Harvey Fierstein to Discuss New Memoir in Live-Streamed NYPL Program

To celebrate the upcoming release of Harvey Fierstein's new memoir, I Was Better Last Night, the four-time Tony winner will be interviewed by journalist and commentator Michael Musto March 1 during a discussion that will be followed by a Q&A.

The 6 PM live-streamed event, presented by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, is free to the public, but attendees must register here. A webinar link will be emailed to registrants two days before the online event, and again on the day of the program.

Fierstein’s career has transported him from community theatre in Brooklyn to Broadway and Hollywood and back. In his memoir, also due March 1, Fierstein looks back on his experiences, revealing never-before-told stories of his personal struggles and of his fabled career.

Fierstein, the son of a librarian, has made a donation to develop the Harvey Fierstein Theatre Lab, an educational space in the New York Public Library to support new generations of theatre-makers and performers.

Look Back at the Career Highlights of LGBT Trailblazer Harvey Fierstein

HR - Torch Song Trilogy (Broadway 1982) - Harvey Fierstein, Estelle Getty — Look Back at the Career Highlights of LGBT Trailblazer Harvey Fierstein

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Harvey Fierstein's <i>Torch Song Trilogy</i>, a semi-autobiographical comedy of Jewish drag queen Arnold and his extended family, debuted uptown in 1981. — Harvey Fierstein in *Torch Song Trilogy*

Torch_Song_Trilogy_Broadway_Production_Photos_1982_Harvey_Fierstein_Court_Miller_HR — Harvey Fierstein and Court Miller in *Torch Song Trilogy*

Safe_Sex_Broadway_Production_Photo_John Wesley Shipp_Harvey Fierstein_HR — John Wesley Shipp and Harvey Fierstein in *Safe Sex*

HR - Harvey Fierstein in Hairspray — Harvey Fierstein in *Hairspray*.

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Hairspray HR — Harvey Fierstein and Marissa Jaret Winokur

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HR - Fiddler on the Roof - Harvey Fierstein — Harvey Fierstein in *Fiddler on the Roof*

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Fiddler_on_the_Roof_Production_Photo_2005_Andrea_Martin_Harvey_Fierstein_HR — Andrea Martin and Harvey Fierstein in *Fiddler on the Roof*

Harvey Fierstein and Andrea Martin in <i>Fiddler on the Roof</i> — Harvey Fierstein and Andrea Martin in *Fiddler on the Roof*

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Harvey Fierstein in <i>A Catered Affair</i>. — Harvey Fierstein in *A Catered Affair*

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Harvey Fierstein, Tom Wopat, Faith Prince, Leslie Kritzer and Matt Cavenaugh in <i>A Catered Affair</i> — Harvey Fierstein, Tom Wopat, Faith Prince, Leslie Kritzer, and Matt Cavenaugh in *A Catered Affair*

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