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Naked Boys Singing! is based on the long-running off-Broadway musical comedy revue, “Naked Boys Singing,” which featured 16 original songs celebrating the splendors of male nudity. In the years since its first performance at the Celebration Theater in Los Angeles, the staged version of “Naked Boys Singing” has become an international phenomenon, playing successfully in more than 40 cities and in six languages all over the globe.

Director Troy Christian has restaged the play for the film and come up with new arrangements for the original songs. The opening song, “Gratuitous Nudity,” is written and performed in such a sense of fun as to help the audience get over any nervousness they might have about the nudity. Before you know it, most people forget the performers are still naked, well, kind-of, but of course, that’s one of the points made in this light- hearted study of nudity, what we think of it and how we react to it.

Naked Boys Singing! is a fun, joyous, and even liberating experience, guaranteed to touch your heart in places and leave you with a smile on your face. You may even find yourself afterwards singing some of the songs in the shower.

In Loving Memory of:

Stephen Bates Jim Morgan

David Crocker Ron Phillips

CAST (In Alphabetical Order)

Andrew Blake Ames Jason Currie Jaymes Hodges Joseph Keane Anthony Manough Ethan Le Phong Joe Souza Kevin Stea Salvatore Vassallo Vincent Zamora

Theater Announcements Joe Souza

Answering Machine Voices Peter Lempert Marlene Fisher

Pianist David Hawkins

CREW

Directors Troy Christian Robert Schrock

Executive Producers Kermit Johns G. Sterling Zinsmeyer

Co-Producers Darryl Anderle Ilo Orleans

Associate Producers Troy Christian Jerry L. Evans Adam Weinstock

Casting Coordinator Peter Matyas

Staged and Choreographed by Troy Christian

Additional Choreography by J.T. Horenstein

Associate Choreographers Stevie Ray Anthony Ryan Hill

Assistant Choreographer Lauren Johansen (Window to the Soul)

First Assistant Director Jennifer Schaefer

Key 2nd Assistant Director Lacy Wittman

Directors of Photography Jerry L. Evans Troy Christian

Camera Operators Jerry Evans Nathan Prevost

Steadi Cam Operator Nathan Prevost

Jib Operator John Rojas

P2 Support Jackie MacKenzie Meredith Hackleman

Production Designer Chris Anthony Miller

Lighting Designer Brent Sandrock

Key Grip Josh Boggs

Master Electrician Jim Conrads

Set Construction Michael “Bruiser” Broussard

Props David Hawkins Lacy Wittman

Key Hair and Makeup Ashley Fox

Assistant Hair and Makeup Tim Dewalt

Costume Designer Laura Brody

Production Legal Joel Shames

Production Accountant Darryl Anderle

Asst. Production Accountant Johnny Ortez

Key Set PA David Hawkins

Production Assistants Lauren Johansen Aria Stewart Daniel Kells Lorraine Aguilar

Editor Troy Christian

Assistant Editors Jerry L. Evans Jackie MacKenzie

Special Effects Editor Yonghwan Kang

Color Correction Rocio Martinez Robert Douglas

Edited at RuffHouse Entertainment

MUSIC

“Gratuitous Nudity” Music and Lyrics by Stephen Bates Additional Lyrics by Robert Schrock & Mark Winkler Additional Music by Shelly Markham Featured performers Joe Souza, Salvatore Vassallo, Vincent Zamora, Andrew Blake Ames, Jason Currie, Jaymes Hodges, Joseph Keane, Anthony Manough, Ethan Le Phong and Kevin Stea

“The Naked Maid” Music & Lyrics by David Pevsner Performed by Kevin Stea

“The Bliss Of Bris” Music & Lyrics by Marie Cain Featured performer Joe Souza with the Naked Boys Singing! Ensemble

“Window to Window” Music & Lyrics by Rayme Sciaroni Performed by Vincent Zamora and Ethan Le Phong

“Fight the Urge” Lyrics by David Pevsner Music by David Pevsner and Rayme Sciaroni Featured performers Jason Currie, Ethan Le Phong, Joe Souza with Jaymes Hodges, Anthony Manough, Kevin Stea and Salvatore Vassallo

“Robert Mitchum” Lyrics by Mark Winkler Music by Shelly Markham Featured performer Jason Currie with Andrew Blake Ames, Jaymes Hodges Anthony Manough, Ethan Le Phong, Kevin Stea and Vincent Zamora

“Jack’s Song” Lyrics Jim Morgan Music by Ben Schaechter Featured performers Andrew Blake Ames, Jaymes Hodges with Jason Currie, Anthony Manough, Ethan Le Phong, Joe Souza, Vincent Zamora and Salvatore Vassallo (on grill)

“Members Only” Lyrics by Stephen Bates & Robert Schrock Music by Stephen Bates Performed by Andrew Blake Ames, Jason Currie Jaymes Hodges, Joseph Keane, Anthony Manough Ethan Le Phong, Joe Souza, Kevin Stea, Salvatore Vassallo (Conductor) and Vincent Zamora

“Perky Little Porn Star” Music & Lyrics by David Pevsner Performed by Joseph Keane

“Nothin’ But the Radio On” Lyrics by Mark Winkler Music by Shelly Markham

“Kris Look What You’ve Missed” Lyrics by Robert Schrock Music by Stephen Bates Performed by Jaymes Hodges

“Muscle Addiction” Music & Lyrics by Mark Savage Track Produced and Arranged by Nic. TenBroek Featuring Jason Currie, Ethan Le Phong, Joe Souza with Jaymes Hodges Anthony Manough, Kevin Stea and Salvatore Vassallo

“The Entertainer” Music & Lyrics by Trance Thompson and Perry Hart Featured performer Jason Currie with Andrew Blake Ames, Jaymes Hodges Anthony Manough, Joe Souza, Kevin Stea and Vincent Zamora

“Window to Window” (reprise) Music & Lyrics by Rayme Sciaroni Featuring Ethan Le Phong with Vincent Zamora

“Window to the Soul” Music & Lyrics by Stephen Bates

“Finale” (Montage) Music & Lyrics by Stephen Bates Performed by Andrew Blake Ames, Jaymes Hodges, Anthony Manough Ethan Le Phong, Joe Souza, Kevin Stea, Salvatore Vassallo and Vincent Zamora

“Naked Boys Singing” (Bows) Music & Lyrics by Stephen Bates

Music Production and Supervision Nic. TenBroek

Musical Director Gerald Sternbach

Additional Music Arranging by Gerald Sternbach

Music Performed by: Gerald Sternbach (piano) John Belzaguy (bass) David Lotfi (drums)

Music Recorded at Private Island Trax by Patrick Spain

Additional Recording Corey Mooney Sam Lewis

“Overture” Music by Nic. TenBroek

“Remix” by The Perry Twins Produced by Derek Perry Doug Perry Quinn Coleman Featuring Ethan Le Phong

Post Production Supervisor Jennifer Schaefer

Additional Post Production Supervision Darryl Anderle

Final Audio Remix By Brant Biles, Mi Casa Multimedia

Audio Post Production Services & Re-recording Stage Roundabout Entertainment, Inc.

Sound Supervisor Teddy Salas

Sound Effects Editor Teddy Salas Noel Mackensen

Assistant Sound Editor Ross Millward

Foley Artist Robert Friedman

Foley Mixer Colin Rogers

Re-recording Stage Roundabout

Re-recording Mixers Mike Farnan

“Naked Boys Singing!” had its world premiere on March 19, 1998 at the Celebration Theatre, Los Angeles, California, Robert Schrock artistic director.

Starred: Brian Beacock, Tony Davis, Steve Gideon, Christopher Gilbert, Mike Haboush, Tod Macofsky, T. Bedford Scofield, Trance Thompson, Vincent Zamora.

Gregg Smith, casting; Ken Werther, press; Frank McKown, lighting; Sherri Grider, costumes; Joe Fusco, tech director; J.P. Duberg, set; Seanne Farmer, stage manager; Rolando Lira, assistant; Stephen Bates, music director/arranger; Robert Schrock, director.

