Band together
The cast of Uptown Players’ Boys in the Band Director reflects on significance of ‘The Boys in the Band’ before the show opens at Uptown Players RICH LOPEZ | Staff writer rich@dallasvoice.com Uptown Players will finish its season with a classic.
Opening Aug. 16, the company will present Mart Crowley’s The Boys in the Band. For director Dennis Canright, taking on this play has multiple layers of meanings — from its legendary beginnings to the show’s pioneering style that echoes in much of today’s entertainment.
Plus, it’s a bucket list show for the director. The Boys in the Band holds some nostalgia for Canright. As a musical theater and opera kid, it was one of — if not — the first story that truly spoke to him.
Dennis Canright “I read it in college, and I remember just being blown away by it,” he said. “Then I saw the movie, and I think now how you didn’t see gay representation anywhere at that time.” At least, you didn’t see the kind of representation that was realistic.
