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National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches

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National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches

"A Gay Fantasia On National Themes"

2017

3h 5m

8.1(17 votes)

Drama

Overview

The National Theatre's live theatrical production of Tony Kushner's two-part play 'Angels In America' about New Yorkers grappling with the AIDS crisis during the mid-1980s.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Andrew Garfield

Andrew Garfield

Prior Walter/The Man In The Park

Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane

Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2

Susan Brown

Susan Brown

Hannah Pitt/Rabbi Chemelwitz/Roy's Doctor/Ethel Rosenberg

Denise Gough

Denise Gough

Harper Pitt/Martin Heller

Amanda Lawrence

Amanda Lawrence

The Angel/The Voice/Nurse Emily/Sister Chapter/Homeless Woman

James McArdle

James McArdle

Louis Ironson

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

Nathan Stewart-Jarrett

Belize/Mr. Lies

Russell Tovey

Russell Tovey

Joseph Pitt/Prior 1/The Eskimo

Stuart Angell

Angel Shadow

Laura Caldow

Angel Shadow

Creative team

Directed by: Marianne Elliott
Produced by: Flo Buckeridge
Kate Moore

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