Originally Choreographed for the Stage by: Bubba Carr, Kenny Ortega, D.A. Pawley, Travis Payne & Lavelle Smith, Mic Thompson.

Originally produced on the New York Stage by Jamie Cesa, Carl D. White, Hugh Hayes, Tom Smedes

Special Thanks to The Screen Actors Guild

Financing for this Picture by FBF Fund One, LLC

Production and Management Services by Funny Boy Films, LLC

Special Thanks to

The Edge Performing Arts Center The Hayworth Theater

Alfred Alonso & Thomas Hartley Robbie Arrington Susan Bean Baker & That Fighter Pilot George Bendele Gigi Bermingham Gary Blumsack Harold Brody Paul Boskind Ken Brierly Charles Caliva Mark Calvano Stan Carpenter Paul Carter The Concierge Travel Boys John Conley William Davenport Richard Del Belso Juan Carlos Diaz Dennis Di Tragila John Dunn Larry Dvoskin Kate Edmiston Keith Eshenburg John Eugene Joel Gonzales Joel Goodrich Mike & Odette Graves Kim Gustavsson Martin Hall Chris Hammet Joe Handy Justin Harding Mack Hicks Danna Hyams Ingenue Daven Josh

Special Thanks to

Albert Lujan Dan Kavanaugh Keith Kerr Chuck Kneeland Kung Ko Louie LaGrange Stewart Lee Steven Lerman Carlos Lopez Robert Margouleff John Mandler Lou Martarano David Mauriello Traci McWain Marilyn Milos Oswaldo Pena David Pevsner Phil & Judd and boys at Pineapple Point Dennis Poulsen Wes Porter Gary Reichard Ray Rhodes Stephen Rusch Scott & Josh (Our Big & Little Guys) Larry Schine Larry Smith Tom Soto Bob Spano Marilyn Spring Will Struyk Michael Sutton Jane Swanson Kayla Tibbels Stan Tucker Win Tuttle Ruben Villegas Jorg Wallrabe Justin & the Wares Graham Weston Billy Wilkinson & John Kerrigan Mark Winkler

No actual Penises were harmed in the cutting of this movie.

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CAST

ANDREW BLAKE AMES Focusing his acting, dancing, singing and modeling dreams, Andrew Blake Ames has portrayed such characters as Emcee in “Cabaret,” Bobby and Mike in “A Chorus Line,” Hero in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” and Zangler in “Crazy for You.” He has also worked with choreographers such as Wade Robson, Mia Michaels, Lynn Brilhante and Yoko Young. On television, he on the MTV’s reality show "Triple Threat" and placed second in the competition while being titled Viewer's Favorite. Recent film appearance includes I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry with Adam Sandler and Jessica Biel.

JASON CURRIE Jason is an up and coming actor whose film credits include Sex & Camping , Pastor John , The Bible Proven and Greece: Secrets of the Past . He’s been known to think outside of the box, so singing and dancing in the nude is just a natural thing for him.

JAYMES HODGES Jaymes makes his feature film debut in Naked Boys Singing! An Austin, Texas native, he loves Tex-Mex and his favorite place to be naked is under layers and layers of clothing.

JOSEPH KEANE Naked Boys Singing! also marks Joseph’s big screen debut. The former San Franciscan says he is a “comedic tenor, tragic bass and a classic soprano. Television credits include NBC’s “Frasier”

ANTHONY MANOUGH Anthony has appeared in “Jesus Christ Superstar" but sheds his clothes for the first time on the big screen with Naked Boys Singing! Whenever he can, he loves singing any song from Anita Baker, Luther Vandross and Martha Wash.

ETHAN LE PHONG Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Ethan has traveled around the world as an accomplished dancer and singer. His favorite song to sing is “And I’m Telling You” from “Dreamgirls.” Theatrical credits include “Jerry Springer: The Opera,” London cast of “Party at the Palace: The Queen’s Concerts.”

JOE SOUZA Joe goes full frontal for Naked Boys Singing! He has appeared in several films and televisions shows including Demons , Mystery Woman: In the Shadows , NBC’s “Scrubs,” ABC’s “General Hospital, Sexual Suspects , WB’s “What I Like About You,” Sexual Temptations , and “The Voyeur.”

KEVIN STEA Kevin was one of ’s dancers during her Blonde Ambition tour and was featured in Madonna’s Vogue music video. He has worked alongside such performers from Beyonce to to Elton John. Kevin has done numerous television commercials and is currently filming Bolden! Select film credits include: Julie Taymor’s Across the Universe, RENT, Adam & Steve, 13 Going on 30, Starsky & Hutch, Austin Powers in Goldmember, The Birdcage, , Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, and Newsies. Television credits include: “The Wedding Bells,” “The 4 th Annual TV Land Awards,” “Girls Club,” “Nikki,” “,” “Fame L.A.,” “Fired Up,” “Red Shoe Diaries,” “ Interactive,” “Melrose Place” and “Head of the Class”

SALVATORE VASSALLO Openly gay Salvatore has appeared in Kevin Smith’s Gigli and Time for Dancing . His favorite food is steak and his favorite role was being in Showgirls .

VINCENT ZAMORA The only actor in the film to also appear in the original cast version of “Naked Boys Singing,” Vincent’s film credits also include West Hollywood Stories and Teen Witch .

THE DIRECTORS

BOB SCHROCK Conceiver/Co-Director/Writer

Robert (Bob) appeared naked in Tom Eyen’s “The Dirtiest Show In Town,” Off-Broadway in the early 70’s, which was instrumental in the creation of “Naked Boys Singing!.” Also as an actor he appeared in the New York Off Broadway production of “The Fantasticks” for over 2 years.

Bob was the artistic director of the Celebration Theatre, the GLBT Theatre of Los Angeles, from 1993-1999, where he produced forty shows and directed eight of those. Among the highlights were the world premieres of “Pink Triangle,” “End of the World Party,” “Ballad of Little Mikey,” “Too Old for the Chorus,” “Men on the Verge of a His- panic Breakdown,” “A Language of Their Own” and “Naked Boys Singing!” He wrote lyrics for some of the songs in “Bark!” opening Off-Broadway in the fall of 2007. He has received multiple awards including the Ovation, L.A. Weekly, Backstage West, DramaLogue and Pride awards for writing, producing and directing.

TROY CHRISTIAN Co-Director/Choreographer/Editor

Troy’s creativity, artistry, professionalism and incredibly unique skill set have led to years of successful work in TV, Stage, Film, Concert and Corporate Industrials as a creative director, choreographer, editor and filmmaker.

With a degree in music, Troy started his career as a musician playing woodwinds professionally as well musical directing, writing and producing several albums and television theme songs. Troy ‘s passion for movement and dance led him to New York where studied at the Joffrey School of Ballet as well as Broadway Dance Center and Steps, which led to his performing extensively on stage, TV and film and then ultimately on to a successful career in choreography. Directing and filmmaking followed as part of his natural progression as a creative leader and artist.

When Troy was hired to choreograph the independent film Adam & Steve (Craig Chester, Parker Posey, Malcolm Gets, Chris Kattan). Writer/director/star Craig Chester was so impressed and comfortable with Troy’s abilities that he asked him to "direct the day" as well as oversee the editing of his scenes. This of course led to Troy being asked to helm Naked Boys Singing!

Some career highlights include, in concert: Usher, George Clinton with and Tommy Lee, 5th Dimension, “First Love,” “Bandage- the Rock Opera.” Film: Naked Boys Singing! , Adam & Steve , TV Cowboy , Long Lost Love , RENT (skeleton crew). Commercials: Pace Salsa, Hallmark, Alka Seltzer, Taco Bell. Music Video: Usher, Barbara Mandrell, First Love. TV: “Ellen,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “General Hospital,” “The Young and the Restless,” Rudolph Valentino Awards, “Days of Our Lives,” Marilyn McCoo, “Sunset Beach.” Instructional Video: “Favorite Dances of Denim and Diamonds,” “Troy Christians Country Jam,” “Gayle Gaston's Fitness is Fun,” Jamie and Jackie McVicars Ballroom Dance Instructional Video” (Princess Cruises). Theater/Industrial: Princess Cruises, Universal Studios, Knotts Berry Farm, Paramount Parks, Melanj on Ice, Harley-Davidson, Ed Alonzo, “Elvira Live,” “Dead Idol Live!,” “Beatlemania,” Mastey, Lanza, Washington Mutual, Sony Playstation, McDonalds, Miki Prune (Japan), Diana (Japan), Hong Kong Travelers Bureau.

