The longest-running musical to hit New York stages in years is coming to the California Music Theatre.

Opening Tuesday for one week only, the "Altar Boyz" are ready to serenade the audience and entertain Sacramento for 90 minutes of high energy comedy.

Based on the book by Kevin Del Aguila, the musical comedy tells the story of Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham, five small-town Catholic boys hoping to make it big in the musical world.

After playing for bingo halls and youth groups, the boy band sets its sights on New York. The ups and downs of their journey are told through a series of songs, dance routines and hold-your-stomach hilarious scenes.

“I think the show is funny because it exposes some of the ‘idol worship’ the public places on pop bands. It is also very cleverly written,” said Chris Bower, director of marketing and pubic relations for California Musical Theatre.

The all-star cast members are sure to please with three actors from previous “Altar Boyz” productions and Jamison Scott (Mark) from the recent Broadway revival of “Grease.” Devin DeSantis (Matthew), Andres Quinero (Juan) and Tim Dolan (Abraham) have all held roles in productions of the musical in the past.

Songs like "Girl you Make Me Wanna Wait" and "Jesus Called me on my Cell Phone" make light of sometimes-serious religious topics as well as poke fun at boy bands all in good fun.

The musical comedy first debuted in September 2004 at the New York Musical Theatre Festival and since opening off Broadway in 2005 has crossed the country and made its way as far as Korea and Hungary.

"Altar Boyz" has won prestigious awards such as the 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical and the Broadway.com Audience Favorite Award in 2006 and 2007.

While final ticket sales have not been determined yet, Bower predicts that around 1,600 will be in the audience on opening night.

Tickets can be purchased at Wells Fargo Pavilion, online at www.sacramentomusiccircus.com or by calling (916) 557-1999.

Showtimes are 8 p.m.Tuesday through Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, and at 2 p.m. matinees Thursday and Saturday.

The Wells Fargo Pavilion is located at 1419 H St.

Ticket prices are as follows:

Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Sunday Evenings: $50
Thursday Matinee: $41
Saturday Matinee: $50
Friday/Saturday Evenings: $53

Images are courtesy of California Music Theatre