Coming next to the Altarena Playhouse...
Music & Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe
Book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming
Directed by Angelo Benedetto
Musical Direction by Joe Simiele
September 26 - November 1, 2008
Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00pm
Sunday Matinees at 2:00pm
(10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26)
"Smart, playful, funny... A giggling cult hit."
- NY Magazine
Ripped from the headlines of the Weekly World News, the tuneful and terrific Bat Boy is unlike any musical you've ever seen. When a half-bat, half-human creature is discovered in a cave outside of a small town, one family steps in to adopt him and raise him as their own. But the townsfolk are suspicious, and begin to blame their recent troubles on the pointy-eared newcomer. What's a singing, dancing bat-boy to do? From Los Angeles to New York to London, the hilarious Bat Boy has been a cult hit where ever it's played. There's no better way to celebrate the Halloween season than with Bat Boy at the Altarena. [May not be suitable for children under 13.]
Tom Billings, writing for today’s Alameda Journal, weighs in with his review of the Altarena’s Urinetown, The Musical. One quote sums it up:
“So far, this is the most must-see show of the Alameda theatrical season. Don’t miss it.”
What can we say? We agree with Tom completely. 
The Oakland Tribune published a glowing review of Urinetown in today’s paper. Alice Chalip writes:
“URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL, now at Altarena Playhouse in Alameda, is like nothing you’ve ever seen and like everything you’ve ever seen.
It is a strange, but fascinating, and superbly done show.
This is possibly one of the most successful musicals Frederick L. Chacon has directed.”
Chalip’s review goes on to give a great overview of the story, characters, and music, and closes with another quote for our scrapbook:
“Urinetown, The Musical is a thoroughly enjoyable show — like an old friend in some ways, but remarkably different in others.”
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We just wrapped up the opening weekend of our big new musical comedy Urinetown, and we’re thrilled to report that both performances were completely sold out. Many thanks to everyone who came out and shared this exciting time with us. We heard a lot of very positive feedback, so it looks like we may have another hit on our hands.
Now, we’re not just mentioning this in order to pat ourselves on the backs (ok, maybe a little). Consider it a reminder that if you’re planning to see this truly original show, you should buy your tickets early. Urinetown runs through October 6th and there are still plenty of seats available for our remaining performances… but that probably won’t last long. Visit our tickets page for more information about buying tickets to Urinetown.
As you may have noticed, we’ve given our website a bit of a facelift. In addition to the new site being easier to read and navigate, it is also much easier for us to update. This means that we will be able to add fresh news and information about the Altarena on a regular basis. All updates will be posted to our homepage just below the current show information. You can also click on any of the “Recent Posts” links in the sidebar to the left.
Even though a lot of work has gone into the new site, there’s still much work left to do. We have a lot of archival information about past shows and Altarena history which we’ll be adding to the site in the weeks and months to come. We’ll also be announcing our 2008 season soon, and will add information about the very exciting line-up of shows we have planned.
Keep checking back often, and feel free to leave comments below.
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