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K-Fed gets custody CALIFORNIA Superior Court Judge Scott M. Gordon ruled yesterday that Britney Spears really is "Toxic." He ordered her to surrender custody of her childr en to ex-husband Kevin Federline. That's his prerogative. K-Fed will thus take custody of Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, tomorr ow, "until further order of the court." Gordon's order Associated PressTMZ In photo from TMZ.com, an unidentified man holds Britney Spears' son, Jayden James, as Spears follows him Sunday in Malibu, Calif. dom drug and alcohol testing twice a week as part of her ongoing custody dispute The former pop tart, now being derided as more of a puff pastry, also was previously ordered to meet weekly with a "parenting coach" who was to observ and report to the court about her parenting skills.

Britne and K-Fed must complete the court's "Parenting Without Conflict" class. As for the recent charge that Britney was driving without a valid license it turns out she does have a valid license. In Louisiana. As TMZ.c om noted out, that LA doesn't stand for Los Angeles. The problem with the Lousiana license is that Britne lives in California and a rep for the DMV there told TMZ.c om that a new resident to the state has 10 days to apply for a Cali license Britney never completed the process.

Tattbits Philadelphian Bob Saget House," "America's Funniest Home Videos" and "1 vs. is going to Broadway. He'll play Man in Chair, the narra- came out of a closed- door hearing and stemmed from a motion made by the K-Fed legal team, which is probably being paid by Spears. HOWARD GENSLER so hung-up on exposed skin. The announc ement followed speculation that Beyonce was reluctant to fulfill the Malaysian government's demand for female performer to cover up from their shoulder to their knees.

Beyonce's agency said the Malaysia Nov. 1 date had been canceled "due to a scheduling conflict." Yeah, between her costumes and her body. Daily News wire services contributed to this report. tor of "The Drowsy Chaperone," starting Oct. 19.

"It's going to be a huge amount of fun," Saget said. "I hope I can do it justice." "My standup is very free -associative," he added. "This is a different muscle What I love about 'The Drowsy Chaperone' is that it is so well-written. I don't want to change a word. Not even the commas." Malaysians don't like their booty especially licious, so Beyonce has axed plans for her first concert there and will instead perform in neighboring Jakarta, Indonesia, where they're not The judge's order didn't state the reason for the change in custody but come on, like all judges he watches the MTV VMAs and all transcripts of the proceeding were ordered sealed.

Phone messages left for assorted lawyers, flacks and hangers-on were not immediately returned yesterday. Last month, Gordon said Britne engaged in "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol." He ordered ran- Send e-mail to genslehphillynews.com Walnut Street Theatre Arden Company lead Barrymore winners Hollywood has its Oscars, New York its Tonys and Philadelphia has its Barrymor es, awards presented to the best professional theater in the Delaware Valley. The 13th annual Barrymor Awards, administer ed by the Theater Alliance of Philadelphia, were handed out last night following a gala dinner at the Crystal Tea Room. Walnut Street Theatre led the winner with five Barrymor es; Arden Theatre Company followed, taking home three. The Walnut's production of "Of Mice and Men" and Arden's "Caroline or Change" received the most awards of any production, with three awards each.

Carole Haas Gravagno, sponsor of the F. Otto Haas Award, received the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to the city's cultural life. The F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist, which includes a $10,000 cash prize, was awarded to two-time finalist Matt Saunders, designer, performer and co-founder of New Paradise Laboratories, an OBIE -award-winning theatre company. Walnut Street Theatre took home the newly named Actors' Equity Association Award for Excellence in Theatre Education and Communit Servic for its Adopt-a-School Program.

This cash prize is sponsored by the Virginia Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund. A partial list of Barrymore Awards includes: san Riley Stevens as Haley Walker, "Bad Dates," Act II Playhouse Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical: Rob McClure as Antipholus of Syracuse, "The Bomb-itty of Errors," 11th Hour Theatre Company Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical: Joilet F. Harris as Caroline Thi-bodeaux, "Caroline, or Change" Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play: Harry Philibosian as Shelly Levine, "Glengarry Glen Ross," Theatre Exile Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play: Charlotte Northeast as Ida, "Skin in Flames," InterAct Theatre Company Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical: Dave Jadico as Henry, Mortimer and The Mute, "The Fantasticks." Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical: Dee Hoty as Kay Thompson, "Stormy Weather, Imagining Lena Home," Prince Music Theater. Outstanding Overall Production of a Mice and Men," Walnut Street Theatre Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical: "Caroline, or Change," Arden Theatre Company Harmelin Media Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play: Mark Clements, "Of Mice and Men" Harold Prince Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical: Charles Abbott, "42nd Street," Walnut Street Theatre Outstanding Music Direction: Mat Wright Aaron Cromie, "The Fanta-sticks," Mum Puppettheatre Ark Media Award for Outstanding Leading Actor in a Play: John Campion as Galileo, "The Life of Galileo," the Wil-ma Theater Charlotte Cushman Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Play: Su PAGE 34 PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2007.