Harvey Fierstein, who won Tony Awards for his drag roles in “Torch Song Trilogy” and “Hairspray,” will star as politician and feminist leader Bella Abzug in “Bella Bella” off-Broadway this fall. Fierstein wrote the play, which will begin previews Oct. 1 and open Oct. 22 at the Manhattan Theatre Club’s City Center Stage 1.
In a statement, Fierstein described the play as a “raucous, heart-rending and absurdly humorous solo show. Set in 1976, on the eve of her bid to become New York State’s first female Senator, ‘Bella Bella’ finds this larger-than-life, truth-slinging, groundbreaking, hat-wearing icon squirreled away in the bathroom of a midtown hotel awaiting that night’s election results while a coterie of family and celebs await her entrance.”
Fierstein’s gravelly voice will also be heard in “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,” an animated series for Netflix. Andy Samberg, Alicia Vikander, Mark Hamill. Helena Bonham-Carter and Caitriona Balfe are also in the cast.
