![]() Matthew Broderick, who had played Arnold's adopted son David off-Broadway (before going on to Hollywood and Broadway's Brighton Beach Memoirs), played his lover Alan on screen. ![]() ![]() Beckoff, a torch singer in drag who longs for a husband and family along with respect from his. When Fierstein made the movie version (filming the farmhouse sequence in my home town of Denville), he found a small role for Joynt. Torch Song Trilogy, which typically has a run time of four hours, tells the story of Mr. Susan Edwards and Diane Tarleton were with the company for the entire run. Craig Sheffer had taken over the role of Alan and Matthew Vipond was now playing David. cast: Harvey Fierstein (Arnold Beckoff), Anne Bancroft (Ma), Matthew Broderick (Alan Simon), Charles Pierce (Bertha Venation). Peter Ratray, a standby from the original cast, was now playing Ed. ![]() Chevi Colton was now playing Arnold's mother, a role I had previously seen played by a pre-“Golden Girls” Estelle Getty. Charles Adler is listed as playing Arnold, but an insert announced that “the role of Arnold, usually played by Jonathan Hadary, would be played by Phlip Astor.” I'm guessing that I saw Astor. On this date, my memories are vague, and my Playbill is no help. Torch Song Trilogy Movie Cast - Printed Photograph Signed In Ink co-signed by: Matthew Broderick, Anne Bancroft - Item 322098. ![]() Over the course of the three viewings I saw various actors, including the original cast. I first saw the show in 1982, then again in 1983. This was my third and final time seeing the Broadway production of TORCH SONG TRILOGY. ![]()
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