The Destiny of Me

Play

Writers: Larry Kramer

Context

The Destiny of Me is the follow up to Larry Kramer’s groundbreaking 1985 play The Normal Heart. It first premiered Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in 1992, where it ran for 198 performances. The production won the Obie and Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Play, as well being nominated for the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Following the success of the film adaptation of The Normal Heart, it was reported that Kramer had agreed to write the screenplay for The Destiny of Me. However, the film was never produced and Kramer died six years later in 2020.


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