The Normal Heart
E210429
The Normal Heart is a landmark 1985 play by Larry Kramer that dramatizes the early years of the AIDS crisis in New York City and the activism it sparked.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Normal Heart canonical | 22 |
| The Normal Heart (2014 film) | 1 |
| The Normal Heart (Broadway revival) | 1 |
| The Normal Heart (Broadway) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1881191 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Normal Heart Context triple: [Dede Gardner, notableWork, The Normal Heart]
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A.
Torch Song Trilogy
Torch Song Trilogy is a landmark 1982 play (later adapted into a film) by Harvey Fierstein that follows the life, loves, and struggles of a gay drag performer in New York City.
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B.
Fun Home
Fun Home is a critically acclaimed graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel that explores her complex relationship with her father and her own coming-of-age and coming-out.
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C.
The Hours
The Hours is a 2002 drama film, based on Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, that interweaves the lives of three women in different eras connected by Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway.
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D.
Next to Normal
Next to Normal is a Pulitzer Prize–winning rock musical that explores a suburban family's struggle with mental illness and grief.
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E.
The Deuce
The Deuce was the original nickname and branding used by ESPN2, a U.S. cable sports television channel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Normal Heart Target entity description: The Normal Heart is a landmark 1985 play by Larry Kramer that dramatizes the early years of the AIDS crisis in New York City and the activism it sparked.
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A.
Torch Song Trilogy
Torch Song Trilogy is a landmark 1982 play (later adapted into a film) by Harvey Fierstein that follows the life, loves, and struggles of a gay drag performer in New York City.
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B.
Fun Home
Fun Home is a critically acclaimed graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel that explores her complex relationship with her father and her own coming-of-age and coming-out.
-
C.
The Hours
The Hours is a 2002 drama film, based on Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, that interweaves the lives of three women in different eras connected by Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway.
-
D.
Next to Normal
Next to Normal is a Pulitzer Prize–winning rock musical that explores a suburban family's struggle with mental illness and grief.
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E.
The Deuce
The Deuce was the original nickname and branding used by ESPN2, a U.S. cable sports television channel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| adaptationNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
The Normal Heart
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Normal Heart (2014 film)
|
| author | Larry Kramer ⓘ |
| awarded | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play ⓘ |
| awardYear |
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
ⓘ
surface form:
2011 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
|
| basedOn | Larry Kramer's experiences as an AIDS activist ⓘ |
| broadwayRevivalYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | John Golden Theatre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| filmAdaptationDirector | Ryan Murphy ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| genre |
AIDS drama
ⓘ
LGBT-related play ⓘ drama ⓘ political drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Ben Weeks
ⓘ
Bruce Niles ⓘ Dr. Emma Brookner ⓘ Felix Turner ⓘ Ned Weeks ⓘ Tommy Boatwright ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
activism
ⓘ
gay identity ⓘ love and loss ⓘ public health policy ⓘ stigma and discrimination ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | early AIDS epidemic in New York City ⓘ |
| movement |
AIDS activism
ⓘ
LGBT rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of government inaction on AIDS
ⓘ
early depiction of AIDS crisis on stage ⓘ portrayal of internal conflicts within gay activism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | The Public Theater ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| producedBy | The Public Theater ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 1980s ⓘ |
| subject |
AIDS crisis
ⓘ
HIV/AIDS activism ⓘ Stonewall Inn ⓘ
surface form:
LGBT community in New York City
gay rights ⓘ |
| writer | Larry Kramer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Normal Heart Description of subject: The Normal Heart is a landmark 1985 play by Larry Kramer that dramatizes the early years of the AIDS crisis in New York City and the activism it sparked.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Normal Heart (Broadway)
this entity surface form:
The Normal Heart (2014 film)
this entity surface form:
The Normal Heart (Broadway revival)