Act 1: 1978-1990. Bad news : The Reagan Revolution and the end of the world ; The great work begins : New York and San Francisco, 1980-1987 ; I like your cosmology, baby : AIDS, Roy Cohn, and Mormons ; Not-yet-conscious, forward dawning : developing the play in San Francisco and Los Angeles, 1987-1990
Act 2: 1991-1992. Heaven is a city much like San Francisco : Eureka Theatre Company, 1991 ; Interlude: Hannah Pitt ; Threshold of revelation : Royal National Theatre, London, 1992 ; Interlude: Roy Cohn ; Prepare the way : The Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1992 ; Interlude: Joe Pitt ; When I open my eyes, you'll be gone : getting fired from Angels in America
Act 3: 1993-1994. Heaven ... : Millennium Approaches on Broadway, 1993 ; ... I'm in Heaven : Perestroika on Broadway and at the Royal National Theatre, London, 1993-1994 ; Interlude: Louis Ironson
Act 4: 1994-2003. I'll show you America : the national tour, 1994-1995 ; Interlude: The angel ; It's a promised land, but what a disappointing promise : Angels and the culture wars ; Interlude: Belize ; Very Steven Spielberg : the Angels film, 1991-2003
Act 5: 1998-2018. It's what living things do : Angels transformed ; Interlude: Harper Pitt ; More life : Royal National Theatre, London, 2017 ; Interlude: Prior Walter ; The world only spins forward : the legacy of Angels.
