# I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir - Hardcover

by **Harvey Fierstein** (Author)

****_NEW YORK TIMES_ BEST SELLER** - A poignant and hilarious memoir from the cultural icon, gay rights activist, and four-time Tony Award-winning actor and playwright, revealing never-before-told stories of his personal struggles and conflict, of sex and romance, and of his fabled career**

Harvey Fierstein's legendary career has transported him from community theater in Brooklyn, to the lights of Broadway, to the absurd excesses of Hollywood and back. He's received accolades and awards for acting in and/or writing an incredible string of hit plays, films, and TV shows: _Hairspray, Fiddler on the Roof, Mrs. Doubtfire, Independence Day, Cheers, La Cage Aux Folles, Torch Song Trilogy, Newsies,_ and _Kinky Boots_. While he has never shied away from the spotlight, Mr. Fierstein says that even those closest to him have never heard most of the tales--of personal struggles and conflict, of sex and romance, of his fabled career--revealed in these wildly entertaining pages.

_I Was Better Last Night_ bares the inner life of this eccentric nonconforming child from his roots in 1952 Brooklyn, to the experimental worlds of Andy Warhol and the Theatre of the Ridiculous, to the gay rights movements of the seventies and the tumultuous AIDS crisis of the eighties, through decades of addiction, despair, and ultimate triumph.

Mr. Fierstein's candid recollections provide a rich window into downtown New York City life, gay culture, and the evolution of theater (of which he has been a defining figure), as well as a moving account of his family's journey of acceptance. _I Was Better Last Night_ is filled with wisdom gained, mistakes made, and stories that come together to describe an astonishingly colorful and meaningful life. Lucky for us all, his unique and recognizable voice is as engaging, outrageously funny, and vulnerable on the page.

### Author Biography

HARVEY FIERSTEIN is the Tony Award-winning author of _Torch Song Trilogy_ and _La Cage aux Folles_. His other theater writings include _Kinky Boots, Newsies, Casa Valentina_ (all Tony-nominated), _A Catered Affair_ (twelve Drama Desk nominations), and _Bella Bella_, and his theater performances include, _Torch Song Trilogy_ and _Hairspray_ (Tony Awards for both), _Fiddler on the Roof, La Cage aux Folles, Gently Down the Stream,_ and _A Catered Affair_. His film and television appearances include _Mrs. Doubtfire_, _The Good Wife_, and _Cheers_ (Emmy nominated), and he has voiced characters in the film _Mulan_, and the shows _Big Mouth, The Dark Crystal, BoJack Horseman_, and many more. He lives in a small fictional town in Connecticut with whatever animals will have him.

**Number of Pages:** 400

**Dimensions:** 1.5 x 9.29 x 6.3 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** March 01, 2022

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