The Normal Heart

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The Normal Heart is a landmark 1985 play by Larry Kramer that dramatizes the early years of the AIDS crisis in New York City and the activism it sparked.

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instanceOf play
theatrical work
adaptationNetwork HBO
adaptationType television film
adaptedAs The Normal Heart self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Normal Heart (2014 film)
author Larry Kramer
awarded Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
awardYear Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
surface form: 2011 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
basedOn Larry Kramer's experiences as an AIDS activist
broadwayRevivalYear 2011
broadwayTheatre John Golden Theatre
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
filmAdaptationDirector Ryan Murphy
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 2014
firstPerformanceDate 1985
genre AIDS drama
LGBT-related play
drama
political drama
hasCharacter Ben Weeks
Bruce Niles
Dr. Emma Brookner
Felix Turner
Ned Weeks
Tommy Boatwright
hasTheme activism
gay identity
love and loss
public health policy
stigma and discrimination
inspiredBy early AIDS epidemic in New York City
movement AIDS activism
LGBT rights movement
notableFor critique of government inaction on AIDS
early depiction of AIDS crisis on stage
portrayal of internal conflicts within gay activism
originalLanguage English
premiereLocation New York City
premiereTheatre The Public Theater
premiereYear 1985
producedBy The Public Theater
settingLocation New York City
settingTime early 1980s
subject AIDS crisis
HIV/AIDS activism
Stonewall Inn
surface form: LGBT community in New York City

gay rights
writer Larry Kramer

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Dede Gardner hasProduced The Normal Heart
Alfred Molina notableWork The Normal Heart
Jim Parsons notableWork The Normal Heart
Jim Parsons theaterWork The Normal Heart
this entity surface form: The Normal Heart (Broadway)
Bruce Cohen notableWork The Normal Heart
Bruce Cohen producerOf The Normal Heart
Matt Bomer notableWork The Normal Heart
Matt Bomer awardReceivedFor The Normal Heart
Joe Mantello directed The Normal Heart
Joe Mantello actedIn The Normal Heart
Joseph Papp notableProduction The Normal Heart
Mark Ruffalo notableWork The Normal Heart
The Normal Heart adaptedAs The Normal Heart self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Normal Heart (2014 film)
George C. Wolfe notableWork The Normal Heart
this entity surface form: The Normal Heart (Broadway revival)
The Public Theater produced The Normal Heart
David Pittu notableWork The Normal Heart
David Pittu hasBroadwayCredit The Normal Heart
Chris Sullivan notableWork The Normal Heart
Stanley Kramer Award hasNotableRecipient The Normal Heart
Dante Di Loreto workedOn The Normal Heart
Dante Di Loreto awardReceivedFor The Normal Heart
Dante Di Loreto notableWork The Normal Heart
Rick Yorn notableWork The Normal Heart
Daryl Roth notableWork The Normal Heart