KEVIN DEL AGUILA (Book)
GARY ADLER (Music & Lyrics)
MICHAEL PATRICK WALKER (Music & Lyrics)
MARC KESSLER (Co-Conceiver)
STAFFORD ARIMA (Director)
Synopsis: 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.
NyTheatreReviews.com:
Hysterical. Well done. A good bet for teens and adults.
NEW YORK TIMES:
"But thanks to five dynamite performances and songs convincing enough to be played on MTV, the show became an unlikely hit."
Read the whole review HERE.
NEWSDAY:
"Under the direction of Stafford Arima, the roof-raising cast works up a sweat on a "Rent"-chic spare set by Anna Louizos. Bathed in garish rock-show lights by Natasha Katz, these Boyz pound out Christopher Gattelli's arch choreography in the devout service of rousing silliness. Amen to that."
Read the whole review HERE.
THEATERMANIA:
"It's not often that a perfect musical floats into town, so audiences are urged to grab Altar Boyz immediately, even though the show is so out-and-out terrific that it's likely to hang on for years in Manhattan and spawn companies in every large-, medium-, and small-sized burg throughout the land. Maybe the five-actor, four-musician show handily achieves perfection in every department because God the Father is rumored to be without flaw and this smart-as-a-whip tuner is a satirical plug for Him plus the other two thirds of the Holy Trinity."
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VARIETY:
"Bummed that the Backstreet Boys are no more? Feeling sunk that 'N Sync came 'nstuck? Taken ill since Take That took their leave? Then give thanks to the Lord because the "Altar Boyz" are here, saving souls and spreading the word while adhering religiously to the sacred commandments of the boy-band creed."
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