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Fierstein

American  
[fahyuhr-steen] / ˈfaɪər stin /

noun

  1. Harvey, born 1954, U.S. playwright.


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Unfortunately for Olney, the company can’t do anything about the show’s inherent shortcomings — specifically, a trope-laden book from Fierstein that teeters from economical in Act 1 to lackadaisical after intermission.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2023

Other entertainment luminaries in attendance included Zachary Quinto, Drew Barrymore and Harvey Fierstein, according to Variety.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2022

It was only April 2019 that the Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein musical “Kinky Boots” closed on Broadway after a six-year run, and already it’s back in town.

From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2022

This planetary body goes by the name of Wayne Brady, who reprised his Broadway performance at the Bowl this weekend as Lola in Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper’s Tony Award-winning musical.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2022

Isobel Lennart’s book was newly revised by Harvey Fierstein; Michael Mayer directs.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2022

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