CHARLES BUSCH

Charles Busch is the author and star of such plays as The Divine Sister, The Lady in Question and Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, which ran five years and is one of the longest running plays in Off-Broadway history. His play The Tale of the Allergist's Wife ran 777 performances on Broadway and won Mr. Busch the Outer Circle Critics John Gassner Award and received a Tony nomination as Best Play. He wrote and starred in the film versions of his plays Psycho Beach Party and Die Mommie Die, the latter of which won him the Best Performance Award at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2003, Mr. Busch received a special Drama Desk Award for career achievment as both performer and playwright. His latest play, Olive and the Bitter Herbs, was commissioned and produced by Primary Stages.