On May 4th, 1993, Tony Kushner's gay epic Angels in America premiered at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway. Directed by George C. Wolfe, the production ran for 367 performances before closing on Dec. 4, 1994. The play follows the stories of a gay man who contracts HIV/AIDS after being abandoned by his lover, and a closeted mormon who struggles to keep his heterosexual marriage afloat.
The drama was nominated for nine Tony awards and ended up winning four, including Best Play. As one of the first major pieces of queer entertainment to touch on the subject of HIV/AIDS, Angels in America forged the path for the future of how the subject was discussed in the media.