Tony Kushner

Kushner being an annoying protester during his Commencement in 1978

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Tony Kushner CC '78 is a playwright who wrote Angels in America and won a Pulitzer Prize.

At Columbia, Kushner was involved in Jester and majored in Medieval Studies. He was involved in a protest during his graduation ceremony in 1978. After, he moved on to NYU to study directing.

Angels in America was parodied in the 1994 Varsity Show as "Angels at Columbia".

Kushner won a John Jay Award in 1994, and spoke at the 2004 CC Class Day.

In The Blue and White's monthly interview, The Conversation, Kushner disclosed to Juli Weiner that he lost his virginity in Furnald 1006.

Strangely, it took him until 2022 to win an I. A. L. Diamond Award.

External links

• Transcript of Tony Kushner's class day speech - Columbia College Today, July 2005

Preceded by George Stephanopoulos

Columbia College Class Day Speaker  2004

Succeeded by Robert Kraft