KUSHNER, Tony (b. 1956). Angels in America: Part One: Millennium Approaches [and] Part Two: Perestroika. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1993-1994.
2 volumes, 8vo. Original cloth; dust jackets. Provenance: David Currey (recipient of inscriptions; with LOAs from Currey detailing the provenance: "Tony Kushner signed this...on July 14, 2003, during an appearance at Borders bookstore...Chicago").
FIRST EDITIONS. BOTH INSCRIBED BY KUSHNER on the title-pages.
Angels in America debuted on Broadway in 1993, earning Tony Kushner both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. In 2003, Kushner adapted the plays into an HBO miniseries directed by Mike Nichols and starring Meryl Streep and Al Pacino, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie. Set against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis during the Reagan administration, Angels in America explores its profound impact on the gay community and the broader cultural and political climate of the era.
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