Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy Meets with Unexpected Success
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Arts
- Subcategories: Drama, Theater, Playwrights, Entertainment, Entertainers, Homosexuality, Homosexuals, Gay Men, Lesbians, Sexuality, Judaism, Jews, Synagogues, Temples, Family, Marriage
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: New York City
- Date: June 10, 1982
Article abstract: Torch Song Trilogy, a candid play about gay life, family mores, promiscuity, and commitment in the 1970’s, received unexpected rave reviews.
Summary of Event
In 1982, after four years of playing in Off- and Off-Off-Broadway houses, Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy stepped onto the Broadway stage amidst thunderous applause and with two Tony Awards waiting in the wings. The playwright and lead actor, Harvey Fierstein, seemed to have begun his young life with a list of societal negatives; he was fat, he was Jewish, he was...
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