Angels Biographical Information

This page is general information regarding the play and playwright.

Production History

  • Angels in America is split into two parts
    • Part 1: Millenium Approaches
      • World Premiere, May 1991, Eureka Theatre Company 
      • London Premiere, January 1992, Royal National Theatre of Great Britain
      • New York Premiere, April 1993, Walter Kerr Theatre
      • First National Tour, September 1994, kicked off from the Royal George Theatre in Chicago
    • Part 2: Perestroika 
      • World Premiere, November 1992, Mark Taper Forum
      • London Premiere, November 1992, Royal National Theatre of Great Britain
      • New York Premiere, November 1993, Walter Kerr Theatre
      • First National Tour, September 1994, kicked off from the Royal George Theatre in Chicago
    • In 1992, both parts were presented as one, long performance in Los Angeles
    • It is most commonly presented one part at a time.
  • In 2003, HBO Max produced a six episode miniseries 
  • In 2017, there was a West End revival starring Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane. This transferred to Broadway that same year. The production won Best Revival of a Play at the Olivier's and Tony's respectively

Tony Kushner

  • Born in1956 in New York
  • Raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana
  • Wrote the screenplay for Spielberg’s 2021 movie remake of West Side Story. 
  • Kushner is currently adapting, along with Chinoye Chukwu, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman for a new film version starring Jeffrey Wright & Octavia Spencer.
  • Recipient of: 
    • Pulitzer Prize for Drama
    • an Emmy Award
    • two Tony Awards
    • three Obie Awards
    • an Arts Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
    • a PEN/Laura Pels Award
    • a Spirit of Justice Award from the Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
    • a Cultural Achievement Award from The National Foundation for Jewish Culture
    • a Chicago Tribune Literary Prize for lifetime achievement
    • The 2012 National Medal of Arts