As a writer/director, Troy has created and directed: Princess Cruises two hit shows “Piano Man” and “Undercover,” “Entertainment Tonight- Live!,” Paramount Great America's “Lost in Cyberspace,” Knotts Berry (and Scary) Farms “Elvira Live,” “Dead Legends of Rock- Live!,” “The Cryptkeeper Live,” “Imagine: The Beatles Revolution,” “Ed Alonzo's Howl-O-Ween,” “House Party, Dead Idol Live!,” Harley-Davidson Dealer Fashion Show (11 productions), and Miki Dream Musical.

As a director/editor Troy has produced, directed and edited several television commercials (Adultcon) and PSA's (nocirc), corporate/product videos (Harley-Davidson, Panasonic Toughbook, G-Tech Bags for iPod, Sony, Cemex, Hong Kong Travelers Bureau), American Choreography Awards tributes (Sallie Whelan, Unforgotten), Princess Cruises (pre-shows, presentations, instructional ballroom dance videos, multimedia presentations for QM2 & QE2) and fitness videos (“Gayle Gaston's Fitness is Fun!”), the DVD Extra's for the film Adam & Steve , and the company promo reel for Funny Boy Films.

SONGWRITERS

STEPHEN BATES Original Musical Director / Accompanist / Arranger

Stephen and Mark Winkler are producers of the Original Cast Album of “Naked Boys Singing!” and Stephen was the accompanist for the original LA, New York (Off- Broadway) and Provincetown productions. Stephen Bates wrote original music for the PBS Television series: “Barney & Friends” and served as musical director/conductor on: “The Lion King” (National Tour) “42nd Street” (First National Tour), “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” and “Meet Me In St. Louis” (Broadway). Stephen passed away in 2003 of AIDS related Lymphoma.

BOB SCHROCK Conceiver / Co-Director

Bob has also written songs for the musical "Bark!" Theatrical directing credits: “Naked Boys Singing!” original Los Angeles and Los Angels including productions in Provincetown, Key West, Atlanta, Oslo, Amsterdam, Vancouver and San Diego. Consulted with productions in Sydney, Sao Paulo, Rome, Mexico City, Ft Lauderdale, Wash. D.C. and San Juan.

SHELLEY MARKHAM Composer / Lyricist

Shelley worked on the original Los Angeles production of “Naked Boys Singing!” and also wrote an opening song for the London production. Currently working on “Too Old For The Chorus.” Theatrical credits include a rock version of “Babes In Toyland” for Barry and Fran Weissler and the Kroffts, and also the shows “Love & Shrimp,” “Alexander & The Terrible,” “Horrible,” “No Good Very Bad Day,” “Alexander Who’s Not Not Not Not Not Not Going To Move,” “Flavia & The Dream Maker.”

DAVID PEVSNER Composer / Lyricist

David’s credits include music and lyrics for his one man musical, “To Bitter and Back.” Additional credits include writer on “Primetime Live with Diane Sawyer,” Playboy TV, and other TV show theme songs. David is current in a new stage show titled “The Fancy Boys Follies” - a low rent gay Ziegfeld Follies and scribed the film Musical Comedy Whore . MARK SAVAGE Composer / Lyricist

Mark wrote the music and lyrics for "Muscle Addiction.” Also wrote a song called “Stripped” that was in the initial Los Angeles Production. Additional credits include “The Ballad Of Little Mikey: Birth of An Activist” a gay coming-out musical and “Pinafore!,” a ‘queered’ version of “HMS Pinafore” set in the Gay Navy and also winner of Best Musical in 2001 from the LA Weekly Theatre Awards, and Best Production at the 2003 NY Fringe Festival. Currently working on a translation of Alphonse Daudet’s melodrama “L’Arlesienne” with a score by Bizet; a Two-Character Drag Musical/Spiritual Seminar called “Psychopomp”; and a birthday party/nightclub musical called “Chez Ma Mere.”

