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The Normal Heart is a 2014 American television drama film directed by Ryan Murphy and written by Larry Kramer, based on his 1985 play of the same name. The film stars Mark Ruffalo , Matt Bomer , Taylor Kitsch , Jim Parsons , Alfred Molina , Joe Mantello , Jonathan Groff , and Julia Roberts .
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.
It focuses on Ned Weeks, a character introduced in The Normal Heart, as he checks into the National Institutes of Health to undergo an experimental treatment for AIDS.Much of his story is told in flashback, as Ned recalls growing up as Alexander in a Jewish household where, as a hardcore theatre aficionado, he imitates Cornelia Otis Skinner and Mary Martin and adorns his bedroom with Broadway ...
When activist and playwright Larry Kramer died in May, many remembered his voice -- and the way he spoke out during the AIDS/HIV epidemic, especially as the government looked the other way.
The Little Theatre of Fall River will present their production of Larry Kramer’s “The Normal Heart” from Aug. 15 to Aug. 25, with performances held on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
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1999: The Normal Heart named as one of the Hundred Best Plays of the 20th Century by the National Theatre of Great Britain [90] 2005: Elected to the American Philosophical Society [91] 2006: Named by Equality Forum as one of their 31 Icons of the LGBT History Month. [92] 2011: The Normal Heart won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play [93]
Larry Kramer, who later left GMHC to found ACT UP, frequently fought with Popham.Kramer wrote in Reports from the Holocaust that, as a result, when writing the roman à clef play The Normal Heart, Kramer made the protagonist Ned Weeks (the cypher for himself) be obnoxious and Bruce Niles (the cypher for Popham) be a clearly sympathetic leader, by way of contrition.