![]() ![]() He even adapted The Wiz into The Wiz Live! for television, despite protesting that it should be done by a black writer. ![]() ![]() He has won Tonys not only for his acting but also for polishing and rewriting many plays for revivals. Fierstein is not only a charismatic performer, he has also penned many hit and/or critically lauded plays. And now he has written a memoir, I Was Better Last Night. It and Fierstein had moved them the same way that my world was rocked when I saw the touring production of Torch Song Trilogy and was first introduced to the genius of Harvey Fierstein.įierstein is a theatrical legend with shelves of Tonys. And then called to apologize for their ignorance. Alas, they decided to risk it and called afterwards to say that the "someone else" had been astounding despite a "really raspy voice." They had no idea who Fierstein was and instead of reprimanding them for being clueless philistines, I told them to watch the film version of Torch Song Trilogy. I was undoubtedly a bigger fan of Fierstein than the mother was of Topol. I offered instantly to take the tickets off their hands as that "someone else" was Harvey Fierstein. The mother was disappointed because Topol, of whom she was a huge fan, was ill and had been replaced by "someone else." They were thinking of not going. Years ago, friends of mine, a married gay couple, were taking the mother who lived with them to see Fiddler on the Roof. ![]()
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