In 2003, HBO adapted Angels in America into a six-episode miniseries, using the same title. Clum called the play 'a turning point in the history of gay drama, the history of American drama, and of American literary culture'. In 1994, playwright and professor of theater studies John M. The two parts of the play, Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, may be presented separately.
Initially and primarily focusing on one gay and one straight couple in Manhattan, the plot has several additional storylines, some of which intersect occasionally. The play contains multiple roles for several actors. Certain major and minor characters are supernatural beings (angels) or deceased persons (ghosts). The play is a complex, often metaphorical, and at times symbolic examination of AIDS and homosexuality in America in the 1980s. Part one of the play premiered in 1991, followed by part two in 1992. The work won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play, and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play. New York City, Salt Lake City and elsewhere, 1985–1986Īngels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is a two-part play by American playwright Tony Kushner.
For the miniseries, see Angels in America (miniseries).
