Tony Kushner
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BIO
Tony Kushner's other plays include A Bright Room Called Day; Angels In America, Parts One and Two; Slavs!; Homebody/Kabul and Caroline, or Change. His adaptations include Corneille's The Illusion, S.Y. Ansky's The Dybbuk, and Brecht's The Good Person of Sezuan and Mother Courage and Her Children (Public Theater). Kushner’s films include Angels In America, directed by Mike Nichols and Munich, directed by Steven Spielberg. His books include Brundibar, illustrations by Maurice Sendak; The Art of Maurice Sendak, 1980 to the Present; and Wrestling With Zion: Progressive Jewish-American Responses to the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict (co-edited with Alisa Solomon). Kushner has received the Pulitzer Prize, an Emmy Award, an Oscar nomination, two Tony Awards, three Obie Awards, an Olivier Award, two Evening Standard Awards, and is the first recipient of the Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award.
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STAGE CREDITS
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Awards and Nominations
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Tony Kushner, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
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Tony Kushner, Slavs!
Tony Kushner, Angels in America: Perestroika
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Tony Kushner, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches
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by A.A. Cristi - 2023-12-14 23:21:21
VIDEO: First Look at The Acting Company's THE THREE MUSKETEERS and ROMEO AND JULIET in Repertory
by Blair Ingenthron - 2022-11-05 15:05:53
VIDEO: Rachel Zegler Sings PHANTOM, FUNNY GIRL & More For 'Song Association'
by Michael Major - 2022-04-22 10:37:28
VIDEO: Watch Ariana DeBose Perform 'America' in New WEST SIDE STORY Music Video
by Michael Major - 2022-03-02 11:29:56
VIDEO: Ariana DeBose Discusses WEST SIDE STORY Oscar Nomination on THE VIEW
by Michael Major - 2022-02-21 14:31:02
VIDEO: WEST SIDE STORY Cast Sings 'America' in Scoring Session Featurette
by Michael Major - 2022-02-01 11:25:30
VIDEO: Rachel Zegler & Andrew Garfield Interview Each Other for Variety's Actors on Actors Series
by Michael Major - 2022-01-31 11:35:08
VIDEO: Watch a Costume Featurette From WEST SIDE STORY Featuring Paul Tazewell
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2022-01-20 16:56:34
VIDEO: Tony Kushner Talks WEST SIDE STORY, Working With Steven Spielberg, and More
by Stephi Wild - 2022-01-12 07:37:04
VIDEO: Steven Spielberg & Janusz Kamiński Discuss WEST SIDE STORY Cinematography
by Michael Major - 2021-12-28 11:40:54
VIDEO: Ariana DeBose Talks Audra McDonald & WEST SIDE STORY on THE LATE LATE SHOW
by Michael Major - 2021-12-20 10:31:32
VIDEO: Steven Spielberg Talks Mike Faist as Riff In WEST SIDE STORY
by Michael Major - 2021-12-13 11:01:40
VIDEO: Watch Ariana DeBose Perform 'America' in New WEST SIDE STORY Clip
by Michael Major - 2021-12-10 10:19:46
VIDEO: Rita Moreno & Ariana DeBose Talk Anita on NBC NIGHTLY NEWS
by Michael Major - 2021-12-10 09:27:04
News
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 21, 2026
From Sarah Pidgeon to Grey Henson, take a look at all the Broadway stars to look out for when you tune in to FX's Love Story. New episodes debut on Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on FX and Hulu.
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 17, 2026
Anna Deavere Smith is looking back at her theater work in Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History. In an exclusive clip from the series' finale, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. interviews the artist about Fires in the Mirrors, her theatrical illumination of the Crown Heights conflict. Watch the clip now.
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 12, 2026
Actors Corey Hawkins and Kelvin Harrison Jr. are in talks to join the cast of the forthcoming film adaptation of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. The new adaptation will be led by Tony Award-winner Jeffrey Wright and Academy Award-winner Octavia Spencer.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 2, 2026
Tony Award-winning producers Hal Luftig, Cathy Dantchik and Kevin Connor proudly announce the launch of HALCYON THEATRICALS, a new full-service producing and consulting theatrical company, named for the mythic halcyon bird who could calm the seas and create a time of success, prosperity and harmony.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2026
The date has been set for the 70th Drama Desk Awards! The 2026 Drama Desk Awards will be held at The Town Hall on May 17, 2026. Learn more about the event here!
by Albert Gutierrez - Jan 18, 2026
While much of the dramatic weight of Angels in America undeniably stems from the specter of AIDS, it would do the play a huge disservice to reduce it to a story about disease alone. What Theater West End makes clear is that Kushner’s work is as much about identity, loss, and the human struggle to reconcile who we are deep down with who we present to the world.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2026
The 2026 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced the Judging Panel for the 48th Annual Award. The Winner of the 2026 Prize will be announced on February 26 in a special invitation-only celebration at London's Royal Court Theatre.
