The Normal Heart
Closed 2h 30m
The Normal Heart
93

The Normal Heart NYC Reviews and Tickets

93%
(36 Ratings)
Positive
97%
Mixed
3%
Negative
0%
Members say
Absorbing, Great acting, Great writing, Thought-provoking, Resonant

About the Show

This revival of Larry Kramer’s 1985 play about the AIDS epidemic won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play in 2011 as well as having John Benjamin Hickey and Ellen Barkin win Tony Awards.

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Nic
561 Reviews | 102 Followers
95
Absorbing, Ambitious, Edgy, Great acting, Relevant

See it if you want to be moved, humored, enraged, and everything in between when you go to the theater. This is the best play I've ever seen.

Don't see it if you must have Joe Mantello & Ellen Barkin's brilliance. I feel you, but see it even if they aren't in your production. A revelatory show.

399 Reviews | 205 Followers
94
Absorbing, Great acting, Great writing, Intelligent, Masterful

See it if Great cast in a play that is relevant as both history and current events. Deeply moving.

Don't see it if The idea of a play about gay themes offends you.

67 Reviews | 9 Followers
92
Thought-provoking, Intense, Riveting, Masterful, Great acting

See it if See it if you want to see the dynamics of family grappling with AIDS

Don't see it if If you are squeamish

183 Reviews | 41 Followers
92
Great staging, Epic, Absorbing

See it if you like a heartbreaking tale with an incredibly strong cast

Don't see it if you use theatre as an escape - this show will make you feel everything!

NS
273 Reviews | 200 Followers
92
Absorbing, Great acting, Intelligent, Insipid, Thought-provoking

See it if Saw off and on Bway. Groundbreaking for its time. Still relevant and eye opening. It should have been seen by Ronald Reagan.

Don't see it if You had (have) your head in the sand about the AIDS epidemic and how it tore apart our country.

123 Reviews | 57 Followers
90
Ambitious, Great acting, Intelligent, Profound, Resonant

See it if You want to see a difficult, thought provoking portrait of the AIDS epidemic in America and those who were brave enough to fight.

Don't see it if You can't handle the subject matter or the emotional upheaval. Dark but necessary.

97 Reviews | 62 Followers
90
Absorbing, Ambitious, Great writing, Intelligent, Intense

See it if You enjoy shows that haven't lost their power one bit. It's in-your-face message at the dawn of AIDS is as essential now as ever. Must-see.

Don't see it if You are intolerant, or are afraid of being challenged or lectured to in the theater.

333 Reviews | 60 Followers
90
Dated, Great writing, Intelligent, Thought-provoking, Resonant

See it if you want to see a compassionate show about gay life in the 80s, you want to be angry about the AIDS crisis, you're interested in AIDS.

Don't see it if you want a happy show.

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