FILE - Harvey Fierstein attends the Broadway opening night of "Funny Girl" at the August Wilson Theatre on Sunday, April 24, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Harvey Fierstein accepts the Tony Award for best actor in a musical for "Hairspray" during the 57th Annual Tony Awards on June 8, 2003, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
FILE - Harvey Fierstein, the star and author of the play "Torch Song Trilogy," accepts his Tony award in New York on June 5, 1983. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
FILE - Actor Harvey Fierstein performs as Edna Turnblad during a rehearsal of the musical "Hairspray" on Nov. 7, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)
FILE - Harvey Fierstein, left, and Cyndi Lauper, whose "Kinky Boots" musical garnered 13 nominations, appear at the 2013 Tony Awards Meet the Nominees press reception on May 1, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein needs to find room for another award. He's going to be honored with a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.
The four-time Tony-winner behind “Torch Song Trilogy†and will get the award June 8 at Radio City Music Hall. The telecast will be hosted by
“Harvey Fierstein’s contributions to the American theatre, both as an artist and activist, represent an extraordinary legacy,†Heather Hitchens, president & CEO of the American Theatre Wing, and Jason Laks, president of the Broadway League, said in a statement.
Fierstein joins an impressive group who have earned the special Tony, including Carol Channing, Joel Gray, James Earl Jones, John Kander, Angela Lansbury, Chita Rivera, Stephen Sondheim, Tommy Tune, Andrew Lloyd Webber and George C. Wolfe.
Fierstein won two Tonys for “Torch Song Trilogy†— best play and best actor in a play — as well as Tonys for best book of a musical for “La Cage Aux Folles†and best actor in a musical for “Hairspray.†His other works include “Newsies,†“Casa Valentina†and “A Catered Affair.â€
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