Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Fierstein

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1954 -

Occupation

Entertainment

Notable Achievements

Tony Award

Description

Broadway actor/writer. Notable as a writer and lead in the play and film version of 'Torch Song Trilogy', for which he won a Tony Award as Best Actor in a Play. Other theatre productions include 'Hairspray' (Tony Award - Best Actor in a Musical), 'La Cage Aux Folles' (Tony Award - Best Book of a Musical). Wrote the musical 'Kinky Boots'. Inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2007.

See Also

• LGBTQ Lyricists and Composers for Theatre and Film

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/stars/harvey-fierstein/
• http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Harvey-Fierstein/
• http://variety.com/t/harvey-fierstein/