Boys in the Band was notorious, a play about openly gay characters who were neither window dressing nor the subjects of ridicule.
It has come a long way, most recently being made into a movie now streaming on Netflix. In a newly released video, Charlie Carver, who plays "the Cowboy" in the play, interviews playwright Mart Crowley about how The Boys in the Band and gay life in general have changed over the years.In 1968, the play was, in some circles and many squares, a succès de scandale.