MART CROWLEY, 35 YEARS LATER, REVISITS THE "BOYS" FROM THE BOYS IN THE BAND by ELLIS NASSOUR
In 1967, when “starving” writer Mart Crowley finished his play The Boys in the Band, he says he intended it to be controversial. When the play opened Off Broadway in 1968, accolades and anger were heaped upon Crowley. Looking back, Crowley says he never thought he’d achieve such acclaim or be so reviled. If you are going to be reviled for something you wrote, better it become a world-wide hit and provide the go…