Unlike, say, The Inheritance ...
The two parts of Angels were written at different times (though in the same basic time - one after the other), produced at different times (one after the other, and then together in rep but still with part 1 opening in a whole different season than part 2 by the time it opened to run in rep with P1), and published separately.
From wiki:
The play's second part, Perestroika, was still being developed as Millennium Approaches was being performed. It was performed several times as staged readings by both the Eureka Theatre (during the world premiere of part one in 1991), and the Mark Taper Forum (in May 1992). It premiered in November 1992 in a production by the Mark Taper Forum.
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The entire two-part play debuted on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre in 1993, directed by George C. Wolfe, with Millennium Approaches performed on May 4 and Perestroika joining it in repertory on November 23, closing December 4, 1994.
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Millennium Approaches and Perestroika were awarded, in 1993 and 1994 respectively, both the Tony Awards for Best Play and Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Play. |
