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{{Short description|American Vaudeville-style musical revue}}
{{About|the stage musical|the film|Naked Boys Singing! (film)}}
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{{Infobox musical
{{Infobox musical
| name = Naked Boys Singing!
| name = Naked Boys Singing!
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| book = [[Robert Schrock]]
| book = [[Robert Schrock]]
| basis =
| basis =
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| premiere_date = March 28, 1998
| setting = [[New York City]]
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| premiere_location = Celebration Theatre, California
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| premiere_date = July 22, 1999
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| premiere_location = The Actors' Playhouse
| productions = 1999 [[Off-Broadway]]
| productions = 1999 [[Off-Broadway]]
| awards =
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'''''Naked Boys Singing!''''' is a traditional [[United States|American]] [[Vaudeville]]-style [[musical theatre|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]].


'''''Naked Boys Singing!''''' is a musical [[revue]] that features traditional American [[vaudeville]]-style music performed by eight actors who sing and dance [[naked]]. The [[Camp (style)|campy]] musical comedy premiered at the [[Celebration Theatre]] in [[West Hollywood]], California, on March 28, 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/naked-boys-singing-at-las-celebration-theatre-mar-28-com-74324 |title= ''Naked Boys Singing!'' at L.A.'s Celebration Theatre, Mar. 28 |last=Manus |first=Willard |date=March 28, 1998 |website=[[Playbill]] |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> The show opened [[off-Broadway]] in July 1999, and was subsequently transferred numerous times across New York City. A Las Vegas production at the [[Erotic Heritage Museum]] opened in September 2021.<ref name="Tomeo 2022">{{cite web | last=Tomeo | first=Marissa | title=NAKED BOYS SINGING! Celebrates 100 Performances | website=BroadwayWorld.com | date=March 6, 2022 | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/las-vegas/article/NAKED-BOYS-SINGING-Celebrates-100-Performances-20220306 | access-date=April 23, 2022}}</ref>
This [[Camp (style)|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.

==Productions==
The show opened [[off-Broadway]] at the [[Actors' Playhouse]] on July 22, 1999,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/naked-boys-singing-features-well-naked-singers-com-82826 |title=When ''Naked Boys Singing!'' First Appeared Off-Broadway |last=Jones |first=Ken |date=July 22, 2020 |website=[[Playbill]] |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> with book and direction by [[Robert Schrock]], musical direction by [[Stephen Bates]], and choreography by [[Jeffry Denman]], originally produced by [[Jamie Cesa]], [[Jennifer Dumas]], [[Hugh Hayes (actor)|Hugh Hayes]], [[Tom Smedes]], and [[Carl D. White]].

The show transferred to Theatre Four in March 2004, and gained attention when producers offered discounts to those attending the [[2004 Republican National Convention]].<ref name="OAC2013" /> The show transferred again in 2005 to [[New World Stages]] Stage Four, until closing on January 28, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/photo-call-naked-boys-singing-closes-off-broadway-com-186960 |title=''Naked Boys Singing!'', the 15-song celebration of the male form, played its final performance Off-Broadway at New World Stages Jan. 28 at 8 PM. |last=Blank |first=Matthew |date=January 30, 2012 |website=[[Playbill]] |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref>

Productions of ''Naked Boys Singing!'' have been performed throughout the United States, with international shows in Norway, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Japan, Italy, South Africa, and Australia.<ref name="OAC2013">{{cite web | title=Naked Boys Singing records | website=Online Archive of California |year=2013 | url=http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c80866v7/entire_text/ | access-date=April 23, 2022}}</ref>

Shortly after the original off-Broadway production closed, Producer/Directors Tom and Michael D'Angora decided to transfer their Provincetown adaption of ''Naked Boys Singing!'' to the off-Broadway stage, with a revival at [[Theatre Row Building|Theatre Row]]'s Kirk Theatre on April 5, 2012.<ref name="Gans2012">{{cite web | last=Gans | first=Andrew | title=New Team of Naked Boys Begin Singing March 22 Off-Broadway | website=Playbill | date=March 22, 2012 | url=https://playbill.com/article/new-team-of-naked-boys-begin-singing-march-22-off-broadway-com-188685 | access-date=April 23, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Mamary2012">{{cite web | last=Mamary | first=Jennie | title=NAKED BOYS SINGING! Opens at Theatre Row's Kirk Theatre! | website=BroadwayWorld.com | date=April 8, 2012 | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Photo-Flash-NAKED-BOYS-SINGING-Opens-at-Theatre-Rows-Kirk-Theatre-20120408 | access-date=April 23, 2022}}</ref>


A production at the [[Erotic Heritage Museum]] in Las Vegas opened in September 2021.<ref name="Tomeo 2022"/>
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 Building|Theatre Row]]'s Kirk Theatre on April 5, 2012 and is still enjoying a healthy run today.


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
[[File:NBS! at NYC Gay Pride Parade 2009 (3670825440).jpg|thumb|Cast members at [[New York City Gay Pride Parade]], celebrating the show's 10th anniversary.]]
[[File:NBS! at NYC Gay Pride Parade 2009 (3670825440).jpg|thumb|Cast members at [[New York City Gay Pride Parade]], celebrating the show's 10th anniversary.]]
The show has no plot; it contains 15 songs, about various issues, such as [[gay]] life, male [[nudity]], [[coming out]], [[circumcision]] and [[love]].
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==
==Musical numbers==
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| 7 || "Jack's Song (I Beat My Meat)"
| 7 || "Jack's Song (I Beat My Meat)"
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| 8 || "Member's Only"
| 8 || "Members Only"
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| 9 || "Perky Little Porn Star"
| 9 || "Perky Little Porn Star"
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==Cast==
==Cast==
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! Tim
| align="center"|[[Tim Burke (actor)|Tim Burke]]
| align="center"|[[Tim Burke (actor)|Tim Burke]]
| [[William DiPaola]], [[Kristopher Kelly]], [[Ryan Lowe]]
| [[William DiPaola]], [[Kristopher Kelly]], [[Ryan Lowe (actor)|Ryan Lowe]]
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! Tom
! Tom
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! Adam
! Adam
| align="center"|[[Adam Michaels]]
| align="center"|[[Adam Michaels]]
| [[Patrick Herwood]]
| [[Patrick Herwood]], Patrick Boyd
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! Trance
! Trance
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==Awards and nominations==
* Replacements who performed the "Radio" number: [[Charles Duff]]
* 1998 Back Stage West "Garland Award" for musical score (Stephen Bates, Marie Cain, Shelly Markham, Jim Morgan, David Pevsner, Rayme Sciaroni, Mark Savage, Ben Schaechter, Robert schrock, Mark Winkler and Bruce Vilanch)
* Replacements who performed the "Porn Star" number: [[Gavin Esham]]
* 1998 LA Weekly Theatre Award nomination: Musical of the Year
* Replacements who performed the "Robert Mitchum" number: [[Frank Galgano]], [[Marc Ginsburg]]
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* 2010 [[Broadway.com]] Audience Award nomination: Favorite Long-Running Off-Broadway Show
* Replacements who performed "The Entertainer" number: [[Brian Golub]]
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* 2011 Off-Broadway Alliance nomination: Best Long-Running Show
* Replacements who performed "The Naked Maid" number: [[Ronald E. Hornsby]], [[Trevor Southworth]], [[Brian Swasey]]
* 2021 [[BroadwayWorld]] winner: Best Las Vegas Musical<ref name="LVawards">{{cite web | title=Winners Announced for the BroadwayWorld 2021 Las Vegas Awards | website=BroadwayWorld.com | date=January 12, 2022 | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/las-vegas/article/Winners-Announced-For-The-BroadwayWorld-2021-REGION-Awards-2001010197 | access-date=April 23, 2022}}</ref>
* Replacements who performed the "Window" number: [[Timothy Johnson (actor)|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==
==Film adaptation==
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*Jerry Evans}}
*Jerry Evans}}
| distributor = [[TLA Releasing]]
| distributor = [[TLA Releasing]]
| released = Fall, 2007
| released = {{Film date|2007|10}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = United States
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The show was adapted into a film of the same name, released in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/naked-boys-singing.html |title=Naked Boys Singing! |last=Lyons |first=Luisa |date=April 2017 |website=Filmed Live Musicals |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref>
'''''Naked Boys Singing!''''' is a 2007 [[musical film|musical]]/[[comedy film]] adaptation of the 1998 off-[[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[Musical theatre|musical]] of [[Naked Boys Singing! (musical)|the same name]].


