Angels in America - KS Baby Scene Comparison

Comparison between the HBO Miniseries (Ben Schenkman and Justin Kirk), the (UK) National Theatre full production (Andrew Garfield and James McArdle), and the National Theatre's 50th Anniversary celebration (Andrew Scott and Dominic Cooper)

[@cm.82]

Loved how Andrew Scott and Dominic Cooper developed the scene to end on a heart-breaking question mark.

[@abhinandanronniebanerjee1290]

andrew scott is unsurpassed, and dom cooper is fantastic too.

[@WarriorOfWriters]

Andrew Garfield was the best performer here.

[@blueturtle3623]

To be fair to Louis, introducing himself as "Lou" to his family is not a closet thing, its a Jew thing. They would sooner accept Prior as his boyfriend than call him "Louis". If he said "Im Louis" their smile would drop and they'd get passive aggressive because he's disrespecting his family and culture.

[@bananamanchester4156]

They all have a different take on the delivery. Dom Cooper is far more tender with Louis and seems more concerned about his reaction. Andrew Garfield seems almost defeated like he is in a deep despair over the situation. And Andrew Scott is a lot more angry and bitter. Each portrayal is excellent in different ways.

[@katya6680]

Andrew Garfield did

[@missezramay]

Film version wins for me. Simple but emotional and effective.

[@samsong24]

The 'reveal' in the stage production with Andrew Garfield took on a lot more weight for me. It was just really intense.

[@air2838]

I'd wonder how it would have been if Dom Cooper was Andrew Garfield's Louis.

[@ajb0404]

The first one was pretty good but I wish they had the hug. Andrew Garfield absolutely carried like he was so good. The last one was alright it seemed very robotic and rehearsed

[@jeffwatkins9]

What a great comparison. Each version brought tears to my eyes, all three played so differently yet so effectively. What a show. I've only seen the HBO version in full and these snippets. So wish I could see it done live, but I live in an area where that's unlikely to happen and haven't got the ducats so see it anywhere else. So these little gems are priceless.

[@Shae29]

4:16

[@BeyondSafewords]

After seeing James McArdle in Andor, I really appreciate how much range he has... And how convincing his NYC Jewish accent is (he sounds like half my cousin's)

[@MonkeyBlab]

The first Louis then the last Prior would be amazing. The last Prior (Andrew Scott) was understated and real. I felt how uncomfortable it was to express that he was scared that Louis would leave him.

[@m3rrys0ngstr3ss]

When I first heard this scene, I thought Prior was saying "Chaos, baby" - which I suppose is accurate too!

[@user-lc9pr1ce3f]

What is KS...??

[@kellylamarco3753]

I think Garfield overacts. I was spoiled by Stephen Spinella, 1992 (Prior Walter); back 25 years later as Roy Cohn.

[@thebatman7632]

Usually i love andrew scott, but this performance feels weirdly... Robotic.