40 at 40: Michael Healey on his 22-year-old classic
40 at 40: Michael Healey on his 22-year-old classic
In our series revisiting 40 memorable NOW covers from the past 40 years, Michael Healey talks about his low expectations for future classic The Drawer Boy By Glenn Sumi and Jon Kaplan
Feb 22, 2021
Michael Healey posed for his February 1999 cover for The Drawer Boy at Riverdale Farm.
It’s hard to believe now, but playwright and actor Michael Healey didn’t realize The Drawer Boy – his 1999 play about two Ontario farmers in 1972 whose lives are forever changed by a young Toronto actor – was going to be a hit.