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The Normal Heart - Broadway Creative Team


Production Staff

Larry Kramer Playwright
Batwin & Robin Productions, Inc. Projection Designer
Jayne Baron Sherman/Alexander Fraser Producer
(In Association With)
Karen Armstrong Production Stage Manager
Paul Boskind Producer
Paul Boskind, Ph.D. is a psychologist, Chief Executive Officer, national LGBTQ activist, philanthropist, and Tony Award-winning Broadway producer. In overcoming life struggles, Boskind personifies the meaning of a self-made entrepreneur — not just in the behavioral health arena, but also in diverse business ventures such as the hotel, restaurant, grocery and liquor store, and real estate development sectors. A diagnosis of Stargardt’s disease with progressive blindness at age 21 propelled Boskind to diligently earn his psychology degrees and Ph.D. A business-savvy psychologist, Boskind founded Deer Oaks Behavioral Health Organization in 1992. Beginning as a sole-practitioner clinic, the organization now provides behavioral health ... read more
O&M Co. Press Representative
Broadway/Tours: Elf, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Spiderman Turn Off The Dark, A Life in the Theatre, Million Dollar Quartet, The Addams Family, Memphis, Next to Normal, Rock of Ages, In the Heights, Wicked, 9 to 5, South Pacific, Peepshow in Vegas. Off-Broadway: Atlantic, MCC, Signature. Film: Margin Call, Howl, Sex and the City 1 & 2, Jonah Hex, Main Street, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, I Love You Phillip Morris, Rachel Getting Married, Dan in Real Life, Then She Found Me, Across the Universe, Ira & Abby, Rent, Pieces of April, Camp, The Grey Zone, Finding ... read more
Matthew Farrell Stage Manager
Peter Fulbright Technical Supervisor
Joel Grey Director
Joel Grey (born Joel David Katz; April 11, 1932) is an American actor, singer, dancer, photographer, and theatre director. He is best known for portraying the Master of Ceremonies in the musical Cabaret on Broadway and in Bob Fosse's 1972 film adaptation. He has won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award. He earned the Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 2023. Grey's Tony-nominated roles include for the musical George M! (1968), Goodtime Charley (1975), and The Grand Tour (1979). After portraying Amos Hart in the Broadway revival of Chicago (1996), he originated the role ... read more
Ron Gubin Company Manager
Serino Coyne, Inc. Marketing
Richard Jaris Associate Scenic Designer
Michael P. Jones Associate Lighting Designer
David Kaley Associate Costume Designer
101 Productions, Ltd. General Manager
Joan Marcus Production Photographer
Martin Pakledinaz Costume Designer
NY Theater includes: The Normal Heart, Anything Goes (Tony® nomination), Glass Menagerie (Lortel nomination), Lend Me a Tenor (Hewes Award, Tony® & Outer Critics nominations), Thoroughly Modern Millie, Blithe Spirit (Tony® nomination), Kiss Me, Kate (Tony Award® winner), Pajama Game (Tony® nomination), Wild Party, Golden Child, Kimberly Akimbo, The Life. Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride (Metropolitan Opera), The Bartered Bride (Juilliard), Tristan & Isolde, Adriana Mater (Paris Opera/Bastille), L'amour de Loin (Salzburg, Paris/Chatelet, Santa Fe, Helsinki), Iolanta, Perséphone (Teatro Madrid); works throughout U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan. Dance: Mark Morris Dance Group, SF Ballet, Boston Ballet, Arizona Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet. ... read more
Bob Peterson Associate Projection Designer
Gregory Rae Producer
(In Association With)
After brief careers in software engineering and political organizing, Greg joined Carl at Martian in 2012 and has been working in theater ever since. Proud graduate of Harvey Mudd College. Thanks to my parents for their support. ... read more
David Rockwell Scenic Designer
Broadway: She Loves Me (Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards), On the Twentieth Century (Tony nom.), You Can't Take It With You (Tony nom.), Kinky Boots (Tony nom.), Lucky Guy (Tony nom.), Hairspray (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle noms.). Off Broadway: the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park. Founder and president of Rockwell Group, the architecture firm which renovated The Hayes Theater for Second Stage. Honors: AIANY President's Award, Cooper Hewitt National Design Award, Presidential Design Award. ... read more
Daryl Roth Producer
Daryl Roth is a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer who has been a driving force in the theater industry for over 30 years. She is known for her innovative productions, which often tackle challenging and thought-provoking subject matter. Born in 1945 in Lakewood, New Jersey, Roth grew up in a family that was deeply involved in the arts. Her father was a musician and her mother was a painter, and they encouraged their daughter to pursue her own creative interests. Roth attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied history and literature. After college, Roth moved to New York City and began ... read more
David Sanderson Associate Sound Designer
Tech Production Services, Inc. Technical Supervisor
David Van Tieghem Composer
(Original Music)
Sound Designer
David Van Tieghem is a multi-talented artist with an impressive resume that includes work in music, theater, film, and television. Born in Illinois in 1955, Van Tieghem began his career as a percussionist and composer, but quickly expanded his talents to include acting and choreography. Van Tieghem's Broadway debut came in 1983 with the musical "The King and I," in which he played the role of Lun Tha. He also served as the production's percussionist and music arranger. In 1984, he appeared in the musical "Dreamgirls" as the drummer and percussionist. Van Tieghem's work on Broadway continued with the 1985 production ... read more
David Weiner Lighting Designer
Roundabout: The Overwhelming, Suddenly Last Summer, Betrayal. Broadway: Misery, Romeo and Juliet, Dead Accounts, Grace, Godspell, The Normal Heart, reasons to be pretty, Butley, Dinner at Eight, Betrayal, The Real Thing. Off-Broadway: The Public, LCT, MTC, Atlantic, MCC, Playwrights Horizons, Second Stage, Vineyard, NY Theatre Workshop, Theatre for a New Audience. Disney’s Frozen at DCA. Awards: 2016 Lucille Lortel Award (Guards at the Taj), 2012 Lucille Lortel Award (Through a Glass Darkly), 2011 Drama Desk nomination (A Small Fire), 2005 Lucille Lortel Award (Rodney’s Wife). ... read more
George C. Wolfe Director

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Awards and Nominations

2011 BroadwayWorld Awards
Best Direction of a Play: George C. Wolfe won.
Best Direction of a Play: Joel Grey won.
Best Play: The Normal Heart won.

2011 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Director of a Play: George C. Wolfe won.
Outstanding Director of a Play: Joel Grey won.
Outstanding Ensemble Performance Special Awards: The Normal Heart won.
Outstanding Revival of a Play: 0 won.

2011 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards
Special Citations: 0 won.

2011 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Outstanding Revival of a Play: 0 won.

2011 The Hewes Awards
Hewes Design Award: David Rockwell won.
Hewes Design Award: Batwin & Robin Productions, Inc. won.

2011 Theatre World Awards
Performance: Jim Parsons won.
Performance: Ellen Barkin won.

2011 Tony Awards
Best Direction of a Play: Joel Grey was nominated but did not win.
Best Direction of a Play: George C. Wolfe was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Play: Jayne Baron Sherman/Alexander Fraser won.
Best Revival of a Play: Gregory Rae won.
Best Revival of a Play: Martian Entertainment won.
Best Revival of a Play: Paul Boskind won.
Best Revival of a Play: Daryl Roth won.

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