Tony Kushner (1) (1956–)
Author of Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, Parts 1 & 2
For other authors named Tony Kushner, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Playwright Tony Kushner was born in New York City and raised in Louisiana. In addition to his plays, Kushner teaches at New York University and has co-written an opera with Bobby McFerrin. Kushner is best known for Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, a two-part seven-hour play show more that has won many awards (two Tony Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, two Drama Desk Awards, the Evening Standard Award, the New York Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award). It was also selected one of the ten best plays of the 20th century by London's Royal National Theatre. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Unaccredited image from www.writing.upenn.edu
Series
Works by Tony Kushner
Thinking About the Longstanding Problems of Virtue and Happiness, Essays, A Play, Two Poems and A Prayer (1995) 115 copies
Wrestling with Zion: Progressive Jewish-American Responses to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (2003) — Editor — 76 copies, 1 review
Tony Kushner in Conversation (Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance) (1997) 46 copies
The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism & Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures (2013) 10 copies
Munich : screenplay 3 copies
Assassination Vacation 1 copy
Lincoln: The Screenplay 1 copy
TDR #157 1 copy
Associated Works
Arthur Miller: Collected Plays 1944-1961 (Library of America) (2000) — Editor, some editions — 305 copies, 2 reviews
The Design of Dissent: Socially and Politically Driven Graphics (2005) — Foreword — 155 copies, 3 reviews
Love's Fire: Seven New Plays Inspired By Seven Shakespearean Sonnets (1998) — Contributor — 70 copies
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- Legal name
- Kushner, Anthony Robert
- Birthdate
- 1956-07-16
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
New York, New York, USA - Education
- Columbia University (BA, 1978)
New York University (1984) - Occupations
- playwright
screenwriter - Relationships
- Harris, Mark (5) (husband)
- Organizations
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 2005)
- Awards and honors
- Laura Pels Foundation Awards for Drama (2002)
Spirit of Justice Award from the Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
Cultural Achievement Award from The National Foundation for Jewish Culture
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1994)
Whiting Writers' Award (1990)
Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award (2008) (show all 7)
Carl Sandburg Literary Award (2022)
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Statistics
- Works
- 41
- Also by
- 13
- Members
- 7,280
- Popularity
- #3,359
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 86
- ISBNs
- 148
- Languages
- 7
- Favorited
- 16
Perestroika: 5 Stars. Just wow. After having to read Millennium Approaches for a class, I decided to read Perestroika out of curiosity; but I never imagined it could be so...vast, so absolutely beautiful. The progression of the characters both in Perestroika alone and in the work as a whole is just riveting. No character is static, which kept my mind turning, trying to come to terms with each of them. I love the reality of their emotions. The reality of anger, of fear, of abandonment, of insane distancing. It all meshes together so well in a shower of emotions and ideologies and paradigms. Honestly, it's just hard to describe how much I enjoyed this play. Even the use of sex as a metaphor is handled so tactfully and candidly that it didn't turn me away from the play but really emphasized the tones and themes Kushner tried to present. The strongest part, however, was definitely the ending. The hope that just poured out of that last scene brought tears to my eyes, because it wasn't some fantasy hope filled with rainbows and unicorns, it was the hope of someone who knows that life sucks sometimes and that crap hits the fan unexpectedly sometimes, but that despite it all we can still keep moving forward. That sentiment is the most important thing I will take away from the entirety of Angels in America.… (more)