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’age 8 • The Battalion • Monday, June 3, 1996 Rent, The King and I ‘break a leg" at 1996 Tony Awards // Welcome to the Tabloid Tonys — The hills were alive with the sounds of Julie (Andrews), NATHAN LANE, TONY AWARDS HOST // 102, r NEW YORK (AP) — Rent and Bring n ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk, two ihows representing a new generation >f American musicals, and The King ind I, a musical classic, dominated the L996 Tony Awards Sunday as Broad way celebrated its best season in /nars. Each won four awards. The biggest non-winner was Julie \ndrews who was beaten for the best actress-musical award by Donna Mur- ahy who plays the starchy governess in The King and I. Murphy, in her acceptance speech, aaid tribute to her fellow nominees in- duding “the inspiring Julie Andrews” as the crowd roared its approval of her jpset win. Rent, a gritty celebration of East Vil lage artists, was named best musical, a bittersweet victory since its creator, Jonathan Larson, died in January at the age of 35. Master Class, Terrence McNally’s look at opera superstar Maria Callas was named best play. Zoe Caldwell who plays the diva captured the best-actress prize, her fourth Tony. Andrews had publicly rejected her nomination because her show Victor/Victoria was snubbed in every other category. At the beginning of the telecast, host Nathan Lane was cheered when he entered dressed as Andrews in one of her glamorous Vic tor/Victoria costumes. “Welcome to the Tabloid Tonys — The hills were alive with the sounds of Julie,” Lane cracked. “How do you solve a problem like the Tonys?” Lane, after several years of not even be ing nominated, finally got his best actor-mu sical Tony for starring in the revival of A Funny Thing Hap pened on the Way to the Forum. Rent, also took the awards for book and score of a musical. The show also received an award for best featured-actor in a musical, Wilson Jermaine Heredia who plays a drag queen in the production. Noise/Funk, an examination of the ANDREWS black American experience through dance, picked up the choreography prize for its star, Savion Glover. It also won awards for lighting (Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer), featured actress-musical (Ann Duquesnay) and for direction of a mu sical (George C. Wolfe). Wolfe thanked Glover’s parents “for giving birth to a genius.” The King and I was chosen best revival of a musical and also won two technical awards — scenic design, Brian Thomson, and costume design, Roger Kirk. Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance copped the best-play revival award. George Grizzard as the anguished hus band in A Delicate Balance, was named best actor. Gerald Gutierrez won the best direc tion of a play award for the second year in a row, picking up the prize for A Deli cate Balance. A visibly stunned Audra McDonald was named best featured actress in a play for her role as an aspiring opera student in Master Class. “I’m going to try really hard not to faint — I’m good at it, though,” said McDonald, who won a Tony two years ago for the re vival of Carousel. Ruben Santiago- Hudson of Seven Guitars took home the featured actor prize. Despite the good season, the Tony telecast was boycotted by superstar Julie Andrews and bedeviled by threats of lawsuits and strikes until the end of last week. Non-lethal gun marketed for self-protection by Chuck Johnson Sk By Quatro AP—The bouncers at Woofer Magoo’s had their hands full with a meaty patron when bar manager Charles Bundy reached for the lat est in self-defense gadgetry. Bundy pointed a plastic device the size of a flashlight at the man and pressed a small button. Two tiny darts flew to their target, knocking the man out cold with 50,000 volts of electricity. From the rough bar in working- class Lebanon, Pa., to tranquil neighborhoods in Portland, Ore., a new weapon called the Air Taser is being added to the private citizen’s personal shield against crime. Police have used tasers since the 1970s. About 18 months ago, Air Taser Inc. of Scottsdale, Ariz., began exclusive marketing of the civilian version; the company claims to have sold more than 10,000 guns. The cost is $250, but it can climb to $500 with the addition of laser sights, fanny packs and re placement cartridges. C0M£5 WAf TOO [THE SOON, \AS 1 m [AY5ELF fRW SEP. PIP I KICK THE CAT'S ASS LAST NIGHT, OK PIP SHE KICK MINE INSTEAD? I CRAWL MY WAY TO THE KITCHEN AND SNEAK IN A CUP 0’JAVA, PUT XT TO MY PK0WSY LIPS ANP ITS AS HOT AS MOLTEN LAVA!! 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