Charles Busch to
host theater awards

Charles Busch, actor, playwright, novelist, and drag performer, will host the New York Innovative Theatre Awards for the second time on September 18. The awards honor the achievement in off-off-Broadway theater, and nominees are chosen by a system that polls both audience members and appointed judges.

Busch is quoted in The New York Times as saying he "thought it was fascinating." He went on to say, "I think it's an important thing that they're doing, and I like that it encompasses a wide range of people who are working off-off-Broadway."

Busch is known both for his work onstage (The Tale of the Allergist's Wife) and in film (Die, Mommie, Die!). (The Advocate)