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Tony Awards - 2013 - Isabelle Stevenson Award

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Obie Awards - 1993 - Playwriting

Larry Kramer, The Destiny of Me

The Pulitzer Prize - 1993 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

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Olivier Awards - 1986 - BBC Award for the Play of the Year

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George C. Wolfe: Behind the Curtain of Broadway’s Visionary Director Photo
George C. Wolfe: Behind the Curtain of Broadway’s Visionary Director
by Charles Kirsch - Sep 30, 2025

In 2024, the pioneering director George C. Wolfe, who brought iconic pieces like Angels in America and The Normal Heart to Broadway stages for the first time, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award. If that award is meant to signal the twilight of a career, however, fear not: Wolfe came back to New York the very next year with his critically acclaimed revival of Gypsy starring Audra McDonald. 
Lakewood Playhouse Announces 2025/2026 Season, Including CARRIE, PIPELINE and More Photo
Lakewood Playhouse Announces 2025/2026 Season, Including CARRIE, PIPELINE and More
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 17, 2025

Lakewood Playhouse has just announced it's 87th season, FINDING YOUR VOICE. The five plays in the upcoming season answer the call of Season 86’s theme to build through theatre.  Each play tells a story of finding and using our individual voices to uplift, serve our community and speak truth to power. 
THE HUNGER GAMES: ON STAGE Finds Full Company Photo
THE HUNGER GAMES: ON STAGE Finds Full Company
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2025

The full company for the first-ever stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s internationally acclaimed book The Hunger Games and Lionsgate’s hit motion picture of the same name has been revealed.
Baryshnikov Arts Reveals 20th Anniversary Fall Season Photo
Baryshnikov Arts Reveals 20th Anniversary Fall Season
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2025

Baryshnikov Arts is celebrating 20 years with an all new season lineup, kicking off in September with figaro/faggots. Learn more about the full season here!
New Work by Aszure Barton and Benjamin Millepied, and More Set for Baryshnikov Arts F Photo
New Work by Aszure Barton and Benjamin Millepied, and More Set for Baryshnikov Arts Fall 2025 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 1, 2025

Baryshnikov Arts will present a fall season of dance, music, and theatre beginning with the world premiere of Kevin Carillo’s FIGARO/FAGGOTS. Learn more here!
Interview: Shakina of COME BACK TO THE 5 & DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN: A NEW MUSICA Photo
Interview: Shakina of COME BACK TO THE 5 & DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN: A NEW MUSICAL at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Jim Munson - Jun 13, 2025

BroadwayWorld chats with actor/activist Shakina about 'Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: A New Musical' having its world premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley June 18 to July 13. Shakina stars as Joanne and also wrote the lyrics.
Robin de Jesús, Katy Sullivan and More to Star in PRIDE PLAYS Programming Photo
Robin de Jesús, Katy Sullivan and More to Star in PRIDE PLAYS Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 30, 2025

Initial casts have been revealed for Pride Plays 2025 in Washington, D.C., collaborating with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. See who is starring and learn more about Pride Plays!
Pride Plays Reveals D.C. Programming, With THE NORMAL HEART, Directed By Zhailon Levi Photo
Pride Plays Reveals D.C. Programming, With THE NORMAL HEART, Directed By Zhailon Levingston
by Stephi Wild - May 13, 2025

The programming has been announced for Pride Plays 2025 in Washington, D.C., collaborating with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Learn more about the shows here!
Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival Reveals 2025 Winners Photo
Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival Reveals 2025 Winners
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2025

The Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival (PSYPF) has announced the two winning playwrights for its 2025 season. Learn more about the winners and their productions here!
Celia Keenan-Bolger Will Receive the 2025 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award Photo
Celia Keenan-Bolger Will Receive the 2025 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 29, 2025

The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced that Celia Keenan-Bolger will receive the 2025 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for her unwavering dedication to advocacy work through the arts.
A NORMAL HEART to be Presented at Players Guild Of Leonia Photo
A NORMAL HEART to be Presented at Players Guild Of Leonia
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 28, 2025

Players Guild of Leonia wil present A NORMAL HEART - Larry Kramer's groundbreaking and deeply moving drama about the early years of the AIDS epidemic. Learn how to purchase tickets.
THE NORMAL HEART to Play at The Plays Guild of Leonia Photo
THE NORMAL HEART to Play at The Plays Guild of Leonia
by Emmy Rice - Mar 2, 2025

