The cast of the 2009 Music Circus premiere  of “Altar Boyz” at the Wells Fargo Pavilion July 14-19.  Left to right: Ryan Nearhoff as Luke, Andres Quintero as Juan, Devin DeSantis as Matthew, Jamison Scott as Mark and Tim Dolan as Abe. Photo by Charr Crail.

    Five young men (Matt, Mark, Luke, Juan, Abe - He’s Jewish!) from a small town formed a Christian male singing group, Altar Boyz. They arrived to their final “Raise the Praise” concert tour destination, Sacramento’s Music Circus, to spread the gospel as sung in the opening act, "We are the Altar Boyz" and "Rhythm in Me."

    Their ultimate goal throughout 90 minutes of pumpin’ poundin’ rhythmic music and non-stop high-energy choreography is to save your soul. With the aid of a high tech machine, Soul Sensor DX-12, the plan is to drop the number of burdened souls in the audience down to “0” and track the numbers of those who again, strayed from the flock.
    As each member provides his own perspective on the genesis of Altar Boyz, the personality and character quirks of each member “evolve”. The cast’s hilariously harmonious tunes and spirited dancing kept the audience clapping in rhythm throughout this comedic performance. “Jesus called me on my cell phone. No roaming charges were incurred” are lyrics from "The Calling."
    Each Altar Boyz member has his own demon to contend with and at the same time, need to support each other for a successful concert.
    Get funky and rap with Ryan Nearhoff in "Luke’s Miracle Song." Everybody Fits is where you can hear Tim Dolan’s Abe desires to fit in with the group. Devin DeSantis in Matt’s "Something About You" croons his reasons for abstinence to a gullible audience member pulled onto stage for her five minutes of fame.
    Andres Quintero’s Juan and Tim Dolan’s Abe fast pace exchanges in "La Vida Eternal" didn’t miss a beat.
    "Epiphany" is confessed to be another favorite that Jamison Scott as Mark soars through a wide vocal range.
    Each talented cast member’s character shines individually and also, together, especially in the fast pace choreographed dances. These are just some of the highlights of this comedic concert tour under the creative direction of Tye Blue and choreographer, Lou Castro.
    Altar Boyz will continue to perform at Music Circus in the Wells Fargo Pavilion for ages 14 and above through Sunday, July 19th. Performances are Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday and Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets for all Music Circus shows are $53 for Friday and Saturday evenings, $50 for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings and Saturday matinees, and $41 for Thursday matinee.

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