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    Tony Kushner. Anthony Robert Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an American author, playwright, and screenwriter. Lauded for his work on stage, he is most known for his seminal work Angels in America, which earned a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award, as well as its subsequent acclaimed HBO miniseries of the same name.

  2. May 1, 2024 · 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.

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  3. Nov 30, 2021 · Tony Kushner, Oracle of the Upper West Side When Steven Spielberg asked Kushner, America’s most important living playwright, to take on ‘West Side Story,’ he thought, ‘He’s lost his mind.’

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    Tony Kushner is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter and producer. He is known for his works such as Angels in America, Lincoln, Munich and West Side Story.

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  5. Dec 9, 2021 · December 9, 2021 1:30 PM EST. W hen Steven Spielberg approached the playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner about the possibility of remaking West Side Story in 2014, Kushner was initially...

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  7. Mar 29, 2023 · Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and activist Tony Kushner discusses his identity, his collaborations with Stephen Spielberg, and his views on art and empathy in a Harvard event. He also shares his insights on Shakespeare, anti-Semitism, and the importance of experiencing “unsafe” art in the theater.

  8. Dec 3, 2021 · The Pulitzer-winning screenwriter on working side-by-side with the late Stephen Sondheim and how the "anti-racist" musical hopes to sidestep 'In the Heights'-style casting controversies. By Seth ...

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