Ryan Murphy doesn’t show any signs of stopping–or even slowing down, for that matter–anytime soon.
Last week, the Hollywood power producer announced he was bringing the Broadway musical The Prom to Netflix. This week, he announced he’ll also be bringing the smash hit The Boys In The Band to the streaming giant.
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Murphy made the big announcement on Instagram yesterday, writing: “Last summer, THE BOYS IN THE BAND were on Broadway, breaking house records at The Booth. THIS summer, The Boys In the Band will be filming a Netflix movie event.”
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Murphy said he will be producing the project alongside David Stone and Ned Martel. Joe Mantello, who directed the Broadway revival, will also direct the film adaptation, and the entire Broadcast cast will reprise their roles.
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“I can’t wait to be on set with Joe and Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesus, Tuc Watkins, Michael Benjamin Washington and Brian Hutchison,” Murphy wrote.
Murphy, who was just named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2019, will produce the adaptation as part of his overall deal with Netflix. The film set to premiere sometime next year.
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pianomeister
Unfortunately Netflix is also turning out some real trash as well. Looks like they’ve gone the old ‘quantity over quality’ route. They still have some great stuff on there, but some of the recent entries, especially since the end of 2018, have been really bad. AND they’re raising their prices AGAIN. That is not a smart move when there are so many streaming services available, and more on the horizon.
Jimmyk321
I actually think the last 8 or so months on Netflix has been great (I’m Australian so we get a lot of shows that are on other networks in the US). You, The Umbrella Academy, Russian Doll, The Haunting of Hill House, A Series of Unfortunate Events, After Life, The Order, Titans, Sex Education and many others have been great. Their movie output isn’t great. It’s either lowest common denominator horror or lowest common denominator rom-com.
Karlis
The version of this story back in the 1960s was one depressing-ass piece of business. I haven’t seen the new Broadway version (logically, since I live in Europe, while Broadway is in New York) and wonder whether they’ve … well, made it more festive. I’ll look forward to the Netflix version.
lmdoane55
@Karlis ….sadly, even in 2019 our so called gay lifestyle is not all sunshine, lollipops and roses; I look forward to seeing this production as well.