Adler to Conduct 1000th Performance of Altar Boyz

Ken Davenport and Robyn Goodman, in association with Walt Grossman, Ruth Hendel, Sharon Karmazin, Matt Murphy and Mark Shacket, have announced that Altar Boyz, the acclaimed musical comedy at New World Stages, will play its 1000th performance on Sunday July 22nd (7 PM). To mark the occasion, composer Gary Adler will serve as conductor for that performance.

 With this milestone, Altar Boyz passes such other award-winning musicals as The Will Rogers Follies (983), Sunset Boulevard (977), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (964), Bells are Ringing (924), Kiss of the Spider Woman (906), The Who's Tommy (900), and the original production of Chicago (898), among countless others.

Altar Boyz, the acclaimed musical comedy, "winner of the 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical Off-Broadway, is the longest running new musical comedy to open in New York in years! Full of sharp parody, sinfully spectacular dancing, and irreverent humor, this spoof about a heavenly guy-group is adored by audiences and critics alike.  With an extraordinary mix of side-splitting songs 'convincing enough to be played on MTV,' uncontrollable laughs and lighthearted fun, this award-winning and totally original new musical is '90 minutes of pure delight' that's suitable for all ages and will have "the whole family laughing and singing along.'  Altar Boyz recently completed its First National Tour. Altar Boyz enjoyed its Asian premiere in Seoul, South Korea and its European premiere in Budapest," state press notes.

Altar Boyz features Landon Beard, Matthew Buckner, Jay Garcia, Ryan J. Ratliff and Ryan Strand, and is directed by Stafford Arima and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli. Altar Boyz has music & lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker with book by Kevin Del Aguila, based on a concept by Marc Kessler and Ken Davenport. 

Performances are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 8 pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm, and Sunday at 3pm & 7pm.  New World Stages is located at 340 West 50th Street, just west of Eighth Avenue. For more information, please visit www.altarboyz.com or call 1 -877-ABOYZ-411.  For all the gossip on the "Boyz," visit www.altarholics.com