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Torch Song
A seminal work celebrating gay culture and its evolution over the span of the late 1970s and ‘80s
Revival of a Landmark Play: Torch Song by Harvey Fierstein
May 9 – June 2, 2024
MTC closes out its 23-24 season with Torch Song, Harvey Fierstein’s newly revised two-act version of Torch Song Trilogy, a seminal work celebrating gay culture and its evolution over the span of the late 1970s and ‘80s that follows the life of Arnold Beckoff, a torch song-singing, Jewish drag queen living in New York City.
Told with a likable, human voice, Torch Song follows Arnold’s odyssey through his cynical disillusionment with love to find happiness in New York. All he wants is a husband, a child, and a pair of bunny slippers that fit, but a visit from his overbearing mother reminds him that he needs one thing more than perhaps anything else: respect.
Torch Song Trilogy first opened in its original three-act version on Broadway in June 1982 to great acclaim and played an award-winning three-year engagement, earning two Drama Desks and two Tony Awards, including for Best Play.
This MTC revival of a landmark play by Fierstein, himself an icon and staple of American musical theatre and Broadway, draws us in to explore the families we’re born into, the families we choose, and the battles to bring them all home.
ADMISSION INFO
Tickets from $39.50 to $65.50*
*subject to a fee of $6.00
Until further notice, the physical Box Office at 397 Miller Avenue is operating remotely (no in-person sales) Tues-Fri Noon-5:00 pm; and on performance days, Noon-Intermission (actual hours may vary).On performance days during a performance, the box office will be staffed for in-person sales.
Phone: (415) 388-5208
Email: boxoffice@marintheatre.org
Website: https://www.marintheatre.org/productions/torch-song
LOCATION
PARKING INFO
Please arrive at the theater early enough to give yourself ample time to find parking.
Parking lots are conveniently located adjacent to the theater, but DO NOT park in front of an open business, especially in the Eggers Plaza parking lot behind the theater, as your car may be towed. Parking along creek in the Eggers Plaza parking lot is allowed.
If these lots are full, free street parking is available on Miller Avenue and on the neighborhood streets around the theater. We recommend that you arrive at the theater at least a half hour prior to curtain.
Please be aware: Cars parked in front of open businesses may be towed.
