New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Cast members of The Apple Boys: A Barbershop Quartet Musical are scheduled to make several high-profile appearances on October 31 as part of New York City's 45th Annual Village Halloween Parade. At 9:30 AM, The Apple Boys will appear on Fox 5 TV's "Good Day New York," singing an original song. At 7:45 PM, The Apple Boys will perform outside the landmarked Jefferson Market Library as Basil Twists' iconic 14-foot spider descends the clocktower.
Hilarious and heart-warming, The Apple Boys is a one-of-a-kind musical that propels the uniquely American art form of the barbershop quartet into the stratosphere. Set in Coney Island at the turn of the 20th century, The Apple Boys features four diverse actors playing over forty characters.
The story centers on Jack Chapman III (Johnny Appleseed's grandson) who sets out to save his family apple orchard by enlisting the help of Nathan Handwerker (founder of Nathan's Hot Dogs), Warren Lincoln
Travis ("The World's Strongest Man"), and Lina "Hank" Beecher (designer of the first looping roller coaster). Together, this very different group of friends discover the magic of a new kind of music: barbershop harmony.
The Apple Boys features a book by writer and performer Jonothon Lyons (Basil Twist's Symphonie Fantastique, Sleep No More), music and lyrics by 2017
Jonathan Larson Grant recipient Ben Bonnema (Adult Swim's
Peter Panic, Boys Who Tricked Me), and is directed by
David Alpert (If/Then, The Trip to Bountiful).
The Apple Boys: A Barbershop Quartet Musical is produced by
Heart On Sleeve Productions (Johnnie Moore Hawkins, Executive Producer). Performances will begin November 30 and run through December 23 at HERE, located at 145 Sixth Avenue. Tickets, priced at $15-$45, can be purchased by visiting appleboysnyc.com or by calling 212-352-3101.
The Apple Boys have been delivering apples and singing barbershop harmonies around New York City since 2012. They have appeared at Club Cumming, The Public Theater, The Box (on stage with Alan Cumming and Emma Stone), Ars Nova, The Manderley Bar (home of Sleep No More), The NY Transit Museum and on their home turf at Coney Island, USA and Luna Park. They have many spectacular videos on YouTube and newfangled posts on Instagram and Twitter! @TheAppleBoys
