THE BOYS IN THE BAND Official NETFLIX Trailer
Debut. A group of gay men gather for a birthday party in 1968 New
York City, only to find the drinks and laughs interrupted when a visitor
from the host’s past turns the evening upside down. WATCH THE TRAILER
HERE
A group of gay men gather for a birthday party
in 1968 New York City, only to find the drinks and laughs interrupted
when a visitor from the host’s past turns the evening upside
down. The Boys in the Band | Official
Trailer | Netflix
Premieres on Netflix on September 30, 2020
More
than fifty years after Mart Crowley's play became an unexpected
smash hit for putting gay men's lives center stage with honesty
and humor, THE BOYS IN THE BAND returns to the screen in a new
adaptation that reunites acclaimed director Joe Mantello with
the all-star cast of the Tony-winning, 2018 Broadway production.
In 1968 New York City - when being gay was still considered
to be best kept behind closed doors - a group of friends gather
for a raucous birthday party hosted by Michael (Jim Parsons),
a screenwriter who spends and drinks too much, in honor of the
sharp-dressed and sharp-tongued Harold (Zachary Quinto). Other
partygoers include Donald (Matt Bomer), Michael’s former flame,
now mired in self-analysis; Larry (Andrew Rannells), a randy
commercial artist living with Hank (Tuc Watkins), a school teacher
who has just left his wife; Bernard (Michael Benjamin Washington),
a librarian tiptoeing around fraught codes of friendship alongside
Emory (Robin de Jesús), a decorator who never holds back; and
a guileless hustler (Charlie Carver), hired to be Harold’s gift
for the night. What begins as an evening of drinks and laughs
gets upended when Alan (Brian Hutchison), Michael’s straight-laced
college roommate, shows up unexpectedly and each man is challenged
to confront long-buried truths that threaten the foundation
of the group’s tight bond.
Director: Joe Mantello
Writers: Mart Crowley and Ned Martel Based on: The Play The Boys In The Band by Mart
Crowley Producers: Ryan Murphy p.g.a., David Stone, Joe Mantello
p.g.a., Ned Martel, Alexis Martin Woodall Cast: Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew
Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael
Benjamin Washington, Tuc Watkins