In 1967, Mart Crowley wrote a groundbreaking work that no one, especially his friend Dominick Dunne, would have predicted success for at the time. However, The Boys in the Band took the theatre world by storm, soon to be followed by a film in 1970. This work's significance made an impact at the time, and only seemed to grow with its importance through the years. This episode covers the whole story - from writing, to production, to release - all of its actors and characters, one who was modeled after our own man Nick.

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Sources

Mart Crowley: Courage and Candor (americantheatre.com)

A Homecoming (baltimoresun.com)

Money, Murder, and Dominick Dunne: A Life in Several Acts (amazon.com)

The Way We Lived Then: Recollections of a Well-Known Name Dropper⁠, by Dominick Dunne (Amazon)

How One Movie Changed LBGT History (time.com)

Cinema: Shades of Lavender (time.com)

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