Neil Patrick Harris pays lovely tribute to fiance David Burtka in Drama Desk Award speech

Over at Gay Star News today, I write about how Neil Patrick Harris is the solid front-runner to win the Tony Award on Sunday for his acclaimed performance in the musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway.

Last night, he won the Drama Desk Award for the role and gave a wonderful tribute to fiance David Burtka: “We’ve been together for over ten years and when we first met I was doing a show, Cabaret, and he was Tulsa in Gypsy. We were both doing shows at the same time and my path has led us mostly to Los Angeles and it has sort of uprooted him from what he had been doing. So, thank you so much for your love and for your patience and your sacrifice in all that you do. And I can’t wait for the opportunity soon when these roles get to be reversed and I get to cheer you on up here doing what you do so well.”