A Fearless First Look into the Chambers of The Normal Heart

The Normal Heart burst into off-Broadway’s Public Theater in 1985 with a fury befitting its subject, and now Larry Kramer’s landmark play about the early days of the AIDS crisis in New York City’s gay community is finally readying for its Broadway debut. The revival stars Tony-winning director Joe Mantello, appearing on stage for the first time since playing Louis Ironson in Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, as Ned Weeks, the gay Jewish founder of a prominent HIV advocacy group. He is joined by an ensemble cast that includes Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey, Lee Pace, Jim Parsons, Patrick Breen, Richard Topol, Wayne Wilcox and Luke Macfarlane. Click on below for a look at Joan Marcus’ gorgeous production shots, then stop by the Golden Theatre to feel the beat of The Normal Heart in person.