by - Jan 12, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 12, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2026
At a recent performance of Messy White Gays off-Broadway, Tony Kushner and his husband Mark Harris paid a visit. The pair posed with members of the cast after the performance. Check out photos here.
by Andria Tieman - Dec 19, 2025
Rhode Island theatres continue to produce excellent and thought-provoking work, and it is a privilege for your local reviewers to be trusted with the responsibility of sharing the good, bad and strange! In the spirit of ending the year on an optimistic note, we’re taking a look back at some of the best shows we saw this year–in RI and further afield.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 8, 2025
Center Theatre Group has in place a new developmental pipeline for plays and musicals, created by Snehal Desai, CTG’s Brindell & Milton Gottlieb Artistic Director.
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 4, 2025
PBS and WETA will release Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History, a new four-part docuseries that explores the complex relationship between Black Americans and Jewish Americans from Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Notable participants include actor Billy Crystal, playwright Tony Kushner, and more.
by Brett Cullum - Nov 19, 2025
It's one of those dream shows, you know? From the second that I first encountered it, I saw myself in it, and it became an aspiration to be in that show, to tell that story. It's always had this pull to it.
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 18, 2025
Jane Krakowski, currently back on the boards as the title role in Cole Escola's Oh, Mary! on Broadway, stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers on Monday to discuss the show, of which she's been a big fan since its early days. Watch the interview now.
by Brett Cullum - Nov 11, 2025
Rec Room Arts has delivered at least the first half of a miracle. This is something that feels less like a revival and more like a call to arms, and Kushner’s words echo louder and more forcefully than ever.
by Theresa Bertram - Nov 6, 2025
Actors Theatre of Little Rock continues its commitment to bold, socially engaged storytelling, immersive experiences, and reimagined classics that speak directly to the world we live in today.
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 29, 2025
A historic theater on Broadway and 99th Street is being restored, reopening with a new name and new mission. Now called the 'Uptown Film Center,' the theater will serve as an arthouse cinema in the Upper West Side neighborhood.
by Herbert Paine - Oct 23, 2025
Change can be the hardest and perhaps even the most horrifying part of life, but it can also be the most rewarding. The Black Theatre Troupe’s performance of the musical CAROLINE, OR CHANGE highlights the highs and lows of change with distinction.
by Christopher Verleger - Oct 2, 2025
The AIDS epidemic further takes its toll on a group of New Yorkers and their supernatural acquaintances in the second part of Tony Kushner’s award-winning drama, “Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika,” now at Gamm Theatre.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 16, 2025
Black Theatre Troupe will present Caroline, or Change at Tempe Center for the Arts from October 17–November 2, 2025. With book and lyrics by Tony Kushner and music by Jeanine Tesori, the acclaimed musical explores race, class, and identity through a stirring blend of gospel, Motown, and Jewish melodies. Tickets are now available.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Tony Kushner has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
Tony Kushner has not appeared in the West End.
Outstanding Revival (The Lortels) for Angels in America: Perestroika, Outstanding Revival (The Lortels) for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) for Caroline, Or Change, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Caroline, or Change, Special Citations (Obie Awards) for Caroline, or Change, Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee(s) (The Lortels), Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Caroline, or Change, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Caroline, or Change, Playwriting (Obie Awards) for Homebody/Kabul, Playwriting (Obie Awards) for Slavs!, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Angels in America: Perestroika, BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Perestroika , Best Play (Tony Awards) for Angels in America: Perestroika, Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Angels in America, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Angels in America: Perestroika, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Angels in America and BBC Award for the Play of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Angels In America.
Tony Kushner has received numerous awards throughout his career. He won Outstanding Revival at The Lortels Awards for both Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Angels in America: Perestroika. He earned Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards and Outstanding Book of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Caroline, or Change. Additionally, he received Special Citations from the Obie Awards for Caroline, or Change, and was inducted into the Playwrights’ Sidewalk by The Lortels. Kushner earned Obie Awards for Playwriting for Homebody/Kabul and Slavs!. He won the Tony Award for Best Play for Angels in America: Perestroika and also received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play for the same production. Angels in America: Millennium Approaches garnered him the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He also won Best Play at the Evening Standard Awards for Angels in America.
Tony Kushner has written 15 shows including Don Juan de Marco (Lyricist), L'Illusion (Adaptation), A Bright Room Called Day (Playwright), Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Playwright), Angels in America (Playwright), Angels in America: Perestroika (Playwright), The Illusion (Adaptation), Slavs! (Playwright), A Dybbuk, or Between Two Worlds (Adaptation), Love's Fire: Fresh Numbers by Seven American Playwrights (Playwright), Homebody/Kabul (Playwright), Caroline, or Change (Bookwriter), Short Talks on the Universe (Playwright), Brundibar (Libretto), The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures (Playwright).
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