CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF HIS FABULOUS CAREER
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th St.
Monday, August 23, $50 (VIP $75), 6:00
212-620-7310
www.gaycenter.org
www.charlesbusch.com
Charles Busch, the mastermind behind such cutting-edge plays as THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST’S WIFE, VAMPIRE LESBIANS OF SODOM, and SHANGHAI MOON and the star of such films as PSYCHO BEACH PARTY and DIE MOMMIE DIE! will be honored on the occasion of his fifty-sixth birthday August 23 at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center for a twenty-five-year career that has brought LGBT issues to the forefront in New York City and across the country. The event begins at 6:00 with a private VIP reception, followed at 7:00 by a screening of the documentary THE LADY IN QUESTION IS CHARLES BUSCH (John Catania & Charles Ignacio, 2005) with the filmmakers present. Busch will then talk about his life and career at 8:30 and perform a scene from THE DIVINE SISTER with Julie Halston, Alison Fraser, and Amy Rutberg; the play is reopening September 12 at the SoHo Playhouse. All proceeds benefit the Center and the Ark: the LGBT Stories Project. The event’s star-studded honorary host committee includes Christine Ebersole, Paul Rudnick, Angela Lansbury, Cheyenne Jackson, Joan Rivers, Dan Butler, and Kathleenn Turner.