The struggling California Musical Theatre in Sacramento will receive $300,000 from the city to help it stay afloat. The Sacramento City Council unanimously decided Wednesday to loan the amount to the theater over the next three years. The theater can withdraw the money in $50,000 increments each quarter until the $300,000 total is reached, according to a report by city staff. The money will go toward the theater’s operations. California Musical Theatre runs Music Circus, the Broadway Series and Cosmopolitan Cabaret. “It’s an important piece of downtown,” Councilman Jay Schenirer said, referring to the theater. The business the theater brings to downtown is “incredibly important,” he add

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