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THE BOYS IN THE BAND (MMAS Black Box Theater, Mansfield)

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(Back Row l to r) Ricky DeSisto of Holbrook, Bryant Vasquez Jr of Brockton, and Gary J Milnac of Dorchester. (On the couch ) Tylar Jahumpa of Cranson RI, John K McElroy II of Harrisville RI, Greg Smith of Brighton, and Christopher Crossen-Sills of Brockton. (Front Row) Max M Peters of Branford CT and André Meservey of Carver. Photo credit: Laura Gustafson

Reviewed by Tony Annicone

MMAS’s latest production is “The Boys in the Band” by Mart Crowley. The play revolves around a group of gay men who get together to celebrate their friend Harold’s birthday in an apartment in Greenwich Village in New York City. Written in 1968, the show was groundbreaking in its description and portrayal of gay life. The 50th anniversary of the original show inspired the recent Broadway revival which is up for the Tony Awards in 2019.

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