Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells and Matt Bomer hit Broadway
Originally staged a year before the Stonewall riots, groundbreaking play The Boys in the Band is finally Broadway bound
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Zachary Quinto: There’s interconnectivity among us. I went to college with Matt, and I’ve known Jim and Andrew socially for years. The more I realized how important this is, certainly in terms of its gay cast and team, it became clearer that if I had said no, I would have regretted it.
Zach, your character, Harold, can be quite vicious with his words.
ZQ: It’s probably the gayest thing I’ve ever done in terms of accessing that aspect of my personality. Harold is incredibly self-aware. And while he hates himself more than anyone, he accepts that. There’s power in that.
JP (Jim Parsons): I can’t fully explain why anyone is good in a certain role, but Zach brings it. The gravity he brings has given me a lot of leeway to do my shit.ZQ: I don’t know if it would work in any other environment. You know, the film opens at [the gay bar] Julius; there’s a lot of places where these guys would hang out that we’ve all been to. And the style of these guys—how they move through the world and keep their lives buoyant—is reflective of a New York I’m familiar with. In the play, New York is always knocking. The city is there to feed anybody’s whims or desires.
ZQ: I’m hopeful younger generations will come because they’re interested in seeing us onstage, then learn something they didn’t bargain for. We’ve made incredible progress socially, politically and legislatively, but I don’t think it’s any easier to love ourselves today versus 50 years ago. If anything, it’s harder, with the insidiousness of social media reflecting to us what we don’t have, what we want.
Matt Bomer: It’s my favorite thing about the experience so far. So often, I’m the only gay person on set—there might be one closeted person or something. The candid conversations we’ve had have been so refreshing. These are my ride-or-die bitches.
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