Larry Kramer's largely autobiographical play, The Normal Heart, depicts the rise of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New York City from 1981–1984. Check here for more details.
Joe Mantello Gifts $1M to University of North Carolina School of the Arts Photo
Joe Mantello Gifts $1M to University of North Carolina School of the Arts
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 26, 2025

The School of Drama at UNCSA has announced a $1 million gift from acclaimed actor and two-time Tony Award-winning director of stage and screen Joe Mantello, a graduate of the school’s class of ’84.
Photos: OUR TOWN's Jim Parsons Receives Sardi's Portrait Photo
Photos: OUR TOWN's Jim Parsons Receives Sardi's Portrait
by Bruce Glikas - Jan 8, 2025

Jim Parsons, who is currently starring on Broadway in Our Town and is most known for starring in the CBS hit The Big Bang Theory, recently received his portrait at Sardi's. BroadwayWorld was there for the unveiling and you can check out photos here!
Photo Special: Celebrating BC/EFA Executive Director Tom Viola Photo
Photo Special: Celebrating BC/EFA Executive Director Tom Viola
by Robert Diamond - Dec 16, 2024

All of us here at BroadwayWorld wanted to pay tribute to Tom, and to our strong partnership, by taking a look back with this photo gallery below. 
David Drake's THE NIGHT LARRY KRAMER KISSED ME to be Presented at Three Crows Photo
David Drake's THE NIGHT LARRY KRAMER KISSED ME to be Presented at Three Crows
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2024

Three Crows will present an immersive production of David Drake's THE NIGHT LARRY KRAMER KISSED ME, directed by Daniel Sappington and featuring Elijah Cox. David Drake's The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me is a powerful and provocative journey through one man's experience during the height of the AIDS epidemic. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Interview: Chatting with Jayson Heil And Eric Dean White of DIAL M FOR MURDER at The Photo
Interview: Chatting with Jayson Heil And Eric Dean White of DIAL M FOR MURDER at The Repertory Theatre Of St. Louis
by James Lindhorst - Sep 27, 2024

Last week The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis opened a thrilling and playful production of Frederick Scott’s DIAL M FOR MURDER. The production, running through October 13th, is filled with stellar performances from a cast of all St. Louis based actors. Broadway World had the opportunity to sit down with DIAL M’s Jayson Heil and Eric Dean White to talk about the show, their experiences acting, and their appreciation of St. Louis’ thriving professional theater scene.  
EgoPo Reveals 2024-25 Season: Queer Revolutions Photo
EgoPo Reveals 2024-25 Season: Queer Revolutions
by Stephi Wild - Sep 24, 2024

EgoPo’s 2024-2025 season will celebrate some of the century’s most influential Queer plays and theater artists that have had a lasting impact on our culture. Learn more about the lineup here!
Meet the Cast of OUR TOWN, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway Photo
Meet the Cast of OUR TOWN, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Sep 17, 2024

Thornton Wilder’s Our Town will begin previews on Tuesday, September 17 ahead of an opening on Thursday, October 10 at the Barrymore Theatre for a strictly limited engagement. Meet the cast of Our Town here!
Review: THE NORMAL HEART at Austin Rainbow Theatre Photo
Review: THE NORMAL HEART at Austin Rainbow Theatre
by Sabrina Wallace - Sep 9, 2024

ART’s production of 'The Normal Heart' delivers the play’s message and invites audiences to consider our role in the ongoing fight for justice and compassion. Kramer’s timeless work remains a vital and moving testament to the enduring power of activism, community, and the importance of solidarity in the face of adversity. #austintheatre #ART
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Larry Kramer written?

Larry Kramer has written 4 shows including Four Friends (Playwright), The Normal Heart (Playwright), Just Say No (Playwright), The Destiny of Me (Playwright).

What awards has Larry Kramer been nominated for?

Isabelle Stevenson Award (Tony Awards), Playwriting (Obie Awards) for The Destiny of Me, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for The Destiny of Me and BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for The Normal Heart.

What awards has Larry Kramer won?

Larry Kramer has won the Isabelle Stevenson Award at the Tony Awards and received the Playwriting award at the Obie Awards for The Destiny of Me.

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