Torch Song Trilogy

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Torch song trilogy. The film was directed by paul bogart. Torch song trilogy 1988 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. Directed by paul bogart. A tour de force performance from harvey fierstein.

The play won the tony awards in 1983 for both best play and best actor in a play. Torch song trilogy was generally well received by critics with reviews from variety time out roger ebert and janet maslin all praising the film. Torch song trilogy dvd an on screen adaptation of the tony award winning play about a jewish homosexual who except for a different sexual preference goes through the same struggles of love jealousy and self doubt that affect us all. The story centers on arnold beckoff a jewish homosexual drag queen and torch singer who lives in new york city in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

A new york drag queen s relationships are disrupted by prejudice violence and aids. Tony award winning actor and playwright harvey fierstein re creates his role as the unsinkable arnold beckoff in this film adaptation of the smash broadway play torch song trilogy. Torch song trilogy was released on vhs in 1989 and on dvd in may 2004. Audience reviews for torch song trilogy.

Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies tv series and more. International stud fugue in a nursery and widows and children first. Torch song trilogy 1988 soundtracks on imdb. Torch song trilogy is the 1988 comedy romance film written by tony award winning actor harvey fierstein and based on his broadway play of the same name.

The dvd version contains an audio commentary track by actor and writer harvey fierstein. The film follows events in the life of new york city drag queen arnold beckwith harvey fierstein from 1971 1980. Torch song trilogy is a collection of three plays by harvey fierstein rendered in three acts.