Nunsense Original Series - "The Pilot"

Watch the sinfully funny pilot episode of “Nunsense: The TV Series” based on Dan Goggin’s internationally acclaimed musical sensation, Nunsense.

When funding for Mt. St. Helen’s School’s music and arts program gets cut, Reverend Mother Mary Regina and the Little Sisters of Hoboken take matters into their own hands. “Nunsense: The TV Series” follows the zany antics of the world’s most famous nuns as they enter “Hoboken Has Talent,” a local variety show competition, with their sights set on winning the $100,000 Grand Prize. Having previously staged a fundraising show to help bury fifty-two nuns accidentally poisoned by Sister Julia, Child of God, the Little Sisters of Hoboken officially consider themselves expert entertainers.

“Nunsense: The TV Series” features stars of stage and screen, including Mary Stout as “Reverend Mother Mary Regina,” Bambi Jones as “Sister Mary Hubert,” Tony Award-winner Beth Leavel as “Sister Robert Anne,” Jeanne Tinker as “Sister Mary Amnesia,” “The Office” star Phyllis Smith as “Sister Julia,” Tony Award-winner Karen Ziemba as “Sister Mary Leo,” Dee Hoty as “Sister Mary Wilhelm,” June Gable as “Sister Rose Seraphine,” Christina Pumariega as “Sister Mary Michaela,” Christopher Sieber as “Father Virgil Manley Trott,” Jeff Blumenkrantz as “Brother Anthony,” Lee Roy Reams as “The Saint,” Scott Willis as “Father Kuligowski,” Jim Ferris as “Brother Patrick,” Melinda Tanner “Sister Brendan,” and Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Darlene Love as Herself.

Nunsense is the creation of Catholic-school-educated author/composer Dan Goggin, and follows a fictitious order of merry nuns, the “Little Sisters of Hoboken,” as they put on a fund-raising show at their school, Mt. St. Helens (home of the Volcanoes). Nunsense premiered in New York City at the Cherry Lane Theater in 1985, where it won four Outer Critics' Circle Awards, including “Best Off-Broadway Musical.” It transferred to the Douglas Fairbanks Theater on 42nd Street, where it ran for over 10 years, and has been presented all over the world in over 10,000 productions (and counting), in 26 languages, and grossing more than $500,000,000. During its New York run, Nunsense became the second longest running musical in Off-Broadway history, eclipsed only by legendary The Fantasticks.

NUNSENSE TV PILOT: CAST & CREW

Starring (in alphabetical order)

Jeff Blumenkrantz (Bro. Anthony)
June Gable (Sr. Rose Seraphine)
Dee Hoty (Sr. Mary Wilhelm)
Bambi Jones (Sr. Mary Hubert)
Beth Leavel (Sr. Robert Anne)
Christina Pumariega (Sr. Maria Michaela)
Lee Roy Reams (The Saint)
Christopher Sieber (Fr. Virgil Manly Trott)
Phyllis Smith (Sr. Julia, Child of God)
Mary Stout (Rev. Mother Mary Regina)
Melinda Tanner (Sr. Mary Brendan)
Jeanne Tinker (Sr. Mary Paul aka Amnesia)
Scott Willis (Fr. Edward Kuligowski)
Karen Ziemba (Sr. Mary Leo)

Guest Starring
Darlene Love (Herself)

Co-Starring

Ursula Anderman (Sr. Joan McDonald)
Ronan Babbitt (Joe Wilson)
Michael Barbieri (Vinnie Prestapini)
Calvin Bruno (Detention Kid)
Timothy Cao (Derek)
Meetu Chilana (Kateri Tooterhorn)
Avery Crafton (Cubby)
Julia Crafton (Mary Margaret Hoolihan)
Sue Escolastico (Detention Kid)
Ty Escolastico (Detention Kid)
Lucie Fischer (Saint John the Basset)
Jim Ferris (Bro. Patrick)
Dierdre Friel (Sr. Mary Celeste)
Lizzie Hagstedt (Sr. Mary Joel)
Linda Hill (Jolene Shackleford)
Amanda Jarufe (Sr. Agnes Walenta)
Erin Maguire (Mrs. Hoolihan)
Melissa Pinsly (Sr. Marie Eugene)
Julian Sarin (Roger)
Alex Valente (Detention Kid)
Franklin Zitter (Van Driver)

Director of Photography
Jaron Berman

Edited by
Jon Higgins

Production Supervisor
Melissa Pinsly

Line Producer
Andrew Wagner

Associate Producer
Brady Kirchberg

First Assistant Director
Celine Rosenthal

Script Supervisor
Veronika Lupu

Production Coordinator
Brian Rardin

Costume Designer
Dana Covarrubias

Assistant Costume Designer
Aubrey Laufer

Production Designer
Kristin Paquette

Property Master
Melissa Glassman

Property Assistant
Elizabeth Laura Taylor

Key Hair and Makeup
Sasha Grossman

Assistant Hair and Makeup
Lauren Bates Jaffe


Production Sound Mixer
Seth Granger

Boom Operator
Eric Meija

Key Grip/Dolly Grip
Neal Todnem

Gaffer
Tony Sur

Swing
John Blazzi

Swing
Tomas Velasquez

Camera Operator
Jack Whaley

First Assistant Camera
Colt L Morton

Additional Camera Department
Justin Paulhamus

Post Production Supervisor
Franklin Zitter

Colorist
Jaron Berman

Assistant Editor/DIT
Garrett Kafchinski

Post Production Audio
Randy Crafton at Kaleidoscope Sound & Gramercy Post

Additional Music by
Randy Crafton and Dave Richards

Still Photographer
Jeong Park




Production Assistants

Chandler Baucom
Brenda De Baets
Dan Fethke
Lizzie Hagstedt
Vasia Ivanov
Barbie Leung
Melissa Manke
Jeremy Pinsly
Erica Rubinsky
Erik Sateren
Sam Smith
Jonathan Yi
Julia Wiener

Special Thanks

Lucio Fernandez
Rob Grenoble
Janover, LLC
Scott M. Robbins
Union City, NJ
My Kitchen Witch