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An outrageous comic homage to nearly every Hollywood film involving nuns. Evoking such films as "The Song of Bernadette", "The Bells of St. Mary's", "The Singing Nun" and "Agnes of God", The Divine Sister tells the story of St. Veronica's indomitable Mother Superior who is determined to build a new school for her Pittsburgh convent. Along the way, she has to deal with a young postulant who is experiencing "visions," sexual hysteria among her nuns, a sensitive schoolboy in need of mentoring, a mysterious nun visiting from the Mother House in Berlin, and a former suitor intent on luring her away from her vows.Written by and performed by Charles Busch. Carl Andress directs. 
Cast: Charles Busch, Alison Fraser, Julie Halston, Amy Rutberg, Jennifer Van Dyck, Jonathan Walker. Website |
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Ticketing and Show Information |
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Off-Off Broadway |
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| Preview |
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| Opening |
Feb 6, 2010 |
| Closing |
Mar 7, 2010 |
| Schedule |
Thur - Sat at 8pm / Sat and Sun at 3pm /
Extra Perfs: Wed, Feb 24 and Mar 3 at 8pm |
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Theater For The New City |
| Location |
155 First Ave (9th and 10th St) |
| Price |
$25 |
| Box Office |
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| Phone |
(212) 352 - 3101 or toll free at (866) 811 - 4111 |
| Online |
Ovationtix.com |
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Handicapped Accessible Washrooms one flight down from lobby |
| Subway |
F or V train to 2nd Ave or 6 at Astor Place & Lafayette St - Walk 3 blocks east to 1st Ave or
L at 1st Ave and 14th St or
R, W, at 8th St and Broadway or
F, V at 2nd Ave and Houston St or
4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W at 14th St / Union Square |
| Bus |
The closest Bus lines are the M15 and the M8. The Uptown M15 will stop at 1st Ave between St. Marks Place and 9th St, and the Downtown M15 will stop at 2nd Avee and 9th St.
M8 bus stops at 1st Ave on St Marks Place (eastbound) and 9th St(westbound).
M14 and M9 buses stop on 14th St and 1st Ave in both directions.
Additionally, The M101, M102 and M103 buses stop on 3rd Ave at St. Marks Place in both directions. |
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Reviews
Signs of Life
When a musical has as its setting a concentration camp, singing and dancing don't immediately pop into one's head.
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Frigid Festival 2010
3 Reviews
Medea
Last Night with the Boys
Fishbowl
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Clybourne Park
Bruce Norris' ingenious Clybourne Park sharply stings and then bites while it dances around the tenuous civilities practiced in race relations.
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Hostage Song
"Taking a hostage situation in a nameless war-torn country and turning it into an indie-rock musical, Clay McLeod Chapman's ferocious talent seems to know no boundaries."
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Venus in Fur
"The fun begins with a crash of thunder, a flash of lightning and the sudden appearance of John Lee Beatty’s set for Venus in Fur at the Classic Stage Company. Adapted by David Ives from Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s 1870 "Venus in Furs", we are privy to an S and M duet and all that that implies."
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Ages of the Moon
"You know Sam Shepard is feeling his age while you watch his play, Ages of the Moon, where two men in their 60's face their upcoming infirmities just around the corner with death not far behind that."
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Ernest in Love
"It's almost redundant to make a musical out of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Ernest, but the score of just such a musical entitled Ernest in Love by Anne Croswell (book and lyrics) and Lee Pockriss (music) is charming enough with a nod to Gilbert and Sullivan and with enough of the original play intact that the experience is an enjoyable one."
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Zero Hour
"In the bio-play, Zero Hour, Jim Brochu captures the man’s zest for living and his painful anger at things unjust and baffling as well as conveying Mostel’s signature quirks."
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FESTIVALS
Mar 25 - Apr 5, 2010 The 2010 New York Maria Irene Fornés Festival
See schedule at website.
Apr 15 - Apr 24, 2010 Left Out Festival
Stage Left Studio Gay-themed work, mostly solo plays, cabaret acts, stand-up comedy, monologues, and spoken word pieces.
June 3 - June 27, 2010 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity New York's premiere eco-friendly theatre festival. Fostering a diverse cross-section of performances.
At Robert Moss Theater (440 Lafayette Street), The Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street) and Theatres at 45 Bleecker Street (Bleecker Street Theatre and Green Room Theatre). Available online at http://tinyurl.com/ycpxz5e or by calling 866-811-4111.
June 4 - July 3, 2010 The Too Soon Festival The Annual Summer Theme Festival runs for 4 weeks every June. The theme changes every year. This year's festival is "The Too Soon Festival."
July 12 - Aug 1, 2010 Midtown International Theatre Festival Welcomes any kind of stage play, musical or otherwise.
July 13 - July 18, 2010
Samuel French Inc. Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival
35th annual edition of this short play festival, where contenders vie for publication prizes.
At Lion Theatre.
Aug 8 - Sept 5, 2010
Theater for the New City will present a month long anthology of wide-ranging and original theatrical visions embracing drama, poetry, music, and dance in the summer of 2010 from performing artists representing theater and performance companies in their theater complex downtown. In 2010, Dream Up Festival hopes to offer at least 20 shows on the festival line up. The motto of the festival is "Dream Up: Invent, Concoct."
Aug 13 - Aug 29, 2010
New York International Fringe Festival.
The 14th annual edition of North America's largest multi-arts performance festival, featuring 200+ shows from all over the world in every genre.
Sept 27 - Oct 17, 2010
New York Musical Theatre Festival. The seventh annual edition of this festival of new musicals.
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