When Hedwig And The Angry Inch was heading to Broadway, its creator, John Cameron Mitchell, seemed to be very careful to keep his distance, not because he had a problem with it, but because he knew that this new incarnation wasn’t his baby. After all, Hedwig was once very much his singular creation, a character he’d started in cabaret, turned into a stage show and then taken to the screen As a result he gave the impression that as the Broadway version was something new and different, he was happy to let others get on with it with sticking his nose in.
However as has been rumoured for a few weeks, once Michael C. Hall’s run in the show ends, John Cameron Mitchell will take over as Broadway’s Hedwig from January 21st for a limited eight-week run.
Even though many thought Hedwig would end once Neil Patrick Harris hung up the platinum blonde wigs last summer, the show has continued to be a massive success, with actors and audiences lining up for the show about a transsexual German rocker, who recounts her story and sings plenty of excellent songs.
And if you need any more evidence of why you should try to get tickets for John Cameron Mitchell run on stage, we highly recommend checking out the brilliant Hedwig movie.
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