PhotoMore than 30 years after it closed on Broadway, “Torch Song” will return this fall to the theater where it made its big-stage debut. “When you go to see one of his shows you know you’re going to laugh, you know it’s going to have an emotional impact and you know it’s going to be about family. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn a statement, Mr. Fierstein said, “Seeing this new production of ‘Torch Song’ was thrilling. The audiences’ laughter seemed heartier, their tears more profound, and I could not have been happier.”The original Broadway production of the three-part, four-hour “Torch Song” opened in 1982 at the Little Theater, now called the Helen Hayes, with Mr. Fierstein playing Arnold. The following year he won two Tony Awards, for best play and best actor in a play.

Source: New York Times February 20, 2018 20:26 UTC