NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, Broadway actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein handed director Jack O’Brien the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. This year, it's his turn.

FILE - Harvey Fierstein, left, and Cyndi Lauper, whose "Kinky Boots" musical garnered 13 nominations, appear at the 2013 Tony Awards Meet the Nominees press reception on May 1, 2013 in New York ...