Were you in any way daunted by the legacy of this play and of Fierstein as its Tony-winning actor-author? This was just one of those ones that came through and looked interesting: some things are more interesting than others and Arnold Beckoff in Torch Song was especially interesting. "No" is the honest answer but I never anticipate, really. caught the actor in the run-up to the August 22 start of previews at the newly built Turbine Theatre to discuss what it's like to unleash his own Virginia Ham (the name given to Arnold's drag alter ego).Īs an English actor, did you ever dream that you might one day play as iconic an American role as Arnold Beckoff? But neither of those plays offers quite the opportunity that comes with stepping into Harvey Fierstein's mighty shoes in the new London production of Torch Song, with Needham playing the lovelorn drag queen, Arnold, originated onstage and screen by its author, Fierstein, nearly 40 years ago. Matthew Needham has cut quite a swath through the American repertoire of late, between the Olivier Award-winning revival of Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke and the U.S.-set stage adaptation of The Twilight Zone.
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