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Fierstein

American  
[fahyuhr-steen] / ˈfaɪər stin /

noun

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


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Long before same-sex-marriage was a realistic possibility, Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman’s 1983 musical brought a message of acceptance of nontraditional families to Broadway.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024

“She was so exciting onstage — she was funny, she was dramatic, and she could do it all,” Fierstein said in a telephone interview.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Directed by Michael Mayer, the production features revisions by Harvey Fierstein to Isobel Lennart’s book.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2023

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

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

From New York Times • May 5, 2022

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