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The Lady in Question is Charles Busch

Special | 1h 33m 28sVideo has Closed Captions

A look at the actor/playwright’s early influences and arduous rise to theater stardom.

Enter the world of the king/queen of drag with a look at the actor/playwright’s early influences and his arduous rise to New York theater stardom in this 2005 documentary film directed by John Catania and Charles Ignacio. Charles Busch wrote the sex-charged, cross-dressing Off-Broadway classic, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom (1984), and the Tony-nominated The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (2000).

06/21/2016 | Expired 07/01/2016 | Rating NR

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THIRTEEN Specials

The Lady in Question is Charles Busch

Special | 1h 33m 28sVideo has Closed Captions

Enter the world of the king/queen of drag with a look at the actor/playwright’s early influences and his arduous rise to New York theater stardom in this 2005 documentary film directed by John Catania and Charles Ignacio. Charles Busch wrote the sex-charged, cross-dressing Off-Broadway classic, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom (1984), and the Tony-nominated The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (2000).

06/21/2016 | Expired 07/01/2016 | Rating NR

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