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The Normal Heart is a largely autobiographical play by Larry Kramer. It focuses on the rise of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New York City between 1981 and 1984, as seen through the eyes of writer/activist Ned Weeks, the gay founder of a prominent HIV advocacy group.
- Larry Kramer
- 1985
A drama based on the true story of the early AIDS crisis in New York and the activists who fought for awareness and justice. The play follows Ned Weeks, a leader and lover of the gay community, as he faces the devastation and stigma of the disease.
Apr 28, 2011 · The passionately acted new Broadway production of Larry Kramer’s watershed drama from 1985 — an indictment of a world unwilling to confront the epidemic that would come to be known...
- April 28, 2011
- Ben Brantley
- 44 sec
A powerful and controversial drama about the early days of the AIDS crisis and the activist movement. The play follows Ned Weeks, a gay man who fights for recognition and justice in the face of indifference and betrayal.
- 8 min
Jul 10, 2011 · The Normal Heart is a play by Larry Kramer that depicts the rise of the AIDS crisis in New York City in the 1980s through the eyes of writer/activist Ned Weeks. The play, starring Ellen Barkin, Jim Parsons and Joe Mantello, ran on Broadway from April to July 2011 and won two Tony Awards.
The play begins in 1981 in the sparsely-furnished office of Dr. Emma Brookner, a wheelchair user, polio survivor, and no-nonsense New York City doctor. Craig, Mickey, and Ned sit in the waiting...
May 27, 2020 · The story of his 18 months with GMHC form the basis of his other masterpiece, The Normal Heart, an autobiographical play originally staged at the Public Theatre in 1985.
