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<b>The oral history of <i>Angels in America</i>, told by artists who created it and audiences forever changed by it-a moving account of the AIDS era, essential queer history, and an exuberant backstage tale</b><br /><b></b><br /><b></b>When Tony Kushner's <i>Angels in America</i> hit Broadway in 1993, it won the Pulitzer Prize, swept the Tonys, and changed the way gay lives were represented in popular culture. Mike Nichols' 2003 HBO adaptation starring Meryl Streep, Mary-Louise Parker, and Al Pacino was itself a tour de force, winning 11 Emmys and introducing the play to an even wider public. This generation-defining classic continues to shock, move, and inspire viewers worldwide.<br /><br />Now, on the 25th anniversary of that Broadway premiere, Isaac Butler and Dan Kois offer the definitive account of <i>Angels in America </i>in the most fitting way possible: through oral history, nearly 200 voices in vibrant conversation and debate. The intimate storytelling of actors (including Str