Theater Talk: Harvey Fierstein discusses his star turn in his own musical, "La Cage aux Folles"
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- čas přidán 28. 03. 2011
- Harvey Fierstein, starring on Broadway in the revival of the hit musical, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, remembers writing the show's libretto and working with composer Jerry Herman plus director Arthur Laurents to put together the 1984 Tony-winning "Best Musical." He discusses his interpretation in the current production of drag diva, "Albin," a part he wrote, but never expected to play himself.
Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is co-hosted by Michael Riedel (Broadway columnist for the New York Post) and series producer Susan Haskins.
The program is one of the few independent productions on PBS and now airs weekly on Thirteen/WNET in New York and WGBH in Boston. Now, CUNY TV offers New York City viewers additional opportunities to catch each week's show. (Of course, Theater Talk is no stranger to CUNY TV, since the show is taped here each week before its first airing on Thirteen/WNET.)
The series is produced by Theater Talk Productions, a not-for-profit corporation and is funded by contributions from private foundations and individuals, as well as The New York State Council on the Arts.
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An undeniable Legend. They say you should never meet your Heroes, but I would make an exception and take the risk in a fraction of a heartbeat when it comes to Harvey. He always comes across as such a beautiful soul, a smart cookie, and I would imagine he is an absolute scream to be around. Added to which anyone who comes up with "I am what I am." Cannot be all wrong, can they? Luv ya Harvey!
Supercallifragilisticexpiallidocious! Thank you for EVERYthing that you ARE and that you've DONE for so MANY of us, dear Mr. Fierstein!!!
Just in case he ever reads this I just wanted to tell Harvey that I absolutely love him. What an inspiration! I'm now 52 and still think he is wonderful!
I absolutely love Harvey's approach to theatre as a group effort. He's absolutely correct and this is the attitude that is completely and utterly missing from most Hollywood movie productions. But when a film is a great ensemble effort, you can tell and it makes the movie great. Movie-makers could learn a lot from the theatre.
Harvey is ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love Harvey Fierstein. Brilliant writer of so many films including my favorite, Torch Song Trilogy. big HUG Harvey... thank you for your contributions.
I remember sitting in the audience in Los Angeles watching Torch Song Trilogy and not seeing anyone else in the theater except the characters and falling into the play. It was astounding.
He's so cool.
A major artistic loss on youtube is the fabulous harvey fierstein rendition of "I am what i am". a lot of people have done it, however he owns it! i am so grateful for the time it was on and the many many times we enjoyed it.
I saw this production with Harvey and he was amazing!
I LOVE THIS MAN!!
Harvey is great! He loves Theater, he loves life...
God Harvey was so brilliant as Albin/Zaza. It was an incredible performance.
An out actor.... it was a big deal in the 80s. Love him forever.
Someone needs to publish what those house managers wrote down.
I will get the biggest Oscar the world has ever seen.
As I worked in the theater for 40 years, I love this and am not belittling his work, but he didn't turn "A Streetcar Named Desire" into "Gypsy." The story is the same as it was in the original French play. He talks as if they conceived and wrote the whole thing from scratch.
They didn't..but they did improve upon the original farce...
@@nondescript2892 I saw the original play in Paris and the musical in NY, but with many years in between so I don't remember the differences.
Is he the one who said "Why is it spicy?"
Oh my god he does look and act like Jabba the Hut. Can I play him?
so glad he gave a nod to charles pierce.
A little lower range than Louis Armstrong, but the same gravel.
Of course I'll need makep to make me look unpleasant.
I loved the original French "La Cage aux Folles", which was an excellent, funny film. The stage play (musical) was horrible.
The french film was an adaptation of the original stage play...hated both,typical french neurotic farce without heart..the musical was a big improvement...but that is just my opinion
Yeah, its a lovely, charming score, but there are ONLY 10 songs, each of which is heard AT LEAST TWICE, and without a truly sympathetic and accomplished actor-singer in the role of son, the show simply doesn't work.
I don't care for Harvey.
Davviid