Photo Coverage: Sardi's Salutes THE NORMAL HEART's Tony Nominees
By: Walter McBride Jun. 03, 2011
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This week, Sardi's unveiled caricatures of THE NORMAL HEART Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello with George C. Wolfe and BroadwayWorld.com was there!
The Normal Heart made its World Premiere at The Public Theater in 1985 and premiered on Broadway on April 19, 2011 before opening to rave reviews on April 27, 2011. The limited engagement, which stars Ellen Barkin, Patrick Breen, Mark Harelik, John Benjamin Hickey, Luke MacFarlane, Joe Mantello, Lee Pace, Jim Parsons, Richard Topol and Wayne Alan Wilcox, runs through July 10, 2011.
Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe direct the production, which has been nominated for five Tony Awards®. The Normal Heart is already the winner of the Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Revival of a Play, the Drama Desk Award for Best Ensemble and a Special Citation from the New York Drama Critics Circle.
The design team includes David Rockwell (sets), Martin Pakledinaz (costumes), David Weiner(lighting), David Van Tieghem (sound and original music), and Batwin & Robin (projections). The story of a city in denial, The Normal Heart unfolds like a real-life political thriller -- as a tight-knit group of friends refuses to let doctors, politicians and the press bury the truth of an unspoken epidemic behind a wall of silence. First produced by Joseph Papp at New York's Public Theater, the play was a critical sensation and a seminal moment in theater history. So ahead of its time was this play that many of the core issues it addresses - including gay marriage, the healthcare system and, of course, AIDS - are just as relevant today as they were when it first premiered.The premiere presentation of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart on Broadway is produced by Daryl Roth, Paul Boskind and Martian Entertainment in association with Gregory Rae and Jayne Baron Sherman/Alexander Fraser.
Photos by Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.
JorDan Baker
(L-R) Lee Aaron Rosen, JorDan Baker and Jon Levenson
(L-R) Lee Aaron Rosen, JorDan Baker and Jon Levenson
John Benjamin Hickey & Ellen Barkin
John Benjamin Hickey & Ellen Barkin
Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello with George C. Wolfe at Sardi's in New York City.
Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello at Sardi's in New York City.
Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello with directors George C. Wolfe & Joel Grey at Sardi's in New York City.
Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello with Director George C. Wolfe at Sardi's in New York City.
Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello with Directors George C. Wolfe & Joel Grey at Sardi's in New York City.
Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello with Producer Daryl Roth at Sardi's in New York City.
Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello at Sardi's in New York City.
Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello at Sardi's in New York City.
Michael Musto hosts Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello at Sardi's in New York City.
Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello at Sardi's in New York City.
Ellen Barkin & Joe Mantello with Max Klimavicius
Ellen Barkin & Joe Mantello with Max Klimavicius
Ellen Barkin & Joe Mantello with Max Klimavicius
Ellen Barkin & Joe Mantello with Max Klimavicius
Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello at Sardi's in New York City.
Michael Musto hosts Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello at Sardi's in New York City.
Michael Musto hosts Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello with Max Klimavicius at Sardi's in New York City.
Michael Musto Hosts the Sardi's Caricatures unveiling for 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello at Sardi's in New York City.
Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello at Sardi's in New York City.
Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello at Sardi's in New York City.
Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello at Sardi's in New York City.
Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello at Sardi's in New York City.
Max Klimavicius & Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello at Sardi's in New York City.
Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello at Sardi's in New York City.
Ellen Barkin & John Benjamin Hickey
Ellen Barkin & John Benjamin Hickey
Sardi's unveils Caricatures of 'The Normal Heart' Tony Award Nominees Ellen Barkin, John Benjamin Hickey & Joe Mantello at Sardi's in New York City.
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