Ain’t No Mo star and playwright Jordan E. Cooper, Kpop composer Helen Park, and Ojibwe and Oneida performance artist Ty Defoe are among the new members of the Tony Award nominating committee.
The trio are among 25 new members of the 2023-2024 committee announced today by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. Other newcomers include Dear Evan Hansen composer Benj Pasek, writer-director Miranda Haymon, actors Jason Tam, Bob Balaban and Adam Chanler-Berat, and Flying Over Sunset lyricist Michael Korie.
The 2023-2024 committee of the Tony nominators will include 60 members, each of whom serve a three-year term. The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
The 2023-2024 Nominating Committee includes:
Warren Adams – Director/Choreographer/Producer
Becky Ann Baker – Actor
Bob Balaban** – Actor/Producer/Director/Writer
Pun Bandhu – Actor/Producer
Danielle Barlow** – Theatre Administrator
Sarah Benson** – Director
Rick Boynton** – Creative Producer, Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Christopher Burney – Producer...
The trio are among 25 new members of the 2023-2024 committee announced today by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. Other newcomers include Dear Evan Hansen composer Benj Pasek, writer-director Miranda Haymon, actors Jason Tam, Bob Balaban and Adam Chanler-Berat, and Flying Over Sunset lyricist Michael Korie.
The 2023-2024 committee of the Tony nominators will include 60 members, each of whom serve a three-year term. The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
The 2023-2024 Nominating Committee includes:
Warren Adams – Director/Choreographer/Producer
Becky Ann Baker – Actor
Bob Balaban** – Actor/Producer/Director/Writer
Pun Bandhu – Actor/Producer
Danielle Barlow** – Theatre Administrator
Sarah Benson** – Director
Rick Boynton** – Creative Producer, Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Christopher Burney – Producer...
- 7/10/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Tony Awards has added new members to its nominating committee, including Ain’t No Mo star and playwright Jordan E. Cooper and Kpop composer Helen Park, who have both been outspoken about the need for change within the industry.
Other new members joining for the 2023-2024 Broadway season include The Greatest Showman and Dear Evan Hansen songwriter Benj Pasek, actor Bob Balaban, actor and playwright Adam Chanler-Berat, interdisciplinary artist Ty Defoe and director Miranda Haymon.
The Tony Awards nominating committee is typically younger and more diverse than the larger Tony Awards voting body. However, the addition of Cooper and Park is particularly notable, as both had shows this past season that posted early closing notices and have spoken out about the need for Broadway to improve how it markets to and welcomes diverse audiences (Kpop is about competing Korean pop bands, while Ain’t No Mo’ follows a series...
Other new members joining for the 2023-2024 Broadway season include The Greatest Showman and Dear Evan Hansen songwriter Benj Pasek, actor Bob Balaban, actor and playwright Adam Chanler-Berat, interdisciplinary artist Ty Defoe and director Miranda Haymon.
The Tony Awards nominating committee is typically younger and more diverse than the larger Tony Awards voting body. However, the addition of Cooper and Park is particularly notable, as both had shows this past season that posted early closing notices and have spoken out about the need for Broadway to improve how it markets to and welcomes diverse audiences (Kpop is about competing Korean pop bands, while Ain’t No Mo’ follows a series...
- 7/10/2023
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“American Auto” creator Justin Spitzer shared what fans of the workplace comedy would have seen in Season 3 had NBC renewed the series.
“Season 3 of ‘American Auto’ was going to show Katherine Hastings and Payne Motors finally finding success and taking the world by storm,” Spitzer wrote on Twitter Friday shortly after news circulated that the series would not be returning for a third installment.
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The cancellation comes week’s after NBC’s last batch of decisions for on-the-bubble shows, which involved canceling “Grand Crew” after two seasons and “Young Rock” after three seasons.
“I’m so sorry we didn’t get to make those episodes, but I’m immensely proud of the 23 episodes of the show we did put out there,” Spitzer continued. “Thank you so much to our outstanding cast, writers, crew and fans.”
Season 3 of #americanauto was going to...
“Season 3 of ‘American Auto’ was going to show Katherine Hastings and Payne Motors finally finding success and taking the world by storm,” Spitzer wrote on Twitter Friday shortly after news circulated that the series would not be returning for a third installment.
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‘American Auto’ Canceled After 2 Seasons at NBC
The cancellation comes week’s after NBC’s last batch of decisions for on-the-bubble shows, which involved canceling “Grand Crew” after two seasons and “Young Rock” after three seasons.
“I’m so sorry we didn’t get to make those episodes, but I’m immensely proud of the 23 episodes of the show we did put out there,” Spitzer continued. “Thank you so much to our outstanding cast, writers, crew and fans.”
Season 3 of #americanauto was going to...
- 6/19/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
“American Auto” has been canceled by NBC, TheWrap can confirm. This marks the third comedy to be canceled by the network after “Young Rock” and “Grand Crew,” which were axed earlier this month.
Created by Justin Spitzer, the series starred Ana Gasteyer and Harriet Dyer as the employees of a Detroit-based carmaking company. The series followed the struggles of Payne Motors after a CEO (Gasteyer) from the pharmaceutical world who knows next-to-nothing about cars is hired to run a car manufacturer. The series also starred Jon Barinholtz, Tye White, Michael Benjamin Washington, Humphrey Ker and X Mayo. Jim O’Heir, Andy Daly, Martha Kelly, Seth Meyers and Ryan Reynolds also appeared in the series as guest stars.
“American Auto” first premiered in December of 2021 to critical acclaim. Season 1 still has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 reviews.
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‘Grand Crew,’ ‘Young Rock’ Canceled by NBC
Despite its recognition from industry insiders,...
Created by Justin Spitzer, the series starred Ana Gasteyer and Harriet Dyer as the employees of a Detroit-based carmaking company. The series followed the struggles of Payne Motors after a CEO (Gasteyer) from the pharmaceutical world who knows next-to-nothing about cars is hired to run a car manufacturer. The series also starred Jon Barinholtz, Tye White, Michael Benjamin Washington, Humphrey Ker and X Mayo. Jim O’Heir, Andy Daly, Martha Kelly, Seth Meyers and Ryan Reynolds also appeared in the series as guest stars.
“American Auto” first premiered in December of 2021 to critical acclaim. Season 1 still has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 11 reviews.
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‘Grand Crew,’ ‘Young Rock’ Canceled by NBC
Despite its recognition from industry insiders,...
- 6/16/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
As ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” continues to be hailed as a revelatory comedy series that puts classic networks back on the TV awards map, attention should also be paid to the other great non-streaming sitcoms of its age. Take, for instance, “American Auto,” which, after two strong seasons, has proven a worthy successor to past NBC workplace comedies like “The Office” and “Superstore.” At a time when increasingly dark dramedies dominate much of the television landscape, it’s important to keep part of the spotlight on feel-good laffers, and “American Auto” stands as proof that there is more than one such model on the lot.
“American Auto” primarily takes place in the Detroit corporate offices of fictional car company Payne Motors, which has recently fallen under the control of ill-equipped CEO Katherine Hastings (a perfectly cast Ana Gasteyer). With each passing episode, her central goal of at least keeping pace...
“American Auto” primarily takes place in the Detroit corporate offices of fictional car company Payne Motors, which has recently fallen under the control of ill-equipped CEO Katherine Hastings (a perfectly cast Ana Gasteyer). With each passing episode, her central goal of at least keeping pace...
- 5/25/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Unlike other major awards bodies, the Tony Awards decide their nominations via a committee of industry members who commit to seeing every single production that opens during the Broadway season. This committee can thus make informed decisions on what shows, performers and creatives should earn recognition from New York theatre’s top honor.
In 2023, 40 theatre professionals saw all 38 eligible musicals and plays and selected the nominees in 26 competitive categories.
Below, a complete list of the 2023 Tony Awards nominating committee members including their professions plus past Tony nominations and wins:
Warren Adams, choreographer, director and producer
Tony winner for Best Revival of a Musical for “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” (2014)
Becky Ann Baker, actor
Pun Bandhu, actor and producer
Two-time Tony winner for Best Revival of a Play for “Glengarry Glen Ross” (2005) and Best Musical for “Spring Awakening” (2007) and Tony nominee for “Beetlejuice” (2019)
Brenda Braxton, actor and author
Tony-nominee for Featured...
In 2023, 40 theatre professionals saw all 38 eligible musicals and plays and selected the nominees in 26 competitive categories.
Below, a complete list of the 2023 Tony Awards nominating committee members including their professions plus past Tony nominations and wins:
Warren Adams, choreographer, director and producer
Tony winner for Best Revival of a Musical for “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” (2014)
Becky Ann Baker, actor
Pun Bandhu, actor and producer
Two-time Tony winner for Best Revival of a Play for “Glengarry Glen Ross” (2005) and Best Musical for “Spring Awakening” (2007) and Tony nominee for “Beetlejuice” (2019)
Brenda Braxton, actor and author
Tony-nominee for Featured...
- 5/2/2023
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Chicago – Jon Barinholtz keeps on rolling. After having wrapped a six season run on NBC-tv’s “Superstore” portraying Marcus, he landed another role – with the same sitcom creator (Justin Spitzer) and network – as car industry executive Westey Payne in “American Auto,” which premiered last month. And all this as he co-created “Chicago Party Aunt” for Netflix.
As opposed to to “Superstore,” where the focus was on the store level employees, “American Auto” is a workplace comedy that takes place in the executive suite. Ana Gasteyer (“Saturday Night Live”) portrays Katherine, a hard charging just-appointed CEO of Payne Motors. Barinholtz as Wesley Payne is part of the family who owns the company, and they interact with put upon VP Sadie (Harriet Dyer), Dori (X Mayo), Cyrus (Michael Benjamin Washington) and newly promoted Jack (Tye White). The quick-witted sitcom takes place as the company is in transition.
Jon Barinholtz (center) and Cast...
As opposed to to “Superstore,” where the focus was on the store level employees, “American Auto” is a workplace comedy that takes place in the executive suite. Ana Gasteyer (“Saturday Night Live”) portrays Katherine, a hard charging just-appointed CEO of Payne Motors. Barinholtz as Wesley Payne is part of the family who owns the company, and they interact with put upon VP Sadie (Harriet Dyer), Dori (X Mayo), Cyrus (Michael Benjamin Washington) and newly promoted Jack (Tye White). The quick-witted sitcom takes place as the company is in transition.
Jon Barinholtz (center) and Cast...
- 2/6/2022
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
“The Boys in the Band” stands as one of the biggest casting stories of the year. That is a big boost to the prospects for this Netflix release at the upcoming SAG Awards. The story, by the late Mart Crowley, focuses on a group of gay friends gathered at a birthday party. It’s 1968. One year before the Stonewall Riots cracked open the gay rights movement. When the play premiered Off-Broadway that year, it was the first time audiences saw a genuine depiction of gay life on stage. This legacy was honored in the 2018 Broadway revival which starred only out men. That same group reprised their performances on film.
And that ensemble is big. Nine actors will appear on the SAG ballot: Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Robin de Jesus, Tuc Watkins, Michael Benjamin Washington, Charlie Carver, and Brian Hutchinson. Such large ensembles have reigned supreme with this awards body.
And that ensemble is big. Nine actors will appear on the SAG ballot: Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Robin de Jesus, Tuc Watkins, Michael Benjamin Washington, Charlie Carver, and Brian Hutchinson. Such large ensembles have reigned supreme with this awards body.
- 1/26/2021
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Point Foundation, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) scholarship fund, today announced they will launch the Point Honors Los Angeles virtual event on November 14, 2020.
During the online event, Point will honor two-time Tony Award Winner and Emmy Award Nominee Joe Mantello (The Boys in the Band) with the Point Foundation Legend Award, and award-winning writer/director Justin Simien (Dear White People; Bad Hair) with the organization’s Horizon Award.
“We’re thrilled to honor Joe Mantello and Justin Simien for their contributions to LGBTQ representation on stage, and in film and television,” said Jorge Valencia, Executive Director and CEO of Point Foundation. “We’re also excited to have the iconic En Vogue join us for a special performance. During this most unusual academic year, we want to remind everyone that education is essential. Our scholars need our support more than ever as they deal with...
During the online event, Point will honor two-time Tony Award Winner and Emmy Award Nominee Joe Mantello (The Boys in the Band) with the Point Foundation Legend Award, and award-winning writer/director Justin Simien (Dear White People; Bad Hair) with the organization’s Horizon Award.
“We’re thrilled to honor Joe Mantello and Justin Simien for their contributions to LGBTQ representation on stage, and in film and television,” said Jorge Valencia, Executive Director and CEO of Point Foundation. “We’re also excited to have the iconic En Vogue join us for a special performance. During this most unusual academic year, we want to remind everyone that education is essential. Our scholars need our support more than ever as they deal with...
- 11/13/2020
- Look to the Stars
It’s not easy outrunning an outsized character like Sheldon Cooper, the awkward theoretical physicist played by Jim Parsons for 12 seasons on the ratings hit “The Big Bang Theory.”
But only a year after the May 2019 finale of the sitcom, Parsons delivered two breakout dramatic performances that no primetime CBS viewer would recognize — a cruel summer of sorts — playing a monstrous talent agent in Ryan Murphy’s “Hollywood” in May, and a malignant, self-loathing ’60s gay man in Joe Mantello’s “Boys in the Band” in September.
With both programs airing on Netflix, Parsons was restricted neither by broadcast standards nor audience expectations. Particularly in “Boys in the Band,” a piece for which he serves as the dark beating heart, Parsons showed off a dazzling (if not horrifying) knack for confrontation and disdain.
“He really burns the house down,” Parsons told Variety recently of his character, Michael, whom he also...
But only a year after the May 2019 finale of the sitcom, Parsons delivered two breakout dramatic performances that no primetime CBS viewer would recognize — a cruel summer of sorts — playing a monstrous talent agent in Ryan Murphy’s “Hollywood” in May, and a malignant, self-loathing ’60s gay man in Joe Mantello’s “Boys in the Band” in September.
