Review of The Boys in the Band (2020) by Joelgreenberg — 03 Oct 2020
"The Boys in the Band" has rightfully earned its place in theatre history as a milestone in pre-AIDS gay history. The play, which premiered in 1968, is an important marker of a time now long past.
Whether it transcends its own time and speaks to the present is a subjective opinion. Mine is that the ragged dramaturgy, i.e., the improbable premise, reveals itself onscreen more than it might in a live performance, but either way the characters are far more representative than 3-dimensional and the arch dialogue, which was once daring, has not travelled well through time.
This review of The Boys in the Band (2020) was written by Joelgreenberg on 03 Oct 2020.
The Boys in the Band has generally received positive reviews.
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