Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America” set to play Off-Broadway in 2010

 It has been announced that Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes will fly again in New York — but off-Broadway.

The mammoth, two-part drama by Tony Kushner will be presented by the Signature Theatre Company during its 2010-2011 season as part of a yearlong celebration of the playwright.  The play’s two parts, “Millennium Approaches” and “Perestroika” will be performed in rep, says artistic director James Houghton.

The play, a tale of AIDS in the Age of Reagan, will be directed by Michael Greif, who also directed "Rent" and "Next to Normal."   As of yet, casting has not been announced.

The Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning "Angels" was first seen on Broadway in 1993 and later was made into an HBO film starring Al Pacino and Meryl Streep.

Tags: AIDS, Al Pacino, Angels in America, James Houghton, Meryl Streep, Michael Greif, Signature Theatre Company, Tony Kushner

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