Tony Kushner's plays include A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY; ANGELS IN AMERICA, PARTS ONE AND TWO; SLAVS!; HOMEBODY/KABUL; the musical CAROLINE, OR CHANGE and the opera “A Blizzard on Marblehead Neck,” both with composer Jeanine Tesori; and THE INTELLIGENT HOMOSEXUAL'S GUIDE TO CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM WITH A KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES. He has adapted and translated Pierre Corneille's THE ILLUSION, S.Y. Ansky's THE DYBBUK, Bertolt Brecht's THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN and MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN; and the English-language libretto for the opera “Brundibár” by Hans Krása. He wrote the screenplays for Mike Nichols' film of “Angels in America,” and for Steven Spielberg's “Munich” and “Lincoln.” His books include “Brundibar,” with illustrations by Maurice Sendak; “The Art of Maurice Sendak, 1980 to the Present;” and “Wrestling with Zion: Progressive Jewish-American Responses to the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict,” co-edited with Alisa Solomon. Kushner is the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, two Tony Awards, three Obie Awards, two Evening Standard Awards, an Olivier Award, an Emmy Award, two Oscar nominations, and the Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award, among other honors. In 2012, he was awarded a National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama.