Mart Crowley "THE BOYS IN THE BAND" Kenneth Nelson 1969 Fireside Book Club Flyer

Description

This is a rare "Curtain Time" Fireside Theatre insert promoting the Book Club's hardcover selection for the month of April 1969: The Original Off-Broadway script of the
landmark MART CROWLEY play "THE BOYS IN THE BAND"
.
(The production opened
April 14th, 1968
at Theatre Four in New York City
and ran for 1001 performances.) ..... The controversial play was among the first to revolve around gay characters and the motion picture released two years later (with the play's original cast) is often cited as a milestone in the history of "
queer cinema
".
The
ensemble cast
included KENNETH NELSON as "Michael", PETER WHITE as "Alan", LEONARD FREY as "Harold", CLIFF GORMON as "Emory", FREDERICK COMBS as "Donald", LAURENCE LUCKINBILL as "Hank", KEITH PRENTICE as "Larry", ROBERT LA TOURNEAUX as "Cowboy" and REUBEN GREENE as "Bernard" ..... CREDITS: Book by MART CROWLEY; Sets designed by PETER HARVEY; Directed by ROBERT MOORE; Produced by RICHARD BARR and CHARLES WOODWARD, Jr.
..... DETAILS: The six panel, bi-fold insert measures 5" X 7 1/4" inches and includes wonderful cover graphics, production credits, cast list, promotional text, a collage of production photos, a brief bio of the playwright, a synopsis of the story and excerpts from several New York reviews ..... CONDITION: This rare flyer is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.