The Boys in the Band first premiered off-Broadway in 1968, it created a new genre of queer storytelling. Through the decades, while LGBTQ+ audiences have debated its themes — mainly its unapologetic portrayal of relationships and the self-hatred among gay and bisexual men during that era — its relevance to history cannot be overstated.The show revived on Broadway in 2018 on its 50th anniversary, directed by Joe Mantello and starring Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer, Robin de Jesus, Tuc Watkins, Michael Benjamin Washington, Brian Hutchison, and Charlie Carver.Now all the Broadway cast members have returned to their roles in a new Netflix adaptation of the Mart Crowley play, also helmed by Mantello.