false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180709606m/1067905.jpg 72003 6 Tony Kushner's <I>Angels in America</I> is that rare entity: a work for the stage that is profoundly moving yet very funny, highly theatrical yet steeped in traditional literary values, and most of all deeply American in its attitudes and political concerns. In two full-length plays--<I>Millennium Approaches</I> and <I>Perestroika</I>--Kushner tells the story of a handful of people trying to make sense of the world. Prior is a man living with AIDS whose lover Louis has left him and become involved with Joe, an ex-Mormon and political conservative whose wife, Harper, is slowly having a nervous breakdown. These stories are contrasted with that of Roy Cohn (a fictional re-creation of the infamous American conservative ideologue who died of AIDS in 1986) and his attempts to remain in the closet while trying to find some sort of personal salvation in his beliefs.<p> But such a summary does not do justice to Kushner's grand plan, which mixes magical realism with political speeches, high comedy with painful tragedy, and stitches it all together with a daring sense of irony and a moral vision that demands respect and attention. On one level, the play is an indictment of the government led by Ronald Reagan, from the blatant disregard for the AIDS crisis to the flagrant political corruption. But beneath the acute sense of political and moral outrage lies a meditation on what it means to live and die--of AIDS, or anything else--in a society that cares less and less about human life and basic decency. The play's breadth and internal drive is matched by its beautiful writing and unbridled compassion. Winner of two Tony Awards and the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for drama, <I>Angels in America</I> is one of the most outstanding plays of the American theater. <I>--Michael Bronski</I> 1014201 1992 Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: Part One: Millennium Approaches Part Two: Perestroika total:1484|5:849|4:422|3:150|2:46|1:17| 1484 6492 1748 101 5 3 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 15:16:13 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 18:38:21 -0700 2007 Angels in America is seven hours long. You need to break the two parts up over the course of a weekend, probably. And it might be the first and it might be the only gay epic ever written. And this is why it's one of the most important books I've read. Luckily it's also one of the best.

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There are times when I think the afterword should be banned. These time usually come when an author can't resist using an afterword to push some sort of agenda, as is the case here. It's especially true when t...more...]]> 4 0 false true Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Jul 01 03:51:50 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 04:14:40 -0700 2009
"It’s interesting to note how Angels in America jolts my sense of cultural context, in the sense that there has been a shift in the way that we think about AIDS since it became so preva...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 09:00:25 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 09:00:25 -0700 2009 3 I saw it again last week, while home sick. I'd been wanting to see it, as Tony Kushner is here o...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Thu May 14 20:22:45 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 20:28:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 10 21:42:55 -0700 2007 Fri May 11 00:25:20 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 03 10:29:41 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 22 15:17:46 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 03 10:29:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Aug 04 14:27:08 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 13 20:34:45 -0700 2008 Rent and want twice the profundity with none of the singing, this one's up your alley.

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Part 1: Millennium Approaches is okay. It's a little bit exposition heavy, and often the characters come off as being incredibly self-involved and more or le...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Apr 16 09:24:09 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 09:32:49 -0700 2009
i can't write an objective and insightful review on it. angels is just filled with the dripping-with-cheese optimism about humanity/life/theworl...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 11:31:18 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 11:33:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Wed Sep 17 09:45:14 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 14:49:34 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 25 17:42:37 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 17:44:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Apr 26 18:41:26 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 21:02:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 15 22:04:20 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 22:05:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 19:35:14 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 19:56:10 -0700 2009 Angels in America is a brilliant piece of work. ]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jan 03 19:35:53 -0800 2009 Tue Aug 11 14:38:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1067905