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WPCNR Quill & Eyeshade. By John F. Bailey.  February 1, 2007: The Budget and Management  Advisory Board met Tuesday evening for only the second time since the end of last year’s budget season. The meeting disclosed the Budget & Management Board whose purpose is to advise the city on budget preparation, will not have too much time to do much advising: two weeks at most before the budget is presented to the Common Council.

 

City Budget & Management Advisory Board Meets Tuesday.  They are, clockwise from lower left: Tim Sheehan, Eleanor McDonald, Larry Delgado, Arnold Bernstein, the Mayor, Chairman Benjamin Boykin, Joseph Lenchner, Gina Cuneo-Harwood, Patrick Austin. Not pictured: Ted Peluso, Anthony Cucciarre. Photos, WPCNR News

 

Veteran Budget Management Advisory Board member Patrick Austin questioned how much time the Board would have to make any constructive changes to the budget and succeeded in getting a commitment to have a copy of the budget done by the second week in March.

Patrick Austin raised the reaction time issue when Chief Fiscal Officer, Gina Cuneo-Harwood said she would not have the preliminary budget ready until mid-March. This is two weeks before it was to be presented to the Common Council for approval by the end of May. Harwood originally said it would be closer to April 1 when the budget was delivered to the Budget Committee. (Last year the big budget book without cover made its appearance for the first time at the April Common Council meeting, and the city charged the public for copies of the budget.)

 

Austin pushed for an earlier time to see the proposed city budget so the committee could make some recommendations. The best Harwood could promise was the second week in March.

 

(The City School District, by contrast, has already submitted two detailed preliminary expense budgets in the $175 Million range, prior to its Annual Budget Committee process which begins Tuesday evening at 7:30 at Education House.)

 

Austin said the committee would have precious little time to supply its input.  Harwood, (who is getting paid an additional $20,000 for assuming duties of Budget Director through June, said she was in the process of collecting expense budgets from the city departments. She expected those to be in by January 15 and to begin projecting revenues February 15, and expected a preliminary budget by “the second week in March.”

 

Austin complained in a respectful manner that in the past the committee was given projections of future budgets for the next year’s budget, and expressed a concern that the Committee has had no long range out look on budget trends.

 

Boykin asks for ideas.

 

Budget & Management chair, Councilman Benjamin Boykin, said he wanted input from the members on their ideas for the budget, so he could get them any information they wanted. He asked Joseph Lenchner if he had any ideas. Lechner, said he did not at this time, but would get them to Boykin.

 

However, this was apparently the first time Boykin had advised the committee he wanted their input. Last year, Joseph Lenchner and Patrick Austin complained the Budget & Management group was not convened early enough to have an impact on the budget. This year the committee has met by this reporter’s recollection even less, this being only the second meeting.

 

Committee member Tim Sheehan raised the issue of benefits as being an area the city had to negotiate more aggressively with the unions. Ted Peluso,  agreed this was an area for action, too. Mayor Joseph Delfino said negotiating benefit givebacks was very hard to do, and he would need the Common Council support in order to take that to the unions.

 

Hockley chips in.

 

Councilman Glen Hockley,  not an official member of the committee, commented from the “observer’s circle”  that a management study of the Department of Public Safety to assue as he put it that officers now executing desk jobs within the police and fire departments be replaced with civilian hires so police officiers could “be on the street,” (his words). Sheehan also supported this management study idea

 

 (Generally, when committees meet, no comment is tolerated from any common citizen or official for that matter, by the Mayor from observers, unless he or the Chairman invites them to do so. WPCNR did not think at the time to inquire if work sessions and future committee meetings would now be open forums for citizens to make suggestions.)

 

Sales Tax Figures May Be Higher: Harwood

 

The committee meeting began with Fiscal Officer Harwood distributing the official first half of fiscal 2006-2006 sales tax figures, noting that the holiday season was incomplete only containing figures through November 30, and was calculated by estimate by the state for the rest of the month.

 

Gina Cuneo Harwood (Center), city Chief Fiscal Officer expound on the sales tax good news.

 

She said the major sales tax payers would file actual sales tax returns by April 1^st making for a possible movement upward in the sales tax which would be reflected in the 3^rd quarter figures.  She reported sales tax revenues was up 7.4% through the first half of the year, despite being down 3.2% in the first quarter.