With both programs airing on Netflix, Parsons was restricted neither by broadcast standards nor audience expectations. Particularly in “Boys in the Band,” a piece for which he serves as the dark beating heart, Parsons showed off a dazzling (if not horrifying) knack for confrontation and disdain.
“He really burns the house down,” Parsons told Variety recently of his character, Michael, whom he also...
- 10/19/2020
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix's adaptation of Mart Crowley's groundbreaking 1968 play The Boys in the Band follows a group of friends who gather for a birthday party that goes emotionally awry one night in New York City. The Ryan Murphy-produced film reunites the cast of the 2018 Broadway revival of the play, including Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, and Matt Bomer. Like the play, the film revolves around nine characters whose friendly gathering one night quickly goes to sh*t, centering on themes like homophobia, self-loathing, closeted sexuality, monogamy, and racism. However, the film does have a slightly different ending than the play, even if it leaves viewers with the same open-ended questions.
The film - which was directed by Joe Mantello, who also directed the Broadway revival - opens with a brief introduction sequence for all nine characters. We meet Michael (Parsons), the friend throwing the party for Harold (Quinto) in his apartment,...
The film - which was directed by Joe Mantello, who also directed the Broadway revival - opens with a brief introduction sequence for all nine characters. We meet Michael (Parsons), the friend throwing the party for Harold (Quinto) in his apartment,...
- 10/4/2020
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
There are plenty of hit Broadway productions that are aching to be translated to film. Conversely, there are tons of shows that really have no need for a cinematic adaptation. It’s the ones that fall in between which present a paradox for creatives. Adapt it right and you could have something special. Do it in more of a flawed way and folks will struggle to understand what made he production a success in the first place. The Boys in the Band is one such example of a Broadway translation caught in no man’s land. Strong acting mixes a muddled filmmaking execution to form a flawed yet sporadically compelling new Netflix release. Some may love it. Some may hate it. Most will be left somewhere in between. The movie is an adaptation of the Broadway smash of the same name (as well as the prior motion picture). It’s a drama,...
- 10/4/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
If the all-star cast of Netflix's The Boys in the Band got you thinking it's about a rowdy, mischievous group of gay friends who spend their nights cackling and poking fun at each other, you're not technically wrong. Starring Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Tuc Watkins, Robin de Jesús, Michael Benjamin Washington, Charlie Carver and Brian Hutchison, the new Ryan Murphy-produced movie is an adaptation of Mart Crowley's 1968 play, a depends-who-you-ask controversial piece made into a film in 1970 and later developed into a Tony-winning Broadway production in 2018. The story takes place over the course of one night as Michael (Parsons) hosts a...
- 10/1/2020
- E! Online
After a successful run on Broadway, producer Ryan Murphy is hoping the film adaptation of his Tony winning hit “The Boys in the Band” can score at the Oscars. The film, which debuted to critical acclaim on September 30, could be a major contender in Netflix’s stack of heavy hitting movies.
The film is adapted from the late Mart Crowley’s seminal gay play of the same name. The drama was a game changer when it debuted Off-Broadway in 1968. The story revolves around a group of gay men who gather together for a friend’s birthday celebration in New York City. As the group drinks the night away, the conversation turns to a “game” where each guest must call someone they love.
As of this writing, the movie has an 86% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes. Should that critical consensus hold, “The Boys in the Band” could be a formidable player...
The film is adapted from the late Mart Crowley’s seminal gay play of the same name. The drama was a game changer when it debuted Off-Broadway in 1968. The story revolves around a group of gay men who gather together for a friend’s birthday celebration in New York City. As the group drinks the night away, the conversation turns to a “game” where each guest must call someone they love.
As of this writing, the movie has an 86% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes. Should that critical consensus hold, “The Boys in the Band” could be a formidable player...
- 10/1/2020
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
The Boys in the Band — directed by Joe Mantello and produced by, among others, Ryan Murphy — isn’t always good, but it’s a good time. The project is a tough prospect, in some ways. The movie adapts Mart Crowley’s groundbreaking 1968 play, an Upper East Side drama whose characters are entirely comprised of gay men, men whose desires and conflicts and forms of expression are inherently their own — whose lives and complications, fully on display here, had up until to that point usually been relegated to the background, if...
- 9/30/2020
- by K. Austin Collins
- Rollingstone.com
Five years ago, Charlie Carver, who appears in the upcoming Netflix film “The Boys in the Band,” was at an Emmy party when a gay man he worked with chastised him three separate times for acting too effeminate.
“I was told that I needed to ‘get it under control’ around people in the business,” Carver says, sharing the story for the first time with Variety.
Later, while Carver was waiting at the valet, he ran into his co-worker again and asked him for clarification. Instead, the man slapped Carver across the face. “It wasn’t playful but intentional, pointed and meant to be instructive. A slap,” says the actor. “I told him that if he ever touched me again, I would name him.”
As upsetting as the night was, Carver, now 32, says, “That was the moment when I said to myself, ‘I can’t do this. I cannot police myself in that way.
“I was told that I needed to ‘get it under control’ around people in the business,” Carver says, sharing the story for the first time with Variety.
Later, while Carver was waiting at the valet, he ran into his co-worker again and asked him for clarification. Instead, the man slapped Carver across the face. “It wasn’t playful but intentional, pointed and meant to be instructive. A slap,” says the actor. “I told him that if he ever touched me again, I would name him.”
As upsetting as the night was, Carver, now 32, says, “That was the moment when I said to myself, ‘I can’t do this. I cannot police myself in that way.
- 9/30/2020
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
It’s been a wretched year for Broadway, but it’s not all bad for veteran stage director Joe Mantello. While his buzzy New York production of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” became yet another pandemic casualty when it closed before it even began in April, Mantello’s terrific new film version of the late Mart Crowley’s 1968, acid-tongued gay cult classic play “The Boys in the Band” should lessen the blow.
Though Mantello was just five years old when “Boys” first premiered Off-Broadway, it’s William Friedkin’s controversial 1970 film version that later introduced him to Crowley’s eye-opening vision of gay life. “I went to North Carolina School of the Arts, and I saw it for the first time there, probably early on when I was a sophomore, and I found it terrifying, but I also loved it,” Mantello, a New Yorker, said in a phone interview from...
Though Mantello was just five years old when “Boys” first premiered Off-Broadway, it’s William Friedkin’s controversial 1970 film version that later introduced him to Crowley’s eye-opening vision of gay life. “I went to North Carolina School of the Arts, and I saw it for the first time there, probably early on when I was a sophomore, and I found it terrifying, but I also loved it,” Mantello, a New Yorker, said in a phone interview from...
- 9/29/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Spoiler Alert: This interview contains crucial plot details about Netflix’s The Boys in the Band film
Much has changed in the two years since director Joe Mantello was readying his revival of The Boys in the Band, Mart Crawley’s 1968 landmark of gay theater, for a 2018 Broadway audience. The all-star cast – Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Tuc Watkins, Michael Benjamin Washington, Robin de Jesús, Charlie Carver and Brian Hutchison – would go a long way in generating interest, as would the involvement of producer Ryan Murphy, but questions of relevance had dogged Crowley’s pre-Stonewall Boys for years.
To put if bluntly, was Boys in the Band anything more than a wittily crafted souvenir from an era when closets were crowded with terrified, self-loathing gay men? Had decades of the LGBTQ community’s struggles, setbacks and hard-fought victories for acceptance, rights and pride dulled the play’s reputation?...
Much has changed in the two years since director Joe Mantello was readying his revival of The Boys in the Band, Mart Crawley’s 1968 landmark of gay theater, for a 2018 Broadway audience. The all-star cast – Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Tuc Watkins, Michael Benjamin Washington, Robin de Jesús, Charlie Carver and Brian Hutchison – would go a long way in generating interest, as would the involvement of producer Ryan Murphy, but questions of relevance had dogged Crowley’s pre-Stonewall Boys for years.
To put if bluntly, was Boys in the Band anything more than a wittily crafted souvenir from an era when closets were crowded with terrified, self-loathing gay men? Had decades of the LGBTQ community’s struggles, setbacks and hard-fought victories for acceptance, rights and pride dulled the play’s reputation?...
- 9/28/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Joe Mantello’s The Boys in the Band begins with a spark, specifically the sound of a lighter, as we see Harold (played by Zachary Quinto in full Afro-wigged glory) light up and put a record on his hi-fi. The sound of Erma Franklin’s cover of Sam & Dave’s “Hold On I’m Comin’” sets the tone for 1968 New York City. In the montage that follows, we see Michael (Jim Parsons) buying provisions at the counter of Barney Greengrass; Donald (Matt Bomer) zooms over the bridge to Manhattan...
- 9/25/2020
- by Jerry Portwood
- Rollingstone.com
Producer Ryan Murphy and director Joe Mantello have come not to bury the past but to slavishly recreate it, sort of, with “The Boys in the Band,” a feature film starring the cast that the two assembled for the 2018 revival of Mart Crowley’s groundbreaking play about a group of urban gay frenemies.
“Groundbreaking” is one of the last adjectives one could apply to this ossified remake, which scavenges the surface of William Friedkin’s 1970 film version with all the depth of a magazine layout or a theme party. Whether or not you think Crowley’s very of-its-moment piece still has something to say to audiences of the 21st century, it’s a play that deserves better than this waxwork karaoke.
Michael (Jim Parsons), who grapples with his gay identity via retail therapy and Catholic guilt, throws a birthday party for the acerbic Harold (Zachary Quinto). The guests include the...
“Groundbreaking” is one of the last adjectives one could apply to this ossified remake, which scavenges the surface of William Friedkin’s 1970 film version with all the depth of a magazine layout or a theme party. Whether or not you think Crowley’s very of-its-moment piece still has something to say to audiences of the 21st century, it’s a play that deserves better than this waxwork karaoke.
Michael (Jim Parsons), who grapples with his gay identity via retail therapy and Catholic guilt, throws a birthday party for the acerbic Harold (Zachary Quinto). The guests include the...
- 9/25/2020
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
The shocking drama and dark camp of Mart Crowley’s play “The Boys in the Band,” which first bowed off-Broadway in 1968, is hard to top. Filmmaker William Friedkin first brought this two-act stage drama about a group of out-gay male friends to the big screen in 1970, giving audiences a peek behind the velvet curtain of homosexual social life. “Terrifying” is a word often ascribed to this play, written before Stonewall and before AIDS, as it exposed the damage and self-loathing gay men felt their in their then-little corner of the world. And, in the 1960s, the play had to speak to all the hidden issues of the time surrounding LGBTQ life.
“The Boys in the Band,” thankfully, doesn’t have to do that anymore. And it doesn’t have to feel terrifying. It’s 1968, and while gay men are largely regarded as an aberration by polite society, the LGBTQ population...
“The Boys in the Band,” thankfully, doesn’t have to do that anymore. And it doesn’t have to feel terrifying. It’s 1968, and while gay men are largely regarded as an aberration by polite society, the LGBTQ population...
- 9/25/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Michael Benjamin Washington has had the type of career many up and coming actors can only dream of. He has gotten the opportunity to play a wide variety of characters from the small screen, to the big screen, to the stage. Throughout his career he has become widely respected for his immense talent, and he isn’t finished showing the world what he has to offer. He has a few highly anticipated upcoming roles including the Netflix movie The Boys in the Band and the TV series, Ratched. There’s no doubt that Michael is going to put on a stellar performance
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- 9/8/2020
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
Netflix has launched a new trailer for the upcoming comedy ‘The Boys in the Band’ featuring Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto and Matt Bomer.
A group of gay men gather for a birthday party in 1968 New York City, only to find the drinks and laughs interrupted when a visitor from the host’s past turns the evening upside down.
The film stars Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesus, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Tuc Watkins.
Also in trailers – Lily Collins stars in trailer for Netflix series ‘Emily In Paris’
The film hits Netflix September 30th
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A group of gay men gather for a birthday party in 1968 New York City, only to find the drinks and laughs interrupted when a visitor from the host’s past turns the evening upside down.
The film stars Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesus, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Tuc Watkins.
Also in trailers – Lily Collins stars in trailer for Netflix series ‘Emily In Paris’
The film hits Netflix September 30th
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- 9/3/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
When Mart Crowley’s 1968 play The Boys in the Band came to Broadway in 2018, it made history. For the first time, the production — directed by Tony-winner Joe Mantello — featured only openly gay actors.
The production won a Tony for Best Revival of a Play in 2019 and a new movie adaption — including all members of the Broadway cast — was announced with Ryan Murphy at the helm.
Now fans can get a look at the fun, games and devilish humor for the first time with a trailer for the film (which debuts...
The production won a Tony for Best Revival of a Play in 2019 and a new movie adaption — including all members of the Broadway cast — was announced with Ryan Murphy at the helm.
Now fans can get a look at the fun, games and devilish humor for the first time with a trailer for the film (which debuts...
- 9/2/2020
- by Jerry Portwood
- Rollingstone.com
More than fifty years after Mart Crowley’s play became an unexpected smash hit for putting gay men’s lives center stage with honesty and humor, The Boys In The Band returns to the screen in a new adaptation that reunites acclaimed director Joe Mantello with the all-star cast of the Tony-winning, 2018 Broadway production.
Matt Bomer and Jim Parsons in “The Boys in the Band.” Photo by Scott Everett White / Netflix – © 2020 Netlix, Inc.
In 1968 New York City—when being gay was still considered to be best kept behind closed doors—a group of friends gather for a raucous birthday party hosted by Michael (Jim Parsons), a screenwriter who spends and drinks too much, in honor of the sharp-dressed and sharp-tongued Harold (Zachary Quinto). Other partygoers include Donald (Matt Bomer), Michael’s former flame, now mired in self-analysis; Larry (Andrew Rannells), a randy commercial artist living with Hank (Tuc Watkins), a...
Matt Bomer and Jim Parsons in “The Boys in the Band.” Photo by Scott Everett White / Netflix – © 2020 Netlix, Inc.