===Cast and songs===
===Cast and songs===
*[[Kevin Stea|Kevin Alexander Stea]] - Naked Maid
*[[Kevin Stea|Kevin Alexander Stea]] – Naked Maid
*[[Joe Souza]] - Bliss of a Bris
*[[Joe Souza]] – Bliss of a Bris
*Phong Truong (also called Ethan Le Phong) - Window to the Soul
*Phong Truong (also called Ethan Le Phong) – Window to the Soul
*Jason Currie - Entertainer
*Jason Currie – Entertainer
*Joseph Keane - Perky Little Porn Star
*Joseph Keane – Perky Little Porn Star
*Anthony Manough - Muscle Addiction
*Anthony Manough – Muscle Addiction
*Andrew Blake Ames - Jack's Song
*Andrew Blake Ames – Jack's Song
*Vincent Zamora - Window to Window
*Vincent Zamora – Window to Window
*Jaymes Hodges - Nothin' but the Radio On
*Jaymes Hodges – Nothin' but the Radio On
*Salvatore Vassallo - Conductor
*Salvatore Vassallo – Conductor


==References==
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==Awards and nominations==
{{Reflist}}
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* 2010 [[Broadway.com]] Audience Award Nomination - Favorite Long-Running Off-Broadway Show
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* Off-Broadway Alliance Nomination - Best Long-Running Show


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.nakedboyssingingvegas.com ''Naked Boys Singing!'' Las Vegas]
* {{iobdb title|187}}
* {{IMDb title|0928413|Naked Boys Singing!}}
* {{IOBDB title|187|Naked Boys Singing!|(1999–2012)}}
* {{Amg movie|399524|Naked Boys Singing!}}
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q6960446|title=Naked Boys Singing!|description=(2007 film)}}
* {{AllMovie title|399524|Naked Boys Singing! {{noitalics|(2007 film)}}}}
* [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/naked_boys_singing Rotten tomatoes: Naked Boys Singing]
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|qid=Q6960446|title=Naked Boys Singing! {{noitalics|(2007 film)}}}}


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[[Category:Original musicals]]
[[Category:Original musicals]]
[[Category:Nudity in theatre and dance]]
[[Category:Nudity in theatre and dance]]
[[Category:LGBT-related musicals]]
[[Category:LGBTQ-related musicals]]
[[Category:American plays adapted into films]]
[[Category:American plays adapted into films]]
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Latest revision as of 22:48, 2 September 2024

Naked Boys Singing!
BookRobert Schrock
PremiereMarch 28, 1998: Celebration Theatre, California
Productions1999 Off-Broadway

Naked Boys Singing! is a musical revue that features traditional American vaudeville-style music performed by eight actors who sing and dance naked. The campy musical comedy premiered at the Celebration Theatre in West Hollywood, California, on March 28, 1998.[1] The show opened off-Broadway in July 1999, and was subsequently transferred numerous times across New York City. A Las Vegas production at the Erotic Heritage Museum opened in September 2021.[2]

Productions

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The show opened off-Broadway at the Actors' Playhouse on July 22, 1999,[3] with book and direction by Robert Schrock, musical direction by Stephen Bates, and choreography by Jeffry Denman, originally produced by Jamie Cesa, Jennifer Dumas, Hugh Hayes, Tom Smedes, and Carl D. White.