 

“This is not the entire Christmas season, it’s only through November 30. We’ll see more of it in March,” Harwood said. “I’m very optimistic for the rest of the year that anticipated (sales tax) revenues ($42.5 Million) will be realized and have every reason to be believe we’re going to exceed it.”

 

Schedule for Budget. No automatic cuts asked for. What do you want us to do?

 

Harwood informed the committee she was getting expense and salary information from the departments by January 15 and revenue projections by February 25 with a budget expected to be ready for the committee by April. Harwood reported the city had not asked departments to make any mandatory percentage cuts in their budgets.

 

Tim Sheehan asked “What kind of process there was for figuring the new budget, whether it was a 1-way (city dictates to committee) or a 2-way (give and take) there was a need for ideas on “how to streamline.”

 

At this time, Pat Austin spoke up on the Committee’s role: “What do you see the Budget Committee’s role in this process?”

 

Boykin, the Chairman said, “Until we get data (preliminary budget), we can be talking and thinking about items.”

 

Lenchner observed in the past the committee had met a number of times to discuss the actual budget before it was submitted to the council, (which did not happen last year).

 

Boykin said, “You raise the issue and we’ll get information and we’ll have the meeting to discuss it.”

 

He invited all members to submit areas of concern so they could discuss them the next meeting with data available.

 

After discussion of the water fund, the need for a management study of the Public Safety Department and possibly other departments, and the PILOTS issue – which Mayor Delfino described as being the same taxes developers would pay if they were not paying taxes – Austin raised the forecast issue, saying “We used to get forecasts on how trends were going – what you expect to to and where you’re going in the future years. We should look at that (kind of) forecast.”

 

Austin alluded to how little time the committee had to comment on formulating the construction of the budget and budget police last year, saying, “We were late in the process last year. We had no time to give input before it (the budget) went to the Common Council.”

 

Mayor Delfino said, “by all means” he wanted the committee input.  Austin politely requested the complete budget be submitted to the committee for comment before it went to the Common Council.

 

Railside Land Sale

 

The Mayor, addressing the Railside issue brought up by Joseph Lenchner repeated his comment made at the Greico Property News Conference Tuesday that the sale of the Railside Properties was ongoing and that he “expected to be completed in time to contribute the full $2.9 Million the sales was assumed to contribute to the present 2006-2007 budget.

 

PILOT ISSUES

 

In discussion of the PILOTS, the committee was given the following list of the “Payments In Lieu of Taxes” in effect at this time. The amounts below represent the city share which represnts 16% of the total PILOT being paid. The School District receives 66% (not of this sum—these are actual city revenues from PILOTS), and the county 19%.

 

CITY OF WHITE PLAINS P.I.L.O.T.s Fiscal Year 2006-2007

                              

                                     City RECEIVES

57 Ferris Avenue               $22,765.94

WP Housing Authority      $40,300.00

Power Authority of

State of New York            $283,468.00

NINE WEST                     $355,022.20

COHEN BROTHERS       $304,992.42

360 Hamilton Avenue       $318,336.00

Clayton Park                      $  99,480.00

Bank Street Commons       $406,276.32

Fortunoff                            $252,016.00

City Center (1 & 10

City Place                           $528,744.43

 

 TOTAL CITY REVENUE FROM PILOTS      $2,611,401.31

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WPCNR’S ADAM IN ALBANY. By Assemblyman Adam T. Bradley, 89th District. January 31, 2007: Governor Spitzer made health care reform and access to health insurance a priority in his State of the State address because, in his words, this investment makes good moral and economic sense. 

We have a moral obligation to take a serious look at how the system delivers care, because too many children and families go without basic, preventative coverage.  And we have an obligation to the taxpayers who are paying for those that are uninsured, because even though an individual lacks insurance, they still receive care in emergency rooms.  

 

 

We cannot allow HMO reform to get lost in all the other reform rhetoric floating in Albany.  The HMO – Health Maintenance Organization – system is broken and frequently puts profits ahead of patients.  In New York, health insurance companies are currently making record profits often at the expense of our health care system while the needs of patients, hospitals and physicians are being relegated to the back burner. 

