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Fierstein

American  
[fahyuhr-steen] / ˈfaɪər stin /

noun

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


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“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

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 Broadway production, directed by Michael Mayer, features a revision of Isobel Lennart’s book by Harvey Fierstein; Mayer and Fierstein previously teamed for a hit London revival of the musical, starring Sheridan Smith.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2022