Is ‘Angels in America’ Tough to Teach? Maybe, But We’re Here to Learn
College students question an editorial in which a university professor lamented the hurdles of teaching Kushner’s gay fantasia.
All Stories About Tony Kushner
‘Angels’ in the Details
A massive new oral history recreates the drama behind Kushner’s modern epic, but does it do his ideas justice?
The Better ‘Angels’ of Our Nature
A new Atlanta revival of Kushner’s epic asks the big questions and finds fresh answers.
‘Change’ Can’t Come Soon Enough
Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori’s musical, with its Confederate-monument subplot, will get an unexpectedly timely revival.
Offscript: Designing Leadership With Chris Acebo
This week’s podcast guest is Chris Acebo, associate artist at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, who talks about how designers can be leaders too. Plus, the editors discuss Trump plays and talkbacks.
Theater Hall of Fame Announces 2015 Inductees
Roger Rees, Tony Kushner, and Julie Taymor are among those honored for their achievements.
The Facts on the Ground at Theater J
The backstage drama between D.C.’s influential Jewish theatre and its former artistic director Ari Roth has been as riveting, and as disputed, as anything on its stage.
In Conversation: Tony Kushner and John Lahr Talk Tennessee Williams
Tony Kushner talks with John Lahr about his new biography of Tennessee Williams, and what the playwright’s declining later years say about his art—and about America.
On the Peculiar Nature of Theatre
The “Apple Family” playwright reflects on theatre’s true calling and purpose—and how, in trying to help it survive, we may have strayed from its essence.
The Angels Decade: 22 Interviews
With an HBO miniseries on the way, voices from inside and outside the theatre world reflect on enduring influence of Kushner’s epic.