 

Last year, we made some progress and a bill I sponsored (A.11996 of 2006) became law, but more needs to be done to protect the integrity of patient care.  For example, four Westchester County hospitals that make up the Stellaris Health Network, including White Plains Hospital Center and Northern Westchester Hospital, almost left the Empire Plan because of payment issues.  Unfortunately, physicians credentialed at these hospitals who were in-network received letters from the insurance company telling them they would no longer be treated as in-network physicians because of their affiliation with these hospitals and that they should notify their patients.  Fortunately, a last minute deal was reached between Stellaris and the Empire Plan. 

 

HMOs should not be able to interrupt an established relationship between physicians and their patients, particularly in cases like this one where physicians and patients had nothing to do with the negotiations between hospitals and insurers.  That is why I sponsored the following pieces of legislation:

·        A.2058 – Provides that an insurer may not terminate a physician’s participation in a managed care plan solely because he or she is only credentialed in non-participating hospitals; and

·        A.1755 – Provides that an insurer may not charge out-of-network rates for an in-network hospital, solely because the patient used an out-of-network physician.

 

Something just isn’t right in a state that regulates auto insurance premiums but not HMO insurance premiums.  HMOs have been getting away with charging excessive premiums while making record profits.  We must do more to protect the interests of patients and providers against the unfair practices of HMOs.  

 

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WPCNR CNA NEWS. January 30, 2007: The Land Trust has agreed to purchase the 5 acre Grieco property in Woodcrest Heights “as open space for the city,” according to a letter to CNA members,  from Dr. John Migliaccio, Co-President of the Woodcrest Heights Neighborbood Association. Migliaccio reports, “This has been a contentious development issue for many years, and it is gratifying to have some positive news: an open space addition.”

The city will announce the acquisition officially at a news conference Tuesday morning at 11 A.M.

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WPCNR RINKSIDE. By “Edge” Bailey. Providence, Rhode Island. January 27, 2007 UPDATED With More Pix from Providence: The Skyliners were last to skate. They needed one great skate to win. The Skyliner Junior Synchronized Skating Team faced each other  in two flights of  8 — — 16 girls in melancholy bows to the ice  to begin their free skate to the haunting music of Poseiden, needing 84 points to win the Junior Eastern Synchronized Team Skating Championship.

 

 

The 3,000 spectators were silent with respect, anxiety and anticipation as the dramatic swell of the music lifted the girls’ elegantly  from the ice into action. One slip, one skate late, one confused formation, one horrifying fall,  could cost them their goal. They had to make this Poseiden their best —  the equivalent  of throwing a game winning pass that takes 4 minutes in the air to reach the receiver. Would they complete the program without a deduction? Photos by WPCNR Sports

 

No Point Intersection Intensity: The girls skated liquidly into two straight lines relentlessly turning on collision course straight at each other in spread eagle stance evoking the menace of the sea.  The Skyliners hit the no-elbow-room,  no point intersection clean, fast — perfect on an impossible angle – (the only team to execute this high point maneuver in the six-team field) – splicing the maneuver clean — fearlessly — with the power of a sunami.

 

The Skyliners moved into their blocks, their lines, their circles, conjuring menace, agony, beauty, emotion, courage, commitment to survive in face and body — evoking the multi-levels of emotions in the Poseiden score.

 

 

The judges thought so too, marking them with a 5.88 in Interpretation, and 5.81s in Skating Skills and Performance/Execution, a 5.69 in Transitions and Coach Josh Babb’s choreography a 6.00. The Skyliners were righteous, presenting the deep edges, calling on all their  athleticism, flowing with precise finesse and silken grace personifying the awe of the Poseiden music.

 

They needed one great skate to overcome the superb efforts of The Lexettes of Hayden, Massachussetts and they gave the most dramatic program in Juniors all they had.

 

 

 

The Skyliners’ Poseiden takes chances; it gathers audience emotions, cascades into the depths and struggles valiantly, gathers grace to lofty heights in purposeful double lines, delivering the most intersections, reaching its height of power with face to face spiral lines that turn out of a change foot spiral line into a spread-eagle block intense in attitude.

 

 

 

The Ladder turning Clockwise: Note the left legs all in the same position.

 

 

The Spread Eagle Block

 

Then came their spectacular finish highlighted by  wave after wave of  solo spread-eagling sylphs on blades shooting the length of center ice at 15 miles an hour elegantly  threading a path between intricate 3-skater  crossing lines and spinning beauties in a choreography of  crisis. The rink erupted in accolades!

