The Boys in the Band is finally nominated for a Tony.

More than 50 years after its initial premiere, the gay play is getting the recognition it deserves. (Image: Robert Trachtenberg)

he Boys in the Band first premiered in 1968. Mart Crowley’s play about a gay dinner party that careens off the tracks is now seen as a major turning point in the theater world, as well as the LGBTQ rights movement…