The Boys in the Band is a play by Mart Crowley. The play premiered Off-Broadway in 1968, and was revived on Broadway for its 50th anniversary in 2018. The play revolves around a group of gay men who gather for a birthday party in New York City, and was groundbreaking for its portrayal of gay life. The play has been called "A true theatrical game-changer, The Boys in the Band helped spark a revolution by putting gay men's lives onstage, unapologetically and without judgment, in a world that was not yet willing to fully accept them." It was adapted into a feature film in 1970, likewise one of the first focusing on the lives of gay men and re-adapted as a 2020 feature film, with the 50th anniversary Broadway cast, all of whom are out gay actors.
