Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika Allusions & Cultural References

Literary and Philosophical References

Lillian Hellman (3.2.15)
Ayn Rand (4.8.63)

Religious References

Jonah and the whale (2.2.104)
The angel Bethesda (4.3.5)
Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon religion (4.6.17)
Jacob wrestling the angel (5.1.16)

Historical and Political References

Bolsheviks (1.1.2)
Ed Koch (1.4.57-58)
Newt Gingrich (3.4.27)
Jesse Helms (3.4.27)
Army/McCarthy Hearings (4.8.41)
John Brown (4.9.2)
Henry Kissinger (4.1.2)
George P. Schultz (4.1.2)
Richard Nixon (4.1.2)
Mao Zedong (4.1.2)
The Berlin Wall (Epilogue.2)
Vladimir Lenin (Epilogue.2)

Pop Culture References

Grace Jones (1.4.12)
Mike Wallace (1.5.51)
Morticia Addams (2.1.7)
Hollywood Squares (3.4.31)
Marlboro Man (4.2.23)
Bullwinkle (4.2.42)
Hoss Cartwright (4.3.20)
Maria Ouspenskaya (4.6.16)
Studio 54 (4.8.41)