Harvey Fierstein
American actor and playwright
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| 2022 | Funny Girl returns to Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre, featuring Fierstein's revised book. |
| 2022 | Fierstein provided a prerecorded voice (uncredited) for the character Joey Biltmore in Guys and Dolls at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. |
| 2022 | Fierstein played the character Lewis in the film Bros |
| March 2022 | On the LGBTQ&A podcast, Fierstein further elaborated on his personal identity, affirming his comfort with himself and expressing that he would not want to transition. |
| March 1 2022 | Harvey Fierstein published his memoir 'I Was Better Last Night', which became a New York Times Bestseller, marking a significant literary achievement in his career. |
| February 2022 | In a People magazine interview, Fierstein opened up about his gender identity and sexuality, discussing his childhood feelings of being different and his comfort with his current identity. |
| 2020 | Fierstein narrated the documentary Disarm Hate |
| 2019 | Voiced The Gourmand in a recurring role across 7 episodes of The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance |
| 2019 | Fierstein performed as Ursula in The Little Mermaid: An Immersive Live-to-Film Concert Experience at the Hollywood Bowl |
| October 1 2019 | Fierstein premiered his solo monologue play Bella Bella about Congresswoman Bella Abzug at Manhattan Theatre Club's Stage One at City Center, directed by Kimberly Senior. |
| 2018 | Appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen and began voicing Jerome in Big Mouth |
| 2017 | Fierstein voiced the character Esmerelda in the animated film Animal Crackers |
| 2017 | Appeared as himself in a voice role in BoJack Horseman |
| 2016 | Fierstein wrote the teleplay for and starred in Hairspray Live! on NBC, featuring Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Kristin Chenoweth, and Martin Short. |
| 2016 | Funny Girl moves to London's West End at the Savoy Theatre, with continued book revisions by Fierstein. |
| April 2016 | Fierstein was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame alongside Cyndi Lauper. |
| 2015 | Fierstein works on book revisions for Funny Girl during its Off-West End production at the Menier Chocolate Factory. |
| December 3 2015 | Fierstein wrote the teleplay for NBC's TV broadcast of The Wiz Live!, featuring Stephanie Mills, Queen Latifah, and David Alan Grier. |
| 2014 | Made an appearance on Saturday Night Live as himself |
| 2014 | Fierstein wrote the book for the short film Russian Broadway Shut Down |
| April 2014 | Fierstein's play Casa Valentina was produced on Broadway by the Manhattan Theatre Club at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, directed by Joe Mantello. |
| 2013 | Appeared as himself on Smash and Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen |
| 2013 | Harvey Fierstein was nominated for Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical for 'Kinky Boots' |
| April 2013 | Fierstein's musical Kinky Boots, with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, opened on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. The musical was nominated for thirteen Tony Awards and won six, including best musical. |
| 2012 | Kinky Boots begins as a Broadway tryout at the Bank of America Theatre, another significant theatrical project for Fierstein. |
| 2012 | Harvey Fierstein voiced the character of Fat Cat Burglar in the direct-to-video animated film Foodfight! |
| 2012 | Harvey Fierstein was nominated for Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical for 'Newsies' |
| March 2012 | Fierstein's musical Newsies opened on Broadway, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Book of a Musical. |
| 2011 | Fierstein played Judge Francis Flamm in an episode of The Good Wife |
| 2011 | Fierstein's 'Newsies' debuts as a Broadway tryout at Paper Mill Playhouse, marking an important stage in the musical's development. |
| February 15 2011 | Harvey Fierstein replaced Douglas Hodge as Albin/Zaza in the Broadway revival of La Cage aux Folles, which ran until May 1, 2011. |
| 2010 | Harvey Fierstein appeared as John Decker in an episode of Nurse Jackie |
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