Preview: Tony Kushner, Michael Greif create ‘Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide’
Tony Kushner, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Angels In America, can’t seem to get enough of director Michael Greif. Or is it vice versa? The two paired for the revival of Angels, still playing at the Signature Theatre, and are now in rehearsals for the New York debut of Kushner’s latest play—are you ready for it?—The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures. Beginning performances March 22 at the Public Theater, the play is a family drama using the themes of labor unions, relationships, and death.
Kushner, Greif, and cast members Steven Pasquale, Michael Esper, and Linda Emond sat down with Stage Rush to talk about long titles, supposed crank phone calls from Kushner, and the challenges of his work.
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Are you a fan of Kushner’s, Rushers? Will you be seeing Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide? Did you enjoy Pasquale’s story of the surprise phone call from Kushner? Leave your thoughts in the comments below! And if you can’t get enough of these guys, Greif, Pasquale, and Esper will be appearing in Friday’s episode of Stage Rush TV!
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Thanks, Jess. Your video made me love Michael Esper even more (didn’t think that was possible).
Aww, I’m glad, Linda! Well if you liked him here, in Stage Rush TV tomorrow, he talks about his final curtain call in AMERICAN IDIOT with Billie Joe!
Is that guy who starts out the video? Who is the man who starts out the video?? HE’S SO HOT! I know, I sound like a Broadway groupie now.
LOL @ “drug called Charlie Sheen”