Today we rewind to 2014, when Neil Patrick Harris returned to Broadway with a Tony-winning performance in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The musical, which features a book by John Cameron Mitchell and music by Stephen Trask, played at the Belasco Theatre for 507 performances.
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!
On December 17, 2019, John Cameron Mitchell joined Michael Cerveris, Edward Carter Simon (Big Easy Award nominated Hedwig in New Orleans 2019) and Kimberly Kaye (Big Easy Award winning Yitsak in New Orleans 2019) onstage at Chickie Wah Wah in New Orleans for a very special version of Stephen Trask's 'Origin Of Love' during the Loose Cattle band's annual Christmas hootenanny, A Very Loose Cattle Christmas. And it was magic. Watch the full performance, filmed by Bridget Fenlason, below!
Just last month, Tony and Olivier Award-nominated Euan Morton took over the role of Hedwig in the National Tour of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the 2014 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival. For a complete list of tour cities, click here.
Lena Hall is reprising her Tony Award-winning performance as Yitzhak in the National Tour of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the 2014 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival, in performances at the SHN Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco (through October 30, 2016) and the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles (November 1-27, 2016), opposite Darren Criss. In a groundbreaking twist, she'll also play the role of Hedwig for one performance a week in San Francisco and Los Angeles. It is a rare occasion for a Tony Award winner to go on national tour, and historic for the same person to play both Hedwig and Yitzhak.
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH tour star Darren Criss recently stopped by the iHeartRadio Studio to talk about how learning can help lead you to happiness. Click below for this 'Motivational Monday' treat!
Star of the upcoming HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH tour, host of Monday's Elsie Fest, and TV heartthrob Darren Criss recently took his acoustic guitar to the streets of NYC to sing on the street with strangers, along with iHeartRadio's very own Paul Costabile. Check it out below!
Back by popular demand! Two-time Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz returns to Feinstein's/54 Below with his hit show 'Girls, Girls, Girls' focusing on the female - both the mythic & the contemporary. Expect tunes from the likes of Elvis Costello, Loretta Lynn, Frank Sinatra and even a little Johnny Cash! After celebrating his dazzling cabaret debut (which went on to be the critically lauded CD), we're delighted to re-welcome the star of Big Fish, Catch Me If You Can, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Wicked, and The Last 5 Years.
HEDWIG Tony winner Lena Hall dropped some exciting news about her rock band The Deafening today, writing on Facebook, 'Oh how I miss head banging! For those of you wondering we The Deafening are working on a double album!!!' To celebrate the announcement, check out footage from the band's recent concert at the Gramercy Theatre!
Last Saturday, Tony Award winner Lena Hall (HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH) guest starred in a new episode of the animated series MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC.
Taye Diggs (Broadway's HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH) stopped by CBS's 'The Talk' to discuss his new children's book, 'Mixed Me!,'
Broadway star Taye Diggs talks about his lead role as the gender-bending rock singer Hedwig Schmidt in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." 'It's the role of a lifetime,' says the actor. 'I guarantee I won't ever play anything as challenging.'
The actor stops by USA TODAY's NYC studio to talk about the challenging role.
Taye Diggs stopped by 'Live with Kelly and Michael' to talk about the physical demands of playing HEDWIG.
The actor spoke with ET this week about recent controversial remarks made in character by current HEDWIG, Darren Criss about Caitlyn Jenner.
Taye Diggs recently spoke with ET about playing 'Hedwig', his son's reaction to his glittery makeup and more - click below to watch the interview!
Taye Diggs will soon make his return to Broadway in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, taking over the lead role in the 2014 Tony Award winning Best Musical Revival from Darren Criss. Diggs will play a limited 12-week engagement starting Wednesday, July 22 at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street). Hedwig will mark Diggs' first New York stage role since the 2005 revival of A Soldier's Play. Diggs met the press today and you can go inside the special day below!
Actor Taye Diggs stopped by HuffPost Live and talked about his new lead role in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" on Broadway.
Taye Diggs stopped by TODAY this week to talk about his hit TV crime drama and returning to the stage to star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH.
STARS IN THE ALLEY, presented by United Airlines, was held just last week in Shubert Alley, hosted by Darren Criss who is currently playing Hedwig in the 2014 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival, Hedwig and the Angry Inch. To add to the festivities leading up to the Tony Awards, the free outdoor concert in the heart of the Theatre District celebrated Broadway with star appearances and exciting performances from over 20 new shows and long-running favorites, accompanied by a 12-piece live orchestra, including many of this year's 2015 Tony Award - nominated plays and musicals! BroadwayWorld was there for the special day and you can check out interviews with all of the big stars below!
STARS IN THE ALLEY, presented by United Airlines, was held earlier today, May 27th in Shubert Alley, between Broadway and 8th Avenue and 44th and 45th Streets. Hosted by HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH's Darren Criss, Broadway's best turned out for the annual performance - including Les Miserables' Brennyn Lark, who performed 'On My Own'- check it out below!
STARS IN THE ALLEY, presented by United Airlines, was held earlier today, May 27th in Shubert Alley, between Broadway and 8th Avenue and 44th and 45th Streets. Hosted by HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH's Darren Criss, Broadway's best turned out for the annual performance - including the cast of On the Town, who performed 'New York, New York'- check it out below!
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka open up their recently renovated Harlem brownstone in the March issue of Architectural Digest magazine
It has been an epic year for Broadway, with a whopping fourteen musicals having opened in 2014. Before we get wrapped up in the theatre season ahead, BroadwayWorld wants to stop and salute the shows that made this year great. Check out our 2014 wrap up below! The musicals of 2014 included: Beautiful, The Bridges of Madison County, Rocky, Aladdin, Les Miserables, If/Then, Bullets Over Broadway, Violet, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Cabaret, Holler If Ya Hear Me, On the Town, The Last Ship, Side Show.
Iain is at it again! BroadwayWorld recently brought you a slew of reviews from a special fan- six-year-old Iain Armitage. Since then, the little theatre critic's thoughts on theatre have gone viral on Youtube. Below, check out his most recent review of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which he FINALLY got to see!
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