When Fierstein started quilting in 2009, it was a hobby. He’d long been a fan of HGTV’s Simply Quilts, hosted by Alex ...
In this interview from March 6, 2004, actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein talks to director Michael Kantor backstage at the Neil Simone Theatre during the Broadway production of "Hairspray," for ...
We’ve been hearing the bells for 23 years! Marc Shaiman’s and Scott Wittman’s larger-than-life musical Hairspray is celebrating its Broadway anniversary this week. This “Big, Blonde and Beautiful” ...
The small concert hosted by five senators during Pride Month was directed by the lead producer of “Hamilton.” An altered set of “Les Misérables” lyrics poked at the president. By Sopan Deb Michael ...
NEW YORK (AP) — “Maybe Happy Ending,” a rom-com about androids that crackles with humanity, had a definite happy ending at Sunday’s Tony Awards. It won best new musical on a night when Kara Young made ...
At least eight artists with connections to Connecticut theaters were honored at the 78th annual Tony Awards hosted by Cynthia Erivo in New York City on Sunday night. Formally known as the Antoinette ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, Broadway actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein handed director Jack O’Brien the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. This year, it's his turn.