Lee Markham Joins Altar Boyz; Neil Haskell Departs for 9 to 5

Altar Boyz, now into its fourth year at off-Broadway’s New World Stages, is getting a new cast member. Lee Markham will take over the role of Luke beginning on April 3, replacing current cast member and So You Think You Can Dance runner-up Neil Haskell, who departs the show to join the company of forthcoming Broadway musical 9 to 5. Haskell will continue playing Luke through March 29; Austin Lesch will play the role until Markham beings.

Markham joins the cast following two regional performances as Luke in Media, Pennsylvania and Glens Falls, New York for the Adirondack Theater Festival. His additional credits include the eastern tour of Nickelodeon’s Max and Ruby, as well as the subsequent off-Broadway production of the show, NYMF’s Angels and the Florida-based tour of Smokey Joe’s Café.

Altar Boyz,won the 2005 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical. The cast also features Michael Kadin Craig, Travis Nesbitt, Mauricio Perez and Ravi Roth.