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‘The Boys in the Band’ reminds us how toxic shame can be
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mambaonline.comMore than fifty years after the play became an unexpected smash hit for putting gay men’s lives centre stage with honesty and humour, a new adaptation of The Boys in the Band is now streaming on Netflix. While watching the remake of the 1970 film The Boys in the Band (which is, in turn, an adaptation of the critically acclaimed 1968 off-Broadway play by Mart Crowley), one experiences a persistent feeling of dread for the characters and the way in which each struggle with their individual anxieties about being gay.
Certainly, a period piece, the latest Ryan Murphy-produced incarnation of The Boys in the Band, features a star-studded cast, including Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto and Matt Bomer, while remaining true to the sentiments of the
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