The Original Cast of The Boys in the Band Was the Blueprint For the Netflix Adaptation

Michael (played by Jim Parsons in the revival), the host of Harold's birthday party and catalyst of the drama, was originally played by Kenneth Nelson. In the late 1940s, Nelson appeared in a number of television series, including Captain Video and His Video Rangers and The Aldrich Family. Primarily a stage actor, Nelson died in 1993 of AIDS-related complications in London.