Mart Crowley’s groundbreaking 1968 play, The Boys in the Band, will come to Broadway for a limited engagement in 2018.Originally scheduled to run for five performances at a small Off-Broadway venue, the play became an overnight sensation, and—after transferring to a bigger theatre—ran for over 1,000 performances. The show went on to have an acclaimed run in London and was adapted into a film by William Friedkin in 1970.
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Look Back at Past Productions of The Boys in the Band
Look Back at Past Productions of The Boys in the Band
Mart Crowley’s groundbreaking 1968 play will come to Broadway in 2018.
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Cast in the 1968 production of The Boys in the Band
In The Boys in the Band, a group of gay men gather in a New York City apartment for a friend’s birthday party. As the evening continues, the cracks beneath their friendships begin to show, exposing the self-inflicted heartache that threatens their solidarity.
