Netflix’s adaptation of Mart Crowley’s challenging, transformative play, The Boys in the Band, remains at the heart of a pioneering moment in queer theater. Ryan Murphy brought it to the platform, and it explores some deeply important ideas. At its heart, it is a time capsule story, exploring truths tied explicitly to their context, that may prove difficult to watch in 2020. The Boys in the Band follows nine main characters – Michael, Donald, Harold, Bernard, Emory, Larry, Hank, Cowboy, and Alan – coming together for Harold’s birthday party.
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