The second in order of composition, "How the Mushrooms Prepared for War," is a setting of a nursery rhyme every Russian child of Stravinsky's generation knew by heart, cast with hilarious incongruity as a huge concert aria for bass voice.
Joining Murphy during the HuffPost Live were many members of the all-star "Normal Heart" cast.
The "Friday Night Lights" alum joins the impressive "Normal Heart" cast, which includes Julia Roberts, Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer and..
There are quick hits like Keith Edmier's "Adonais," two models of human hearts cast in basalt and displayed in a silver-lined lead case, and Kirsten Pieroth's "Two Goblets" (crudely fashioned from the bottoms of plastic bottles).
In one, life -- in the form of a skinny but vibrant creature with bright eyes above a functioning heart -- casts off a limp form that resembles a rag doll more than a human being.
But having said that, the important energy of the show is that you have a core cast as the heart of the show.
Although Mr. Assad had long been in ill health, his death from a heart attack casts a quick cloud of uncertainty over the dynamics of peace and conflict in the Middle East.
The loss broke her father's heart, and cast a long shadow over his thinking about the natural world.
I'm going to go from the heart and cast people that I think are brilliant," Hardie said.
The director award in the play competition went to Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe for "The Normal Heart," whose cast also received an ensemble performance award.
And the late Diana, his former wife and self-styled "queen of hearts," still casts a long shadow over the royal family.
