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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...action sequels, the hero is usually made to do the same muscular things to new bad guys in a different location. In comedies, characters mostly stay put: in the convent, the doghouse or Aurora, Illinois. The "new" plot (e.g., Wayne tries to stage a concert) would not tax a 30-minute TV comedy. These sequels are not so much extensions of the original as they are dupes, with the tiniest tweaks of gags and attitude; this time, in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, the nuns do a rap number in addition to '60s Motown. These films are also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sequels Aren't Equals | 12/20/1993 | See Source »

Nunsense. Indefinite run. This Off Broadway musical revue has the Little Sisters of Hoboken putting on a talent show to finance the burial of 52 of their number inadvertently poisoned by the convent chef. Theatre Lobby, 216 Hanover St., Boston. Call 931-2000 for tickets and more information...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Not at Harvard | 12/9/1993 | See Source »

Nunsense. Indefinite run. This Off Broadway musical revue has the Little Sisters of Hoboken putting on a talent show to finance the burial of 52 of their number inadvertently poisoned by the convent chef. Theatre Lobby, 216 Hanover St., Boston. Call 931-2000 for tickets and more information...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Not at Harvard | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

Nunsense. Indefinite run. This Off Broadway musical revue has the Little Sisters of Hoboken putting on a talent show to finance the burial of 52 of their number inadvertently poisoned by the convent chef. Theatre Lobby, 216 Hanover St., Boston. Call 931-2000 for tickets and more information...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Not at Harvard | 11/18/1993 | See Source »

Nunsense. Indefinite run. This Off Broadway musical revue has the Little Sisters of Hoboken putting on a talent show to finance the burial of 52 of their number inadvertently poisoned by the convent chef. Theatre Lobby, 216 Hanover St., Boston. Call 931-2000 for tickets and more information...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Not at Harvard | 11/11/1993 | See Source »

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