Naked Boys Singing! (musical)
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| Book | Robert Schrock |
| Setting | New York City |
| Premiere | July 22, 1999: The Actors' Playhouse |
| Productions | 1999 Off-Broadway |
Naked Boys Singing! is a traditional American Vaudeville-style musical revue, with book and direction by Robert Schrock, musical direction by Stephen Bates and choreography by Jeffry Denman, that features eight actors who sing and dance naked. The show was produced by Jamie Cesa, Jennifer Dumas, Hugh Hayes, Tom Smedes and Carl D. White.
This campy Off-Broadway musical comedy opened on July 22, 1999 at the Actors' Playhouse in New York City. The show transferred to Theatre Four in March 2004, and again in 2005 to New World Stages Stage Four, until it closed on January 28, 2012.
Shortly after the original Off Broadway closed Producer/Directors Tom and Michael D'Angora decided to transfer their smash hit Provincetown adaption of Naked Boys Singing to the Off Broadway Stage. The official Off Broadway Revival opened at Theatre Row's Kirk Theatre on April 5, 2012 and is still enjoying a healthy run today.
Synopsis
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The show has no plot; it contains 15 songs, about various issues, such as gay life, male nudity, coming out, circumcision and love.
Musical numbers
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Gratuitous Nudity" |
| 2 | "The Naked Maid" |
| 3 | "The Bliss of a Bris" |
| 4 | "Window to Window" |
| 5 | "Fight the Urge" |
| 6 | "Robert Mitchum" |
| 7 | "Jack's Song (I Beat My Meat)" |
| 8 | "Member's Only" |
| 9 | "Perky Little Porn Star" |
| 10 | "Nothin' But the Radio On" |
| 11 | "Kris, Look What You've Missed" |
| 12 | "Muscle Addiction" |
| 13 | "The Entertainer" |
| 14 | "Window to Window (reprise)" |
| 15 | "Window to the Soul" |
| 16 | "Finale" |
| 17 | "Naked Boys Singing!" |
Cast
| Role | Opening Night Cast | Replacements |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn | Glenn Seven Allen | Timothy Connell, Eric Dean Davis, Trevor Richardson |
| Jon | Jonathan Brody | Richard Lear, Steven Spraragen |
| Tim | Tim Burke | William DiPaola, Kristopher Kelly, Ryan Lowe |
| Tom | Tom Gualtieri | Jeffrey Todd |
| Daniel | Daniel C. Levine | George Livengood |
| Sean | Sean McNally | Billy Briggs, Robert McGown, John Sechrist, Luis Villabon |
| Adam | Adam Michaels | Patrick Herwood |
| Trance | Trance Thompson | Stephen Alexander, Ralph Cole, Jr., Eric Potter, Dennis Stowe |
- Replacements who performed the "Radio" number: Charles Duff
- Replacements who performed the "Porn Star" number: Gavin Esham
- Replacements who performed the "Robert Mitchum" number: Frank Galgano, Marc Ginsburg
- Replacements who performed the "The Entertainer" number: Brian Golub
- Replacements who performed the "The Naked Maid" number: Ronald E. Hornsby, Trevor Southworth, Brian Swasey
- Replacements who performed the "Window" number: Timothy Johnson, Timothy John Mandala
- Replacements who performed the "Bris" number: Matthew Kilgore, Chris Layton, David Macaluso
- Replacements who performed the "Muscle" number: Craig Lowry, Scott McClean
- Understudies: Spencer Gates, Bruce Linser, Phil Simmons
Film adaptation
In 2007 TLA released Naked Boys Singing! - a musical/comedy film adaptation of the off-Broadway musical.
Awards and nominations
- 2010 Broadway.com Audience Award Nomination - Favorite Long-Running Off-Broadway Show
- Off-Broadway Alliance Nomination - Best Long-Running Show