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The World Only Spins Forward: The Story & Legacy of “Angels in America”

Angels in America, the Broadway phenomenon that won the Pulitzer Prize, earned multiple Tony Awards, and gave voice to gay culture during the height of the AIDS crisis, celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, writers Isaac Butler and Dan Kois have compiled an enthralling narrative of the play’s beginnings and legacy, featuring the voices of playwright Tony Kushner, actors (such as Meryl Streep and Al Pacino from the HBO adaptation), directors, producers, and others. The authors are joined by actors from the original Broadway run Kathleen Chalfant and Ellen McLaughlin for a discussion of the book moderated by Laura Miller, Books and Culture columnist at Slate. The discussion will be preceded by a spirited reading of related interviews featuring an all-star cast of actors and writers, including:

Vinson Cunningham, staff writer at The New Yorker

Daryl Lathon, stage and screen actor

Steven Levenson, Tony Award-winning playwright of Dear Evan Hansen

Isaac Oliver, author, playwright, and performer

and Emily Nussbaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic for The New Yorker











When: Thu., Mar. 8, 2018 at 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Where: Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont St.
718-222-4111
Price: $10
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Angels in America, the Broadway phenomenon that won the Pulitzer Prize, earned multiple Tony Awards, and gave voice to gay culture during the height of the AIDS crisis, celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, writers Isaac Butler and Dan Kois have compiled an enthralling narrative of the play’s beginnings and legacy, featuring the voices of playwright Tony Kushner, actors (such as Meryl Streep and Al Pacino from the HBO adaptation), directors, producers, and others. The authors are joined by actors from the original Broadway run Kathleen Chalfant and Ellen McLaughlin for a discussion of the book moderated by Laura Miller, Books and Culture columnist at Slate. The discussion will be preceded by a spirited reading of related interviews featuring an all-star cast of actors and writers, including:

Vinson Cunningham, staff writer at The New Yorker

Daryl Lathon, stage and screen actor

Steven Levenson, Tony Award-winning playwright of Dear Evan Hansen

Isaac Oliver, author, playwright, and performer

and Emily Nussbaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic for The New Yorker

Buy tickets/get more info now