The film adaptation of The Normal Heart is set to air May 25 on HBO. Written by Larry Kramer and set in New York City at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, the play originally debuted off-Broadway in 1985. The Broadway production won Best Revival of a Play at the 2011 Tony Awards. The HBO cast includes Julia Roberts, Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons, Taylor Kitsch and Joe Montello. Kramer wrote the screenplay and Ryan Murphy directed.

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