Altar Boyz

  • DIRECTOR: Bill Millerd
    CHOREOGRAPHER: Sara-Jeanne Hosie
    MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Sasha Niechoda

    Winter/Summer 2009

    Arts Club Theatre Company
    Granville Island Stage

    Watch out ‘N Sync, the Altar Boyz are coming to town! Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan, and Abraham-the gefilte fish out of water-can sing and dance with the best of them, and these heartthrobs want to praise the Lord with funk and rhyme. With lyrics like “Girl, you make me wanna wait” and “Jesus called me on my cell phone” this irreverent (but never mean-spirited) musical-comedy will wash your soul clean with laughter.

    Playing the band’s leader, MATTHEW, I went on a BC tour with this wildly popular musical in 2009, followed by a successful run at the Granville Island Stage which held over for four weeks in the summer of ’09.

    Visit the Altar Boyz’ Blog.

    Media

    Jeremy’s interview with Peter Birnie at the Vancouver Sun.

    Talk 1410′s Jen & Joe interview Jeremy about the Altar Boyz tour.
    [podcast]http://www.jeremycrittenden.net/wp-content/audio/1410interview.mp3[/podcast]

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    Reviews

    “Crittenden is one of the bright stars of this talented quintet.” – Melanie Minty, Surrey Now

    “This “sinfully funny” musical had me in fits of laughter for an hour and a half straight.” - Tessa Perkins, The Peak

    “Crittenden is the cream on this crop of talent.” -Peter Birnie, The Vancouver Sun

    About the Show

    ALTAR BOYZ is a foot-stomping, rafter-raising, musical comedy about a fictitious Christian boy-band on the last night of their national “Raise the Praise” tour. The Boyz are five all-singing, all-dancing heartthrobs from Ohio: Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham. With their tight harmonies and spectacular choreography, the ALTAR BOYZ will delight your audiences. As they perform their signature hits such as “Rhythm In Me,” “The Calling,” and “I Believe,” the Boyz question their loyalty to each other and ask whether or not faith is really holding them together. They finally deliver a message of unity, that “there is no star as bright as its constellation, no harmony in a single voice.”

    -Rogers and Hammerstein Organization