 

The Lexettes of Hayden Recreation Center of Lexington, Ma,  above and below had worked and honed their skate since the Colonial Classic three weeks ago were technically superb, as they always are, turning in their best performance of the season Friday night when they edged The Skyliners in the Short Program, 50.35 to 49.24, and posting an 82.7 in their Free Skate. The Skyliners with their great effort were equal to the worthy challenge.

 

 

Skyliners Closing their Friday Night Short Program with their signature “Boss” Spread-Eagle Wheel fade to a stop to Proud Mary. The Skyliner  circle at the top of the program was not called and they received a 1 point deduction giving The Lexettes a 1 point going into the Free Skate.

 

Lexettes’ sophistication shows in this their powerful short program Friday. The two prongs are about two intersect.  There was little difference between the two clubs Saturday.

 

Team Delaware executes their Spiral block. The Junior Delaware club, new this year to the division finished a strong third in the Free Skate and have made impressive progress, scores climbing every competition.

 

 

 

 

Departing the ice, the Skyliners stood behind the endboards awaiting the final scoring total of the flight. The judges in the upper level were checking their television screens, assigning the scores while the girls nervously waited  their every emotion, smiles and nervousness portrayed on the jumbo  ”Synchrotron”  hanging over the ice for the entire arena to see. They knew it was the best they had ever skated the program. Were they  good enough?

 

The precise and final tones of Wendy Sheridan — the country’s aboslutely best skating Public Address Announcer, delivered the verdict of the judges: “The Skyliners Total Element Score, 40.32, the Total Program Score, 46.71, for a total score of 87.03, which places The Skyliners in First Place”

 

It was all over.

 

They were good enough.

 

 

 

Skyliner  parents were in silent agony as the Skyliners’  forever minutes unfolded, were in suffocating tension. The last time, I felt tension like this was watching my daughter hit with the winning run on, or pitch with the winning runs on.

 

 

As Ms. Sheridan announced the result, they leaped to their feet, embraced each other, obscuring the ice. The crowd applauded in shrieks in appreciation of another synchronized skating thrilling finish. The Skyliners were all smiles and hugs and had skated Poseiden their best when it counted, scoring 136.27 to The Lexettes second place score of 133.05, a 3.22 margin for the Gold Medals and  their first Eastern Regional Championship.

 

The  Skyliners – The 2007 Eastern Synchronized Team Skating Champions Wearing the Gold.

 

Novice Inspires

 

Prior to the Junior Division Skate The Skyliners Novice team, ages 12 to 17, delivered perhaps the skate that inspired the Juniors’ fantastic finish. The Novice team, skating in a small division this year has been skating under the radar, stated they have arrived  skating Down with Love better each time they have performed, competition to competition. 

 

 

The splendid IceMates of Hayden Recreation Center,  Lexington, Massachussets  absolutely nailed their lead off skate in Novice,  throwing up a 54.61, putting the pressure on The Skyliners. Check out those IceMate Blocks! The Mates were skating on another planet Saturday.

 

 

The Skyliners Novice responded.  They took second place from Team Boston and skating with a sophistication and airiness beyond their years, looking superbly adult, worldly, exuding the class of a Julie London, the sass of  Lena Horne, the blasé of Tallulah Bankhead. They skated a 45.81 by far their best score of the season and boding well as they look ahead to Juniors next year. Thank you, Novice.

 

The Skyliners Novice Team 2007 Eastern Synchronized Team Skating Runnersup

 

With The Skyliners–The Girls Get a Great Wardrobe!

 

 

Yonkers Team Image breaks through with Fabulous Performances.

 

Team Image of Yonkers joined The Skyliners, in strongly representing the NY-NJ area as Team Image delivered  strong skates this confirming the vitality of their divisions with outstanding finishes: First in Preliminary Juvenile,  4^th in Juvenile and 3^rd  in Intermediate.

 

In Intermediate The Colonials of Massachussetts skated their Superman program the best they have ever executed it this season, eclipsing Twin Ponds of Harrisburg Pennsylvania 44.29 to 39. The Colonials won it on their technical score of 28 to Twin Ponds 21. But, Twin Ponds skate was magic, too. A very close and exciting finish here again. Team Image was a close third at 36.75.

