The Public Theater hosted a 40th Anniversary Benefit Reading of The Normal Heart on Monday, April 27. Directed by Tony Kushner, the reading featured Michael Cyril Creighton, Billy Eichner, David Greenspan, Jeff Hiller, Cory Michael Smith, Ben Stiller, Ali Stroker, and Michael Urie. The event was held on Monday, April 27. Check out photos below!
Larry Kramer’s THE NORMAL HEART premiered at The Public Theater in 1985 and became the longest-running play in the theater’s history. The play forced a national conversation around HIV/AIDS, bringing urgency, visibility, and humanity to a crisis our government was ignoring.
The Public’s event celebrated the 40th anniversary of this production with a reading directed by Tony Kushner honoring the play’s enduring legacy. Proceeds from this event will support The Public Theater, helping the theater to produce work that is of, by, and for ALL New Yorkers, and God’s Love We Deliver, founded to support people with HIV/AIDS and now providing medically tailored meals, nutrition care, and education to individuals living with serious illness.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
Ali Stroker
Ali Stroker
Michael Cyril Creighton
Michael Cyril Creighton
Billy Eichner
Billy Eichner
David Turner
David Turner
Michael Urie
Michael Urie
Cory Michael Smith
Cory Michael Smith
Jeff Hiller
Jeff Hiller
David Greenspan
David Greenspan
Else Went
Else Went
Tony Kushner, Oskar Eustis
Tony Kushner, Oskar Eustis
Back: Michael Cyril Creighton, Michael Urie, Billy Eichner, Cory Michael Smith, David Turner, Else Went Front: Jeff Hiller, David Greenspan, Ali Stroker, Oskar Eustis, Tony Kushner
Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller
