Event

MAKING THE BOYS

Wednesday, April 20 at 7:30pm
Members: $9/ Public: $13 Includes Reception
Presented by
L.I. Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Before Prop 8, Milk or Will & Grace, before the AIDS epidemic, gay pride
parades or the Stonewall uprising, Mart Crowleyâs The Boys in the Band
changed everything. Making The Boys explores the drama, struggle and
enduring legacy of the first-ever gay play and subsequent Hollywood movie to
successfully reach a mainstream audience. Beloved by some for breaking new
ground, and condemned by others for reinforcing gay stereotypes, The Boys
in the Band sparked heated controversy that still exists four decades later.
Filmmaker Crayton Robey offers an insiders' look at how Mart Crowley's
drama became a groundbreaking event. This documentary features interviews
with Crowley; actor Laurence Luckinbill (who played Hank in the original
production); as well as playwrights Edward Albee, Michael Cunningham,
Paul Rudnick, and Tony Kushner. USA, 2009, 97 mins.