THE NATIONAL THEATRE PRODUCTION OF TONY KUSHNER’S LANDMARK PLAY “ANGELS IN AMERICA” WINS 2018 OLIVIER AWARD FOR BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY AND DENISE GOUGH WINS 2018 OLIVIER AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
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FOR RELEASE ON SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018
THE NATIONAL THEATRE PRODUCTION OF
TONY KUSHNER’S
LANDMARK PLAY
“ANGELS IN AMERICA”
WINS 2018 OLIVIER AWARD FOR BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
AND
DENISE GOUGH
WINS 2018 OLIVIER AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
New York, NY – Today at London’s Olivier Awards®, the National Theatre production of Tony Kushner’s epic and seminal masterwork, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes won Best Revival of a Play and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Denise Gough).
The National Theatre Production of Tony Kushner’s epic and seminal masterwork, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is now in performances at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street).
Directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Marianne Elliott, Angels in America stars Academy Award® and Tony Award nominee Andrew Garfield and two-time Tony Award winner Nathan Lane, and also features Susan Brown, Denise Gough, Amanda Lawrence, James McArdle, Lee Pace, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Beth Malone, Patrick Andrews, Glynis Bell, Amy Blackman, Curt James, Rowan Ian Seamus Magee, Mark Nelson, Matty Oaks, Genesis Oliver, Jane Pfitsch, Lee Aaron Rosen, Ron Todorowski, Silvia Vrskova, and Lucy York.
Returning to Broadway for the first time since its now-legendary original production opened in 1993, this spectacular new staging, directed by Elliott, had its world premiere earlier this year in a sold-out run at the National Theatre, where it became the fastest selling show in the organization’s history.
A quarter-century after stunning the theater world, one of the greatest theatrical journeys of our time returns to Broadway in an acclaimed new production from the National Theatre. As politically incendiary as any play in the American canon, Angels in America also manages to be, at turns, hilariously irreverent and heartbreakingly humane. It is also astonishingly relevant, speaking every bit as urgently to our anxious times as it did when it first premiered. Tackling Reaganism, McCarthyism, immigration, religion, climate change, and AIDS against the backdrop of New York City in the mid-1980’s, no contemporary drama has succeeded so indisputably with so ambitious a scope.
When it first premiered, Angels in America won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, seven Tony Awards, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and the Evening Standard Award for Best New Play. HBO’s 2003 screen adaptation won both the Emmy® and the Golden Globe® Awards for Best Miniseries.
The design team includes Tony Award winner Ian MacNeil (Scenic Design), Tony Award nominee Nicky Gillibrand (Costume Design), Tony Award winner Paule Constable (Lighting Design), Drama Desk Award winner Adrian Sutton (Music), Tony Award nominee Ian Dickinson (Sound Design), Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell (Puppetry Designers), Finn Caldwell (Puppetry Director and Movement), Robby Graham (Original Movement), Chris Fisher (Illusions), Steven Hoggett (Movement Consultant). Casting is by Jim Carnahan, CSA.
Angels in America is produced by Tim Levy for NT America, Jordan Roth, Rufus Norris & Lisa Burger for the National Theatre, Elliott & Harper Productions, Kash Bennett for NT Productions, Aged in Wood, Baruch-Viertel-Routh-Frankel Group, Jane Bergère, Adam Blanshay Productions, CatWenJam Productions, Jean Doumanian, Gilad-Rogowsky, Gold-Ross Productions, The John Gore Organization, Grove Entertainment, Harris Rubin Productions, HornosMoellenberg, Brian & Dayna Lee, Benjamin Lowy, Stephanie P. McClelland, David Mirvish, Mark Pigott, Jon B. Platt, E. Price-LD ENT., Daryl Roth, Catherine Schreiber, Barbara Whitman, Jujamcyn Theaters, The Nederlander Organization, and The Shubert Organization.
Angels in America is a two-part performance. Part One, Millennium Approaches and Part Two, Perestroika are sold together.
Performance Schedule:
Wednesdays: Part 1 at 1:00PM and Part 2 at 7:00PM
Thursdays & Fridays: Part 1 on Thursday at 7:00PM and Part 2 on Friday at 7:00PM
Saturdays: Part 1 at 1:00PM and Part 2 at 7:00PM
Sundays: Parts 1 & 2 alternate every other Sunday at 2:00PM
Susan Brown, Denise Gough, Amanda Lawrence, James McArdle, and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett are appearing with the support of Actors’ Equity Association. The Producers gratefully acknowledge Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance of this production.
For additional information, please visit www.angelsbroadway.com.
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