Altar Boyz, a new musical comedy and critically-acclaimed hit of the New York Musical Theatre Festival, is the hilarious account of a struggling Christian boy-band (with one nice Jewish boy) looking for their big break in the Big Apple.
Hailed as "high-octane entertainment" (Talkin' Broadway), Altar Boyz tells the holy inspiring story of 5 small-town boys - Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham - trying to save the world one screaming fan at a time. Their pious pop act, including lyrics like "Girl You Make Me Wanna Wait" and "Jesus Called Me On My Cell Phone," worked wonders on the Ohio bingo-hall-and-pancake-breakfast circuit. But when fate brings them to New York, will the boyz take a bite out of the forbidden apple? With angelic voices, sinfully spectacular dancing and a touching story, Altar Boyz is destined to rock the masses of all denominations!
Winner of the 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical.
Book by Kevin Del Aguila
Music and Lyrics by Gary Adler & Michael Patrick Walker
Conceived by Marc Kessler & Ken Davenport
Choreographed by Christopher Gattelli
Directed by Stafford Arima
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My 72 yr old mother, my sister and myself being raised catholic girls thought it was hillarious!!!
posted on 07/10/2009 at 6:40:00 PM
Review: Altar Boyz was a Fantastic Showbybecknetta
I saw the Saturday 05/23/09 show at 2:00 pm - it was great. All five guys were very talented. Loved Mark in his gay way, not that there is anything wrong with it, he was so cute. This is a must see when you go to New York City.
My daughter is 16 and Im 48 and we both loved this show. Its 90 minutes, with no intermission. Short and sweet...and good. There are 5 performers and we had two understudies for our Saturday matinee. Who cares, they were still great. I loved the simplicity. Just 5 guys singing and dancing, and the energy just never dropped off. They had us from the outset, and we just couldnt keep those dumb smiles off our faces. I now see why this show has become one of those popular repeater shows. Matthew, Mark, Luke and Juan. If that offends you, stay away, because theres a lot more where that come from. But, if you like tongue-in-cheek humor, go, go, go.
It was hysterically funny and the singing is off the chain. These guys are very talented. Unfortunately, I missed the first 15 min of the show, so Ive got to go back and see it again! It is well worth it!!
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