In 1968 New York City—when being gay was still considered to be best kept behind closed doors—a group of friends gather for a raucous birthday party hosted by Michael (Jim Parsons), a screenwriter who spends and drinks too much, in honor of the sharp-dressed and sharp-tongued Harold (Zachary Quinto). Other partygoers include Donald (Matt Bomer), Michael’s former flame, now mired in self-analysis; Larry (Andrew Rannells), a randy commercial artist living with Hank (Tuc Watkins), a...
- 9/2/2020
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Netflix has released a trailer for Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of the stage play The Boys in the Band, and playing a central role, kiddos, is what we of a certain age called a “rotary telephone.”
Adapted from Mart Crowley’s acclaimed play and reuniting director Joe Mantello with the all-star cast of the Tony-winning, 2018 Broadway production, The Boys in the Band follows a group of gay men who gather for a birthday party in 1968 New York City, only to find the drinks and laughs interrupted when a visitor from the host’s past turns the evening upside down.
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Adapted from Mart Crowley’s acclaimed play and reuniting director Joe Mantello with the all-star cast of the Tony-winning, 2018 Broadway production, The Boys in the Band follows a group of gay men who gather for a birthday party in 1968 New York City, only to find the drinks and laughs interrupted when a visitor from the host’s past turns the evening upside down.
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- 9/2/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Netflix has dropped the trailer for “The Boys in the Band,” Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of the 2018 revival of Mart Crowley’s play of the same name.
In the trailer, which you can watch above, a group of nine gay men gather together for a birthday party in 1960s’ NYC. Jim Parsons’ character suggests as a “game” they each call the one person they truly believe they have loved. And well, let’s just say things get really emotional, really quickly.
“The Boys in the Band” stars Parsons, Matt Bomer, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Tuc Watkins, Brian Hutchison, Robin de Jesús, Charlie Carver, and Michael Benjamin Washington, the same cast that led the 2018 Broadway revival of the play. Joe Mantello, who directed that stage version, also directs the Netflix adaptation.
Here’s the official synopsis for the movie, which launches Sept. 30 on Netflix:
“More than fifty years after Mart...
In the trailer, which you can watch above, a group of nine gay men gather together for a birthday party in 1960s’ NYC. Jim Parsons’ character suggests as a “game” they each call the one person they truly believe they have loved. And well, let’s just say things get really emotional, really quickly.
“The Boys in the Band” stars Parsons, Matt Bomer, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Tuc Watkins, Brian Hutchison, Robin de Jesús, Charlie Carver, and Michael Benjamin Washington, the same cast that led the 2018 Broadway revival of the play. Joe Mantello, who directed that stage version, also directs the Netflix adaptation.
Here’s the official synopsis for the movie, which launches Sept. 30 on Netflix:
“More than fifty years after Mart...
- 9/2/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
If you missed the critically acclaimed 2018 Broadway adaptation of “The Boys in the Band” — starring Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Tuc Watkins, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer, Michael Benjamin Washington and Robin de Jesús — now is your chance. The Tony-winning cast from the revival have reunited, with the help of Ryan Murphy, for their Netflix debut.
Filmmaker Joe Mantello directed the upcoming movie adaptation, based on the play by Mart Crowley, who died earlier this year. Like the show, the film centers around a group of gay men who gather together for a birthday party in 1968 New York. The night starts to unravel when a guest from the host’s past appears.
Here’s the official, slightly more spoiler-filled, synopsis from Netflix:
“In 1968 New York City — when being gay was still considered to be best kept behind closed doors – a group of friends gather for a raucous birthday party hosted by Michael...
Filmmaker Joe Mantello directed the upcoming movie adaptation, based on the play by Mart Crowley, who died earlier this year. Like the show, the film centers around a group of gay men who gather together for a birthday party in 1968 New York. The night starts to unravel when a guest from the host’s past appears.
Here’s the official, slightly more spoiler-filled, synopsis from Netflix:
“In 1968 New York City — when being gay was still considered to be best kept behind closed doors – a group of friends gather for a raucous birthday party hosted by Michael...
- 9/2/2020
- by Meredith Woerner
- Variety Film + TV
The 2018 Broadway production of Mart Crowley’s “The Boys in the Band” featured a groundbreaking ensemble of openly gay actors: Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin DeJesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Tuc Watkins. All of the actors are reuniting for Netflix’s upcoming film adaptation of the stage play which, like the recent Broadway run, is produced by Ryan Murphy and directed by Joe Mantello. The stage production won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play.
Mantello’s “Boys in the Band” adaptation for Netflix is the second film version of Crowley’s play, following William Friedkin’s 1970 adaptation. The story takes place in 1968 New York City and centers around a group of friends as they come together for a birthday party. The party is being hosted by Michael (Parsons), an alcoholic screenwriter, in honor of his sharp-tinged friend Harold (Quinto...
Mantello’s “Boys in the Band” adaptation for Netflix is the second film version of Crowley’s play, following William Friedkin’s 1970 adaptation. The story takes place in 1968 New York City and centers around a group of friends as they come together for a birthday party. The party is being hosted by Michael (Parsons), an alcoholic screenwriter, in honor of his sharp-tinged friend Harold (Quinto...
- 9/2/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The first trailer for Netflix’s Ryan Murphy-produced adaptation of the hit Broadway show The Boys in the Band has arrived.
The 2018 production, which was also produced by Murphy and featured a history-making ensemble of openly gay actors, was the winner of the 2019 Tony Award for best revival of a play. It’s original ensemble — Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin DeJesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Tuc Watkins — have returned for a new performance directed by Joe Mantello.
Set in 1968 New York City, The Boys in the Band centers on a ...
The 2018 production, which was also produced by Murphy and featured a history-making ensemble of openly gay actors, was the winner of the 2019 Tony Award for best revival of a play. It’s original ensemble — Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin DeJesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Tuc Watkins — have returned for a new performance directed by Joe Mantello.
Set in 1968 New York City, The Boys in the Band centers on a ...
The first trailer for Netflix’s Ryan Murphy-produced adaptation of the hit Broadway show The Boys in the Band has arrived.
The 2018 production, which was also produced by Murphy and featured a history-making ensemble of openly gay actors, was the winner of the 2019 Tony Award for best revival of a play. It’s original ensemble — Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin DeJesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Tuc Watkins — have returned for a new performance directed by Joe Mantello.
Set in 1968 New York City, The Boys in the Band centers on a ...
The 2018 production, which was also produced by Murphy and featured a history-making ensemble of openly gay actors, was the winner of the 2019 Tony Award for best revival of a play. It’s original ensemble — Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin DeJesús, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Tuc Watkins — have returned for a new performance directed by Joe Mantello.
Set in 1968 New York City, The Boys in the Band centers on a ...
The latest project to emerge from the $300-million Ryan Murphy factory over at Netflix is “The Boys in the Band,” director Joe Mantello’s adaptation of the groundbreaking 1968 Mart Crowley stage play. Mantello, with Murphy, revived the play on Broadway in 2018 with a Tony-nominated ensemble who are all back for the new film version: Jim Parsons, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Zachary Quinto, Robin de Jesús, and Michael Benjamin Washington. Check out first-look photos for “The Boys in the Band” below.
