Ryan Murphy is bringing the Broadway play “The Boys in the Band” to Netflix.
Murphy took to Instagram to make the announcement writing, “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…and feeling so blessed to mark the 50th anniversary of Mart’s landmark play.”
Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer and Charlie Carver, who all starred in the Broadway revival, will return for the film version. Joe Mantello, who directed the Broadway revival, will direct. Murphy, David Stone and Ned Martel will produce.
“The Boys in the Band” follows a group of gay men who get together for a birthday party in New York City. It originally premiered as an off-Broadway play in 1968 and celebrated its 50th anniversary with a Broadway revival in 2018.
The film is part of Murphy’s $300 million deal with Netflix. Murphy also recently announced he will adapt the Broadway musical “The Prom” into a film for Netflix.
“The Boys in the Band” is expected to hit the streaming platform in 2020.
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