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Tony award for best play, new york drama critics award for best new american play, obie award for playwriting, drama desk award for outstanding. People came to the play because it won a tony award, but there was a point when you could feel the audience embrace the characters, he says. Usa 20 may 1997 reeling chicago gay lesbian film festival canada 22 may 1997 toronto insideout lesbian and gay film and video festival germany 24 july 1997. I saw the original broadway production but unfortunately zee leetle gray cells mon ami are not what they used to be. There is also a subtext in the movie about relationships, friendship, and loyalty.
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