Ken Davenport Talks ALTAR BOYZ Closing to The New York Times

ALTAR BOYZ announced today that it would be closing Sunday January 10th after playing 2032 performances, making it the 9th longest running Off-Broadway musical ever!

"For the past several years, people have been ringing the death knell for commercial Off-Broadway theater. Altar Boyz has proven that a fantastic show and a passionate group of people behind it can overcome any odds.," said producer Ken Davenport today. Davenport also talked to The New York Times about the closing stating that;

"The Off Broadway environment is a very fragile one," Mr. Davenport said in a telephone interview to The NY Times. "After two, three years, we've been watching every box office number we could. We've just gotten to this point where it's too risky to keep going." To read the full article in The Times click here.

Altar Boyz is also the longest running musical comedy to open in New York in years! 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 features Michael Kadin Craig, Lee Markham, Travis Nesbitt, Mauricio Perez, and Ravi Roth, 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.

Remaining performances are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 8 pm, Saturday at 4pm & 8pm, and Sunday at 3pm & 7:30pm. New World Stages is located at 340 West 50th Street, just west of Eighth Avenue.

For more information, please visit www.altarboyz.com or call 1 -877-ABOYZ-411.  For all the gossip, visit www.altarholics.com

Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski

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