see a Catholic's reaction to "Nunsense," as performed by LDS people in an LDS commu- n yV 1 J 'Q nity. But ignoring any notions of religious implications or political correctness, the show is deftly staged and directed by Sister Mary Syd Riggs (as the program calls her), and energetically performed by five women in costumes that are to be hopprobably ping around in. ( .Hltli'W nun-too-c- ft, if Difficult production gulled off by Villa tx.. By ERIC D. SNIDER qk The Daily Herald It SPRINGVILLE Certainly one of the greatest musicals of the last 20 years, "Into the Woods" puts characters from several fairy tales into one story, letting their paths cross and causing each person's actions to influence the others' lives, h kphen, in Act II, with great tfcpth and 2' 1 f THEATER hftman REVIEW nature, we see what happens after "they all lived happily ever after." We see that getyiflg what you wish for marrying a prince, having a isn't child, killing a giant cracked it's what always up to We actions have see our that b(j, action but that consequences, MUST.be taken: You can't choose not to decide. We all have tcgo "into the woods" and face our fears eyery now arid then. 'Written by Stephen Simdhejm and James Lapine, this is a marvelously complex show, and a hard one to do. ' -- v , . ' (Despite the presence of fairytale characters, the show is not for kids.) The music is challenging, and the performers must be able to act as well as they can sing. We're pleased to report that the Villa Playhouse Theatre in Springville measures up to the task admirably. At the center are the Baker (Brian McFadyen) and his wife (Esther Covington), rendered childless by a witch (Kristina Holley) who lives next door. To lift the curse, the couple must obtain several items to be used in a spell. These include a cow belonging to beanstalk-climbinJack (a soulful and subtle Claybourne L. Elder), the hood of sassy, attitude-heavy Little Red Ridinghood (Lesa Sutton, playing the role with marvelous comic ability), and a slipper from Cinderella (Brianna Gray). McFadyen and Covington curse-dispensin- What: "Into the Woods" When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Monday W 8 Cost: $9 general, $8 students and seniors, $7 children Info: Call 489-308- 8 Running time: 2 hours, minutes, including one Intermission Objectionable content: Dont let the fairy tale set- are superb as the Baker and his wife. While the entire cast sings the intricately rhymed lyrics with agility and clarity, not to mention voices, these two stand out as g el r"s R Nokia 5190 digital phone FREE! Qf0 35 l Millennium Blowout Sale $99.95 Offer Includes Free Hands Kit A $49.95 Valuel 27 xx-zr--- i ting fool you: This is a fairly dark show. It's not offenr sive, but it would fly over the heads of most children. W. 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