Torch Song Trilogy News

Harvey Fierstein performs as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. He is playing the role in Toronto.

Harvey Fierstein may be known for his Tony Award-winning work as a librettist , playwright and actor , but he is unmistakable for his deep, raspy voice.

Music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, book byJoseph Stein. Directed by Sammy Dallas Bayes.

Fiddler on the Roof opens Dec 8 and runs to Jan 10. Tue-Sat 7:30pm; Wed, Sat, Sun 1:30pm. $30-$225. The Canon Theatre, 244 Victoria.

Launching a new "tradition" Harvey Fierstein replaces Topol in the North American tour of the TONY award winning musical FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.

BIRTHDAY GUY: Actor Brian Kerwin was born in Chicago on this date in 1949. This birthday guy currently portrays Charlie Banks on the soap opera "One Life to Live" and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for his performance in 2008.

Starting out in the CBS daytime drama "The Young and the Restless" as well as froth such as "B.J. & The Bear" and its "Lobo" spin-offs, Brian Kerwin developed into a leading man of numerous TV miniseries and a fine.... Starting out in the CBS daytime drama "The Young and the Restless" as well as froth such as "B.J. & The Bear" and its "Lobo" ...

American character actor best known as the neurotic, hypochondriac young producer Miles Silverberg on TV's "Murphy Brown". Shaud started his career working on the New York stage in "Today I Am a Fountain Pen" by.... American character actor best known as the neurotic, hypochondriac young producer Miles Silverberg on TV's "Murphy Brown". Shaud ...

A delicate, blonde player who has often been cast as tough-talking types, Karen Young is perhaps best remembered for her roles as wives in Joseph Sargent's "Jaws: The Revenge" and Paul Bogart's "Torch Song.... A delicate, blonde player who has often been cast as tough-talking types, Karen Young is perhaps best remembered for her roles as wives in ...

J. Smith Cameron, Stephanie Cannon, Kieran Culkin, Jonathan Hadary, Grant Shaud and Missy Yager will join Matthew Broderick and Catalina Sandino Moreno in The New Group's upcoming Off-Broadway world premiere of Kenneth Lonergan's The Starry Messenger.

When over 30 years ago Harvey Fierstein wrote the three plays that came to be known as the 'Torch Song Trilogy', he probably never believed that he created fodder for community theater in a place like Muncie.

One of America's first few openly gay major celebrities, actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein didn't need to "come out" after he became famous and was never "outed" against his will.