write Fallingwater, an opera based on the family for which Frank Lloyd Wright designed his most famous building. Personal life Scanlan lives in New York City with Alan Effron, his partner since 1996. He is the co-founder of artsINSIDEOUT, a group of students and established professionals in the performing arts that works with the young people and mothers at Nkosi's Haven, a home in Johannesburg, South Africa for mothers with HIV/AIDS, their children and other children infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. Scanlan has been HIV-positive since 1983, and was diagnosed with AIDS in 1995. He said: "I never want to imply that I lived because I have a stronger life drive than the people who died. I've lost so many people who I knew to be passionate and committed to their lives." Scanlan emphatically credits his rebound to the anti-HIV drug cocktail, but says, "It is absolutely true that your outlook contributes to your longevity. I chose to keep investing in my future—even when I had no future." Awards 2002 Tony Award Best Book of a Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie [nominee] 2002 Tony Award Best Original Musical Score, Thoroughly Modern Millie [nominee] 2002 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Book of a Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie [nominee] 2002 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lyrics, Thoroughly Modern Millie [nominee] 2010 Tony Award Best Book of a Musical, Everyday Rapture [nominee] 2010 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Book of a Musical, Everyday Rapture [nominee] References External links Production: Thoroughly Modern Millie - Working in the Theatre Seminar video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 2002 1961 births Living people 20th-century American novelists American male novelists American male musical theatre actors American musical theatre composers Broadway composers and lyricists American gay writers People with HIV/AIDS American LGBT novelists American male short story writers 20th-century American short story writers 20th-century American male writers 21st-century LGBT people