Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Stephen Trask

ISBN 10: 0822219018 / ISBN 13: 9780822219019

Published by Dramatists Play Services Inc,US, 2002

About this Item

Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the best rock musical ever (Rolling Stone) follows the journey of internationally ignored song stylist Hedwig Schmidt, victim of a botched sex-change operation, as dazzlingly recounted by Hedwig (n e Hansel) herself in the form of a lounge act, backed by the rockband The Angry Inch, and transported to the Belasco Theatre for one night only and taking over the set for Hurt Locker: The Musical. This new edition contains the updated book and lyrics from the smash Broadway production starring Neil Patrick Harris of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's landmark American musical.

Seller Inventory # CIN0822219018G

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
• Publisher: Dramatists Play Services Inc,US
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822219018
• ISBN 13: 9780822219019
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

The title character of this darkly comic off-Broadway hit, the winner of two Obie Awards and an Outer Critics Circle Award, is transsexual singer Hedwig, and the Angry Inch refers both to her back-up rock band, and her botched sex change operation. Our songbook features standard piano/vocal arrangements of 11 great songs, ranging from rocking to touching. Includes: Angry Inch * Exquisite Corpse * Hedwig's Lament * The Long Grift * Midnight Radio * The Origin of Love * Sugar Daddy * Tear Me Down * Wicked Little Town (& Reprise) * Wig in a Box.

About the Author

John Cameron Mitchell is an actor and director who has performed in the original Broadway production of Six Degrees of Separation, The Secret Garden (Drama Desk nomination), and The Destiny of Me (Obie Award, Drama Desk nomination). He recently appeared in HBO’s Girls as Hannah’s ebook editor. He wrote, directed, and starred in the film adaptation of Hedwig, which won prizes at the Berlin, Deauville, San Francisco, and Sundance film festivals.  He also directed the film adaptation of David Lindsay-Abaire’s Rabbit Hole (Academy Award nomination for Best Actress).
 
Stephen Trask was one of the original members of the notorious Squeeze Box House Band, performing with Debbie Harry, Hole, Green Day, and many others. For five years, he performed with his band Cheater, which originated the role of The Angry Inch off-Broadway as well as for the original cast recording and in the film.  He has scored  numerous films, including Dreamgirls, The Station Agent, The Little Fockers, The Back-up Plan, Lovelace: The Inside Story of Deep Throat, and Admission.