Netflix just released the official trailer for The Boys in the Band, directed by Joe Mantello and produced by Ryan Murphy. It is adapted from the 1968 play of the same name, which was written by Mart Crowley. The play was groundbreaking stuff, given that it openly discusses gay relationships, a topic that was considered taboo at the time.
Jim Parsons’ Michael is a screenwriter hosting a birthday party for his friend Harold, played by Zachary Quinto. When rain forces the party to move indoors, things take a dramatic turn when Michael suggests a game of everyone taking turns to call the one person they truly loved.
It is a star-studded cast indeed, made up of the likes of Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington and Tuc Watkins. It is the same cast that was in a revival of the play in 2018, and Mantello was also the director of that revival. The play won a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play in 2019, even though the original never opened on Broadway.
In his acceptance speech, Crowley thanked the nine men who starred in the original, choking back tears as he dedicated his award to them, acknowledging that it was their bravery in taking on these characters, despite being told their careers would be finished, that allowed the revival to even happen.
The Boys in the Band is available for streaming on Netflix September 30, 2020.
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