Project # 2 Option # 2

1)
Playwright scales dramatic heights
By David Patrick Stearns
USA TODAY
June 26, 1991

http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5718136322&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=26&resultsUrlKey=29_T5718136329&cisb=22_T5718136328&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=8213&docNo=30

"Angels in America could become - with the proper shaping and a more sympathetic production - one of the plays that defines the late 20th century."



This review by David Patrick Stearns gives very positive feedback to the play and reinforces over again that this play will become something huge in the future. Sterns begins with a quick oversight of what exactly the play is actually about. He then goes about talking about the characters in a positive way, while describing the different moods and fantastical emotionions bestowed upon him by comparing what he saw to other works such as "The Adams Family" and "The Wizard of Oz".

2)
Soaring 'Angels in America' // Ethereal epic of dissolution takes flight on Broadway
by David Patrick Stearns
USA TODAY
May 5, 1993

http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5779120516&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5779120524&cisb=22_T5779120523&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=8213&docNo=12

"With its futuristic vision, Angels is a spiritual survival kit for the 21st century. And laughter is among its primary tools."

This second review by David Patrick Stern is over the premiere of Angels in America othat he saw when it reached Broadway. He mentions how it was surprisingly funny and talked about it's future and how this play may change society.

3)

Theatre Review (Boston): Angels in America

By Greg Hard

Blogcritics Magazine

February 01, 2008

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/02/01/154041.php

"Boston Theatre Works is extraordinarily ambitious in presenting this play"

This review basically just says that this particular theatre company had a real challenge and that they succedded with flying colors. It begins with the overall theme, then it goes into talking about each character, then about the performances, then it ends with quotes that persuade one to go and see this production.

4)

K-College theater hits most notes of 'Angels in America' just right

By Mark Wedel

mlive.com

http://blog.mlive.com/kzgazette/2008/05/kcollege_theater_hits_most_not.html

"On Thursday night, the cast and crew of Kalamazoo College's Festival Playhouse hit most of the many notes just right, giving the three hours a moving emotional core."

This review give an overview of what Kalamazoo Gazzette College did with the production. It talks mainly about the overall script and story of the play, then ends with a minor critique with the technical elements of the production and gives the information for the readers to see the play.

5)

bluecoupe.com

By Tony Buchsbaum

http://www.bluecoupe.com/DVD/angelsinamerica.html

"Besides, with all its thematic brilliance, its fearless challenge, its awesome power as art on so many levels, Angels accomplishes the remarkable: It turns the small screen into a very big screen, indeed."

This review compares the movie to the film and does give praise to the film. It starts off with the writer describing his expierence with seeing the play for the first time and how much he enjoyed it. He then goes into telling how much the telivision film does the play justice and how much he liked the ensemble and how each actor played their characters.