RAYME SCIARONI Composer / Lyricist

Rayme’s additional credits include songs “Dance With Me Santa” and “A Quiet Kind of Christmas.” Various songs for cabaret singers as well as a musical revue called “The Gym” with lyricist, Margee Forman. Rayme is currently working on the first American/Chinese collaboration of a musical theatre piece, a full length musical entitled “Corporate Circus” which will be performed at The Shanghai Theater Academy in China, September 2007.

MARK WINKLER Composer / Lyricist

Mark has had songs recorded by everyone from Liza Minnelli, Dianne Reeves, Randy Crawford and David Benoit among others. 9 CDs of my own out as jazz singer/writer, including the recent —”Mark Winkler sings Bobby Troup” and “The Best of Mark Winkler on Varese Sarabande.” Theatrical credits include “Bark!” a new musical, “Too Old for the Chorus” ( co-written with NBS’s writers Marie Cain and Shelly Markham). Currently working on a gay, jazz film noir musical called “Play It Cool,” which had a successful run in Los Angeles this past year and has been nominated for a GLAAD Award for best show in Los Angeles of 2006.

MARIE CAIN Composer / Lyricist

Theatrical credits include the song “Friendly Fire” from “The Last Session;” “ Where is God?” and Beyond the Light” from “The Big Voice: God or Merman. Currently working on “Too Old For The Chorus.”

BINYUMEN (“BEN”) SCHAECHTER Composer Lyricist

Other theatrical and revue credits include "Double Identity," "The Wild Swans" and "Dinner at Eight," "Pets!," "That's Life!" and "Too Jewish?" Currently working on "Kinahora to Kuni-ayland," a musical revue of songs about the Jewish experience in America. Also serves as the conductor of the Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus and is music director of Pripetshik Singers.

BRUCE VILANCH Writer

Bruce is an American comedy writer who caught the public eye when he became a wisecracking regular on the revamped “Hollywood Squares” with Whoopi Goldberg. Vilanch has provided topical joke material for a number of awards show hosts, notably Billy Crystal at the Academy Awards. He commands high fees for emergency Hollywood script rewrites. Bruce has appeared in several film and television roles, include a documentary titled Get Bruce! In 2005 he starred on Broadway as Edna Turnblad in the musical “Hairspray.”

MICHAEL HIGGINS Photographer

"So you think you can dance?" Just like the reality show, it all started with this phrase from my dance teacher and mentor, Pat Jackson. At 15 I lived for sports--baseball, swimming, cycling. Pat challenged me at a school dance to take a class at her studio. "What? Me? Sure, no problem" (I mean how hard can "dance" be? C'mon!)

My first class was so embarrassing. Super stud to super geek. Well, I coudn't let that happen! So ego and vanity kept me in class forever and lo and behold, I got better! 20 years later, over 50 films and 75 commercials, umpteen industrials and international shows, I've been blessed with the luck of the Irish.

In my dance career we traveled to places exotic: Europe, Japan, Middle East and South America which offered glimpses into cultures unfamiliar and fascinating. And in that exploration I found myself looking at people and art differently. Really seeing. Seeing the nuance and beauty in place and in people. Donkeys carrying newlyweds on the isle of Santorini, goats plying for foodbits in an Israeli restaurant, looking on the face of a 100 year old midwife in Mexico, watching natives paddle dugout canoes in Sinamaica. I wanted to recreate these pictures in my mind so I dabbled in some painting with mixed media. "This will be easy, I come from a line of artists" Well, I was a little shocked to find out I couldn't draw worth a damn! Months later, I picked up a camera and...voila! It was a natural transition. From looking at the mirror creating dance line to behind the lens creating an image.

I studied with photographer Bobbi Lane whose tough love gave me my technique roots and Richard Newman who gave me inspiration. And what's great is there is a continued learning process that keeps photography fresh and exciting. And now, to go beyond what people look like to seeing who they really are...now that's dancing!

