Charles busch (playwright/actor)

Charles Busch is an actor, playwright, and drag legend. He is the author and star of many plays, including Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, one of the longest-running plays in Off-Broadway history. His play The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife played 777 performances on Broadway and received a Tony nomination for Best Play. He wrote and starred in the film versions of his plays Psycho Beach Party and Die Mommie Die, the latter of which won him the Best Performance Award at the Sundance Film Festival. He has been honored with a special Drama Desk Award for career achievement as both performer and playwright, and received the Flora Roberts Award for Sustained Achievement in the theater by the Dramatist’s Guild. As a cabaret entertainer, he is a two-time Manhattan Cabaret Award winner, a Bistro Award honoree, and has appeared in many cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series. His autobiography, Leading Lady: The Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy is published by BenBella books. Charlesbusch.com