 

 

On Friday night, in Preliminary Division, Team Image  “Princess” Program looked like a higher division team to capture the First Place trophy, denying The Skyliners Pre-J’s First Place for the first time in any competition this season. It was not that the Skyliners Pre-Js peformed their Anchors Aweigh with less panache. Team Image’s little girls just had their night. It was really a great weekend for Team Image, showing the tenacity, hard work and progress that was so in evidence all weekend long in all the divisions this reporter saw.

 

Turning that Pinwheel — The Littlest Sailors — The Skyliners Pre-Js turned in another flawless performance with their Anchors Aweigh program to take Third Place. The Pre-Js had won four Competitions in a row.

 

 

 

Earlier Friday afternoon, the Skyliner “Cheerleaders,” competing in the Juvenile Division finished fifth in the strong Juvie field behind Team Image’s “NASCAR” program. But, the Cheerleader program, like the University of Delaware’s vampire program of two years ago in the College Division remains an unforgettable, high energy classic for which the Skyliner Juvies will never be forgotten by those who have seen it. The Juvies have one more chance to show the Synchro world their Cheerleader progam in Colorado Springs at the Nationals coming up next month.

 

 

 

The “95s” — Team Image Juvenile Team Finished in 4th Place with their NASCAR program to hotrod music.

 

 

America’s Favorite Cheerleaders — The Skyliner Juvies– Skating at an earlier competition will see you next in Colorado Springs.

 

 In the Intermediate Division Saturday afternoon, Team Image skated to a third place performance with their unique “Rocky” Program behind Twin Ponds of Harrisburg and The Colonials who smoothly executed their skate to Superman.

 

Team Image Intermediate Team moving their lines in their Rocky program placing them third just 7 points off the Colonials winning Score. They are movin on up!

 

Princeton University and The University of Delaware Hold Up Midlantic Resurgence.

 

 

 

The University of Delawre threw up an amazing 94 score in their College Division skate, perhaps the single greatest  score this reporter has ever heard of, skating to “Wicked.”

 

Not to be intimidated, Boston College delivered after an impressive University of New Hampshire skate putting up an equally respectable 79  to finish second to the Fighting Blue Hens,  ahead of UNH by an edge. The Boston College Eagle should have been there to see it!

 

The Ice of the Tiger: Princeton University’s synchronized skating team vaulted the field finishing first in the Open College Division. The team features a former Skyliner, Catienne Boucher.

 

 

 

 

By far the most gratifying statement about what hard work can do and the rewards of synchronized skating  was turned in by The Ice of the Tiger, Princeton’s Open Collegiate Division team (which has to get the Gold Medal for best new name). Skating next to last, they turned in the fastest, most intricate program of the division (reserved for collegiate teams which do not have skaters who have passed the test levels necessary to compete in the collegiate division) and in a stunning result, captured the Gold Medal. Last year Princeton University simply did not have the level to achieve this. But, what a difference work and dedication make.

 

A special tip of “The Edge’s” hat to the Steel City Blades, who competing Saturday afternoon in Intermediate, in executing a spiral block saw the lead skater lean over too much and the entire row fell forward on top of each other onto raised skate blades. To their everlasting credit they recovered on the fly reformed the block and finished strongly. My admiration for their coach and the young ladies’ courage in pulling this program back together.

 

As I watch these programs impressed by the beauty and the speed and athleticism, I forget the element for injury is ever present. They are not wearing pads, helmets or wrist guards. When they fall as the Blades did, they are at the mercy of the ice gods. The danger element is something they face on every pass, every tight block. If something should go wrong – watch out. Synchronized skaters have heart.

 

 

All considered, there were so many teams throughout the East who showcased enormous growth in sophistication, style and skills, delivering program after program that compelled fan viewing this weekend.

 

Judges on the “Synchrotron” going over the scores on the new International Scoring System.

 

It was also a competition that showed the new International Scoring System is adding new drama and understanding to the heretofore mystic world of judging, while improving the product the teams are putting out there. The leaders in the sport are being pushed by teams embracing the challenge of getting better. Choreographers are being challenged to design as finely as their skaters skate. They must negotiate the edge between putting out the technical excellence while delivering the entertaining choreography at the risk of technical faux pas. When the balance is in synch,  that’s when spectators stand up and cheer.

 

The yawns were few this weekend. The thrills never stopped.

