Angels In America
Sometimes, just when you need it most, a play courses into your system like a transfusion of new blood. You feel freshly awakened to the infinite possibilities not only of theater but also of the teeming world beyond.
The New York Times
Why see Angels In America?
The three time Tony winning revival!
Winner of three Drama Desk Awards
Angels In America takes part in two separate parts. You can watch the whole play in a number of ways. Bear in mind that the play is quite long, with Part One running circa three and a half hours, and Part Two over four hours long.
Watch in ONE day
See Part One and Part Two on the same day - most Wednesdays and Saturdays at 13.00 and 19.00.
Watch over TWO days: CONSECUTIVE
Watch both parts over two consecutive days, namely Part One on a Thursday and Part Two the very next night (Friday), both at 19.00.
Watch over TWO days: DELAYED
Watch both parts over two consecutive days, namely Part One on a Sunday at 14.00 and then Part Two the following Sunday again at 14.00.
VIP: For all above options, your purchased ticket includes both parts
A gay fantasia on national themes
After a successful run at London's National Theatre, this blistering revival of Tony Kushner's two part saga detailing the early days of the AIDS crisis has announced a forthcoming Broadway engagement. Last seen in New York in off-Broadway in 2010, this new production marks the first major Great White Way revival of the play since it's memorable 1993 debut.
The cast, led by Spider-man's Andrew Garfield (Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play, 2018) as central character Prior Walter, Nathan Lane as Roy Cohn (Tony Award for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Play, 2018) and Oliver award winner Denise Gogh (soon to be seen in People, Places and Things), will also make the jump across the pond with the production, an ensemble highly praised in London for their excellent performances.
With both parts combined clocking in at an epic eight hours, this Pulitzer Prize winner meditates on many themes and intersecting stories. Layered and symbolic, it's as much an examination of the AIDS epidemic as it is a chilling look at living in Regan's America. Love, loss, grief and loneliness meld with religious metaphor and perhaps the most complex notion of all, politics.
What is it about?
At its heart Angels in America is about Prior Walter's struggle with AIDs, but it's also the tale of four other people in his life as they navigate the highs and lows of self-realization, from battling with self hate and closeted homosexuality to finding a strength you never thought you had.
As Prior's illness develops he begins to have heavenly visions where angels seek him out as a prophet. Meanwhile, his ex-lover Louis struggles with his guilt over leaving him at his most vulnerable, whilst carrying on a relationship with Joe, a closeted Mormon Republican who's own inner turmoil has made his wife Harper mad.
Cast
Andrew Garfield as Prior Walter
Beth Malone as the Angel
Denise Gough as Harper Pitt
Nathan Lane as Roy Cohn
Lee Pace as Joe Pitt
Susan Brown as Hannah Pitt
James McArdle as Louis Ironson
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Belize
Amanda Lawrence as the Angel
Creative
Written by Tony Kushner
Directed by Marianne Elliott
Scenic design by Ian MacNeil
Costume design by Nicky Gillibrand
Lighting design by Paule Constable
Music by Adrian Sutton
Sound design by Ian Dickinson
Awards
Tony Awards 2018 - Wins
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - Andrew Garfield
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - Nathan Lane
Best Revival of a Play
Tony Awards 2018 - Nominations
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - Andrew Garfield
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - Nathan Lane
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Susan Brown
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Denise Gough
Best Revival of a Play
Best Original Score
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Best Costume Design of a Play
Best Sound Design of a Play
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Best Direction of a Play - Marianne Elliot
Drama Desk Awards 2018 - Wins
Outstanding Revival of a Play
Oustanding Actor in a Play - Andrew Garfield
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Nathan Lane
Drama Desk Awards 2018 - Nominations
Outstanding Revival of a Play Outstanding Actor in a Play - Andrew Garfield, James McArdle Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Nathan Lane Outstanding Director of a Play - Marianne Elliott Outstanding Music in a Play - Adrian Sutton Outstanding Puppet Design - Finn Caldwell and Nick Barnes
DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS, 2018 - WINS
Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play
Olivier Awards 2018
Best Revival
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Denise Gough
Reviews
Customer reviews
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