Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes

A 20th anniversary revised edition of this modern classic.

Tony Kushner's plays include
Angels in America;
Hydriotaphia, or the Death of Dr. Brown;
The Illusion, adapted from the play by Pierre Cornelle;
Slavs!;
A Bright Room Called Day;
Homebody/Kabul;
Caroline, or Change, a musical with composer Jeanine Tesori; and
The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures. He wrote the screenplays for Mike Nichols's film of
Angels in America and for Steven Spielberg's
Munich and
Lincoln. His books include
The Art of Maurice Sendak: 1980 to the Present; Brundibar, with illustrations by Maurice Sendak; and
Wrestling with Zion: Progressive Jewish-American Responses to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, co-edited with Alisa Solomon.

Among many honors, Kushner is the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, two Tony Awards, three Obie Awards, two Evening Standard Awards, an Olivier Award, an Emmy Award, two Oscar nominations, and the Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 2012, he was awarded a National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama. He lives in Manhattan with his husband, Mark Harris.