Review: A ‘torch Song’ Burning With Emotion Behind The Laughs

BEN BRANTLEY, NY Times: Theater
Thu, 10/19/2017 - 7:47pm

Portraying mother and son in a fierce revival of Harvey Fierstein’s comedy, Mercedes Ruehl and Michael Urie are in peak form.

Topics: theater

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