Funny Boy Films’ mission is to tell stories about gay life to entertain and inspire audiences worldwide.

Founded in 2002, Funny Boy Films was the brainchild of President/CEO Kirkland Tibbels who saw the need for film and television content created specifically for and about the gay and lesbian market. Dubbed the “first gay studio” by Details Magazine, Funny Boy Films quickly became a force in gay/lesbian entertainment signing a multi-picture deal with theatrical and video distributor TLA Releasing.

Funny Boy’s inaugural film, the award-winning romance Latter Days , written and directed by C. Jay Cox, was a box office hit – as one of the highest grossing independently produced gay features of 2004. The film, which starred newcomers Steve Sandvoss and Wesley Ramsey alongside veteran actors Jacqueline Bisset and Mary Kay Place, was picked up for television as part of the 2005 launch of Viacom’s LOGO Channel.

Following Latter Days , Funny Boy produced the 2005 festival favorite Adam & Steve , written and directed by indy actor and gay icon Craig Chester. The film, which stars Chester along with Malcolm Gets, Parker Posey and Chris Kattan, opened in theaters around the country in April 2006.

Funny Boy Films is currently developing film and television projects for production in 2007-08.

KIRKLAND TIBBELS Producer CEO of Funny Boy Films

Kirkland founded Funny Boy Films to create life affirming motion pictures and television projects for the LGBT community. He has been actively involved in a number of independent films as an investor, consultant and/or producer. Most recently, Kirkland produced the highly acclaimed films Adam & Steve , The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me and the first Funny Boy Film Latter Days . Naked Boys Singing! is Funny Boy’s fourth film. Next up, Kirkland will produce the motion picture adaptation of Del Shores' hit play “Southern Baptist Sissies” and the television adaptation of Shores' hit movie “Sordid Lives” which will air on MTV’s LOGO channel.

DARRYL ANDERLE Co-Producer

Darryl is a founding partner of the Funny Boy Films team and today oversees IT, production budgets, financial reporting and business affairs as the company’s CFO. His fascination with film and film accounting brought him to Los Angeles where he teamed with Kirkland Tibbels to form Funny Boy Films. His professional background includes both management and IT consulting at leading magazine and book publishing and distribution companies and is a 1988 graduate of Houston Baptist University. His film credits include Adam & Steve , The Distance , The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me and served as Production Accountant on, Latter Days , Adam & Steve and Arc . Darryl is a Funny Boy partner and Co-Producer of the motion pictures they produce. When he is not frantically working toward a deadline, he is sailing somewhere between Marina del Rey and Catalina Island.

ILO ORLEANS Co-Producer

Ilo is having a great time working with Funny Boy Films. He is an award winning director of the short film Click and won honors for producing/directing the thirty-second Public Service Announcement Reflections for GLAAD's marriage equality campaign. He recently directed the New York premiere of the play Ophelia for the New York International Fringe Festival. Ilo is a founding partner in ad hoc productions, llc with film Editor, Phyllis Housen ( Adam & Steve ). He is currently in production with Emmy Award winning writer Rick Cleveland (“Six Feet Under”) on the fictional documentary My Buddy Bill .

JENNIFER SCHAEFER Line Producer

Jennifer is the founder and owner of PowerGirl Pictures, and in 2005 produced (with 42 Frames Productions) the feature film Arc starring Peter Facinelli, Ken Howard, Ann Cusack, and Blake Robbins. Before starting her own company Jennifer was V.P. of Production for Funny Boy Films where with Kirkland Tibbels she produced the Award Winning feature film Latter Days . In late 2006 Jennifer teamed up with C. Jay Cox (Latter Days , Sweet Home Alabama ) to produce his feature Kiss the Bride starring Tori Spelling, Tess Harper, Joanna Cassidy, Garrett M. Brown and Robert Foxworth.

Jennifer has been Line Producing and Post Supervising for feature films and TV for over 9 years, and her more recent features include Touched, Rome & Jewel and Adam & Steve . She co-produced the critically acclaimed independent feature The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me in 2000, produced the feature length film The Distance , and was delivery supervisor on the Golden Globe and Academy Award nominated film Y Tu Mama Tambien .