Tony Kushner

American dramatist

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Born:: July 16, 1956, New York, New York, U.S. (age 68)

Awards And Honors:: Pulitzer Prize; Tony Awards; National Medal of Arts (2013)

Notable Works:: “A Bright Room Called Day”; “Angels in America”; “Mother Courage and Her Children”; “Munich”; “Slavs!”; “The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures”

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Tony Kushner (born July 16, 1956, New York, New York, U.S.) is an American dramatist who became one of the most highly acclaimed playwrights of his generation after the debut of his two-part play Angels in America (1990, 1991). Kushner grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and attended Columbia University and New York University. His early plays include La Fin de la Baleine: An Opera for the Apocalypse (1983), A Bright Room Called Day (1985), Yes, Yes, No, No (1985), and Stella (1987). His major work, Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, consists of two lengthy plays ...(100 of 408 words)

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