Crowley’s play, a chamber portrait of pre-liberation gay America that plays like “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” for bitchy queens, was first brought to the screen by William Friedkin in 1970. The story unfolds over the course of a birthday party on a hot New York City night in 1968, when gay behavior had to be closeted and coded. The party is being hosted by Michael (Parsons), a decadent guy who spends and drinks too much,...
Crowley’s play, a chamber portrait of pre-liberation gay America that plays like “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” for bitchy queens, was first brought to the screen by William Friedkin in 1970. The story unfolds over the course of a birthday party on a hot New York City night in 1968, when gay behavior had to be closeted and coded. The party is being hosted by Michael (Parsons), a decadent guy who spends and drinks too much,...
- 8/22/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Consider this your formal invitation to the year’s most dramatic birthday party: Netflix’s film adaptation of The Boys in the Band will drop on Wednesday, Sept. 30, the streamer announced Friday.
Produced by Ryan Murphy and directed by Joe Mantello (Hollywood), The Boys in the Band is based on the 1968 play by late writer Mart Crowley, who passed away in March. The film is set in New York City, where a group of gay men gather for a friend’s birthday party and are faced with uncomfortable truths throughout the course of the evening.
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Produced by Ryan Murphy and directed by Joe Mantello (Hollywood), The Boys in the Band is based on the 1968 play by late writer Mart Crowley, who passed away in March. The film is set in New York City, where a group of gay men gather for a friend’s birthday party and are faced with uncomfortable truths throughout the course of the evening.
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- 8/21/2020
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
The next chapter in the Power saga will unfold this fall. The spinoff Power Book II: Ghost, starring Mary J. Blige and Michael Rainey Jr., will premiere this September, Starz announced on Friday.
An exclusive video teaser for the first of four (4) planned offshoots in the expanded Power Universe will be released via the Starz App this Saturday, July 11 at 9:01 pm Pt. It will also air on the network this Sunday, July 12 at 9 pm.
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- 7/10/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Greenleaf alum Tye White, Michael Benjamin Washington (Ratched), Jon Barinholtz (Superstore) and Humphrey Ker (Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet) are set as series regulars opposite Ana Gasteyer and Harriet Dyer in NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot American Auto, from Superstore creator Justin Spitzer, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Universal Television.
Written by Spitzer, American Auto is set at the headquarters of a major American automotive company in Detroit, where a floundering group of executives try to rediscover the company identity amidst a rapidly changing industry.
White will play Jack, an assembly line worker. Washington is Cyrus, Chief Producer Designer at Payne Motors Barinholtz will portray Wesley, the direct descendant of the company’s founder. Ker will play Elliot, Chief Sales Officer at Payne Motors.
Spitzer executive produces with Kapital’s Kaplan and Dana Honor.
White recently recurred on Chicago Fire, NCIS: Los Angeles and American Crime Story: The People vs.
Written by Spitzer, American Auto is set at the headquarters of a major American automotive company in Detroit, where a floundering group of executives try to rediscover the company identity amidst a rapidly changing industry.
White will play Jack, an assembly line worker. Washington is Cyrus, Chief Producer Designer at Payne Motors Barinholtz will portray Wesley, the direct descendant of the company’s founder. Ker will play Elliot, Chief Sales Officer at Payne Motors.
Spitzer executive produces with Kapital’s Kaplan and Dana Honor.
White recently recurred on Chicago Fire, NCIS: Los Angeles and American Crime Story: The People vs.
- 7/9/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald added to her trophy case on Friday night, picking up a win at the inaugural Antonyo Awards, a celebration of Black theater artists.
“Let’s celebrate with each other,” McDonald said, accepting her award for best actor in a play on Broadway before the virtual audience of theatergoers. “We have much to be proud of in our community, so let’s hold each other up and move forward.”
Presented by the Broadway Black organization, the Antonyo Awards ceremony stepped into a Tony-less year to exalt the best of Black theater, virtually. “The Antonyo Awards seek to fill the gap between Black talent and public acknowledgement,” executive producer Drew Shade said during the show. “Not in competition but in the spirit of community and celebration, we uplift Black theater artists because our lives matter and our art matters.”
The award ceremony — which gave out expected prizes,...
“Let’s celebrate with each other,” McDonald said, accepting her award for best actor in a play on Broadway before the virtual audience of theatergoers. “We have much to be proud of in our community, so let’s hold each other up and move forward.”
Presented by the Broadway Black organization, the Antonyo Awards ceremony stepped into a Tony-less year to exalt the best of Black theater, virtually. “The Antonyo Awards seek to fill the gap between Black talent and public acknowledgement,” executive producer Drew Shade said during the show. “Not in competition but in the spirit of community and celebration, we uplift Black theater artists because our lives matter and our art matters.”
The award ceremony — which gave out expected prizes,...
- 6/20/2020
- by Michael Appler
- Variety Film + TV
Charlie Carver is the recipient of this year’s Glsen Gamechanger Award.
Glsen, the nation’s leading organization working to create safe and inclusive schools for Lgbtq students, usually hands out the honor at its annual New York Respect Awards gala in the spring, but the 2020 program has been shifted to a week of virtual fundraising events called Respect Everywhere.
Carver, who will appear with his twin brother Max in Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” came out as gay in 2016 in an Instagram post.
“I always knew I wanted to do something with my life that might help young people in their relationship to shame,” Carver said in his acceptance speech posted on glsen.org. “I didn’t want spectacle. I just wanted to reveal this part of myself in a kind of way I wish I’d been able to share all those years ago in school as a simple...
Glsen, the nation’s leading organization working to create safe and inclusive schools for Lgbtq students, usually hands out the honor at its annual New York Respect Awards gala in the spring, but the 2020 program has been shifted to a week of virtual fundraising events called Respect Everywhere.
Carver, who will appear with his twin brother Max in Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” came out as gay in 2016 in an Instagram post.
“I always knew I wanted to do something with my life that might help young people in their relationship to shame,” Carver said in his acceptance speech posted on glsen.org. “I didn’t want spectacle. I just wanted to reveal this part of myself in a kind of way I wish I’d been able to share all those years ago in school as a simple...
- 5/18/2020
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Mart Crowley, the author who wrote the landmark play The Boys in the Band, has died. He was 84.
“Rip, Mart Crowley, author of the groundbreaking gay play The Boys in the Band,” wrote journalist Michael Musto. “He was Natalie Wood’s assistant and told me she encouraged him to write the play. He nabbed a Tony when the all-star version came to Bway in ’18 and the movie version of that will come out this year.” According to Musto, Crowley died of a heart attack.
Crowley, who was openly gay, was known best for The Boys in the Band which was a watershed moment for Broadway and the Lgbtq community. The play debuted Off-Broadway in 1968 and broke ground as one of the first plays to give a depiction of gay life. The drama followed a group of gay men in New York City as they gathered for a birthday party. After the historic events at Stonewall,...
“Rip, Mart Crowley, author of the groundbreaking gay play The Boys in the Band,” wrote journalist Michael Musto. “He was Natalie Wood’s assistant and told me she encouraged him to write the play. He nabbed a Tony when the all-star version came to Bway in ’18 and the movie version of that will come out this year.” According to Musto, Crowley died of a heart attack.
Crowley, who was openly gay, was known best for The Boys in the Band which was a watershed moment for Broadway and the Lgbtq community. The play debuted Off-Broadway in 1968 and broke ground as one of the first plays to give a depiction of gay life. The drama followed a group of gay men in New York City as they gathered for a birthday party. After the historic events at Stonewall,...
- 3/9/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Fresh from filming the Ryan Murphy-produced The Boys in the Band for Netflix, Michael Benjamin Washington has been cast in a coveted role in the first major production of Anna Deavere Smith’s acclaimed, one-actor documentary play Fires in the Mirror since its New York premiere 25 years ago.
The original production featured the playwright-actress in her star-making performance.
Off Broadway’s Signature Theatre announced the casting today, along with the director: Saheem Ali, who recently directed the Lincoln Center Theater production of Chris Urch’s The Rolling Stone.
Washington recently completed filming the Joe Mantello-directed The Boys in the Band Netflix screen adaptation, reprising his 2018 Broadway performance as Bernard.
Other Broadway credits include La Cage Aux Folles and Mamma Mia!, with TV credits including Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Glee.
As previously announced, Fires in the Mirror runs October 22 to November 24, with a November 11 opening night at The Pershing...
The original production featured the playwright-actress in her star-making performance.
Off Broadway’s Signature Theatre announced the casting today, along with the director: Saheem Ali, who recently directed the Lincoln Center Theater production of Chris Urch’s The Rolling Stone.
Washington recently completed filming the Joe Mantello-directed The Boys in the Band Netflix screen adaptation, reprising his 2018 Broadway performance as Bernard.
Other Broadway credits include La Cage Aux Folles and Mamma Mia!, with TV credits including Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Glee.
As previously announced, Fires in the Mirror runs October 22 to November 24, with a November 11 opening night at The Pershing...
- 8/22/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Ryan Murphy is working to earn that reported $300 million Netflix shelled out to sign the prolific producer to an overall deal last year, luring him away from his longtime home at 20th Century Fox Television.
At the Time 100 Summit in April, the “American Horror Story” creator said he has 10 projects in the works at the streaming service: three documentaries, four TV shows and three movies.
While the details about the majority of those films and series are being kept under wraps in the most Murphy-like way, TheWrap has rounded up everything we currently know about the projects that have been formally announced.
See our list below, which we will continue to update as more information becomes available.
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At the Time 100 Summit in April, the “American Horror Story” creator said he has 10 projects in the works at the streaming service: three documentaries, four TV shows and three movies.
While the details about the majority of those films and series are being kept under wraps in the most Murphy-like way, TheWrap has rounded up everything we currently know about the projects that have been formally announced.
See our list below, which we will continue to update as more information becomes available.
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- 6/25/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
When Ryan Murphy announced he was adapting the Broadway hit “The Boys in the Band” into a movie for Netflix, it raised a few well-coiffed eyebrows. While Mart Crowley’s seminal 1968 play received a successful Broadway revival last year, cast entirely with out gay actors to boot, material that was once groundbreaking is now considered dated by some. The characters in “Boys” are mostly self-loathing and angry, perhaps not the most relevant story to tell today.
Still, many celebrate it as a pioneering work in the Lgbtq canon, worthy of honoring with a revisit. Murphy, the powerhouse television one-man-brand with a giant overall deal at Netflix, understands the criticisms lobbed at the play — but stands firmly in the latter camp.
“I feel like the world needs more Lgbtq history. It just does,” Murphy told IndieWire during an in-person interview in May. “[‘The Boys in the Band’] is a play that...
Still, many celebrate it as a pioneering work in the Lgbtq canon, worthy of honoring with a revisit. Murphy, the powerhouse television one-man-brand with a giant overall deal at Netflix, understands the criticisms lobbed at the play — but stands firmly in the latter camp.
“I feel like the world needs more Lgbtq history. It just does,” Murphy told IndieWire during an in-person interview in May. “[‘The Boys in the Band’] is a play that...
- 6/5/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Emmy-winning television mastermind Ryan Murphy recently announced that he is set to turn one of this year’s potential Tony contenders, “The Boys in the Band,” into a movie for Netflix. The stage production (which Murphy produced) ran a successful limited run on Broadway last summer. As the nominations announcement approaches, what could this mean for its chances in Best Play Revival?
“The Boys in the Band” centers on a group of gay men who gather in an NYC apartment for a friend’s birthday party. After the drinks are poured and the music is turned up the fault lines beneath their friendships are exposed, as well as the self-inflicted heartache that threatens their solidarity. When Mart Crowley’s play originally premiered Off-Broadway in 1968, it helped spark a revolution by putting gay men’s lives onstage unapologetically and without judgement in a world that was not yet willing to fully accept them.
“The Boys in the Band” centers on a group of gay men who gather in an NYC apartment for a friend’s birthday party. After the drinks are poured and the music is turned up the fault lines beneath their friendships are exposed, as well as the self-inflicted heartache that threatens their solidarity. When Mart Crowley’s play originally premiered Off-Broadway in 1968, it helped spark a revolution by putting gay men’s lives onstage unapologetically and without judgement in a world that was not yet willing to fully accept them.
- 4/29/2019
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
“The Boys in the Band,” Mart Crowley’s 1968 play about a group of gay men, which had a successful Broadway revival last year, will soon be a Netflix movie. Ryan Murphy announced the news Wednesday on Instagram. The entire cast of out gay actors will reprise their roles, including Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, and Matt Bomer. Prolific Broadway director Joe Mantello will helm the adaptation with Murphy, David Stone and Ned Martel stepping in as producers.
“The Broadway cast of ‘Boys’ was so important to me, and as equally groundbreaking as Mart Crowley’s seminal work,” Murphy wrote on Instagram. “Everyone in the cast was out and proud…and feeling so blessed to mark the 50th anniversary of Mart’s landmark play. The entire Broadway cast will reprise their roles in the film.”
A groundbreaking work in the queer canon, “The Boys in the Band” follows a group...
“The Broadway cast of ‘Boys’ was so important to me, and as equally groundbreaking as Mart Crowley’s seminal work,” Murphy wrote on Instagram. “Everyone in the cast was out and proud…and feeling so blessed to mark the 50th anniversary of Mart’s landmark play. The entire Broadway cast will reprise their roles in the film.”
A groundbreaking work in the queer canon, “The Boys in the Band” follows a group...
- 4/17/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Ryan Murphy announced on Wednesday that he will produce a film adaptation of “The Boys in the Band” for Netflix that will feature the full cast of the 2018 Broadway revival.
Joe Mantello, who directed the Broadway revival, is directing the film. Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesus, Tuc Watkins, Michael Benjamin Washington and Brian Hutchison are all reprising their roles in the film.
Murphy will produce with David Stone and Ned Martel. Netflix is aiming to release the film in 2020.
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“The Boys in the Band” premiered as an off-Broadway play in 1968 written by Mart Crowley. The production was considered groundbreaking for queer culture in its portrayal of gay life. The play follows a group of gay men gathered together in an Upper East Side...
Joe Mantello, who directed the Broadway revival, is directing the film. Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesus, Tuc Watkins, Michael Benjamin Washington and Brian Hutchison are all reprising their roles in the film.
Murphy will produce with David Stone and Ned Martel. Netflix is aiming to release the film in 2020.
Also Read: 'The Boys in the Band' Broadway Review: Jim Parsons Hosts the Nastiest Birthday Party Ever
“The Boys in the Band” premiered as an off-Broadway play in 1968 written by Mart Crowley. The production was considered groundbreaking for queer culture in its portrayal of gay life. The play follows a group of gay men gathered together in an Upper East Side...
- 4/17/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer and the entire Broadway cast of last year’s The Boys in the Band will reunite, along with director Joe Mantello, for a Netflix film adaptation, producer Ryan Murphy announced today.
Also reprising their roles from the star-packed production are Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesus, Tuc Watkins, Michael Benjamin Washington and Brian Hutchison.
“The Broadway cast of Boys was so important to me,” Murphy wrote in an Instagram post, “and as equally groundbreaking as Mart Crowley’s seminal work. Everyone in the cast was out and proud…and feeling so blessed to mark the 50th anniversary of Mart’s landmark play.”
Murphy will be produce the film with David Stone and Ned Martel, with a debut on Netflix in 2020.
The news comes quickly after Murphy’s announcement that he is planning a Netflix adaptation of the current Broadway musical The Prom. Both...
Also reprising their roles from the star-packed production are Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesus, Tuc Watkins, Michael Benjamin Washington and Brian Hutchison.
“The Broadway cast of Boys was so important to me,” Murphy wrote in an Instagram post, “and as equally groundbreaking as Mart Crowley’s seminal work. Everyone in the cast was out and proud…and feeling so blessed to mark the 50th anniversary of Mart’s landmark play.”
Murphy will be produce the film with David Stone and Ned Martel, with a debut on Netflix in 2020.
The news comes quickly after Murphy’s announcement that he is planning a Netflix adaptation of the current Broadway musical The Prom. Both...
- 4/17/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Following a successful limited engagement on Broadway last year, The Boys in the Band will bring the party to Netflix in 2020, Ryan Murphy announced Wednesday on Instagram.
“Last summer, The Boys In The Band were on Broadway, breaking house records at The Booth,” Murphy wrote. “This summer, The Boys In the Band will be filming a Netflix movie event. The incomparable Joe Mantello, who directed the Broadway revival, will direct the film adaptation. The Broadway cast of Boys was so important to me, and as equally groundbreaking as Mart Crowley’s seminal work. Everyone in the cast was out and proud…...
“Last summer, The Boys In The Band were on Broadway, breaking house records at The Booth,” Murphy wrote. “This summer, The Boys In the Band will be filming a Netflix movie event. The incomparable Joe Mantello, who directed the Broadway revival, will direct the film adaptation. The Broadway cast of Boys was so important to me, and as equally groundbreaking as Mart Crowley’s seminal work. Everyone in the cast was out and proud…...
- 4/17/2019
- TVLine.com
Ryan Murphy is getting his band back together.
The prolific showrunner on Wednesday announced that his star-studded hit Broadway production of The Boys in the Band is coming to Netflix.
Murphy, who made the reveal on his verified Instagram account, noted that stars Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesus, Tuc Watkins, Michael Benjamin Washington and Brian Hutchison will all return for the film, which is due in 2020. Murphy will produce alongside David Stone and Ned Martel. Director Joe Mantello, who staged the Broadway revival, will also return in that capacity.
"The Broadway cast ...
The prolific showrunner on Wednesday announced that his star-studded hit Broadway production of The Boys in the Band is coming to Netflix.
Murphy, who made the reveal on his verified Instagram account, noted that stars Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesus, Tuc Watkins, Michael Benjamin Washington and Brian Hutchison will all return for the film, which is due in 2020. Murphy will produce alongside David Stone and Ned Martel. Director Joe Mantello, who staged the Broadway revival, will also return in that capacity.
"The Broadway cast ...
- 4/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Ryan Murphy is getting his band back together.
The prolific showrunner on Wednesday announced that his star-studded hit Broadway production of The Boys in the Band is coming to Netflix.
Murphy, who made the reveal on his verified Instagram account, noted that stars Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesus, Tuc Watkins, Michael Benjamin Washington and Brian Hutchison will all return for the film, which is due in 2020. Murphy will produce alongside David Stone and Ned Martel. Director Joe Mantello, who staged the Broadway revival, will also return in that capacity.
"The Broadway cast ...
The prolific showrunner on Wednesday announced that his star-studded hit Broadway production of The Boys in the Band is coming to Netflix.
Murphy, who made the reveal on his verified Instagram account, noted that stars Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesus, Tuc Watkins, Michael Benjamin Washington and Brian Hutchison will all return for the film, which is due in 2020. Murphy will produce alongside David Stone and Ned Martel. Director Joe Mantello, who staged the Broadway revival, will also return in that capacity.
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- 4/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael David-Stahl, Trent Garrett, Liza Colon-Zayas, Juani Feliz, Vered Blonstein (The Good Doctor) and Michael Benjamin Washington are set as series regulars opposite E.J. Bonilla, Olivia Thirlby and Britt Lower in ABC’s Until the Wedding, a romantic drama pilot from writer Becky Mode (Smash), producers Sarah Timberman & Carl Beverly, Alon Aranya, Israel’s Reshet Media and ABC Studios.
The original series, created by Avner Bernheimer and Anat Weizman and produced by Ami Amir’s Matar Productions, aired on Israel’s Reshet 13.
Based on the Israeli series of the same name (Ad Hatuna in Hebrew), Until the Wedding is the story of how one couple’s decision to get married can affect everyone in their lives. The show will explore the intimate relationships...
The original series, created by Avner Bernheimer and Anat Weizman and produced by Ami Amir’s Matar Productions, aired on Israel’s Reshet 13.
Based on the Israeli series of the same name (Ad Hatuna in Hebrew), Until the Wedding is the story of how one couple’s decision to get married can affect everyone in their lives. The show will explore the intimate relationships...
- 3/11/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Tony Awards celebrating the 2017-18 Broadway season are still a week away but the derby for next year’s trophies has already begun with the opening of “The Boys in the Band,” the first production of the 2018-19 season. This 50th anniversary revival of the 1968 landmark play by Mart Crowley opened at the Booth Theatre on May 31. Helmed by director Joe Mantello, who competes for Best Direction of a Play at this year’s Tonys for his helming of Edward Albee’s “Three Tall Women,” “The Boys in the Band” cast includes Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, and Andrew Rannells.
Set on a single night in April 1968, “The Boys in the Band” centers on Harold’s (Quinto) birthday party, hosted by Michael (Parsons) for a small group of their gay mutual friends. When two unexpected guests arrive and Michael begins to drink for the first time in a while,...
Set on a single night in April 1968, “The Boys in the Band” centers on Harold’s (Quinto) birthday party, hosted by Michael (Parsons) for a small group of their gay mutual friends. When two unexpected guests arrive and Michael begins to drink for the first time in a while,...
- 6/2/2018
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
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