Angels in America

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is a play in two parts by American playwright Tony Kushner. It has been made into a television miniseries and an opera. The play is written for eight actors to perform, with all of them playing two or more roles.

Production history

The first part, Millennium Approaches, was commissioned and performed at its world premiere in May 1991 by the Eureka Theatre Company of San Francisco, directed by David Esbjornson. It was developed by the playwright with the Mark Taper Forum of Los Angeles, with which he has a long association. It debuted in London in a Royal National Theatre production directed by Declan Donnellan in January 1992, which ran for a year.

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Eureka Theatre Company of San Francisco - Mark Taper Forum of Los Angeles - London - Royal National Theatre - Declan Donnellan

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The second part, Perestroika, was still being developed as Millennium Approaches was being performed. It was performed several times as stage readings by both the Eureka Theatre (during the world premiere of part one), and the Mark Taper Forum (in May 1992). It received its world premiere in November 1992 in a production by the Mark Taper Forum, directed by Oskar Eustis and Tony Taccone. A year later on 20 November 1993, it received its London debut at the National Theatre, again directed by Declan Donnellan, in repertory with a revival of Millennium Approaches.

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20 November - 1993

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The play debuted on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre in 1993, with Millennium Approaches being performed in May and Perestroika joining it in repertory in November.

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Performed as a whole, the play runs to a length of around seven hours.

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