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About Angels in America

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Act Summaries & Analyses

Part 1: “Millennium Approaches”, Part 1, Act I: “Bad News” - Part 1, Act II: “In Vitro”

Part 1, Acts I-II

Angels in America Part 1, Acts I-II Act Summary & Analysis

Part 1: “Millennium Approaches”, Part 1, Act III: “Not-Yet-Conscious…”

Part 1, Act III

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Part 2: “Perestroika”, Part 2, Act I: “Spooj” - Part 2, Act III: “Borborygmi”

Part 2, Acts I-III

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Part 2: “Perestroika”, Part 2, Act IV: “John Brown’s Body” - Part 2, Act V: “Heaven, I’m in Heaven”

Part 2, Act IV-Epilogue

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Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes