Sundance Makes First Program Announcement for the 2023 Festival
by Michael Major - Oct 12, 2022
The From the Collection section brings archival screenings back into focus as part of the Sundance Film Festival for audiences to explore and rediscover the films that have shaped the heritage of both Sundance Institute and independent storytelling. To address the specific preservation risks posed to independent film.
Review: The Stage Austin's HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - A Magnificent Triumph
by Lynn Beaver - Aug 22, 2022
I urge you to grab your tickets for the final weekend before it’s completely sold out, it will be. HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH made its debut Off Broadway in 1998, an in-your-face rock musical with a non-hetero-normative central character that shocked audiences with its raw narrative. Looking back at a show that's 24 years old, one would think that the material, once shocking, would be less impactful given the intervening time and
BWW Feature: Kevin Johnson Talks Arizona OnStage, Audience Development, Return of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
by Robert Encila-Celdran - Feb 18, 2022
With HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, Johnson will remind audiences of his theatrical pedigree and style: edgy, innovative, controversial, and proud. The show is a shrewd piece to punctuate his timely comeback. A rock musical memoir by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask (directed by Shana Nunez), HEDWIG is the primal scream we need to take us out of a global nightmare. Ready or not, the electrifying musical will jolt people out of their Covid-induced stupor, courtesy of the rapturous genderqueer singer of a fictional rock and roll band.
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Returns to Portland Center Stage
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 30, 2021
The Tony Award-winning glam rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch returns to Portland Center Stage after a sell-out run in 2020. Local powerhouses Delphon “DJ” Curtis Jr. and Ithica Tell return to blow the roof off The Armory’s Ellyn Bye Studio, in this bold take on the celebrated musical, directed by Chip Miller, PCS’s Associate Artistic Director.
New Line Theatre Announces SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, HEAD OVER HEELS, and URINETOWN for 30th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 29, 2021
New Line Theatre has announced it 30th Anniversary Season of adult, alternative musical theatre, including the return of Jason Robert Brown's brilliant, funny, and intense concept musical SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, which New Line first produced in 1998 in its American regional premiere, running Sept. 30-Oct. 23, 2021.
BroadwayWorld Celebrates Pride: Top 10 LGBTQ+ Musicals!
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2021
June marks the official start of Pride Month! This year, BroadwayWorld is celebrating pride with a series focused on some of our favorite LGBTQ-themed musicals, plays, characters, and songs!
John Cameron Mitchell Will Play Joe Exotic in New NBC Series
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Apr 19, 2021
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.
BWW Interview: Matthew Alvin Brown and Jared Blount on the Enduring Power of HEDWIG
by Adrienne Proctor - Jan 11, 2021
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH is a cult-classic, a powerhouse genre-defining rock musical that truly rocks. Hed-Heads are still in love with her story 23 years later. In this exclusive interview, Oklahoma City's Hedwigs Matthew Alvin Brown and Jared Blount break down what this character means to them, and how she changed the narrative on live theatre.
RIVERDALE presenta un especial sobre HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
by Jose German Martinez Paneque - Apr 15, 2020
La cuarta temporada de la serie juvenil RIVERDALE vuelve a presentar un capítulo musical, esta vez centrado en HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, tras ofrecer especiales similares en las anteriores temporadas centrados en CARRIE y en HEATHERS.
BWW Review: Lift Up Your Hands for HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at the Milwaukee Rep
by Kelsey Lawler - Feb 4, 2020
Days later I'm craving the songs, the performances a?" to witness the staging once more, to see what else I can pick up on, or to experience what new twist Rodin will bring to another evening's show. No two will be alike. But I feel I can confidently say that each one will end with a standing ovation, hands lifted in openness and praise.
#TBT: Lena Hall Celebrates Opening Of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
by Linnae Medeiros - Jan 30, 2020
Ladies and gentleman, whether you like it or not, Hedwig! We're celebrating the birthday of Tony Award winner Lena Hall by looking back at her opening night of Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Broadway's Belasco Theatre! Check out the video to see Lena alongside Neil Patrick Harris, composer Stephen Trask, book writer John Cameron Mitchell, and more celebrating Hedwig's arrival on Broadway!