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    Edward Martino Crowley (August 21, 1935 – March 7, 2020) was an American playwright best known for his 1968 play The Boys in the Band. [2] [3] [4] Biography [ edit ]

  2. Mar 9, 2020 · Mart Crowley, whose 1968 play, “The Boys in the Band,” put gay characters and their stories front and center in a way that had rarely been seen in a mainstream New York theater, died on ...

  3. Mar 9, 2020 · Mart Crowley, who wrote one of the first plays to portray gay life, passed away in Manhattan after heart surgery. His work was praised, attacked and revived, and he was a friend of Natalie Wood and other Hollywood stars.

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  4. The Boys in the Band is a 1968 American play by Mart Crowley. The play premiered Off-Broadway, and was revived on Broadway for its 50th anniversary in 2018. The play revolves around a group of gay men who gather for a birthday party in New York City, and was groundbreaking for its portrayal of gay life.

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  5. Mar 10, 2020 · When playwright Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band premiered off-Broadway in 1968, it was the first realistic, mainstream portrayal of gay men on stage. Crowley won a Tony Award for...

  6. Mar 8, 2020 · Famed gay playwright Mart Crowley, author of The Boys in the Band, about a group of gay and bi friends in New York City, has died at age 84. Journalist Michael Musto announced Crowley's death...

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  8. Mar 9, 2020 · Mart Crowley, who revolutionized how gay men were seen on stage and in popular culture, passed away at 84. He wrote the play "The Boys in the Band" in 1968, which was adapted into a movie and a Broadway revival.