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tony kushner

A brief history of LGBTQ+ representation on Broadway

We've always been key creators, but in recent years we've been seen more onstage.

Love Stories Tony Kushner and Mark Harris

If there's one man who is essential to the gay brain trust, it's Tony Kushner. His towering, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Angels in America galvanized Americans to make a deeper political and emotional commitment to the value of a gay life. Kushner found that same commitment with author and columnist Mark Harris.

WATCH: Tony Kushner on Why His Lincoln Isn't Gay

In an interview about his new film Lincoln, gay playwright Tony Kushner says that he believes Abraham Lincoln might have been gay, but decided not to make that an issue in his movie.

The Royal Road: Tony Kushner Induces Guilt About Nostalgia

In this clip from her "cinematic essay," lesbian filmmaker Jenni Olson tells how the acclaimed playwright motivated her effort to overcome nostalgia.