Theatrical squee.

Admit it. You have a boyband guilty pleasure. Odds are, you also like musical theatre. Put them in a blender, and what do you get? Altar Boyz.

One of the funniest satirical shows I've seen in a long time, Altar Boyz tells the story of five boys from Ohio, Matthew (The "Justin Timberlake"), Mark (The "Gay?" One), Luke (The Bad Boy), Juan (The Latin Heartthrob), and Abraham (He's Jewish), who form a Christian boyband, trying to save the audience's souls through their music at their NYC tour stop.

With moves straight out of NKOTB and lyrics like, "Jesus called me on my cell phone" and "God put the rhythm in me so I could bust a move," this is the show you need to see if you want to know how darn ridiculous manufactured pop music can be.

The funniest part about it is how good they are at mocking it. So good, in fact, there's a fan website, a MySpace, and a legion of fans called Altarholics who attend all of their shows.

To score tickets to their Off-Broaday production at New World Stages, click here.

If you're not in New York, don't fear. The Boyz are going on a national tour.

Chicago, IL
10/10/06-10/22/06
LaSalle Bank Theatre

Boston, MA
10/31/06-11/05/06
Colonial Theatre

Baltimore, MD
11/07/06-11/12/06
Hippodrome Theatre, France-Merrick Performing Arts Center

Philadelphia, PA
11/28/06-12/03/06
Merriam Theatre

Minneapolis, MN
12/19/06-12/31/06
Pantages Theatre

Pittsburgh, PA
04/17/07-04/29/07
Byham Theatre

If you have issues with being seen out in public, there's always the Original Off-Broadway Cast Album.



Squeeworthy jams: "Rhythm In Me," "Epiphany"
Favorite member: Matt.