It's the first scene for John Nowaczyk during a recent rehearsal of "Torch Song Trilogy." Nowaczyk's character, Ed, is trying to get the attention of Jamie Richards' Arnold. "Did you feel seduced ...

Outstanding Actor in a Play: Harvey Fierstein won. 1983 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Harvey Fierstein won. 1982 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor in a Play: ...

When Harvey Fierstein’s “Torch Song Trilogy” hit Broadway in 1982, audiences had never met anyone quite like Arnold Beckoff. Here was a 20-something gay man, a drag queen who sometimes visited the ...

One man’s travails run the gamut from lighthearted romantic comedy to protracted family psychodrama in “Torch Song” at Marin Theatre through June 2. Directed by Evren Odcikin, it’s an adaptation of ...

"There's nothing I need from anyone except for love and respect. And anyone who can't give me those two things has no place in my life." This resounding assertion of self-worth was first made by ...

Ever since the November 2022 elections, politicians in over a dozen Republican-controlled states have seemed to compete with each other in attacking parts of the LGBTQ community: banning or ...

Matthew Broderick hovers over a camera on a recent sunny morning at The Shakespeare Theatre’s Harman Hall, where he’s being photographed for a Metro Weekly cover. As the photographer shows off his ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- This week marks a theatrical first and major historical moment in Philadelphia. More than 40 years since it premiered on Broadway, Harvey Fierstein's "Torch Song" is being ...