[NEohioPAL] The Boyz Are Back In Town! Only until Jan. 30

[Fran Storch]

In collaboration with PlayhouseSquare
Beck Center presents
an encore production of
Altar Boyz
Now thru January 30
Hanna Theatre/PlayhouseSquare
Book by Kevin Del Aguila
Music and Lyrics by Gary Adler & Michael Patrick Walker
Conceived by Marc Kessler & Ken Davenport

For tickets, visit www.playhousesquare.org<http://www.playhousesquare.org> or call 216.241.6000.

Read what the reviewers have to say...


"There is enough other entertainment value packed into the proceedings to make it fun even for those who don't get, or appreciate, all of the slightly gay religious satire. But for those who are tuned in to that extra layer of humor, it's even more of a hoot."<http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2011/01/playhousesquare_hosts_a_reviva.html>

-Tony Brown, The Plain Dealer



"This energetic romp...is a feel-good 90 minutes. It also works because it praises the Lord without being nasty or divisive; it's welcoming for just about anyone...allowing this reborn fab five to sing, rock and jam their way into a very satisfying run."<http://raveandpan.blogspot.com/>

-Christine Howey, Rave and Pan



"'Altar Boyz' is energetic, absorbing, nonstop entertainment....clever script and moving music...Their harmonies are gorgeous,<http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2011/01/17/life/doc4d34aefcbd4db389743787.txt>

their stage presence is intoxicating, their dancing is unself-conscious and joyful, and their rapport is genuine."<http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2011/01/17/life/doc4d34aefcbd4db389743787.txt>

-Bob Abelman, The News-Herald


In a new partnership with PlayhouseSquare, the Beck Center for the Arts is proud to present an encore production of the smash hit Altar Boyz now on stage at the Hanna Theatre through January 30. Beck originally produced the regional premiere of this musical comedy here in the summer of 2008 to rave reviews. Altar Boyz is a sharp, pop-music parody with irreverent humor that tells the holy inspiring story of five small-town boys trying to save the world one screaming fan at a time.



This encore production is again directed by Beck Center Artistic Director Scott Spence and features four of the five original "boyz" who return to dance and sing their hearts out to save the souls of the sinful - including Equity actor Josh Rhett Noble as Matthew, Dan Grgic as Luke, Ryan Jagru as Juan, and Connor O'Brien as Abraham. New to the AB cast is Matthew Ryan Thompson who plays Mark, the sensitive one. Noble, O'Brien and Thompson were most recently seen on the Beck Center Main Stage in their critically-acclaimed holiday production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

For more information about the Beck Center, visit www.beckcenter.org<http://www.beckcenter.org>.


Posted by:
Fran Storch
Beck Center for the Arts
Publications Manager
17801 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, OH  44107
(216) 521-2540 x20

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