Cameron Mitchell Hoping to Get HEDWIG on B'Way

According to a recent interview with John Cameron Mitchell from Backstage, the star and mind behind HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH is looking to bring the show to Broadway.

Mitchell: Well, we're hoping to get "Hedwig" on Broadway, which has a lot of obstacles but will happen.

Back Stage: Who would play Hedwig?

Mitchell: I don't know. I'd like to do it again, but I also don't want to do eight shows a week, which you have to do. Maybe I'll share it. There are thoughts about getting the perfect person. I don't want to throw just anybody into it. I'm sure I'll act again at some point. I did it for a long time, so it's got to be something super special. I don't have the same craving that I needed, and I get a lot out of directing actors. I feel like I'm performing behind the camera.

For the full interview, click here. 

Mitchell wrote and starred in the Off-Broadway musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, for which he won an Obie Award. He directed the film adaptation for which he received the Best Director Award at the Sundance Film Festival and a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actor. He was executive producer of Jonathan Caouette's documentary Tarnation (2004). His last film was Shortbus (2006), and he has directed music videos for Scissor Sisters and Bright Eyes. He adapted and directed Tennessee Williams' Kingdom of Earth for the Drama Dept Theater Company, of which he is a founding member.

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