NEW YORK (AP) — Actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein wants to seek out room for one more award. He’ll be honored with a Particular Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement within the Theatre.
The four-time Tony-winner behind “Torch Song Trilogy” and “Kinky Boots” will get the award June 8 at Radio Metropolis Music Corridor. The telecast will likely be hosted by Cynthia Erivo.
“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, stated in a press release.
Fierstein joins a powerful group who’ve earned the particular Tony, together with Carol Channing, Joel Grey, James Earl Jones, John Kander, Angela Lansbury, Chita Rivera, Stephen Sondheim, Tommy Tune, Andrew Lloyd Webber and George C. Wolfe.
Fierstein received two Tonys for “Torch Song Trilogy” — greatest play and greatest actor in a play — in addition to Tonys for greatest e-book of a musical for “La Cage Aux Folles” and greatest actor in a musical for “Hairspray.” His different works embody “Newsies,” “Casa Valentina” and “A Catered Affair.”