 

The Eastern Regional Title is the Skyliners first regional title.

 

 

“How Sweet It Is,” as Bob Prince used to say: Larry Rosen, President of the Skyliners after the scores were announced.

 

 

The Great White Ice Stage where once in the spotlight, you remember the feeling forever. There were 126 Synchronized Skating teams skating in Providence this weekend, and 136 teams skating at the Midwest Regional Synchronized Skating Championship in Illinois.

 

 

White Plains Ebersole Ice Rink Alumnae at the Eastern Synchro Show:

 

White Plains Aly Salonger —

Skating for the 2007 Eastern Synchronized Skating Champion  University of Delaware Synchronized Skating Team

 

 

Ally and her Mom, former President of White Plains Figure Skating Club, Yvette Salonger after Ally’s Team’s knockout performance in the Collegiate Division.

 

Daria Marinelli of Hartsdale, longtime Ebersole Skater,  shown on the “Synchrotron” 4th from left(Center) skates for Team Millenium in the Junior Division

 

Juliana Bailey,

 Member of the Champion Skyliner Juniors Team, White Plains Figure Skating Club, Senior, White Plains High School,  

 

 

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WPCNR STAGE DOOR. By Allan Gruet, Westchester Broadway Theatre. January 29, 2007: With the ‘Nunsense’ shows, the creator, Danny Goggin has lifted the human spirit as he has made millions laugh. Nunsensations – The Nunsense Vegas Revue is the sixth variation in the popular Nunsense series. The show has more hats, feathers & sequins than we have ever seen in a ‘Nunsense’ show. The six innocent Little Sisters of Hoboken have grown over the years, and have gotten a little more savvy with every show. Now they can really sing, and their dancing has greatly improved. I guess the old adage applies “practice makes perfect.” Nunsensations plays the WBT through March 3. For box office information, call 592-2222 or visit the WBT website, www.broadwaytheatre.com.

Carrie Keskinen  as Sr. Mary Leo, left,  Jeanne Tinker playing  Sr. Mary Paul in NUNSENSATIONS at the WBT through March 3. Photo, Courtesy, Westchester Broadway Theatre

 

 

Nunsensations! – The Nunsense Vegas Revue takes place in “real time” in the Pump Room Lounge, high atop the third floor of the Mystique Motor Lodge in Las Vegas Nevada. The Sisters have been told by a Hoboken parishioner that he would donate $10,000  to their school if the Sisters would go to Las Vegas and perform in a friend’s showroom. Reverend Mother has serious doubts about appearing in “Sin City.” However, after convincing Rev. Mother “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” the sisters plan their program…. and off they go to the “City of Sin” for more hilarious adventures!!! 

 

The conductor of Nunsensations is Leo Carusone who did all the original orchestrations and arrangements for the show. The Set is designed by 3-time Emmy nominee Barry Axtell who has done all the original sets for all the Nunsense shows. The set was adapted for WBT’s stage by George Puello and Steven Loftus, costume design by Rich Hamson, lighting design by Rich Latta, sound design by Johathon Hatton, and resident lighting designer is Andrew Gmoser.

 

The WBT production will star the world premiere cast which will include Bonnie Lee as Reverend Mother Mary Regina, Bambi Jones as Sister Mary Hubert, Carolyn Droscoski as Sister Robert Anne, Jeanne Tinker As Sister Mary Paul (Amnesia), & Carrie Keskinen. Stephanie Wahl will be the Swing Cover for the Nuns. The cast has just completed taping the show for television and it should be available on DVD in the very near future. The plan is for airings on PBS next year. The television production features the Westchester cast as well as a cameo appearance by Georgia Engel who is currently starring in “the Drowsy Chaperone” on Broadway. 

 

For the last 21 years, the Little Sisters of Hoboken have entertained audiences in theatres around the globe, making “Nunsense” an international household name. It started as a little cabaret show and it just grew and grew, until it turned into this international phenomena. Not only has the show performed in theatres all over the world, it also has been translated into 26 different languages. Danny Goggin, came up with the “Nunsense” idea when a Dominican Brother friend gave him a mannequin dressed up as a nun as a joke. From that one idea has come Nunsense!, Nunsense11, Nunsense Jamboree!, Nuncrackers!, Meshuggah Nuns!, Amen!, and now Nunsensations!