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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

Short Talks on the Universe
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2002
Himself

Productions

Mother Courage and Her Children
 
[Off-Broadway, 2006]
Adaptation (Translation)
Helen
 
[Off-Broadway, 2002]
Director
The Big Love
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Associate Artistic Director
The Love Suicides at Amijima
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Associate Artistic Director
Coyote Ugly
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Associate Artistic Director
Blood Sports
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Associate Artistic Director
Stella
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Associate Artistic Director

Writing

Slavs!
Playwright
Homebody/Kabul
Playwright
L'Illusion
Adaptation
The Illusion
Adaptation
Brundibar
Libretto
Caroline, or Change
Bookwriter
Lyricist
Lyricist
Bookwriter

Awards and Nominations


winner
The Lortels - 2011 - Outstanding Revival

Tony Kushner, Angels in America: Perestroika


winner
The Lortels - 2011 - Outstanding Revival

Tony Kushner, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches


winner
Olivier Awards - 2007 - Best New Musical

Tony KushnerCaroline, Or Change


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Book of a Musical

Tony Kushner, Caroline, or Change


winner
Obie Awards - 2004 - Special Citations

Tony Kushner, Caroline, or Change


winner
The Lortels - 2004 - Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee(s)

Tony Kushner

Tony Awards - 2004 - Best Book of a Musical

Tony Kushner, Caroline, or Change

Tony Awards - 2004 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Tony Kushner, Caroline, or Change


winner
Obie Awards - 2002 - Playwriting

Tony Kushner, Homebody/Kabul


winner
Obie Awards - 1995 - Playwriting

Tony Kushner, Slavs!

New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1994 - Best Play

Tony Kushner, Angels in America: Perestroika

Olivier Awards - 1994 - BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Tony KushnerPerestroika


winner
Tony Awards - 1994 - Best Play

Tony Kushner, Angels in America: Perestroika

Drama Desk Awards - 1993 - Outstanding New Play

Tony Kushner, Angels in America


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1993 - Outstanding Play

Tony Kushner, Angels in America: Perestroika


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1993 - Best Play

Tony Kushner, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches


winner
The Pulitzer Prize - 1993 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Tony Kushner, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches


winner
Tony Awards - 1993 - Best Play

Tony Kushner, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches


winner
Evening Standard Awards - 1992 - Best Play

Tony KushnerAngels in America

Olivier Awards - 1992 - BBC Award for the Play of the Year

Tony KushnerAngels In America

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Rhode Island Reviewers Favorite Shows of 2025 Photo
Rhode Island Reviewers Favorite Shows of 2025
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.
Center Theatre Group Creates New Works Development Pipeline Photo
Center Theatre Group Creates New Works Development Pipeline
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.
BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA: AN INTERWOVEN HISTORY Series Coming to PBS Photo
BLACK AND JEWISH AMERICA: AN INTERWOVEN HISTORY Series Coming to PBS
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.
Interview: Wesley Whitson of ANGELS IN AMERICA at Rec Room Arts Photo
Interview: Wesley Whitson of ANGELS IN AMERICA at Rec Room Arts
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.
Review: ANGELS IN AMERICA PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES at REC ROOM ARTS Photo
Review: ANGELS IN AMERICA PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES at REC ROOM ARTS
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. 
Feature: SEASON FOUR REVEAL - WE, THE PEOPLE: STILL WE DREAM at Actors Theatre Of Lit Photo
Feature: SEASON FOUR REVEAL - WE, THE PEOPLE: STILL WE DREAM at Actors Theatre Of Little Rock
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. 
Review: CAROLINE, OR CHANGE at Black Theatre Troupe Photo
Review: CAROLINE, OR CHANGE at Black Theatre Troupe
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.
Review: ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART TWO: PERESTROIKA at The Gamm Theatre Photo
Review: ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART TWO: PERESTROIKA at The Gamm Theatre
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.
CAROLINE, OR CHANGE Comes to Tempe Center for the Arts Photo
CAROLINE, OR CHANGE Comes to Tempe Center for the Arts
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 15, 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.
Tony Kushner's A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY to be Presented at a Private Brownstone in Br Photo
Tony Kushner's A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY to be Presented at a Private Brownstone in Brooklyn
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 9, 2025

Co-producers Rebecca Friday and Portal Rose will present 'A Bright Room Called Day', a play by Tony Kushner, directed by Rachel Gita Karp, at 697 Madison St, a private brownstone in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn.
TOPSY TURVY, ARREST THE CLOWNS Included in 2025-2026 Season at The Actors' Gang Photo
TOPSY TURVY, ARREST THE CLOWNS Included in 2025-2026 Season at The Actors' Gang
by Emmy Rice - Sep 6, 2025

The Actors’ Gang is announcing its full 2025/2026 which features seven original plays, two twentieth century theatrical classics, and Late Night Fridays that will present improvised commedia dell’ arte, live music and film screenings.
The Gamm Theatre Launches New Season With ANGELS IN AMERICA: PART TWO " PERESTROIKA Photo
The Gamm Theatre Launches New Season With ANGELS IN AMERICA: PART TWO " PERESTROIKA
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2025

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) will open its 2025–26 season with Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika, directed by Brian McEleney. The production continues the epic journey that began with last season’s Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approache
Invictus Theatre’s ANGELS IN AMERICA, PARTS ONE AND TWO Extended Photo
Invictus Theatre’s ANGELS IN AMERICA, PARTS ONE AND TWO Extended
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 26, 2025

Due to popular demand, the run of Invictus Theatre Company’s production of Tony Kushner’s monumental two-part play, ANGELS IN AMERICA, with a single cast performing both parts of the play in repertory, has been extended by two weeks. Learn more!
Rec Room Arts to Present ANGELS IN AMERICA in Full Rotating Repertory Photo
Rec Room Arts to Present ANGELS IN AMERICA in Full Rotating Repertory
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 13, 2025

Rec Room Arts will stage Tony Kushner’s Angels in America in full—Part One: Millennium Approaches and Part Two: Perestroika—in rotating repertory at its 60-seat downtown Houston venue from November 6 through December 20, 2025.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Tony Kushner been in?

Tony Kushner has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Tony Kushner been in?

Tony Kushner has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Tony Kushner been nominated for?

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.

What awards has Tony Kushner won?

Tony Kushner has received numerous prestigious awards throughout his career. His accolades include Outstanding Revival (The Lortels) for both Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Angels in America: Perestroika. He won Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) for Caroline, Or Change, along with Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) and Special Citations (Obie Awards) for Caroline, or Change. Kushner was also a Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee (The Lortels). His playwriting was honored with Obie Awards for Homebody/Kabul and Slavs!. He received Best Play (Tony Awards) for Angels in America: Perestroika, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Angels in America: Perestroika, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches. Additionally, Kushner earned Best Play (Tony Awards) and Best Play (Evening Standard Awards) for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches.

How many shows has Tony Kushner written?

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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