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Angels in America : a gay fantasia on national themes / Tony Kushner.

Kushner, Tony, (author.). Cannavale, Bobby, (performer.). Lane, Nathan, 1956- (performer.). Garfield, Andrew, 1983- (performer.). Malone, Beth, (performer.). Falco, Edie, (performer.). Pace, Lee, 1979- (performer.). Brown, Susan, (performer.). McArdle, James, (performer.). Stewart-Jarrett, Nathan, 1985- (performer.). Gough, Denise, 1980- (performer.).

Summary:

Presenting an original audiobook performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, starring the cast of the National Theatre's 2018 Broadway revival.In this production, adapted especially for the listening experience, Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane, and the entire cast recreate their acclaimed performances from the 2018 Tony Award-winning National Theatre revival of Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. With narration by Bobby Cannavale and Edie Falco, and a musical score by Adrian Sutton, this audiobook is a compelling and immersive theatrical listening experience. A play in two parts, Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is a complex and insightful look into identity, community, justice, and redemption. New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, and heaven and hell as the AIDS crisis intensifies during a time of political reaction--the Reagan Republican counterrevolution of the 1980s. Published to celebrate the Broadway revival, this is a unique opportunity to hear one of the most honored and timeless plays in American history. Full Cast:Andrew Garfield as Prior WalterNathan Lane as Roy M. CohnSusan Brown as Hannah Pitt Denise Gough as Harper PittBeth Malone as The AngelJames McArdle as Louis IronsonLee Pace as Joseph Pitt Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as BelizeWith narration byBobby Cannavale (Millennium Approaches) Edie Falco (Perestroika)Based on the National Theatre production, directed by Marianne Elliott. Music by Adrian Sutton. 1992 by Tony Kushner Production copyright: 2019 Penguin Random House AudioCover art Ryan Hopkinson.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781984883469
  • ISBN: 1984883461
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 sound file (06 hr., 57 min., 24 sec.)) : digital
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: [New York, NY] : Random House Audio, 2019.

Content descriptions

Participant or Performer Note:
Performed by the National Theatre broadway cast.
Source of Description Note:
Online resource; title from title details screen (OverDrive, viewed May 21, 2019).
Subject: Cohn, Roy M. > Drama.
National characteristics, American > Drama.
AIDS (Disease) > Patients > Drama.
Passing (Identity) > Drama.
Sexual orientation > Drama.
Gay men > Drama.
Mormons > Drama.
Angels > Drama.
Cohn, Roy M.
AIDS (Disease) > Patients.
Angels.
Gay men.
Mormons.
National characteristics, American.
Passing (Identity)
Sexual orientation.
Genre: Downloadable audio books.
Audiobooks.
Drama.
Audiobooks.

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