(Writer)

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Tony Kushner's plays include: "A Bright Room Called Day," "Angels In America," "Slavs!," and "Homebody/Kabul." He has written adaptations of Corneille's "The Illusion," S.Y. Ansky's "The Dybbuk," and Brecht's "The Good Person of Sezuan"; as well as English-language libretti for "Brundibar," a children's opera by Hans Krasa, and "The Comedy on the Bridge" by Bohuslav Martinu. "Caroline or Change," a new musical he has written with composer Jeanine Tesori, will open this fall at New York's Public Theater, under the direction of George C. Wolfe. "Homebody/Kabul" is being adapted for film by Mira Nair. He has published four books in 2003: Brundibar (Hyperion Books), a book for children with illustrations by Maurice Sendak; the text for The Art of Maurice Sendak, 1981-Present (Harry N. Abrams); a collection of his recent essays, Save Your Democratic Citizen Soul! (The New Press); and Wrestling With Zion: Progressive Jewish-American Responses to the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict (Grove Atlantic), co-edited with Alisa Solomon. Mr. Kushner is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama; two Tony Awards for Best Play; two Obie Awards for Best Play; a Whiting Writer's Fellowship; an Arts Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters; the PEN/Laura Pels Award for a Mid-Career Playwright; a Spirit of Justice Award from the Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders; and a Cultural Achievement Award from The National Foundation for Jewish Culture.