Production Staff
John Cameron Mitchell
Bookwriter
In 1998, Mitchell wrote (along with composer Stephen Trask) and starred in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, an Obie Award-winning off-Broadway rock musical about a genderqueer East German rock musician chasing after an ex-lover who plagiarized her songs.
Three years later, he directed and starred in the feature-film version of the play for which he won Best Director at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. His performance was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy.
Mitchell's first professional stage role was Huckleberry Finn in a 1985 Organic Theater adaptation at Chicago's Goodman Theatre. His first New ... read more
Stephen Trask
Lyricist
Composer
Awards and Nominations
1998 Obie Awards
Special Citations: Stephen Trask won.
Special Citations: David Herskovits won.
Special Citations: Thomas Cabaniss won.
Special Citations: Lenore Doxsee won.
Special Citations: Erika Belsey won.
Special Citations: David Zinn won.
Special Citations: Tim Schellenbaum won.
Special Citations: John Cameron Mitchell won.
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