Altar Boyz to Celebrate 3rd Anniversary March 1

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 acclaimed musical comedy at New World Stages, winner of the coveted Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical Off-Broadway, will have its 3rd anniversary Off-Broadway March 1st.

Altar Boyz, the acclaimed musical comedy 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, having just celebrated its first anniversary! 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 is currently in the midst of its National Tour; upcoming cities include San Diego, San Francisco, Tempe, Honolulu, Pittsburgh and Wilmington. Altar Boyz will have its European Premiere at the Thalia Theatre in Budapest, Hungary beginning March 23rd. Upcoming productions include Brazil (performed in Portuguese), Sweden (performed in English with Swedish super-titles), Finland (performed in Finnish), Australia, Japan and a return of the acclaimed Korean production.

Among the devoted fans of Altar Boyz, known as Altarholics, are such bold-faced names as Anna Maria Alberghetti, Ann Rutherford (Gone With the Wind), Ana Gasteyer ("Saturday Night Live"), Anne Jeffreys, Anthony Rapp and Rosario Dawson (Rent film), Christine Ebersole, Frances Sternhagen ("Cheers", "Sex & The City"), Cynthia Nixon, David Hyde Pierce, Dick Gautier, Donna Mills, Doris Roberts, Ellen Greene (Little Shop of Horrors), Esther Williams, Jai Rodriquez ("Queer Eye"), Jason Kidd (NJ Nets), Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees), Jennifer Ferrin ("As The World Turns"), Joan Rivers, John Kander (Cabaret, Chicago), Kandice Pelletier (Miss New York), Kathy Bates, Kevin Bacon, Laura Benanti, Marcia Wallace ("Newhart"), Mario Cantone, Michael Cerveris (Sweeney Todd), Michelle Lee, Mike Stoller, Mr. Blackwell, Ricky Paull Goldin ("Guiding Light"), Rosie O'Donnell, Simon Russell Beale, Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime), Stephen Schwartz (Wicked), Stephen Sondheim, Tommy Tune, Trevor Penick (O-Town), Twyla Tharp and countless others who have seen the show over and over. For all the gossip on the BOYZ, visit www.altarholics.com

Critics are spreading the word coast to coast: "Finally, an Off Broadway musical that actually works!" (Jason Zinoman, The New York Times); "Sly and funny subversion, terrific voices, soothing harmonies, and deliciously funny numbers. It sends you home with a smile! Made up of five potential Teen People cover boys." (Charles Isherwood, The New York Times); "Thank Heaven for Altar Boyz! It keeps you laughing all evening long. If laughter is a form of salvation, my soul is clean!" (Howard Kissel, Daily News); "Hilarious! This sweet and sassy, witty and completely unpretentious show sends everybody out on a cloud of mirth - and we mean everybody! Finally, a show to unite the country!"(Jacques Le Sourd, Journal News); "Ninety minutes of heavenly hilarity!" (The Boston Globe); "You'll laugh your socks off!" (The Chicago Tribune); "Hallelujah brothers and sisters! Altar Boyz is in town. Funny song-and-dance numbers that never stop and a talented cast of five handsome men keep Fort Lauderdale jumpin' from beginning to end. It's top-notch musical theater!" (The Miami Herald).

Altar Boyz features Landon Beard, Zach Hanna, Kyle Dean Massey, Eric Schneider and Shaun Taylor-Corbett, 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, at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). New World Stages is located at 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, please visit www.altarboyz.com or call 1 -877-ABOYZ-411