Part One of TV Adaptation of Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play "Angels in America" Scheduled to Air on Sunday

The first segment of a television adaptation of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Angels in America," which is directed by Mike Nichols and stars Al Pacino, Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson, is scheduled to air on HBO on Sunday, USA Today reports. The play follows the impact of AIDS on a group of New York residents during the 1980s. The adaptation will air in two installments: the first installment, titled "Millennium Approaches," is scheduled to air on Dec. 7, and the second installment, titled "Perestroika," is scheduled for Dec. 14, according to USA Today (Gardner, USA Today, 12/4). Several newspapers and magazines this week have profiled the production. Headlines of some of the articles, as well as links to the stories online, are provided below:

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "'Angels' Illuminates Heaven and Earth" (Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 12/5).
  
  
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "HBO's 'Angels' Soars Despite Move From Stage to TV" (Philpot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12/5).
  
  
• New York Times, "Finally, TV Drama to Argue About" (Stanley, New York Times, 11/30).
  
  
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• New York Times, "Hurricane Kushner Hits the Heartland" (Abramovich, New York Times, 11/30).
  
  
• Philadelphia Daily News, "'Angels,' AIDS and the '80s" (Gray, Philadelphia Daily News, 12/5).
  
  
• POZ, "Born Again" (Musto, POZ, December 2003).
  
  
• POZ, "The Divine Ms. Em" (Thorpe, POZ, December 2003).
  
  
• Time, "Heaven on Earth" (Poniewozik, Time, 12/8).
  
  
• Washington Post, "HBO's 'Angels': Glory Be" (Shales, Washington Post, 11/30).

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