Who has played Hedwig and the Angry Inch Broadway?
Neil Patrick Harris
Original casts
| Character | Original Off-Broadway Cast 1998 | Original Broadway Cast 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Hedwig | John Cameron Mitchell | Neil Patrick Harris |
| Yitzhak | Miriam Shor | Lena Hall |
Is Pippin still on Broadway?
PIPPIN is back on Broadway for the first time since it thrilled audiences 40 years ago… and now it’s won the Tony Award® for BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL!
What is Hedwig Broadway?
SYNOPSIS: Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a rock musical about a fictional rock and roll band, the Angry Inch, fronted by Hedwig – an East German transgender singer. book: John Cameron Mitchell. music: Stephen Trask. lyrics: Stephen Trask.
Is Pippin the Musical kid friendly?
Pippin is officially recommended for children age 8 and older, though I’d personally suggest a bit older (10 and up). The show runs 2 hours and 35 minutes with one 20-minute intermission.
Can a woman play Hedwig?
Hedwig is typically played by a man — though women, such as Ally Sheedy, have played her. There have been a few people who have been super against a woman playing the role — especially a woman being cast before a transgender actor.
Was Lena Hall a man?
Hall has become a man. “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” is about a gender-queer rock singer named Hedwig, born male, subjected to a botched sex change operation and married to a servile man named Yitzhak, who is a drag queen. Hall was the first to play Yitzhak when the show made its Broadway debut in 2014.
Is Hedwig and the Angry Inch a musical?
This article is about the musical. For the film, see Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film). Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Trask and a book by John Cameron Mitchell. The musical follows Hedwig Robinson, a genderqueer East German singer of a fictional rock and roll band.
Who was the first Hedwig on Broadway?
The show was produced by TheatreLAB and Spin, Spit & Swear in Richmond, Virginia in October 2014. Matt Shofner starred as Hedwig and Bianca Bryan played Yitzhak. Neil Patrick Harris starred in the first Broadway production at the Belasco Theatre, which began previews on March 29, 2014, and officially opened on April 22, 2014.
What are the playbills for the musical Hedwig about?
Faux Playbills for the musical are littered throughout the theater and discuss various elements of the musical, which Hedwig occasionally mentions offhand throughout the musical. Director Michael Mayer stated that they came up with the idea for Hurt Locker: The Musical as a way to explain Hedwig’s presence in a Broadway theater.
Was Lena Hall in Hedwig and the Angry Inch?
“Lena Hall Cast in Broadway’s ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’; Neil Patrick Harris Extends Run” Archived 2014-01-16 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, January 14, 2014 ^ Rory Winston.