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« on: July 18, 2022, 09:55:32 PM »
No, they didn't have a fling either. Though I'm sure that Harvey would have loved to. Joel is mentioned quite a bit in Harvey's new memoir I Was Better Last Night. Joel worked with Harvey, Estelle Getty and Matthew Broderick in the original Torch Song Trilogy. He describes Joel as "distinguished and poised, strikingly handsome and funny, doing soaps had trained him to bounce from emotion to emotion without straining for content."
Joel did not stay with the production long term. The schedule of shooting Edge of Night during the day and doing the play at night was beginning to affect his health. He also said that during a recent trip to Africa, he had picked up a stomach bug that he hadn't been able to shake.
Whether it was a stomach bug or something else is best left open to interpretation. It seems like an interesting book but unless you are a huge fan of Harvey Fierstein, it might be best to see if your library has a copy.