The Collected Plays

by Mart Crowley, Donald Spoto (Introduction)

Available for the first time, the complete plays of Boys in the Band author Mart Crowley, timed to coincide with the first New York production of Boys in more than a dozen years, along with the New York premiere of its sequel, Men from the Boys. These six plays—all professionally produced and two never before published—interrelate and revive the protagonist of the explosive gay drama Boys in the Band in his relationships with his family and friends, both gay and straight. Mart Crowley is an acclaimed playwright, television producer, and children’s book author who lives in New York.

Genres: Plays

458 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Anthony McGill · Rating 4 out of 5]

The collected plays are made up of the following:
- 'The Boys in the Band' * (1968)
- 'Remote Asylum' * (1970)
- 'A Breeze from the Gulf' * (1973)
- 'Avec Schmaltz' (also produced as 'The Spirit of it All' (1984)
- 'For Reasons That Remain Unclear' (1993)
- ' The Men from the Boys' * (2002)
(sequel to 'The Boys in the Band')
* The character Michael, the protagonist of 'The Boys in the Band' is interrelated and revived in these plays, in his relationship with his family and friends, both gay and straight.
A collection of plays well worth revisiting especially the classic 'Boys in the Band' which ran for 1001 performances at New York's Theatre Four and preceded the Stonewall Inn riot by more than a year and cemented itself as a major symbol of the Gay Liberation Movement.
And if you weren't there for the original run, you can always watch the excellent 1970 film version directed by William Friedkin featuring the entire (and outstanding) original stage cast.