Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Broadway Edition

Hedwig and the Angry Inch, "the best rock musical ever" (Rolling Stone) follows the journey of "internationally ignored song stylist" Hedwig Schmidt, victim of a botched sex-change operation, as dazzlingly recounted by Hedwig (n e Hansel) herself in the form of a lounge act, backed by the rockband The Angry Inch, and transported to the Belasco Theatre "for one night only" and taking over the set for Hurt Locker: The Musical. This new edition contains the updated book and lyrics from the smash Broadway production starring Neil Patrick Harris of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's landmark American musical.

John Cameron Mitchell is an actor and director who performed in the original Broadway production of ＂Six Degrees of Separation,＂ and recently appeared in HBO’s ＂Girls＂ as Hannah’s ebook editor. He wrote, directed, and starred in the film adaptation of Hedwig, which won prizes at the Berlin, Deauville, San Francisco, and Sundance film festival.
Stephen Trask was one of the original members of the Squeeze Box House Band, performing with Debbie Harry, Hole, and Green Day. For five years, he performed with his band Cheater, which originated the role of the Angry Inch. He has scored numerous films, including ＂Dreamgirls,＂ ＂The Station Agent,＂ and ＂Lovelace: The Inside Story of Deep Throat.＂