Spotlight On: The Boys in the Band

The Boys in the Band(1968 play and 1970 film):

Known as: American dramatic play and film.

Known for:
- Groundbreaking gay-themed Off-Broadway play and landmark movie, the first major American motion picture to revolve around gay characters.

Know more:
- Wikipedia pages: play / film
- Internet Movie Database page
- Movie Dearest coverage

Cast:
Frederick Combs as Donald
Leonard Frey as Harold
Robert La Tourneaux as Cowboy
Kenneth Nelson as Michael
Keith Prentice as Larry

Note: The entire original Off-Broadway cast recreated their roles for the film.

Creators/Crew:
Written by Mart Crowley
Executive produced by Dominick Dunne

Soundtrack:
Cole Porter

1997 Off-Broadway Revival:
David Greenspan as Harold

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Spotlight On: is an occasional feature here on The QuOD that highlights various pop culture touchstones involving a number of GLBT people of note.