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Show =-455 The S tL CURRENTS Tribune Toesday, June 10,2003 Ell Tony Award Winners Tony Awards SonorGay Affection 2003 ‘Tony Awards handedout unday night: The By Deerrt Haseia The Amociated Press NEW YORK — It was night for being out gd proud. » A ceremonythat saw the Tony Award for best play go to a drama about a gay baseball aoe also had an on-camerakiss between a and Thomas Meehan. score: “Hairs f music, MarcShaiman, lyrics, Scott Wittman and Mare Long, “Hairspray.” Shaiman. Actor-musical: Harvey Fier Choreography: Twyla Tha rp, “Movin’ Out.” Orchestrations:Billy Jou, wnd Stuart Malina, “Movin' Out,” Special theatrical evert: “Russell Simmons’ Def Pestry O'Hare said he thinks all the openness and support at the show could affect Ameri- cansociety. “The more it’s talked about, the more it Later, speaking to media, Shaiman and Wittman said they were sure they weren't Direction of a play: Joe Man. tello, “Take Me Out.” Scenic design: Catherine Martin,“La Boheme.” Costume design: William t.ey whether he should. “I thought, "No, no, no, Shaiman and Wittman have been profes- applause from audience members, Book of a musical: “Hairspray,” Mark O'Donnell Direction of a musieak: Jac O’Brien, “Hairspray.” this is the whole point.’ The whole point is which features HarveyFierstein in drag playing a woman. ig his acceptance speech. Revival-musical: “Nine.” actor-play prize for his role in “Take Me Out,” he named his boyfriend during his list of thanks. Hesaid hehadinitially wondered that weall have to risk something personal I love this man,”hesaid. “We're notalIdwed to get married in this world... But I'd like to declare in frontofall these people I lave you and I'd liketo live with you the rest of mylife.” Hefollowed up with kiss for Wittman. Host Hugh Jackmanreferred to the kiss during a commercial break, and there was Revival-play: “Long Day's JourneyInto Night. When Denis O’Hare won the featured idngtime male couple and references to same-sex partners. Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman won the Tony for best score for “Hairspray,” sional and personal partners for 25 years, Shaimandeclared his love for Wittman dur. Featured actress-play: Pawk, “Hollywood ke Me Out. the first gay couple to win a Tony. “But we're the first maybe to not feel we had to keepit secret,” Shaiman said. “It feels good.” to make something happen,” hesaid. “Take Me Out” wonfor bestplay. stein, “Hairspray.” Actress-musical: Marissa Jaret Winokur, “Hairspray.” Featured actor-musical: Dick becomes commonplace, the less it becomes freakish. I think it's a good thing,” he said. OnSunday,besides references from those winners who are gay, there were words of support from others, including MargoLion, lead producerfor “Hairspray.” “Thank you, Marc Shaiman, for saying yes and for convincing me that a domestic partnership could write a show andstayto- gether,”Lionsaid. Michele Pawk, who won the featured actress-play award for her performance in “Hollywood Arms,” said: “I have never been Latessa,“Hairspr Featured actress-musical: dane Krakowski, “Nine.” ap Danw/ The. seta Prat Scott Wittman,left, kisses Mark Shaiman as they accept a Tony award on Sunday. more proud to be a member ofthis community Menkissing eachotheron stage. Drag queens. Children. It’s a perfect world. As it should be.” Lighting design: Nigel Lev: ings, “La Boheme.” Jam on Broadway.” Actor-play: Brian Dennehy, “Long Day’s JourneyInto Previously announced awajts: Special Awards: Cy Feuer, Paul Huntley, the principal ensemble Night.” of “La Boheme,” Johnson-Liff Actress-play: Vanessa Redgrave, “Long Day’s Journey Into Night.” Casting Associates, The Acting Company. Featured actor-play: Denis dren's Theatre Company of Minneapolis. O'Hare, “Take Me Out.” Regional Theater: The Chil WatchdogWeb Site Puts RealityTV By Davin Bauper Bastone, a former Village Voice writer who covered organized crime,started The Smoking rerun the show and, briefly, Gun largely as a way to reveal interesting court documents that didn’t findits wayintostories. Bastone believes there is a What do the networks think fascination about these peccadilloes because reality TV created stars who were a mystery to the of this? It depends on whether they believe in the public relations theory that there’s no such thing as bad publicity. “T think theylikeit,” Bastone said. “I don’t think Fox likedit whenthey had to throw Corey TheAssociated Press NEW YORK — Finding embarrassing secrets in the past of reality television stars is about as tough as finding Botox in Hollywood. ‘That doesn’t stop The Smoking Gun from looking, or Web surfers fromlapping it up. The Website, www.thesmokinggun.com, has made a specialty of finding the Two entertaining features of the site collect mug shots of fa- mous people whoran afoulofthe law and contract riders of entertainers who expect well-stocked dressing rooms. Bastone and colleagues Danny Green, Andrew Goldberg and Joseph Jesselli are not reality TV fans. But when Fox’s drunken driving arrests, porn acting jobs or other not-soshining moments behind the smiles of TV's newest stars. “I don’t know how many people in the country get arrested for driving under the influence,” said William Bastone,the site’s editor, “but it seems like a very high percentage of reality TV participants do.” Muchoftheir findings offer a “Who Wants to Marry a Multi- millionaire” caused a sensation in February 2000, they decided to poke around. They quickly found, and posted, court documents revealing that the multimillionaire, Rick damaging information that ex- poses flaws in network background checks. public, unlike comedies and dramas that haveactors fansareoften familiar with. “You watch these shows and Clark off the show, but I think you're given a very sanitized version of who these people are,” he said. “Half of the time they don’t they love it when we do ‘Joe even give youtheir last names.” is no downsidetoit.” Millionaire’ stories when there The site found plenty of dirt Fox wasn’t talking publicly. on stars of CBS’ “Survivor”: business bankruptcies, check But Chris Ender, publicity chief bouncing, public drunkenness,a soft-core porn past. It found a “Big Brother” contestant that had a court appearance for to cringing when The Smoking for CBS entertainment, admits Gun calls. “It is not the sort of publicity you want or seek,” he said, but it does get peopletalk- drunken driving scheduled for whenshe was supposed to be se- ing aboutthe shows. The Smoking Gun site is questered for the show. The reporters at The Smoking Gunsay the informationoften is ridiculously easyto find. owned by Court TV. former fiancée who said he had hit her and threatened to kill her. Everything unraveled for Fox. They canceled plans to Sometimes the site uncovers Rockwell, had once been under a restraining order sought by a harmless diversion, but The Smoking Gun has altered games like “American Idol” and emvarrassed television networks. _ promised more care and re straintin reality offerings. 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