Charles Busch is an actor, playwright and drag legend. He is the author and star of many
plays, including Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, one of the longest-running plays in Off-Broadway
history. His play The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife played 777 performances on Broadway and
received a Tony nomination for Best Play. Busch 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. He has been honored with a special Drama
Desk Award for career achievement as both performer and playwright and he also received the
Flora Roberts Award for Sustained Achievement in the theater by the Dramatist’s Guild.