Theater
Torch Song
Harvey Fierstein’s ‘Torch Song’ (Plays and Players Theater, 25 Apr 2024 - 19 May 2024)
25 Apr 2024
Abstract
Hilarious and heart-wrenching, Torch Song follows Arnold Beckoff, a torch song-singing, Jewish drag queen in New York in the late 70s, early 80s. As he searches for love, happiness and a pair of bunny slippers that fit, a visit from his overbearing mother reminds him that he needs one thing more: respect.
Although “Torch Song” is one of the most successful plays of the past 50 years — the original Broadway production ran for over 1,200 performances — the current staging represents the first locally produced professional production. The action takes place at the height of the gay liberation movement, ending just before the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Details
- Title
- Torch Song
- Creators
- William J Fennelly (Director) - Drexel University, Performing Arts
- Event
- Harvey Fierstein’s ‘Torch Song’ (Plays and Players Theater, 25 Apr 2024 - 19 May 2024)
- Resource Type
- Theater
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Performing Arts
- Identifiers
- 991021869215204721