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Altar Boyz (Theatre)
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- 28 feature instances
- 14 referencing feature instances
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AltarBoyz | |
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Five small-town boys from Ohio — Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham (he's Jewish) — have joined forces to save the souls of America through their righteous music, with lyrics like "Girl, You Make Me Wanna Wait" and "Jesus Called Me on My Cell Phone". But will their angelic voices and spectacular dancing work its wonders in New York City?The ninth longest-running off-Broadway musical in history, Altar Boyz is an Affectionate Parody of boy bands and Christan rock. The Boyz are giving a concert in New York, hoping to save the souls of their audience, but find themselves confronting their own demons and doubts over the course of the night. | |
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All There in the Manual | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_17ce80aa | comment |
Subverted by the in-character blog that used to be on the site for the musical. It turns out that Luke was exhausted because he'd been driving the band's van at night and not getting any sleep, causing him to crash into a tree and sustain some minor injuries (hence the need for rehab). | |
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| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_1869b4b1 | type |
Unreliable Narrator | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_1869b4b1 | comment |
Unreliable Narrator: In "Genesis of the Altar Boyz", the beginning of the band is told in a sketch divided into segments, each written by one member of the band and highly influenced by the author — in Mark's section, Matthew gushes over his hair; in Luke's, everyone is very nonverbal; in Juan's, everyone is incredibly insensitive about his lack of parents, and in Abraham's, everyone is incredibly insensitive about his Judaism. | |
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| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_222dc873 | type |
Black Comedy | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_222dc873 | comment |
Black Comedy: An extended sequence involves milking laughs out of Juan's discovery that the parents for whom he's spent his life searching are, in fact, dead. | |
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| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_26eb6287 | type |
Funny Background Event | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_26eb6287 | comment |
Funny Background Event: When Abraham takes over the vocals on "La Vida Eternal", it's kind of funny, but watching the other three desperately chase Juan around the stage is hilarious. | |
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| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_297ab1b9 | type |
Parental Abandonment | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_297ab1b9 | comment |
Parental Abandonment: Juan's backstory. | |
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Give Me a Sign | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_2b9e3fb0 | comment |
Give Me a Sign: Used in the "Genesis of the Altar Boyz" segment. | |
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| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_384dbbbd | type |
Purity Sue | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_384dbbbd | comment |
Purity Sue: Matthew. So much so that he even sings a song about how abstinent he is. | |
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| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_39297f53 | type |
Bigger Is Better | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_39297f53 | comment |
Bigger Is Better: The boys are very upset that they're in a small Off Broadway theater and not a place like the Radio City Music Hall. | |
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| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_3fb5ab75 | type |
The Eleven O'Clock Number | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_3fb5ab75 | comment |
The Eleven O'Clock Number: Epiphany is a parody of this. | |
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| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_434d893c | type |
Funny Foreigner | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_434d893c | comment |
Funny Foreigner: Juan, particularly played up in the "Genesis of the Altar Boyz" segment. | |
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Transparent Closet | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_460ffa29 | comment |
Transparent Closet: Mark basically lives in one. | |
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| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_4e635eab | type |
God-Is-Love Songs | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_4e635eab | comment |
God-Is-Love Songs: Altar Boyz is made of this trope. | |
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Boy Band | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_55bd649c | comment |
Boy Band: The central concept of the show is an Affectionate Parody of Christian rock and boy bands. | |
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Pun | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_83445b04 | comment |
Pun | |
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| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_84b1a036 | type |
Gay Aesop | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_84b1a036 | comment |
Gay Aesop: "Epiphany", Mark's big solo, seems to be setting up a "Gays are people too" message, but then turns out to be "Catholics are people too" instead. | |
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It Runs on Nonsensoleum | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_8a5dc833 | comment |
It Runs on Nonsensoleum: The Soul Sensor DX-12. | |
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| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_b3d1b7e3 | type |
Genius Bonus | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_b3d1b7e3 | comment |
Genius Bonus: Abraham, the Jewish gefilte fish out of water, writes all the bands' songs in universe. It especially makes sense if you have the knowledge that a great many Christmas songs were written by Jewish songwriters (Johnny Marks, Irving Berlin, Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn, etc). | |
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Breakup Breakout | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_ca49d764 | comment |
Breakup Breakout: In-Universe, it doesn't actually happen, but record labels promise exactly this to each member of the band to get them to sign a solo deal. Abraham is the only one not to accept the deal. | |
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Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_ccb97ff2 | comment |
Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion: A variation; the rhyme is preserved but the spirit is the same. In a song about waiting until marriage to have sex: | |
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| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_ce515b47 | type |
Musical World Hypotheses | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_ce515b47 | comment |
Musical World Hypotheses: Falls decidedly into the diegetic category. | |
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| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_d848560f | type |
Unusual Euphemism | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_d848560f | comment |
Unusual Euphemism: Repeated reference is made to Luke having just come out of rehab for "exhaustion". Subverted by the in-character blog that used to be on the site for the musical. It turns out that Luke was exhausted because he'd been driving the band's van at night and not getting any sleep, causing him to crash into a tree and sustain some minor injuries (hence the need for rehab). | |
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When It All Began | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_d99864da | comment |
When It All Began: The "Genesis of the Altar Boyz" sketch. | |
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Pretty Fly for a White Guy | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_eb6912 | comment |
Pretty Fly for a White Guy: Luke. | |
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| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_f288cf3 | type |
Innocent Innuendo | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_f288cf3 | comment |
Innocent Innuendo: The Altar Boyz beg to "put it in me" — of course, they're referring to God putting the rhythm in them. | |
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Product Placement | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_f511ea9b | comment |
Product Placement: The Soul Sensor DX-12 is a Sony product, and Matthew never fails to remind the audience of that fact. | |
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Have a Gay Old Time | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_fa6bfde9 | comment |
Have a Gay Old Time: An audience member confesses to having coveted his neighbor's ass (i.e., the sin of lust). Juan mistakes his meaning and gives an impassioned speech about the lure of donkeys. | |
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Dark and Troubled Past | |
| Altar Boyz (Theatre) / int_fed93e1b | comment |
Dark and Troubled Past: Surprisingly. Juan, after searching for his parents for years, finds out that they're dead on his birthday. Luke has had an awfully hard time in school, and went to alcohol to cope with his issues. As for Mark, it is implied that he got gaybashed every Sunday when he was young. | |
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