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Jun 19, 2017

Kennedy Center’s ‘Hedwig And The Angry Inch’ Is Devastating And Wonderful

The rollicking rock concert becomes an increasingly naked soliloquy.

Jun 12, 2009

Hedwig’s Shining, Like The Brightest Star, At Warehouse

Chris French as Hedwig. Photo by Will Abner. Many people I know have been urged to see Hedwig and the Angry Inch at one point or another with this endorsement: “You’ll like it, it’s like Rocky Horror!” With all respect to the cult classic, it’s just not a fair comparison. Sure you’ve got the rock opera score, some sexually-explicit lyrics, gender-bending themes and glam costumes. But to label Hedwig a campfest is to sell…

 
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