Angels in America (2003)

<a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB002880" title="Tony Kushner" href="/topic/entertainment/tony-kushner-PECLB002880.topic">Tony Kushner</a>'s play "Angels in America" is a dynamic mix of philosophy, politics and pulsating gay life that summed up the Reagan era. HBO's 2003 adaptation, directed by <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB003304" title="Mike Nichols" href="/topic/entertainment/movies/mike-nichols-PECLB003304.topic">Mike Nichols</a> (also of Birdcage), had an all-star cast, including Academy Award-winners <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB003358" title="Al Pacino" href="/topic/entertainment/al-pacino-PECLB003358.topic">Al Pacino</a>, <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB003793" title="Meryl Streep" href="/topic/entertainment/movies/meryl-streep-PECLB003793.topic">Meryl Streep</a> and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB003838" title="Emma Thompson" href="/topic/entertainment/emma-thompson-PECLB003838.topic">Emma Thompson</a>.

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Tony Kushner's play "Angels in America" is a dynamic mix of philosophy, politics and pulsating gay life that summed up the Reagan era. HBO's 2003 adaptation, directed by Mike Nichols (also of Birdcage), had an all-star cast, including Academy Award-winners Al Pacino, Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson.

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