The second half of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Angels in America, follows the characters introduced in Millennium Approaches into the 1990s as they continue to struggle with the ravages of AIDS. Original.
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The same masterful writing that won Kushner the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Millenneum Approaches (Part 1 of Angels, Theatre Communications Grp., 1993) is carried forward here. Capable of being understood as a self-contained play, Perestroika continues from the final scene of Millenneum, wherein an angel had crashed through the ceiling of young Prior's apartment. One is shocked, moved, touched, and saddened yet ultimately uplifted by this delightful story involving the angel, Prior, and six other mortal characters. Kushner uses his humor and wit to show the harshness, fear, and sadness that surrounds anyone touched by AIDS. Prior's closing statement, spoken to the audience, speaks for this play as well: "This disease will be the end of many of us, but not nearly all, and the dead will be commemorated and will struggle on with the living, and we are not going away. We won't die secret deaths anymore. The world only spins forward. We will be citizens. The time has come. Bye now. You are fabulous creatures, each and every one." Essential for contemporary drama collections.
H. Robert Malinowsky, Univ. of Illinois, Chicago
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
H. Robert Malinowsky, Univ. of Illinois, Chicago
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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I read this playbook without having seen the play, which I usual don't do, but this one just kept me hooked from start to finish.
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If one had to choose the ten best or most influnetial plays of the 1990's, Tony Kishner's Angels In America: The Milleniun Approaches and Perestroika would be on the list. The first one was comedic and tragic, with a brilliant conclusion. One would think it would be a difficult follow-up. Well, the second is actually better than the first. The characters are developed further, and the crisis continues. This play is more symbolic and expressionistic than the first, but that is the key to it's success.
At once heart-breaking and funny, compassionate and humorous, this play strikes a chord, and is worthy of the praise it has received.
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Amazing. A perfect ending. I find this to be the epitomy of excellent playwrighting. If you have any interest in becoming more well-read, please read this two-part series. It only gets better as you go along.
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Angels in America is a story of love, happiness, sadness etc
Tony Kushner has an interesting way of showing his audience how reality isn't really fun at all. He walks us through the lives of a group of people in which they all know each... Read more
Published on April 19 1999
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Tony Kushner has the ability to enthral the reader.
Tony Kushner's two part play, Angels In America, although confusing at times, enthrals the reader to the point that he or she cannot put the book down. Read more
Published on Mar 2 1999
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Tony Kushner has the ability to enthral the reader.
Tony Kushner's two part play, Angels In America, although confusing at times, enthrals the reader to the point that he or she cannot put the book down. Read more
Published on Mar 2 1999
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This book shows how similar people are on the inside.
This book does a great job at showing that people have the same desires and fears no matter how different they are on the outside. Read more
Published on Feb 25 1999
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A captivating play.
Angels in America is a well written play. At first, I was surprised at how daring the book was and I was a little confused at the beginning. Read more
Published on Feb 25 1999
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Angels in America is one of the most realistic books written
As soon as I began to read Kushner's Angels in America, I didn't like it. After reading the first Act and Scene, I thought the play was boring. I was wrong. Read more
Published on Feb 24 1999
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Angels in America is one of the most realistic books written
As soon as I began to read Kushner's Angels in America, I didn't like it. After reading the first Act and Scene, I thought the play was boring. I was wrong. Read more
Published on Feb 24 1999
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Angels In America is a novel of hope.
Tony Kushner deals with many issues that American's face in his two-part series, Angels In America. His three-dimensional characters deal with AIDS, homosexuality, racism, and... Read more
Published on Feb 24 1999
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One of the most influential plays of the century
Angels, Part II is probably one of the most influential plays I have read. Tony Kushner's writing style and character development are phenomenal. Read more
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