.rt.& •• t.rt.' •••• t t be. t e r Boys back in Taboo writer Boy George and Euan Morton, the actor who plays him in the new-to·Broadway Show, dish about Rosie, romance, and the media By Michael Giltz Ion', <all II • co",o!}.>.o k. llay ~ ill " ""n,k:la!o! DJ, ox ~ <:Iotl><s. ard hal! duo", hi:> 0.." nooJio""'w Mel """'S!"' per """um ... aU "'1IiI< <:n-"Iling one "'bum oft« anotI\ec, ,,-hetho, ~'. danc-e ~ ~;;. "'" rw .. "'" ""*' 1\1. bu",,, lille 20(12'0 0' ... 110011,,01 _ic ~ 1/ Co" x"' ....</p><p> H J! Slmigl« So if hi:> hi! w ....</p><p> FIod ""..tall 11>b, •• _"houl life In Ihe·so. ro,,, h"I'<lwo ,III"8 drng ~ hiIn '"",' ... t...oon ... -heI, " hn.</p><p> Ilroadway.</p><p> If, ju:lI boca""" ... 'e·", ""Ic~h'g liP "'ill, 110)' • ...,. be<:a .. ,,,, he ".,..1<1'1 behind -If only life ",em"" .inlple OS II'" played ",,' in 'M n"","" -"">" ~, .... ~o oi", down for a chal duriot.!! ,e· I-ornrsal. "ith ,...,.,,, t::...., Mort ...... boIh of ~"'m oJn_<1 co.sually, ,,1,h ~ 'I",nlng.</p><p> T· ... ln 'M' 'e ....</p><p> IT" AU.</p><p> AIIOlT"'" In a ""he< n"",k"islIng "" ,j( <=!hljl. .II0n0n (Iro "" Olli'l« -III)Olin;oI"d I""ro!'lnance) I'l~;'" 'he }'oung lIoy Geot"ge. ,,-hile f.....:orge !>Ia)" 1<'II'-'fItlary """"" perf""""'''''' on", lL'lgtl l_""l' The ot(JO)' ro>llo>o .. a)'OtJ!hI\d ~'Ge<qe making his .iI\Y in London. led by the p;M p;;...-oi olght!ift>.</p><p> I'hilip SoIIon, "'.) b ..... 'c ...</p><p> I'self agai"" '~e career of il<no"<'f)'.</p><p> Othet" cluora<.wr.o Ir-dude ...... - lifo 1Igvn ... b;;' G"t.II"S lnop, oi!'log pal M~'1. .. "I """I""'""" oi """" 1""'1>10 In f.....:orge·.</p><p> Ure. ooch "" Gul,,,,,, Club '" .... ,," 1113 I ." .. " 11, "" ,lru""",,,. (om ~'. ex) Jt4l ~I_ Aba. .. all. ,.,li". ""'" U.K.l"'" ,Ul" <'lW-,'hlc~ .... buill ",." .. nd <>Id pop _ by AI\BA, Madness, ard ,b.!iloe .ru. """,. f'-"""""S an """"""ned bald! of ne'" .ongo.</p><p> In~luotl "g ·5,,,,,,g.:" In TIIi. "'",.Id," "T"lk "'",o"go' You,· ..... .".,. ard 'kh !lin KunoL' 'My "' ... " <hInts!)'!Iho ~"'~ 10 1"" "..-n:.I"'I' om ,,~, .. (M" lot~onIo'3 '0 ",1d--<.-\"" tho hapJI)' bi .... • "I)" GtorF. "" ...</p><p> III ,'''' ~""P)' bll.r· 'I ""0" .. bu. 11'0 00 .. ,I!' 111<"" ~~.." kAA oil""'l'1e ~ WI"", t:uan ,lao>!! 'Stnu'l!er in Thill Workl' I. """II abouo being <liff ....... 1. 1Io(·t,,.. a "" of I"ums I/Ial Cf)'--"'<I a too oi op.><e!lS UW <:1}', .... ~I " "" of """"" .. ard thoir """""'" 'hal '-"Y 1'-'t!<'Ih<'r.· G~ot8~ I. al." wtlling ''''0 ,,,o,e .... ~ tot the ~lIY ",-,to,-""",,"" size Ihe rioe-of·a·PUP41ac "'(0)' line t,.;n,g _ ..</p><p> I "'.</p><p> In ." alHM:w booll ... wrilten by Charleo 1lus<1I, "The thln30 I"-'<'PIe "'JU ..oou, "'.; ...,..</p><p> G«<ge. "I was ~ .. utr y~ 'VIIfii>h<d Joon.' 011. ,hot' ........ one.</p><p> I thIrtlt "..,. pie II,,,,, to ha,,, _ ldnd ct ~ ~ of whal )'Qll ""', "'he,,, )'Qll ""'.</p><p> You tend to become your """"'t, Yoo b<-=me your oexuallty.</p><p> You h<!<:<>mt! your <:<>lor, You become your,lob .)o1o. that'5 not t"'" ct any II"""", to.lng, do )'00 know ",,,", I ..-no" "Rosie O'Donnell came to Lmulon and in her magnanimous way said, 'I'm lakin' this to Broadway!' It's like, 'Cheers!' But I neveI" tlwught rd see her again. " -Boy George But it .. !rue that the pIIIlt to _ "'ay ),.." t-<" B r",1)' tok f;,'en &her ~ In UJndon to """'" ""ie>o~ ( .... p<ciaIb' for ~'. ~ and Monon'. perl,"",,,,,,,,,,). """" o/\ora I&;""""" run and four (Mj.,1cr nominaIlon!I (incbling !lest ~t""c.l~ llr1lad .... 1Y might ha,,, .. maiJ,td. "distant droam: ... (''''''Tge """" ""'g'''." it. unLit R cmain former \lIlk-show hOot feU in 1m" "tth 1\010>0. "_ 101_1 """'" '" Undoo and In her n~ way gid, 1'm takin· ,h;5 to Broadway!'" recall> a.urg •• toughing. "W.liko,"OIo>Im<!" But I ""' .... ~oougt( fd .... hot" apn w.Y\y An..n. can woman """'"""" "'" the oartlI." I~~ M the .oow. pmt\I ......... 0'1lonr>oU ,leIit' ..-.d. ~ the 0li010 ~ the AtIanIIo-Br.t !loy GeorKe with it.</p><p> GMTi<' and Monon....., ubvlou"f "",u""~ survrlslns. all ... ~ """ a _to the box otI\re by __ Ing In the .how In London for ""e """"""" The)'"""", w... ol """" oUl<t's lood •• "d Morlon even snag> a puff lOt.... ~ ""klo the law'. ,,-nuh by ha'ing ~ dl!ft"'l~. adn>ltlln3 he'. been .. ,dOl'll itt the ba1hroonl for ages. "I .I>ould I"we kno"" It ...... you; _ Monon, • 26-)It'lIt'<>I<1 Soouio/, lad ,,'00 poIiteIy<:lodinoo '" deocrlbe hlo pr;. ,,.,. lit •.</p><p> A n.inII ...... itt the Uniltd King. doo, M"""" !WI """'" goo<t"'"", m:>t~ it! (incloding a """"""'" ~ I"","", ol • '1'1,,",,,,,, ''''''''''' ol Qu...,,-1l.!I EbIJ<). t.n ~ ..... by far hlo biggeII t.'eaIt )"01.</p><p> And lor G..,rge, despite the 5(eany work "''''' the Y"""" '''5 p"""d to be R ~ ..w,'C ,,'birth as .... eb. "I ""'" wriI ..... on<! """"""'I"" ml>Ch in U.., Ia<tI r .... )~,.t .. ; lOJJ"i" G.orge,-12. "I hat" .......gh for """" olbun ...</p><p> I """0 ~p while I w" doing T"bo~, And 'hrough T<Ilw.</p><p> I Itit", oJ( ,,,,,~ioptd the i<I<:a 01 ~ Tho Th.~", The _'ri'· ing .. ab<:u. ".,.,..."""" .. anti ~ I woWdn\ oon,\IIIb' "Tile obou/. '~loctro II""",,' " ... about a "..,....;ght """xi in boct.</p><p> It w .... ) "' ..... .\boyt a one-nlgh( ......n It ,,"" _ t .... o """"'-Ilo1. tile I"'ni9 _ • .., colOS&al, ! had 10 write --runs_ iL" Euan: "I dldn', know yo" wrot~ _ about penloeo.</p><p> I """"'" Uke thai. " GNl rg~ I.ing;',gl: 'Bwthor, Rick, )'Qll "-"""'\)eWlng I y"" ....uy ha(I noo clloldng.· It'. subtle'" E:vcn tItouXh he's _0 .;making In the boys' ,oom Md facing Itte disci" pllne of ./oowlng up "'''fY tUsht for.</p><p> P'lrformanct! C""'" always on ti""'"), Grorgc has abo I,,,,,,,,,,, a I~w "'"""""' "rv. k'amtd oolng the sho,,' ,lUll )'Qll can', &/"''''''. gOt y,mr own w""'; he """'"-laughing. "So mat .... how ,"""II you .cream." Such ~8' ·Thore arc thiJ\i!O (I"" I would probably """"S<> In the script.</p><p> Co"unte. that I woltld probably male. bigger. w.·", doing OK on U",'. ond " .• .,.~ agrero tbat on"" ",..,rytlW,g" nuode, if there are ,hlngo ,,-. "'111\( to add, ru _np U\Y ("'" and "'ell &M thom made_ And """" .. a .... luotanCO' on Rosie's part to sho ... tOO mt>Oh __ .. """wdlty, Wltlt.iI.</p><p> In & way, I und~ .. tand. beeaWlelt'. the ,'.1)' thing tha, ",Opptd I.o>IS" from """"'ing his poIentW as .. 1"'I'f ..... ""t." G""ll!e '''''''''''"Sty thlnla< '.bel. like gay, otrai3ht, and bl ..... "",,1_.</p><p> And if it __ like In the 'tIOo ".., ""'k 20 or""" (""" .. rd. now I ... ..,metl .......</p><p> I""", "liko wow, tal<en ro ,""p" back You"'. got shows on TV IIk~ , '1"",', maIte sttaW'>'loeople ]<>ok IIlOI'C S"l': No, 10'''', that's the ",hole poinL We Iik< th"m when they looI< Ilk. !hto)/ ran ftx <>M no.I!8lorlI. -. (iil~ u a .-.vuIar am/rib"IM 10 ..",..."r periodiroio, 1<Id~dl"9 ~ New York I"""" '" ....</p><p> WI t"', '~lIl!1ll , I"'
