The Boys In The Band
by Mart Crowley

The Boys In The Band Book Cover
The Boys In The Band Cover

Highlights

105 mins 1960s All Men Interior Set Period Costumes American

Synopsis

"Full length, drama / 9 m / interior"--P.

[4] of cover.

Press Reviews

"A play of real substance, one that deserves to be performed not occasionally but regularly."

— The Wall Street Journal

"One of the few plays that honestly helped spark a social revolution."

— Associated Press

"One of the most effective American plays of the past half-century."

— The Wall Street Journal

"Terrifically thoughtful... The Boys in the Band emerges remarkably universal."

— NY1

"Deliriously delicious."

— Gay City News

Characters

Character
Donald

twenty-eight, medium blond, wholesome American good looks.

Emory

thirty-three, small, frail, very plain.

Larry

twenty-nine with a starkly simple sense of individual style and color in his clothes. Dark eyes, dark hair, extremely handsome.

Hank

thirty-two, tall, solid, athletic, attractive.

Bernard

twenty-eight, African-American, tall, gaunt, nice-looking, dressed in Ive-League clothes.

Cowboy

twenty-two, light blond, muscle-bound, too pretty.

Harold

thirty-two, dark, lean, strong limbs, unusual face.

Alan

thirty, aristocratic Anglo-Saxon features.

Michael

thirty, average face, smartly groomed.

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Publication

Publisher Samuel French
Year 1968
Binding Paperback
Edition Illustrated
Pages 224
Place London
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573640049
ISBN-10 0573640041

The Boys In The Band is a American play written by Mart Crowley and published by Samuel French in London (1968).

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