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Laughter is a blessed event in this made-for-cable adaptation of the popular off-Broadway revue. Due to an unfortunate accident in the kitchen of the Little Sisters of Hoboken convent, some 52 nuns have gone on to their reward; adding to the unpleasant event, the nunnery's coffers lack the funds to pay for a decent burial for all the sisters, leaving four of them in cold storage. Reverend Mother Mary Regina (Rue McClanahan), however, is determined to raise the cash, and decides she and her fellow nuns will put on a talent show, in which they'll show off their singing and dancing ability, with the proceeds going towards the Little Sisters' funeral fund. First staged in 1986, Nunsense became a sensation off-Broadway and became a wildly popular attraction on the road, spawning four spin-off shows to date.