The 2018 Broadway production of Mart Crowley’s “The Boys in the Band” featured a groundbreaking ensemble of openly gay actors: Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin DeJesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Tuc Watkins.
All of the actors are reuniting for Netflix’s upcoming film adaptation of the stage play which, like the recent Broadway run, is produced by Ryan Murphy and directed by Joe Mantello.
The stage production won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play.Mantello’s “Boys in the Band” adaptation for Netflix is the second film version of Crowley’s play, following William Friedkin’s 1970 adaptation.
The story takes place in 1968 New York City and centers around a group of friends as they come together for a birthday party.
The party is being hosted by Michael (Parsons), an alcoholic screenwriter, in honor of his sharp-tinged friend Harold (Quinto
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