Tag: Harvey Fierstein

Drag Queens in Musical Theatre

Posted by Lisa Monde | 8th May 2023 | Essay, Interview, LGBTQ+ Theatre, Musical Theatre, New York, United States of America

Dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the first publication of the play by Jean Poiret La Cage Aux...

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Harvey Fierstein’s “Torch Song” at the Turbine Theatre

Posted by Mert Dilek | 8th Sep 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

The Turbine Theatre opens its doors to London audiences with Drew McOnie’s intimate production of...

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“Torch Song” Breathes New Life, Radiantly Led By Michael Urie

Posted by Michael Appler | 8th Nov 2018 | LGBTQ+ Theatre, New York, Review, United States of America

You may find that this glorious Broadway revival, led by Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl in the same theater where it opened over 35 years ago, burns a softer flame — no less bright, for sure, but perhaps a bit more tender, lit for a time when a drag queen poised before a Broadway audience, while no less political, is imaginably less avant-garde.

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Dramaturgical Leadership And The Politics Of Appeal In Commercial Theatre

Posted by Ken Cerniglia | 8th Nov 2017 | Dramaturgy, Essay, Musical Theatre, New York, Producing, United States of America

In an early scene of Rick Elice’s irreverent Peter Pan prequel, Peter And The Starcatcher, the...

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