Hedwig And The Angry Inch
by Stephen Trask, John Cameron Mitchell

Name: Hedwig And The Angry Inch
Brand: Stephen Trask
SKU: 9780822219019
Rating: 4.27 (1078 reviews)

BroadwayOff-BroadwayWest End

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

90 minsPresent DayStrong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)Role(s) for Trans Actor(s)Role(s) for Non-Binary Actor(s)Bare Stage/Simple SetElaborate/High-Volume CostumesAmerican

Awards & Recognition

Drama Desk AwardDrama League AwardObie AwardOuter Critics CircleTony Award

Winner! Four 2014 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical Winner! Two 2014 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical Winner! Two 2014 Drama League Awards, including Outstanding Revival Winner! Two 2014 Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical Winner! 1998 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding off-Broadway Musical Winner! Two 1998 Obie Awards for authors John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask

Synopsis

THE STORY: This groundbreaking Obie-winning Off-Broadway smash also won multiple awards for its hit film adaptation.

It tells the story of internationally ignored song stylist Hedwig Schmidt, a fourth-wall smashing East German rock 'n' roll godde

Press Reviews

"Brings theatre alive with the pounding sounds of rock ’n’ roll and the funny sad voicing of a painful past… it is also an adult, thought-provoking musical about the quest for individuality… the kind of Rocky Horror Picture Show-style event that may inspire a rabid cult following."
— The New York Times