Altar Boyz
Altar Boyz
Opens: Wednesday, October 12
Through: Saturday, October 29
Tickets: $40
Location: The Plaza
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With their tight harmonies and spectacular choreography, the Altar Boyz question their loyalty to each other and ask whether or not faith is really holding them together - and it's totally hilarious!
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About Altar Boyz
Hailed as “high-octane entertainment,” Altar Boyz is a foot-stomping, rafter-raising musical comedy about a fictitious boy-band on the last night of their national “Raise the Praise” tour. The Altar Boyz are five small-town guys, Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan, and Abraham, who come together as an all-singing, all-dancing heartthrob group from Ohio. Packed with an extraordinary mix of side-splitting pop songs, uncontrollable laughs and lighthearted fun, this award-winning and totally original new musical is 90 minutes of pure delight. Don’t miss the Altar Boyz!
Produced through special arrangement with R&H Theatricals http://www.rnh.com
Book by Kevin Del Aguila
Music & Lyrics by Gary Adler & Michael Patrick Walker
Direction and Choreography by Billy Porter
Music Direction by Brian Hamilton
Associate Choreographer Lorna Ventura
Scenic Design by Jon Young
Lighting Design by John Fowler
Costume Design by Jeffrey Meek
Sound Design by Brad Poarch
Altar Boyz Cast
SKYLER ADAMSCharacter - Matthew
SKYLER ADAMS (Matthew) a recent graduate of the University of Oklahoma and is so excited to be back home at Lyric! Favorite credits include: Chicago Shakespeare: The World Premiere of The Adventures of Pinocchio (Pinocchio). Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma: High School Musical (Troy), High School Musical 2 (Ryan), Tommy (Lad), Music Man, Joseph..., and The Producers. Music Theatre of Wichita: A Funny...Forum (Hero), My Fair Lady, Big River, All Shook Up, Les Miserables, Gypsy (Yonkers), Smokey Joe's Cafe, Crazy For You, Annie, and Curtains. University Theatre: A Midsummer…(Snug), How To Succeed…(Finch), A Chorus Line (Al), RENT (Roger).
JAMES MICHAEL AVANCECharacter - Mark
JAMES MICHAEL AVANCE (Mark) is thrilled to be joining the Altar Boyz with such an amazing cast. A recent graduate from The University of Central Oklahoma, he has had the opportunity to work with City Rep, RWS, Broadway Tonight, Discovery Land, and The Pollard Theatre. Lyric Credits: Oklahoma (with Kelli O’Hara), Evita, Singing In The Rain, High School Musical, The Music Man, Joseph, The Producers, and 42nd Street.
Desmond DansbyCharacter - Luke
DESMOND (Luke) is thrilled, excited, humbled, and honored to be to be back at Lyric and apart of Altar Boyz. Some recent credits are Hairspray at Casa Mañana (Thad, Seaweed u/s), Hairspray at Lyric OKC (Seaweed), Ragtime, 25 Annual Putnum (Mitch), Carousel with Shirley Jones (swing) as well as three commercials and has rocked the seas with his talents. Desmond is a proud member of the Equity Membership Candidate Program.
ROSS McCORKELLCharacter - Juan
ROSS MCCORKELL (Juan) has always wanted to be an Altar Boy! A native of Greenock, Scotland, Ross is a senior Musical Theater major at Wichita State University, studying under Dr. Pina Mozzani. WSU opera/musical theater credits include: Assassins (Zangara), Carnival (Marco the Magnificent), L'enfant et les sortileges (Le Théière /Petit Vieillard), Hin und Zurück (Sage), in H2$ (Tackaberry), Lady Be Good! (Bertie), Street Scene (Mr. Easter), Waltzing in Heaven (Olie - original cast), and The Wild Party (Phil). Light Opera Oklahoma: Patience (Duke of Dunstable), Kiss Me, Kate (Paul), The Gondoliers (Luiz), and A Little Night Music (Frid). Ross also performed this past summer with Music Theatre of Wichita in their 40th anniversary season.
JAMIE GOLDMANCharacter - Abraham
JAMIE GOLDMAN (Abraham) is a musical theatre performance senior at the University of Oklahoma. Born and raised in San Antonio, TX, he has been performing on the main stage since the age of ten. His credits include: OU University Theatre: A Chorus Line (Mark), Chicago (Ensemble Swing), , All in the Timin ( Freddie/Baker/Moss), The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (Dancer). Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma: Joseph…Dreamcoat (Simeon), The Music Man (Ensemble); High School Musical 2 (Jack Scott/ Zeke u.s.). Connecticut Repertory Theatre: Seussical The Musical (Wickersham 3).
