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Bella Bella

By: Harvey Fierstein
Narrated by: Harvey Fierstein
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Four-time Tony Award® winner Harvey Fierstein takes on New York City’s very own political firebrand, Bella Abzug, in his new raucous, heart-rending, and absurdly humorous solo show. Set in 1976, on the eve of her bid to become New York State’s first female senator, Bella Bella finds this larger-than-life, truth-slinging, groundbreaking, hat-wearing icon squirreled away in the bathroom of a midtown hotel awaiting that night’s election results while a coterie of family and celebs await her entrance. Directing is Kimberly Senior (The Niceties).

©2020 Harvey Fierstein (P)2020 AO Media LLC Biographical Fiction Drama & Plays Fiction Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Political Women's Fiction Biography Witty New York Funny Heartfelt Inspiring Feel-Good

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"Welcome to Bathroom Politics!"
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"Women make up the majority of the voting population."
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  • Bella Bella
  • "Welcome to Bathroom Politics!"
  • Bella Bella
  • "Women make up the majority of the voting population."
  • Bella Bella
  • "But I can dream..."

About the Creator and Performer

Harvey Fierstein is an American actor, playwright, and voice actor. Fierstein has won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his own play Torch Song Trilogy and the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for playing Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. He also wrote the book for the musical La Cage aux Folles, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical and Best Lead Actor in a Play. He also garnered Tony nominations for Best Book for Newsies, Best Book for Kinky Boots, and Best Play for his play Casa Valentina. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2007.
Fierstein has also had a successful career in film and television. He played Robin Williams’s brother in Mrs. Doubtfire, voiced a character in Disney’s classic animated feature, Mulan, and wrote and voiced the lead in his own children’s feature, The Sissy Duckling, for which he won the Humanitas Prize for Children’s Animation in 1999. He also won a News and Documentary Emmy Award for narrating the documentary The Times of Harvey Milk. Fierstein starred in Martin Sherman’s Gently Down the Stream at the Public Theater this past spring. Currently, his play Torch Song is playing on Broadway.

Insightful Historical Portrayal • Engaging Feminist Narrative • Authentic Performance • Humorous Political Commentary
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This is one of the best hours I've spent since we have been confined because of civil. I fell in love with Bella and Harvey has always been one of my heroes. A ++

Excellent Performance

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You don’t have to be Jewish or from New York or agree with her politics to marvel at the force of nature that was “Battling Bella.”

Powerful and timely.

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Bella Abzug kicks a$$! This audiobook was phenomenally written and performed! Thank-you Harvey Fierstein!

Kicks A$$

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I remember seeing reading about as a teen in the 70’s. Her dreams were stunned by sexism, anti-semitism and conservativism. She did so much INSPITE of all those obstacles. Bravo Harvey!!

She was an incredible woman

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Listening to Harvey read this was the energy I needed. Thank you and God Bless.

Great read!!

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Let's face it the narration by the author is everything with this book. But the story is interesting too, Bella Abzug was amazing and accomplished quite a bit and it was lovely to learn about her life and career.

Love Harvey Fierstein!

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I absolutely loved this!!! It is a great way (Harvey Fierstein's voice and performance) to tell the awe-inspiring story of an incredible human being! Right On, Bella! Thank you! Thank you, Harvey! Thank you, Audible Originals!

Energizing and Inspiring

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Harvey Fierstein is an excellent writer and performer and the subject of this piece is an interesting character with some fun anecdotes, but without an inherent emotional connection to New York and particularly Jewish New York humor and society or a strong interest in US Politics of the 1960s and 70s it’s a little hard to connect to fully. Nonetheless, even without those it’s a worthwhile and interesting listen.

Interesting Subject, Good Performance

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Good Lord, may we borrow Bella at least until after November 3rd ? She ca n say ........ "Get thee hence Trump" !

BELLA For PRESIDENT!

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This is a humorous and poignant portrayal of a decidedly outspoken woman senator who believed that women should have a seat at the table in politics. It is witty and intelligent, rye look at the world of poltics. If you have any interest in politics it is a must listen !

GREAT! Humorous and poignant.

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