Hedwig and the Angry Inch - 2014 Broadway History , Info & More
Belasco Theatre (Broadway)
111 West 44th St. New York, NY
John Cameron Mitchell stars on Broadway in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, Mitchell and Stephen Trask's landmark American musical, directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening). Heartbreaking and wickedly funny, this raucously entertaining show has inspired a generation.
Brilliantly innovative and raucously entertaining, Hedwig has inspired a generation. The show was called "the Best Rock Musical Ever" by Rolling Stone and "the most exciting rock score written for the theatre since, oh, ever," by Time Magazine.
Winner of the 2014 Best Musical Revival Tony Award.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch - 2014 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Theater Review
9 / 10
The big question from the start was could Neil Patrick Harris sing the hard-driving glam rock-meets-punk score of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. And would the former Doogie Howser go as far out there as the title role of the embittered East German singer with the botched sex-reassignment surgery demands? The swift answer on both counts is that Harris is beyond fabulous, holds nothing back and plays it any way but safe in Michael Mayer's exhilarating production...Harris smoothly marries Borscht Belt shtick with a self-serious songspiel style reminiscent of Ute Lemper, spicing his performance with improvisational touches and audience exchanges ranging from flirty asides to a lap-dance. Snugly encased in the character, he recounts the lurid specifics of Hedwig's life, exposing the scars of her painful past.
‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ Theater Review: Neil Patrick Harris Crosses Over to the Glam Side
8 / 10
Hedwig, lead singer of the Angry Inch, is forever telling people how he gets down on his knees to give thanks. 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' opened Tuesday on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre, and its creators, John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, should get down on their four knees to thank star Neil Patrick Harris and director Michael Mayer...Mayer might have kept a touch of that low-rent tawdriness, but no matter. He goes for the Ziggy Stardust/David Bowie glam that inspires Hedwig, and so turns Mitchell and Trask's little tuner into a big Broadway extravaganza that burns as hot as a bruised bottom after an especially rough night of S&M sex...And there is Harris, first and foremost. His voice is ideal for the three or four notes of Trask's songs. He's edgy, angry, bitchy and also very funny.
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The Origin of Love
Sugar Daddy
Angry Inch
Wig in a Box
Wicked Little Town
The Long Grift
Hedwig's Lament
Exquisite Corpse
Midnight Radio
Hedwig and the Angry Inch History
Other Productions of Hedwig and the Angry Inch
| 1998 | Off-Broadway |
Original Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
| 2005 | London Fringe |
London Revival London Fringe |
| 2006 | New York |
Benefit Performance New York |
| 2007 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Revival Off-Broadway |
| 2014 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| US Tour |
Broadway National Tour US Tour |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch - 2014 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Neil Patrick Harris |
| 2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Michael Mayer |
| 2014 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Hedwig and the Angry Inch |
| 2014 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Neil Patrick Harris |
| 2014 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Lena Hall |
| 2014 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Hedwig and the Angry Inch |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Neil Patrick Harris |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) | Kevin Adams |
| 2014 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Hedwig and the Angry Inch |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Musical | Arianne Phillips |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Michael Mayer |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Kevin Adams |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Neil Patrick Harris |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Lena Hall |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Patrick Catullo |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | The Shubert Organization |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Eric Schnall |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Stacey Mindich |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Martian Entertainment |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Sharon Karmazin |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Ruth Hendel |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Colin Callender |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Paula Marie Black |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Raise the Roof |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Latitude Link |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Barbara Whitman |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Jayne Baron Sherman |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | David Binder |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Hedwig and the Angry Inch |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Julian Crouch |
| 2014 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Tim O'Heir |
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