Angels in America (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (859)
See it if you want to see a classic be done perfectly. Amazing acting and pacing, and great story telling.
Don't see it if you don't like shows longer than three hours.
See it if Everyone should just go, however only if above the age of 16
Don't see it if Just go, even if u disagree w/ themes...not for everyone. But have an open mind & chances are you'll leave seeing the world through new eyes
See it if you're looking for a once-in-a-lifetime, glorious embodiment of this epic play.Want to be blown away by Andrew Garfield's outstanding Prior.
Don't see it if you can't conceive of sitting through an eight hour play. Read more
See it if you want to experience a true classic wonderfully done in every aspect!
Don't see it if If one is disturbed by political and homosexual themes.
See it if You appreciate exquisite language, care about AIDS and Reagan era, want to see actors at the top of their game.
Don't see it if If you're a lowbrow type who wants light and insubstantial theater. Read more
See it if you want to see an inventive masterful storytelling of a truly spectacular piece of theater. wonderful acting all around, with great staging
Don't see it if you are not ready for an intense time commitment. you don't like gay themes, or fantastical elements. you want a light night at the theater
See it if EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO SELL YOUR HOUSE. THIS IS ONLY THING YOU NEED TO SEE IF YOU ONLY EXPERIENCE ONE THEATRICAL EVENT OF YOUR LIFETIME. Superb
Don't see it if You can’t handle 7 hours of enchanting theatre that transforms you to a different time... it’s brilliance will surpass any hesitations
See it if A truly epic experience, a truly classic play. This is a metaphysical tour of the emergence of AIDS.
Don't see it if you're offended by any reference to homosexuality or think that Roy Cohen is a nice person.
Critic Reviews (63)
"Tony Kushner has crafted a Pulitzer Prize winning text that some would categorize as a Shakespeare of our generation...The National Theatre's production of the revival is triumphant, but also features some curious choices...Elliott takes great care and consideration when it comes to exploring Kushner's story. Her staging is swift and smart, which allows the focus to remain solely on the text...Elliott does not care about consistency."
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"'Angels in America' is a highly politicised story, but also a deeply personal one. The performances of the cast are beautifully nuanced and have only grown in stature and distress since the London run...Garfield and McArdle are heartbreaking in their anguish and separation. Lane is ferocious as the venal lawyer Roy Cohn – the triumph of Kushner’s writing is in the way it creates compassion for him, something beautifully articulated by Stewart-Jarrett as Cohn’s nurse."
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"Sleekly staged by Elliot...Features a superb ensemble cast...Brilliantly funny...Elliott's use of the space is masterful...Elliott's vision capitalizes on the increasingly fantastic nature of the text...This production can feel coolly clinical at times-almost too sleek-but the overall aesthetic is striking and memorable...A transcendent and timely production...One of the greatest plays ever written and certainly the most important of the past 25 years."
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"The richly-layered presentation keeps moving and the time flies by, with seamless fast-paced transitions through gripping scenes of the individual and intimate, the broader socio-political, and the cosmic and otherworldly, before leaving us with an uplifting message of self-worth, acceptance, and hope for the future. It’s a message that we needed then, and need again now...'Angels' is at once a period piece, a timeless classic, and a renewed call for action and hope."
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"The emotional and political weave of Kushner’s writing is immaculately provocative of both head and heart...For all its ranginess, this production is a masterclass in storytelling clarity and profundity...This is seven and a half hours of luxurious dramatic immersion, and in no way arid or plodding. You will laugh a lot, which may surprise you. But this play is as streaked with humor as it is intellectual and emotional weightiness...This is theater at its most whole and embracing."
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"Lane adds Falstaffian wit and vulnerability. What we see here is a monster who is also a victim. That spirit of ambiguity animates Marianne Elliott’s staging, which uses expressionistic design to blur the division between fantasy and verisimilitude...Amid innumerable costume changes, the eight speaking cast members, who all play multiple roles, seem inspired by divine theatrical energy."
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"The epic revival ignites the same emotions as the earlier versions, eliciting more humor than I remember...Much of the humor comes from the cast, many actors playing several roles. Outstanding is Nathan Lane in surely his finest performance...Equally magnetic is Andrew Garfield...'Angels of America' is exceptional and as essential today as it was in the days that inspired it. It is a stirring production that every theater-lover should see."
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"Elliott's production has become stronger and increasingly potent with this most recent outing on Broadway..,.Elliott directs the play with a tinge of weighty self-seriousness at times but the text still manages to be buoyant. Certain design elements come across as heavy-handed...but these choices don't sink the show...Digs into the personal relationships in a new way, and delivers a message of hope with open arms."
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