{"product_id":"torch-song-trilogy-plays-paperback","title":"Torch Song Trilogy: Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarvey Fierstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new edition of the classic drama portraying gay life in New York in the 1970s and 80s--winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, now \u003cb\u003eback on \u003c\/b\u003eBroadway in a revival hailed by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"irresistibly compelling.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What begins as a chance encounter in a New York nightclub leads drag performer Arnold Beckoff on a hilarious yet touching pursuit of love, happiness, and a life he can be proud of. From a failed affair with a reluctant lover to a committed relationship with the promise of a stable family, Arnold's struggle for acceptance meets its greatest resistance when he faces off against the person whose approval is most important to him: his mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This edition contains for the first time ever both the original scripts for the three one-act plays (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eInternational Stud, Fugue in a Nursery, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWidows and Children First \u003c\/i\u003e) as they were performed in the 1970s, as well as the revised script for the 2017 revival that condensed all three into \u003ci\u003eTorch Song\u003c\/i\u003e. It also includes a never-before-published introduction by Harvey Fierstein, as well as photographs from both the original production and the revival starring Michael Urie and Mercedes Ruehl and directed by Mois s Kaufman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTorch Song Trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Harvey Fierstein has created characters so vivid and real that they linger in the mind, talking the night away, long after the lights have been turned out and everyone has left.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Gorgeously funny . . . a devastatingly comic play with just the right resonances.\"\u003cb\u003e--New York Post \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Sassy, sweet, and moving.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarvey Fierstein \u003c\/b\u003eis the Tony Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eTorch Song Trilogy \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e La Cage Aux Folles\u003c\/i\u003e. His other theater writing includes \u003ci\u003eKinky Boots\u003c\/i\u003e (Tony-nominated), \u003ci\u003eNewsies\u003c\/i\u003e (Tony-nominated), \u003ci\u003eCasa Valentina\u003c\/i\u003e (Tony-nominated), \u003ci\u003eA Catered Affair \u003c\/i\u003e(twelve Drama Desk nominations), \u003ci\u003eSafe Sex, Spookhouse, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Legs Diamond, \u003c\/i\u003eamong others. He wrote the teleplays of \u003ci\u003eHairspray Live! \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Wiz Live!, \u003c\/i\u003eboth for NBC. For HBO he's written \u003ci\u003eOn Tidy Endings\u003c\/i\u003e (Ace Award), \u003ci\u003eThe Sissy Duckling\u003c\/i\u003e (Humanitas Award), and \u003ci\u003eCommon Ground\u003c\/i\u003e. He's written political editorials for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, HuffPost, TV Guide, \u003c\/i\u003eand PBS, as well as authoring the beloved children's book \u003ci\u003eThe Sissy Duckling\u003c\/i\u003e. Beginning his acting career in Andy Warhol's \u003ci\u003ePork\u003c\/i\u003e at LaMama, Fierstein is also well-known for his theater performances, including \u003ci\u003eTorch Song Trilogy \u003c\/i\u003e(Tony Award), \u003ci\u003eHairspray\u003c\/i\u003e (Tony Award), \u003ci\u003eFiddler on the Roof, La Cage Aux Folles, Gently Down the Stream, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e A Catered Affair, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as film performances in \u003ci\u003eMrs. Doubtfire, Independence Day, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Bullets Over Broadway\u003c\/i\u003e. TV audiences know him from shows like \u003ci\u003eThe Good Wife, Nurse Jackie, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Cheers\u003c\/i\u003e (Emmy-nominated) and recognize his voice from appearances on \u003ci\u003eBoJack Horseman, Family Guy, The Simpsons, How I Met Your Mother, Mulan, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756526272800,"sku":"9780525618645","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/16f140e573c97eb8bf5e3660b036aab4.webp?v=1780080637","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/torch-song-trilogy-plays-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}