![]() ![]() It received enthusiastic reviews and was nominated for Best Feature and Fierstein was nominated for Best Male Lead at the Independent Spirit Awards that year. Torch Song Trilogy won Fierstein the first two of his four Tony Awards, plus two Drama Desk Awards, and the Theatre World Award.Īt the height of the post-Stonewall clone era, Torch Song Trilogy challenged both gay and straight theatre audiences to champion an effeminate gay man’s longings for love and family.įierstein adapted his play to film in 1988, starring himself as Arnold, with Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick (in a different role than the play), and Charles Pierce. The Broadway production opened in Summer 1982 where it ran for 1,300 performances. Torch Song Trilogy is a collection of three plays by Harvey Fierstein rendered in three acts: International Stud, Fugue in a Nursery, and Widows and Children First The story centers on Arnold Beckoff, a Jewish homosexual, drag queen, and torch singer who lives in New York City in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Estelle Gettleman (ne Scher J July 22, 2008), known professionally as Estelle Getty, was an American actress and comedian best known for her portrayal of Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls (198592), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Primetime Emmy Award. ![]() The cast included Fierstein as Arnold, Matthew Broderick, and Estelle Getty. Gathered together as one play, Torch Song Trilogy first opened in October 1981, and in January 1982 it transferred to the Actors’ Playhouse in Greenwich Village, where it ran for 117 performances. Ruhl and Urie, 2018 via YouTube screen-grab ![]()
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