The World Only Spins Forward: The Ascent Of Angels In America

"Tony Kushner’s masterpiece Angels In America is more than 6 hours of nonstop talk – about politics, drag queens, closeted lawyers, Mormons and the impact of AIDS – so it makes sense to celebrate its first quarter-century with an “oral” history. Isaac Butler and Dan Kois interviewed more than 250 actors, stage managers, directors, critics and even former congressman Barney Frank, who offer in-the-moment recollections (“when the angel turned upside down screaming and her wings fell into the audience”), as well as reflections on the legacy of a play that was – and remains – theater magic."