The Men From The Boys
by Mart Crowley

Name: The Men From The Boys
Brand: Mart Crowley
SKU: 9780573629068
Rating: 3.25 (22 reviews)

The Men From The Boys Book Cover — The Men From The Boys Cover

Highlights

Medium Cast

Male

Present DayAll MenInterior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmerican Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play, with many finding it disappointing. Some felt that the characters lacked depth and the interactions felt forced, indicating a struggle to connect to the narrative.

Engaging themes of love and envyThought-provoking original contextCharacters lack depthInteractions feel unfinished

Synopsis

Thirty years after the characters in The Boys in the Band gathered in Michael's Manhattan duplex to celebrate Harold's birthday six of the survivors are assembled again in the same apartment for another occasion: a "Celebration of Life" for one of the original "boys " who has died.

This funny acerbic and tender sequel does not toe any politically correct line.

Rather it is full of debates about and criticisms of the post-liberation world allowing these men to realize how much they have changed and how much further they have to go.

Press Reviews

"Crowley once again raise[s] his iconoclastic, querulous voice in a complex, tangled story."
— Bay Area Reporter

"Mart Crowley's funny, fascinating sequel to his groundbreaking 1968 hit The Boys in the Band... [is] full of intriguing characters, political and cross-generation conflicts, and the puzzlements of love."
— Curtain Up Los Angeles

"Crowley is as adept as ever at zingy one-liners (Emory: "The one good thing about Alzheimer's is you get to hide your own Easter eggs") counterbalanced by wistful moments of understanding and resignation."
— Theatermania

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
MICHAEL 59; a comb-over; well groomed.	—	—	59; a comb-over; well groomed.
DONALD 57; trim; ageing boy-next-door.	male	—	57; trim; ageing boy-next-door.
EMORY 63; pink; plump.	—	—	63; pink; plump.
HANK 61; distinguished.	—	—	61; distinguished.
BERNARD 57; African-American; good-looking.	—	—	57; African-American; good-looking.
SCOTT 26; a beauty.	—	—	26; a beauty.
JASON 33; pumped-up; sexy.	—	—	33; pumped-up; sexy.
RICK 24; Asian-American, cute.	—	—	24; Asian-American, cute.
HAROLD 61; thin; pock-marked.	—	—	61; thin; pock-marked.