ALTAR BOYZ Launches National Tour in October in Chicago

Ken Davenport and Robyn Goodman, in association with Walt Grossman, Ruth Hendel, Sharon Karmazin, Matt Murphy and Mark Shacket, proudly announce that ALTAR BOYZ, the award-winning musical comedy, will kick off a 30-week National Tour with a three-week engagement at the LaSalle Theatre (4901 W. Irving Park Road) in Chicago beginning October 10th.

Altar Boyz, the acclaimed musical comedy now in its second year at New World Stages, winner of the coveted 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 opens April 12th at ChungMu Art Hall, Seoul, Korea; this marks the first time an American musical, directed by the original director, will debut there!

Among the devoted fans of Altar Boyz, known as Altarholics, are such bold-faced names as Ana Gasteyer ("Saturday Night Live"), Anthony Rapp and Rosario Dawson (Rent film), Carson Kressley and Jai Rodriquez ("Queer Eye"), Christine Ebersole, Frances Sternhagen ("Cheers", "Sex & The City"), Cynthia Nixon, David Hyde Pierce, Ellen Greene (Little Shop of Horrors), Jason Kidd (NJ Nets), Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees), Jennifer Ferrin ("As The World Turns"), Jerry Mitchell, Joan Rivers, John Kander (Cabaret, Chicago), Kathy Bates, Kevin Bacon, Liza Minnelli, Maria Friedman and Michael Ball (Woman in White), Mario Cantone, Michael Cerveris (Sweeney Todd), Ricky Paull Goldin ("Guiding Light"), Rosie O'Donnell, Simon Russell Beale, Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime), Stephen Schwartz (Wicked), Stephen Sondheim, Terrence McNally, Tommy Tune, Trevor Penick (O-Town), Twyla Tharp and countless others who have seen the show over and over.

Altar Boyz 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 continue in New York City at New World Stages, formerly Dodger Stages, (340 West 50th Street, just west of Eighth Avenue). Tickets may be ordered online at www.telecharge.com or by phone at 212/239-6200. For more information, visit www.altarboyz.com

A complete tour schedule will be announced shortly.