EditorialFrom left, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Mary Bond Davis and Harvey Fierstein in the musical "Hairspray,” in New York, July 23, 2002. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialBilly Porter, left, and Stark Sands in the musical "Kinky Boots" at the Al Hirschfeld Theater in New York, March 1, 2013. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialMargo Lion, center, the lead producer of the Broadway musical “Hairspray,” with the show’s stars Harvey Fierstein, left, and Marissa Jaret Winokur in Fierstein’s dressing room at the Neil Simon Theater in New York, on Sept. 27, 2002. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialHarvey Fierstein, left, at a VIP preview of the Outsider Art Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea, Jan. 16, 2020. (Amy Lombard/The New York Times)
EditorialHarvey Fierstein, left, at a VIP preview of the Outsider Art Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea, Jan. 16, 2020. (Amy Lombard/The New York Times)