Ten men pick up where "The Full Monty" left off. First, they shed their clothes as they enter LA's Hayworth Theater. Once on stage, they start the party with the The Chorus Line-like come-on, "Tonight you finally get what you paid for!" Throughout the set, the diverse array of physically fit men discuss topics ranging from nude housekeeping (Kevin Stea's "Naked Maid") to cultural traditions (Joe Souza's "The Bliss of Bris"). It's lighthearted and upbeat. Most of the 16 songs are basically show-tunes, with the exception of Jaymes Hodges's country-flavored "Nothin' but the Radio On" and Anthony Manough's disco-oriented "Muscle Addiction."
Some performances are solo. Others include two or more participants, such as the locker room lament "Fight the Urge" and the opening salvo "Gratuitous Nudity." Gay-friendly and body-positive, "Naked Boys Singing!" is truth in advertising. The show was recorded in front of a live audience and the entire repertoire--except Jason Currie's soft-shoe "Robert Mitchum"--features full-frontal nudity. You'll get a charge from "Gratuitous Nudity", and "Perky Little Porn Star" all performed entirely in the nude. The musicians of rock band Barenaked Ladies perform fully clothed, whereas the "happy Hollywood hyphenates" perform fully un-clothed.
"Naked Boys Singing!" is a musical comedy film adaptation of the 1998 off-Broadway stage musical of the same name. The play first went "full-frontal" at Los Angeles' Celebration Theater in 1998. Since its raucous debut, the revealing revue has dropped its drawers for eager audiences around the world and was voted best musical by "LA Weekly" and "Backstage West". This long-running musical review sparkles with memorable tunes and vibrant dance numbers most will enjoy over and over again. Alternately campy and coy, smirky and serious, the 16 original songs (newly arranged by Troy Christian) celebrate the male anatomy and the gay lifestyle with playful wit and bold explicitness. Sound quality is excellent, cinematography is tastefully well-done, and quiet moments are few. With its complete lack of sleaze, it is more likely to have you pondering the cast members’ skin care routines than their vital statistics. And though stage shows are always best experienced live, the DVD version offers the advantages of "pause" and "zoom". Brought to you by the producers of "Latter Days" and "Adam & Steve", this electrifying filmed performance brims with excitement, fervor and sexy naked men.
The Cast
* Kevin Alexander Stea as Naked Maid
* Joe Souza as Bliss of a Bris
* Phong Truong as Window to the Soul
* Jason Currie as Entertainer
* Joseph Keane as Perky Porn Star
* Anthony Manough as Muscle Addiction
* Andrew Blake Ames as Jack's Song
* Vincent Zamora as Window to Window
* Jaymes Hodges as Nothin' but the Radio On
* Salvatore Vassallo as Conductor
The screenplay (including music and lyrics) was written by Stephen Bates, Marie Cain, Shelly Markham, David Pevsner, Mark Savage, Robert Schrock, Rayme Sciaroni, Trance Thompson, Bruce Vilanch, and Mark Winkler. Robert Schrock and Troy Christian directed.
