Anyone who survived Catholic grade school has a dreadful affection for nuns, akin to the Stockholm Syndrome observed in former hostages. We have a terrorized respect for any animal resembling a penguin. And we’re disproportionately amused by humor involving nuns.
That helps explain the success of “Nunsense,” now running at the Sunset Playhouse, in Elm Grove.
From the web: “The Little Sisters of Hoboken have a problem. Their convent cook has accidentally served a bunch of the sisters a tainted batch of soup, and several of the sisters have met their maker. Prayers are nice, but the surviving sisters need to raise some dough for the burials. A bake sale isn’t going to do it, so the sisters put on a talent show to end all talent shows. Jokes, songs and dancing nuns add up to one of the silliest musical celebrations ever!”
“Nunsense” runs through Sunday, Feb. 5, at the Sunset Playhouse, with tickets ranging from $10 to $22. (Pay the right amount, or they’ll rap your knuckles with a ruler.) For more information, please click here.