The show transferred to Theatre Four in March 2004, and gained attention when producers offered discounts to those attending the 2004 Republican National Convention.[4] The show transferred again in 2005 to New World Stages Stage Four, until closing on January 28, 2012.[5]

Productions of Naked Boys Singing! have been performed throughout the United States, with international shows in Norway, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Japan, Italy, South Africa, and Australia.[4]

Shortly after the original off-Broadway production closed, Producer/Directors Tom and Michael D'Angora decided to transfer their Provincetown adaption of Naked Boys Singing! to the off-Broadway stage, with a revival at Theatre Row's Kirk Theatre on April 5, 2012.[6][7]

A production at the Erotic Heritage Museum in Las Vegas opened in September 2021.[2]

Synopsis

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Cast members at New York City Gay Pride Parade, celebrating the show's 10th anniversary.

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

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# 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 "Members 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

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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, Patrick Boyd
Trance Trance Thompson Stephen Alexander, Ralph Cole, Jr., Eric Potter, Dennis Stowe

Awards and nominations

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  • 1998 Back Stage West "Garland Award" for musical score (Stephen Bates, Marie Cain, Shelly Markham, Jim Morgan, David Pevsner, Rayme Sciaroni, Mark Savage, Ben Schaechter, Robert schrock, Mark Winkler and Bruce Vilanch)
  • 1998 LA Weekly Theatre Award nomination: Musical of the Year
  • 2010 Broadway.com Audience Award nomination: Favorite Long-Running Off-Broadway Show
  • 2011 Off-Broadway Alliance nomination: Best Long-Running Show
  • 2021 BroadwayWorld winner: Best Las Vegas Musical[8]

Film adaptation

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Naked Boys Singing!
Directed by
  • Robert Schrock
  • Troy Christian
Written by
Produced byKirkland Tibbels
Starring
  • Kevin Alexander Stea
  • Joe Souza
  • Phong Truong
  • Andrew Blake Ames
  • Anthony Manough
  • Salvatore Vassallo
  • Vincent Zamora
  • Joseph Keane
  • Jason Currie
  • Jaymes Hodges
Edited by
  • Troy Christian
  • Jerry Evans
Music byNic. tenBroek
Distributed byTLA Releasing
Release date
  • October 2007 (2007-10)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The show was adapted into a film of the same name, released in 2007.[9]

Cast and songs

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  • Kevin Alexander Stea – Naked Maid
  • Joe Souza – Bliss of a Bris
  • Phong Truong (also called Ethan Le Phong) – Window to the Soul
  • Jason Currie – Entertainer
  • Joseph Keane – Perky Little Porn Star
  • Anthony Manough – Muscle Addiction
  • Andrew Blake Ames – Jack's Song
  • Vincent Zamora – Window to Window
  • Jaymes Hodges – Nothin' but the Radio On
  • Salvatore Vassallo – Conductor

References

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  1. ^ Manus, Willard (March 28, 1998). "Naked Boys Singing! at L.A.'s Celebration Theatre, Mar. 28". Playbill. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Tomeo, Marissa (March 6, 2022). "NAKED BOYS SINGING! Celebrates 100 Performances". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  3. ^ Jones, Ken (July 22, 2020). "When Naked Boys Singing! First Appeared Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Naked Boys Singing records". Online Archive of California. 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  5. ^ Blank, Matthew (January 30, 2012). "Naked Boys Singing!, the 15-song celebration of the male form, played its final performance Off-Broadway at New World Stages Jan. 28 at 8 PM". Playbill. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  6. ^ Gans, Andrew (March 22, 2012). "New Team of Naked Boys Begin Singing March 22 Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  7. ^ Mamary, Jennie (April 8, 2012). "NAKED BOYS SINGING! Opens at Theatre Row's Kirk Theatre!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Winners Announced for the BroadwayWorld 2021 Las Vegas Awards". BroadwayWorld.com. January 12, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  9. ^ Lyons, Luisa (April 2017). "Naked Boys Singing!". Filmed Live Musicals. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
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