Angels in America
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Angels in America is a critically acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Tony Kushner that explores AIDS, politics, and identity in 1980s America through a blend of realism and magical realism.
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play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
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Angels in America
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Angels in America (HBO miniseries)
Angels in America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Angels in America (opera)
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| author | Tony Kushner ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
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Evening Standard Theatre Awards ⓘ
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Evening Standard Award for Best Play
Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | landmark of late 20th-century American theatre ⓘ |
| firstPartPremiereLocation | Eureka Theatre Company, San Francisco ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT-related drama
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drama ⓘ epic theatre ⓘ political drama ⓘ |
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Angels in America
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Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
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Angels in America: Perestroika
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| literaryForm | play in two parts ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
magical realism
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realism ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Belize
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Harper Pitt ⓘ Joe Pitt ⓘ Louis Ironson ⓘ Prior Walter ⓘ Roy Cohn ⓘ The Angel ⓘ |
| notableRevival |
Broadway revival at the Neil Simon Theatre
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National Theatre production, London ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| secondPartPremiereLocation |
Mark Taper Forum
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Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles
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| settingPlace |
New York City
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Salt Lake City ⓘ |
| settingTime | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| subject |
AIDS crisis
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American society in the 1980s ⓘ Mormonism ⓘ Reagan-era politics ⓘ homosexuality ⓘ identity ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| theme |
illness and mortality
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migration and change ⓘ political power ⓘ sexual identity ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
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Angels in America (Broadway revival)
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Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
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Angels in America: Perestroika
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Angels in America (National Theatre / Broadway revival)
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Angels in America at the National Theatre
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Angels in America on Broadway
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Angels in America (miniseries)
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Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Broadway revival)
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Angels in America (stage production)
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Angels in America (revival productions)
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Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
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Angels in America: Perestroika
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Angels in America (HBO miniseries)
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Angels in America (opera)
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Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes
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Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes
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Angels in America (TV miniseries)
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Armin Mueller-Stahl