With theater doors bolted shut for the next…foreseeable future, we’re thrilled to see some Broadway talent pop up in the pilot episode of Boy•Friends, a new comedy based off the My Gay Boyfriend web-series.The show centers around two college roommates, one gay and one straight, and their “journey through college and into adulthood to become the homo-hetero power couple of the ages.” But not before one learns about the other’s soft spot for tentacles.
You know, normal college stuff.Related: ‘Jawbreaker’ turns 20: Director Darren Stein looks back on his cult classicIn the Boy•Friends universe, the jocks are the underdogs and the a cappella troupe are the popular kids, so you could almost place it in both the comedy and fantasy genres.