Controversial writer and activist Larry Kramer (born 1935), is known primarily for his criticism of political figures, media, and medical organizations for their poor response to the AIDS epidemic. Th...
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"Larry Kramer is one of America's most valuable troublemakers. I hope he never lowers his voice," Susan Sontag has been quoted as saying, in the introduction to the 1993 Playboy interview with Larry K...
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In the laudatory review below, Simon praises the dual focus on Ned and Alexander in The Destiny of Me. "As Ned and Alexander interact, flow into each other across the years, and separate again,...
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In the following review, Brustein asserts that The Destiny of Me lacks an "existential tragic vision " and charges that in the play Kramer's "constant purpose is to induce,...
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In this review of The Destiny of Me, Klinghoffer states that "as an artist, Kramer can be crude, " but adds: "The power of his conviction, though, makes up for [his lack of artful...
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In the following, which includes comments from Kramer himself, Muir emphasizes the autobiographical elements of The Destiny of Me.
The best playwrights like to expose their souls on stage, but in his ...
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In the assessment below, Kanfer characterizes Ned Weeks in The Destiny of Me as "an authentically tragic figure. "
There are two Larry Kramers. One is the quiet, intense author of fictio...
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In the following evaluation of the London production, Nightingale contends that "The Destiny of Me may be a sequel to The Normal Heart, but it has little of that play's power to scorch a...
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Kramer on Confrontational Theater:
I don't think that theater artists have responded to AIDS terribly well at all. It's easier for most people to write a check to Broadway Cares, but wh...
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Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer
