A torch song trilogy7/7/2023 ![]() “They’re all the same, and it doesn’t matter if it’s two women together, two men together, a man and a woman, a younger man, an older one, it doesn’t matter! They’re difficult! Two people coming together are always difficult, and it’s always interesting. Relationships are difficult ,” Fierstein says. “When I first wrote the plays, especially that second act, basically I just wanted to say, ‘I don’t care if you’re gay, you’re straight, whatever. Its message of love and acceptance has resonated with a contemporary audience in ways that have felt shockingly relevant. Last year, Torch Song was revived (with a truncated title and running time) Off-Broadway, starring Michael Urie in the lead role and Mercedes Ruhl as his mother under the direction of Moisés Kaufman - known for “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde” and “The Laramie Project” - before it transferred to Broadway this fall. ![]() The original production closed on Broadway in May 1985 and was was later made into a movie, which also starred Matthew Broderick. ![]() His three plays, originally called Torch Song Trilogy, ended up being produced on Broadway and earned him Tonys for Best Actor and Best Play in 1983, beating out Marsha Norman’s ‘Night, Mother. He shared a story of a gay man, a drag queen, who was looking for love and a “normal” life. ![]() Over 40 years ago, Harvey Fierstein did something that seemed impossible. ![]()
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