Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 11:14:28 -0800 From: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Subject: TOM HANKS, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, LYNN REDGRAVE, ALAN CUMMINGS, ARMISTEAD MAUPIN, RUPAUL, BERNADETTE PETERS, MELISSA ETHERIDGE & JULIE CYPHER, AMONG THOSE SCHEDULED TO APPEAR AT 10TH ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS MEDIA RELEASE--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TOM HANKS, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, LYNN REDGRAVE, ALAN CUMMINGS, ARMISTEAD MAUPIN, RUPAUL, BERNADETTE PETERS, MELISSA ETHERIDGE & JULIE CYPHER, AMONG THOSE SCHEDULED TO APPEAR AT 10TH ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS CEREMONIES TO BE HELD IN NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES AND WASHINGTON, D.C. Media Contacts: Mary McBride (NY Awards) (LaForce & Stevens) Ph: (212) 242-9353 Andy Gelb & Brooke Primero (LA Awards) (Bragman Nyman Cafarelli) Ph: (310) 274-7800 Craig Schwartz (DC Awards) (The Widmeyer-Baker Group) Ph: (202) 667-0901 e-mail: craigs@twbg.com LOS ANGELES, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1999 -Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg, Lynn Redgrave, Alan Cummings, Armistead Maupin, RuPaul, Bernadette Peters, Melissa Etheridge & Julie Cypher, and many others are scheduled to appear at the 10th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, which will take place in three ceremonies to be held in New York on Sunday, March 28, Los Angeles on Saturday, April 17 and Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 8, 1999. Celebrities will present awards to recipients in categories that include: Outstanding Film (Wide and Limited Release), Television Comedy Series, Television Drama Series, Television Individual Episode, TV Movie or Mini Series, TV Journalism, Newspaper Coverage, Magazine Article, Album, Advertising and Theater. Other celebrities expected to attend this year are Olympia Dukakis, Richard Kind, k.d. lang, Matt Lauer, Laura Linney, Camryn Manheim, Garry Marshall, Kathy Najimy, Rosie Perez, Phranc, David Hyde Pierce, Ally Sheedy, Stephen Spinella, The Lady Chablis, Heather Tom, Rufus Wainwright, Rita Wilson and the cast of Will & Grace. RuPaul will be honored at the New York ceremony, which will take place on Sunday, March 28 at the New York Hilton Towers and includes cocktails and a Silent Auction at 5:00 PM, followed by a Dinner, Live Auction and Awards Presentation at 6:30 PM. Whoopi Goldberg and Melissa Etheridge & Julie Cypher will be honored at the Los Angeles ceremony, which will be held on Saturday, April 17 at the Century Plaza Hotel and Towers. The event includes cocktails and a Silent Auction at 5:30 PM, followed by a Dinner, Live Auction and Awards Presentation at 7:00 PM. The Washington, D.C. Awards take place on Saturday, May 8 at the JW Marriott Hotel and will include cocktails and a Silent Auction at 5:30 PM, followed by a Dinner and Awards Presentation at 7:00 PM, and will honor Armistead Maupin. For information, or to purchase tickets for any of the three ceremonies, please contact Levy, Pazanti & Associates at (888) 655-6529 or (310) 201-5033. General event and ticket information can also be found online at http://www.glaad.org. A Media Awards CyberAuction can also be accessed at GLAAD Online. Luxury vacations in Bali and Europe, a signed Melissa Etheridge guitar and walk-on roles for Frasier, Spin City and Will & Grace are available for bidding. The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1990 to honor individuals and projects in the media and entertainment industries for their fair and accurate representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. More than 100 corporate sponsors are expected, with Absolut Vodka as the Platinum Underwriter of the events. American Airlines is participating as GLAAD's official airline. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is the nation's lesbian and gay media advocacy organization, promoting fair, accurate and inclusive representation as a means of combating homophobia and all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. -30- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) glaad@glaad.org TO REPORT DEFAMATION IN THE MEDIA - Call GLAAD's Alertline at 1.800.GAY.MEDIA or go to the GLAAD Web Site at www.glaad.org and report through our Alertline Online. 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