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Altar Boyz

A foot-stomping, rafter-raising musical comedy about a fictitious Christian boy band on the last night of their national "Raise the Praise" tour. The Boyz are five all-singing, all-dancing heartthrobs from Ohio: Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham.

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Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Comedy
  • 90 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Cautions: No Special Cautions
  • Orchestra Size: Small/Combo

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, College Theatre / Student, Church / Religious Groups

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off Broadway Musical (2005)
    Nominee! Seven Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Musical (2005)
    Nominee! Four Lucille Lortel Awards including Outstanding Musical (2005)
    Nominee! Drama League Award for Distinguished Production of a Musical (2005)
With their tight harmonies and spectacular choreography, the Altar Boyz delight their audience. Performing a full set, including their signature hits “Rhythm In Me,” “The Calling” and “I Believe,” the Boyz question their loyalty to each other and ask whether or not faith is really holding them together. In the end, they deliver a message of unity: “there is no star as bright as its constellation, no harmony in a single voice.”
REVIEWS:

"ALTAR BOYZ is a moving experience, one sure to attract new congregants to the Church of Musical Theatre."

Sandy MacDonald TheaterMania.com

"An energetic crowd- pleaser!"

David Rooney Variety

“Divine! A 90- minute tornado of tasty pop tunes and nifty moves.”

Michael Sommers Star Ledger

“Hilarious! This Sweet and sassy, witty and completely unpretentious show sends everybody out on a cloud of mirth – and we mean everybody! There’s not a soul in the theatre that isn’t captured. Finally, a show to unite the country!”

Jacques Le Sourd Journal News
Premiere Production: Altar Boyz debuted at the 47th Street Theatre in New York City as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival in September 2004. The show opened off-Broadway at Stage 4 of Dodger Stages (now New World Stages) on March 1, 2005, where it ran for 2,032 performances, making it the ninth longest-running off-Broadway musical of all time.

Characters

  • Casting: 5M
  • Casting Attributes: All Male, Multicultural Casting, Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
  • Casting Notes: All five men are called upon equally to sing and dance. Each character has a distinct personality, and a chance to shine.
  • Chorus Size: No Chorus

MATTHEW - The Leader
MARK - The Sensitive One
LUKE - The Bad Boy
JUAN - The Latin Lover
ABRAHAM - The Gefilte Fish Out Of Water
ANNOUNCER / VOICE OF G.O.D. - Voiceover

Available Material

Name Price
Perusal Material Shipped immediately. This is optional. Order Now

1 x Libretto-Vocal Book
1 x Piano Conductor/Keyboard I

$24.00
Pre-Production Pack Shipped upon receipt of a signed License Agreement and full payment of all invoices. This is optional.

1 x Libretto-Vocal Book
1 x Piano Conductor/Keyboard I

$75.00
Rehearsal Material Shipped a minimum of 3 months before the last performance. This must be hired as a condition of the License to produce this show.

10 x Libretto-Vocal Book
2 x Piano Conductor/Keyboard I

**Orchestral Materials included with Rehearsal Material Set if required

$450.00 +$135.00/pm
Orchestral Material Shipped with (or after) Rehearsal Material. This is optional.

**Orchestral Materials included with Rehearsal Material Set if required**

1 x Piano Conductor/Keyboard I
1 x Keyboard II
1 x Drums
1 x Guitar

*Enclosed with the musical materials for ALTAR BOYZ you will find three (3) keyboard programming disks. These disks contain the programming information required to format your keyboards.

$0.00
Lib/Vocal Book 10 Pack Shipped with (or after) Rehearsal Material. This is optional.

10 x Libretto-Vocal Books

$50.00 +$50.00/pm

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