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Altar Boyz Production History
Altar Boyz had its debut in September of 2004 at the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), in the 47th Street Theatre (Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre). The NYMF cast comprised Cheyenne Jackson as Matthew, Tyler Maynard as Mark, Andy Karl as Luke, Ryan Duncan as Juan and David Josefsberg as Abraham. Marc Kudisch performed the pre-recorded role of "G.O.D." The show was directed by Stafford Arima and choreographed by Christopher Gatelli. The NYMF run was limited by the nature of the festival to a small number of performances on an irregular schedule in a small theatre over a few weeks.
The show opened Off Broadway at Stage 4 of Dodger Stages (now New World Stages) on March 1, 2005, after several preview performances. The cast was as in the NYMF production, except that Scott Porter played the part of Matthew in place of Cheyenne Jackson, who was starring in the Broadway musical All Shook Up, which opened later that month, and Shadoe Stevens played the pre-recorded role of "G.O.D." As of March, 2007, the show continues in the same theatre, although with new cast members.
There have been touring productions of Altar Boyz in the United States and resident productions in Korea and Hungary.
Awards
The production won the 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best off-Broadway Musical. It was nominated for Seven 2005 Drama Desk Awards including Best Music, Best Lyrics, Best Book and Best Musical
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