The Tony Award-nominated writer of Tales of the Allergist’s Wife and the long-running hit Off-Broadway play Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, and a Sundance Festival Award winner, Charles Busch has created a unique place in the entertainment world as a playwright, LGBT icon, drag actor, director, and cabaret performer, with his extraordinary gift for both connecting with and channeling the leading ladies of show business.
Now, his history comes to life in a new memoir, Leading Lady: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy, now available for pre-order through its publisher, Penguin Random House. A stage icon, Busch gushed about the news on his Facebook page, writing, “I never thought this day would come. At long last, I can tell you that my memoir, is available for pre-order…prior to its August 29, 2023 publication date.”