Michael Patrick Walker News

ALTAR BOYZ will open on March 2, 2012 at the Omaha Community Playhouse.

ALTAR BOYZ will open on March 2, 2012 at the Omaha Community Playhouse.

White Plains Performing Arts Center is pleased to continue our acclaimed new concert series with SOUNDS OF THE SEASON, featuring holiday favorites presented by some of the finest vocalists from Broadway and the New York cabaret communities.

White Plains Performing Arts Center is pleased to continue our acclaimed new concert series with SOUNDS OF THE SEASON, featuring holiday favorites presented by some of the finest vocalists from Broadway and the New York cabaret communities.

YELLOW SOUND LABEL will release Out Of Context, the debut CD of composer MICHAEL PATRICK WALKER on iTunes, Amazon and other outlets on November 8, 2011. Best known as co-writer and co-creator of the hit musical, Altar Boyz, the award-winning composer/lyricist will have a special one-night only CD release event on Monday, November 7 at 7:00 PM as part of 'Broadway at Birdland,' the weekly concert series at the legendary jazz club.

Today we are talking to the songwriter responsible for the new collection of songs culled from his many musical theatre ventures, both new and old - oh-so-appropriately titled OUT OF CONTEXT - who perhaps is best known to Broadway babies as the composer/lyricist of the mid-00s Off-Broadway smash boy-band spoof musical ALTAR BOYZ - the versatile and fiercely committed Michael Patrick Walker. Talking all aspects of OUT OF CONTEXT - including working with the tremendous talent featured on the multi-faceted and highly entertaining album (many of whom are also InDepth InterView participants themselves), such as Cheyenne Jackson, Kelli O'Hara, Lisa Howard and many more - as well as describing the shows from whence these songs derived (such as THE DISTANT BELLS, which recently was work-shopped starring Chita Rivera and Ana Gasteyer, among others) Walker and I attempt to paint a picture of the career of a rising star composer such as himself and what we can look forward to from him in the future, near and far - and, of course, what is in the ether for the release party performance concert at Birdland on Monday night featuring Ann Harada, Lauren Kennedy, Peter Friedman, Kenita Miller, John Tartaglia, Julie Foldesi, Noah Galvin, Andy Karl, Tyler Maynard, Andy Mientus, Jim Stanek and Betsy Wolfe. Additionally, he shares his experiences working on screen-to-stage adaptations of KINKY BOOTS and SOAPDISH, as well as shares news of his upcoming musical with Rick Ellis of JERSEY BOYS fame and the Rockettes musical number that will be premiering this season at the annual Radio City Music Hall Christmas spectacular. Plus, we also discuss his compositional and lyrical inspirations, favorite scores and composers, thoughts on GLEE and much, much more!

YELLOW SOUND LABEL will release Out Of Context, the debut CD of composer MICHAEL PATRICK WALKER on iTunes, Amazon and other outlets on November 8, 2011.

YELLOW SOUND LABEL will release Out Of Context, the debut CD of composer MICHAEL PATRICK WALKER on iTunes, Amazon and other outlets on November 8, 2011. Best known as co-writer and co-creator of the hit musical, Altar Boyz, the award-winning composer/lyricist will have a special one-night only CD release event on Monday, November 7 at 7:00 PM as part of 'Broadway at Birdland,' the weekly concert series at the legendary jazz club.

Florida Theatrical Association, in partnership with TRUE Marketing and Artful Events, presents the international hit musical ALTAR BOYZ at The Abbey in downtown Orlando October 12 through November 13.

The Broadway at Birdland concert series is set to present composer/lyricist Michael Patrick Walker & Friends in 'Out of Context' on Monday, November 7 at 7pm

Florida Theatrical Association, in partnership with TRUE Marketing and Artful Events, presents the international hit musical ALTAR BOYZ at The Abbey in downtown Orlando October 12 through November 13.

Street Theatre Company scores yet another great big hit with its inspired production of Altar Boyz - the musical tale of four devout young Catholics and one very talented Jew, on a divine path toward pop music superstardom. Impressively sung and acted, STC's Altar Boyz is great fun from start to finish, as the earnest young men attest to their faith while delivering a fast-moving concert that sends up every boy band group ever to be created by some Machiavellian agent on the make.

Westchester Broadway Theatre ss Proud to Present ALTAR BOYZ from August 4th - September 18, 2011.

Westchester Broadway Theatre ss Proud to Present ALTAR BOYZ from August 4th - September 18, 2011.

Two-Time Tony Award winner CHITA RIVERA will perform songs from her legendary Broadway career with an intimate evening of music in CHITA RIVERA: MY BROADWAY coming to Sydney and playing the York Theatre at the Seymour Centre on the 22 June 2011 at 8pm. Accompanied by her longtime musical director Michael Croiter on percussion and guitar, Michael Patrick Walker on the piano, and Dave Ellis on the Double Bass. Ms. Rivera will perform selections from her most celebrated musicals, including numbers from West Side Story ('America'), Sweet Charity ('Where Am I Going?' and 'Big Spender'), Chicago ('All That Jazz' and 'Nowadays'), Kiss of the Spider Woman, Bye, Bye, Birdie and The Rink, and featuring the music of Leonard Bernstein, John Kander & Fred Ebb, Charles Strouse, Stephen Sondheim and Cy Coleman among others.

The MAC award-winning, Broadway's Next H!T Musical welcomes award winning composer, Gary Adler to the Triad stage for Broadway's Next Hit Musical, which will close on Monday, March 14.

El espectáculo musical, original de Kevin Del Aguila, con letras y música de Gary Adler y Michael Patrick Walker, y bajo la dirección en México de Gerardo Elizondo, se presenta únicamente durante el mes de febrero de este 2011, en Monterrey, Nuevo León.

Full of sharp parody and irreverent humor, ALTAR BOYZ is the hilarious spoof about a heavenly guy-group that is adored by audiences and critics alike. Produced by The Beck Center, ALTAR BOYZ is a sharp and polished pop-music parody with irreverent humor that tells the inspiring story of five small-town boys trying to save the world one screaming fan at a time. Featuring 90 minutes of side-splitting songs (convincing enough to be played on MTV), uncontrollable laughs and light hearted fun, ALTAR BOYZ closes at PlayhouseSquare's Hanna Theatre January 30.

Full of sharp parody and irreverent humor, ALTAR BOYZ is the hilarious spoof about a heavenly guy-group that is adored by audiences and critics alike.

Full of sharp parody and irreverent humor, ALTAR BOYZ is the hilarious spoof about a heavenly guy-group that is adored by audiences and critics alike.