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Watch: “The Boys in the Band” Takes Emotional Final Bow on Broadway

Stars Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, and more celebrated their final performance on Instagram.

The party's over.

The hit Broadway revival of The Boys in the Band, Mart Crowley’s groundbreaking drama about a group of gay men who gather for an intimate birthday celebration in 1960s pre-Stonewall Manhattan, played its final performance August 11.

After premiering off-Broadway in 1968, The Boys in the Band was made into a 1970 movie with the play's original cast. Directed by Joe Mantello and co-produced by Ryan Murphy, the 50th anniversary production starred Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesús, Brian Hutchison, Tuc Watkins, and Michael Benjamin Washington.

"We caused quite a heat wave this summer," posted the show's official Instagram account, which shared video of the final curtain call and a rousing standing ovation from the audience.

“The significance of The Boys in the Band cannot be underestimated,” said Murphy in a previous statement. “Mart Crowley made theatrical history by giving voice to gay men onstage, in this uncompromising, blisteringly honest and wickedly funny play.”

“We’ve come so far in the last five years,” said Quinto in the show’s trailer, “and yet there’s been this explosion of backward and harmful thinking and political ideology that’s swept our country. We’re responsible for standing up, being acknowledged and celebrating ourselves and our community.”

Cast members commemorated their final performance by sharing photos, memories, quotes, and other reflective sentiments on Instagram. Some also posted farewell photos of their dressing rooms.

"I can’t believe the time has come to say goodbye," writes Bomer. "I have loved just about every second I’ve had the pleasure of spending with these 8 men. All of whom brought so much talent and hard work to the stage 8 times a week, and who taught me so much in so many ways. I will miss them all profoundly-this is an experience that I will hold close for the rest of my life."

"I will miss all involved with @boysbandbway more than I can say... so I won’t try to," Parsons posts. "But thank you all for being part of such a powerful experience with me—and that includes everyone in the cast, crew and all of you who came to see us."

"From the table read to what will be our last curtain call together, this has been an experience nothing short of profound," Carver writes, "eight shows a week with my eight dear boys, filling the up the Booth Theatre with laughter, tears, and the inexplicable power of pride, solidarity, and strength in whatever statement was made."

See more of the cast's social media send-offs below.

The Boys in the Band begin previews April 30 and officially opened May 31 at Broadway's Booth Theatre. The revival recouped its $3.5 million investment in 11 weeks of performances.

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