Torch Song Trilogy

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American play LGBT-related play film play theatrical work

Torch Song Trilogy is a landmark 1982 play (later adapted into a film) by Harvey Fierstein that follows the life, loves, and struggles of a gay drag performer in New York City.

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Torch Song Trilogy canonical 13
Torch Song Trilogy (film) 3
Torch Song Trilogy (play) 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American play ⓘ
LGBT-related play ⓘ
film ⓘ
play ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ
adaptedAs Torch Song Trilogy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Torch Song Trilogy (film)
author Harvey Fierstein ⓘ
basedOn Torch Song Trilogy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
broadwayTheatre Helen Hayes Theatre ⓘ
Little Theatre ⓘ
broadwayTransferDate 1982 ⓘ
character Alan ⓘ
Arnold Beckoff ⓘ
David ⓘ
Ed Reiss ⓘ
Ma Beckoff ⓘ
componentWork Fugue in a Nursery ⓘ
International Stud ⓘ
Widows and Children First! ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Paul Bogart ⓘ
genre LGBT theatre ⓘ
comedy-drama ⓘ
drama ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Arnold Beckoff ⓘ
notableAward Drama Desk Award ⓘ
surface form: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play

Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ
notableFor early mainstream depiction of gay life on Broadway ⓘ
portrayal of a gay drag performer as protagonist ⓘ
premiereCity New York City ⓘ
premiereDate 1981 ⓘ
premiereLocation La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club ⓘ
releaseYear 1988 ⓘ
screenwriter Harvey Fierstein ⓘ
settingLocation New York City ⓘ
settingTime early 1980s ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ
starring Anne Bancroft ⓘ
Harvey Fierstein ⓘ
Matthew Broderick ⓘ
structure three-act play ⓘ
subjectMatter drag performance ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ
gay identity ⓘ
grief ⓘ
homophobia ⓘ
romantic relationships ⓘ
writer Harvey Fierstein ⓘ

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Estelle Getty → notableWork → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
Estelle Getty → workedOn → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
Torch Song Trilogy → adaptedAs → Torch Song Trilogy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Torch Song Trilogy (film)
Torch Song Trilogy → basedOn → Torch Song Trilogy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Torch Song Trilogy (film)
Harvey Fierstein → notableWork → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
International Stud → partOf → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
International Stud → expandedInto → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
Fugue in a Nursery → partOf → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
Fugue in a Nursery → workInSeries → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
Widows and Children First! → partOf → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
Widows and Children First! → precedes → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Torch Song Trilogy (combined full-length play)
Widows and Children First! → partOfSeries → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
Ed Reiss → appearsIn → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
Ed Reiss → partOf → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Torch Song Trilogy (play)
Ed Reiss → appearsIn → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Torch Song Trilogy (1982 Broadway production)
Ed Reiss → appearsIn → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Torch Song Trilogy (off-Broadway production)
Ma Beckoff → appearsIn → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
Ma Beckoff → appearsIn → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Torch Song Trilogy (stage play)
Ma Beckoff → appearsIn → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Torch Song Trilogy (film adaptation)
Ma Beckoff → associatedWorkPart → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
this entity surface form: “Widows and Children First!” (part of Torch Song Trilogy)
Paul Bogart → notableWork → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Torch Song Trilogy (film)
Arnold Beckoff → appearsIn → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
Arnold Beckoff → appearsIn → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Torch Song Trilogy (play)
Arnold Beckoff → appearsIn → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Torch Song Trilogy (film)
Arnold Beckoff → fictionalUniverse → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Torch Song Trilogy universe
Arnold Beckoff → firstAppearance → Torch Song Trilogy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Torch Song Trilogy (Off-Off-Broadway, 1978)