May 23 - June 13, 2026
in the Capitol Blue Cross Main Stage
7:30pm: May 23, 29, 30, Jun 4, 5, 6, 12, 13
2:00pm: May 24, 31, Jun 7
Special Performances & Events:
Opening Night and Reception: Sat, May 30
Understudy/Swing Performance: Thu June 4 at 7:30pm
Post-Performance Discussion: Sun, Jun 7th, following the matinee
Please plan on arriving at least 15 minutes before the performance starts. There will be no late seating after the commencement of the performance to ensure the safety of our performers and patrons.
Tickets
$40 - Assigned Seating
$25 - Student
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About
The Boys in the Band centers on a group of gay men who gather in an NYC apartment for a friend’s birthday party. After the drinks are poured and the music is turned up, the evening slowly exposes the fault lines beneath their friendships and the self-inflicted heartache that threatens their solidarity.
A true theatrical game-changer, The Boys in the Band helped spark a revolution by putting gay men’s lives onstage—unapologetically and without judgment—in a world that was not yet willing to fully accept them.
Both bitingly funny and emotionally raw, this landmark play is as powerful today as it was in 1968.
Program
1h 50m
Runtime
Content Advisory
Parents Strongly Cautioned
This show contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 16.
See specific content warnings below.
This show contains the following:
strong coarse language
homophobic slurs and/or character portayal
transphobic slurs and/or character portayal
Sponsors
Supporters
We want to show our appreciation to our top members of The Inner Circle:
Miles Babin, Dean and Wendy Badorf, Joanne and Troy Bakel, William and Sharia Benn, Barbara Cartwright, Michael Chapaloney, Jeff and Caitlin Copus, Carole DeSoto, Matt and Desiree DeSoto, The Freeman Family, William & Melissa Gallagher, Peggy Grove, Molly Haragan, Mary Lou and Raymond Harris, Nicholas Hughes, Robert and Joyce Kantor, Beryl Kuhr and Patrick Bair, Wayne and Gloria Landon, Bill and Beverlee Lehr, Karen and Ken Lehman, Daniel MacGregor and Stuart Landon, Emily W. Matlin, DO, Tina Monroe, Howard Pollman and David Forney, Charles Romigh and Donald Vaughan, Karen Ruch, Brad and Colleen Sanders, Joseph Schalk and Kathleen Mullen, Kristin Scofield, Mary Simmonds MD, Ellen Stockstill, Stonebridge Financial Group, John and Abby Tierney, Jonathan Vipond III and Tim E. Bunner, Jeff and Deb Wasileski, Tonja Sue Weddle, Cynthia Wells
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