The Boys in the Band - 2018 Broadway History , Info & More
Booth Theatre (Broadway)
222 West 45th St. New York, NY
In his upper eastside Manhattan apartment, Michael is throwing a birthday party for Harold, a self-awoved "32 year-old, pock-marked, Jew fairy", complete with surprise gift: "Cowboy" a street hustler. As the evening wears on, fueled by drugs and alcohol, bitter, unresolved resentments among the guests come to light when a game of "Truth" goes terribly wrong.
The Boys in the Band - 2018 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR The Boys in the Band
Review: Look how far they've come! Jim Parsons in the Broadway revival of 'Boys in the Band'
7 / 10
Mantello wants his audience to breathe in not just his characters, with their one-liners, quips, power trips and deep sadness, but also to imbue the breathtaking contrast with the self-assured men who now are playing them, luckier men not born when the play was written. That is not to imply condescension on the part of these actors - on the contrary, for you can read the seriousness with which they take their assignments to play men much less famous than themselves - but merely to claim Mantello's clear purpose, as intensified by a design from David Zinn that has one foot in two eras and its cleverly timeless body in the close proximity of such contradictions as intimacy and performance, privacy and display.
Review: Jim Parsons and Zachary Quinto Enter Sniping in ‘The Boys in the Band’
6 / 10
I wish I could report that this charismatic and capable team, directed by the busy Joe Mantello, transported me vividly and uncompromisingly into the dark ages of homosexual life in these United States, and that I shuddered and sobbed in sympathy. But even trimmed from two acts to an intermission-free 110 minutes, the show left me largely impatient and unmoved.
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The Boys in the Band History
Other Productions of The Boys in the Band
| 1968 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 1996 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
| 2010 | Off-Broadway |
Transport Group Revival Off-Broadway |
| 2017 | West End |
West End Transfer Production West End |
| 2018 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
The Boys in the Band - 2018 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Robin De Jesus |
| 2019 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Mart Crowley |
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