Director: Bill Millerd
Choreographer: Sara-Jeanne Hosie
Music Director: Sasha Niechoda
Book by Kevin Del Aguila
Music and lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker
July 5 – September 1, 2012
The Boyz are back by popular demand! After an incredible tour and an extended summer run in 2009, the hit musical about a Christian boy band is returning to Granville Island in Vancouver.
Only this time, the boyz are up close and personal on the Revue Stage.
Jeremy returns as the band’s leader, Matthew, joining Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham (the sole Jewish member) on a quest to relieve the souls of their audience from sin.
Photos (Original Company)
About the Show:
The Altar Boyz are bringing their Raise the Praise tour back to Vancouver in the summer of 2012! Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan, and Abraham can sing and dance with the best of them, and these heartthrobs want to praise the Lord with funk and rhyme! With lyrics like “Girl, you make me wanna wait” and “Jesus called me on my cell phone,” this hilarious and irreverent musical comedy will wash your soul clean with laughter.
Reviews from 2009:
“Altar Boyz totally rocks the pop world…I suggest you book now”
“Crittenden is the cream on this crop of talent.”
—Peter Birnie, The Vancouver Sun“you will definitely leave the theatre singing… the energy level is stratospheric”
—Jo Ledingham, The Vancouver Courier“a fun (and funny) summertime treat…Heaven help you if you miss it!”
—Mark Robins, GayVancouver.net [Read full review]“What a fun night and a fantastic production to end the season…These heartthrobs had my own heart a-thumping” —Melanie Shim, A&E Vibe
“hugely entertaining musical theatre…this is a show that I could see again and again”
—John Jane, Review Vancouver [Read full review]“a swinging, toe-tapping non-stop 90 minutes of pure entertainment”
—Gillian Lockitch, Review from the House [Read full review]“They can sing, they can dance, and the Altar Boyz have even got Jesus calling ‘em up on their cell phones.”
—Rebecca Bollwitt, Miss 604 [Read full review]“Any of these boys could breeze to the finals of Canadian Idol or So You Think You Can Dance”
“Crittenden is one of the bright stars of this talented quintet.”
—Melanie Minty, Surrey Now [Read full review]“This ‘sinfully funny’ musical had me in fits of laughter for an hour and a half straight”
—Tessa Perkins, The Peak“The music is lively, performed by a small group of talented musicians, while the cast of five young men perform with frenetic energy as they brilliantly sing a series of upbeat songs and enthusiastically perform inventive dance routines” —Alan Charlton, BC Catholic [Read full review]
