Hedwig And The Angry Inch by John Mitchell

Hedwig And The Angry Inch by John Mitchell

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Trask The script and lyrics to the groundbreaking long-running off-Broadway smash which has just opened to rave reviews in London and is destined to receive the same cult following as 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'. Featuring 'internationally ignored song stylist' Hedwig, a German rock and roll goddess who also happens to be the victim of a gruesomely botched sex-change operation. Soon be produced as a major film. Complete with B & W and full-colour colour photographs and with an introduction by John Guare.

"Make Way For A Brand New Cult" - The Independent In the US, the show won the Obie Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway MusicalThe soundtrack was also nominated for a Grammy for Best Cast Album. With the release of the film next year, Hedwig is hotly tipped to be bigger than Rocky Horror. "Riveting and hypnotic" - Sunday Times "Wickedly funny" - Dally Telegraph"

John Cameron Mitchell is an actor and director who has performed in the original Broadway production ofSix Degrees of Separation, The Secret Garden (Drama Desk nomination), andThe Destiny of Me (Obie Award, Drama Desk nomination). He recently appeared in HBO’sGirls as Hannah’s ebook editor. He wrote, directed, and starred in the film adaptation ofHedwig, which won prizes at the Berlin, Deauville, San Francisco, and Sundance film festivals. He also directed the film adaptation of David Lindsay-Abaire’sRabbit Hole (Academy Award nomination for Best Actress). Stephen Trask was one of the original members of the notorious Squeeze Box House Band, performing with Debbie Harry, Hole, Green Day, and many others. For five years, he performed with his band Cheater, which originated the role of The Angry Inch off-Broadway as well as for the original cast recording and in the film. He has scored numerous films, includingDreamgirls, The Station Agent, The Little Fockers, The Back-up Plan, Lovelace: The Inside Story of Deep Throat, and Admission.

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ISBN 13	9781585670345
ISBN 10	1585670340
Title	Hedwig And The Angry Inch
Author	John Mitchell
Condition	Unavailable
Publisher	Overlook Press
Year published	2000-07-01
Number of pages	96
Prizes	Winner of Lambda Literary Awards (Drama/Theater) 2000
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