Special Benefit Performance of the Normal Heart July 23, 2012

This event features a red carpet and VIP cocktail reception, a performance of 'The Normal Heart,' and an 80's Urban Chic After-Party. Proceeds will equally benefit Arena Stage and Washington AIDS Partnership. The story of a city in denial, Larry Kramer's '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. A quarter century after it was written, this outrageous, unflinching, and totally unforgettable look at the sexual politics of New York during the AIDS crisis remains one of the theatre's most powerful evenings ever.