A Pulitzer Prize Winning Stage Play Coming To Madison In June

MADISON, CT – One of the great epic American plays of the past century, exploring the lives of a handful of people trying to make sense of the world, is coming to the Madison Lyric Stage (MLS).

From June 9 through 18, Tony Kushner’s award-winning “Angles in America: Part I, Millennium Approaches” will be on the Madison Lyric Stage, with shows scheduled for Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m.

“We are thrilled to bring “Angels in America,” with its subtitle “A Gay Fantasia” on National Themes, to our audiences, especially during June’s Pride Month,” Marc Deaton said, artistic director of Madison Lyric Stage. “This play is a daring and powerful reminder of the struggles people faced during the AIDS epidemic and the importance of love and community in the face of adversity.”

The Performances will be held inside the brand-new enclosed MLS tent on the grounds of the Deacon John Grave House, 581 Boston Post Rd. Tickets are $55 and can be purchased by visiting madisonlyricstage.org or calling 203-215-6329.

The epic ranges from earth to heaven; focuses on politics, sex and religion; travels to Washington, the Kremlin, the South Bronx, Salt Lake City and Antarctica; switches between realism and fantasy; combines uproarious humor with deep pathos, and explores the tragedy of AIDS.

“Angles in America,” now celebrating its 30th anniversary, is a two-part epic that won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1993. It is widely regarded as one of the most important plays of the 20th century and has been praised for its themes of love, loss and the human condition.

MLS will present Part I of Tony Kushner’s masterwork in 2023, intending to present the complete work in 2024.

Angels in America will be presented in association with the New Haven Pride Center, and a portion of all ticket sales will benefit the Center’s youth programming.

Audiences are invited to arrive before the performance to enjoy the music of the ‘80s, along with a signature cocktail and other drinks.

In addition to “Angels in America,” MLS’s 2023 mainstage also features “Duncan Sheik” and Stephen Sater’s electrifying rock musical “Spring Awakening” in July and “Climb Every Mountain: An Evening of Rodgers & Hammerstein” in September. A subscription for all three is available for $135.

Additionally, MLS will present three Studio Series productions: Marc Deaton in “Postcards from Pierrot” in June; “Elegy for a Fallen Angel,” a new play with music in August; and “Maidens, Witches and Femme Fatales…The Women of Opera” in October. A subscription for these three productions is $90.