Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Broadway)
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Broadway)
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets

91%
(967 Reviews)
Positive
96%
Mixed
3%
Negative
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Entertaining, Edgy, Great acting, Funny, Clever

About the Show

Spend the evening with a transgender German rock singer in this Tony Award winning revival of the cult musical written by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask.

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Member Reviews (967)

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913 Reviews | 929 Followers
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Funny, Entertaining, Great acting, Clever, Fun!

See it if fun, great music, compelling story.

Don't see it if I've seen it with several leads and they are not equally good. Andrew Rannells was my favorite

888 Reviews | 1017 Followers
74
Entertaining, Great acting, Funny, Nice, Good

See it if You like the star who is currently playing the title role and enjoy going to concerts or one man shows.

Don't see it if You don't like rock concerts or the star playing Hedwig.

546 Reviews | 1879 Followers
92
Exquisite, Masterful, Profound, Absorbing

See it if you want to rock!

Don't see it if drag offends

635 Reviews | 237 Followers
93
Clever, Great writing, Funny, Entertaining, Edgy

See it if You love rock musicals, but want to see something edgier.

Don't see it if You can't stand rock musicals whatsoever.

Nic
470 Reviews | 91 Followers
88
Ambitious, Relevant, Resonant, Profound, Original

See it if a story of the human condition bathed in rock goodness appeals to you.

Don't see it if you hate awesome rock music, raunchy humor, and opening your mind.

370 Reviews | 102 Followers
94
Ambitious, Entertaining, Exquisite, Great acting, Thought-provoking

See it if you want a tour-de-force performance by a man in six-inch heels

Don't see it if you are stuck to the gender binary

340 Reviews | 158 Followers
76
Entertaining, Great singing, Dizzying, Raunchy, Quirky

See it if you are a fan of the actor playing Hedwig or a fan of this cult classic

Don't see it if you are looking for a traditional Broadway musical Read more

276 Reviews | 475 Followers
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Riveting, Great writing, Exquisite, Edgy, Absorbing

See it if you're looking for something outside the typical Broadway fare or if you like rock musicals with heart.

Don't see it if you don't appreciate edgy content or shows with a rock score.

Critic Reviews (18)

The New York Times
April 22nd, 2014

"Foulmouthed, electrically tuneful and furiously funny, with explicit descriptions of its title character’s bungled sex-change operation and erotic adventures, “Hedwig” developed a cult following that kept it running off Broadway for two years, with subsequent production around the world."
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Time Out New York
April 22nd, 2014

"Mitchell juices his 1998 script with topical jabs: dating sites, TMZ and Mark Rylance. Director Michael Mayer expertly balances the needs of a messy, punk protest with jaw-dropping visuals."
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New York Magazine / Vulture
April 22nd, 2014

"The enormous scale and professionalism of Michael Mayer’s production cuts two ways. It seems to think it’s a work of glam philosophy: part Rocky Horror, part Plato’s Symposium. But musicals do better to bury their abstractions, not animate and project them on scrims, however beautifully. Happily, Hedwig is plenty touching — and fun — most of the time."
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The Hollywood Reporter
April 22nd, 2014

"As to the question of how the scrappy, subversive 1998 cult performance piece about gender identity, transformation and pop mythology would sit on Broadway, the show, its protagonist and her pulse-pounding band tear up the Belasco stage like they own it. If screaming rock concert-style veneration is not your thing, stay home."
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Entertainment Weekly
April 25th, 2014

"Just how edgy can Hedwig remain on the Great White Way? There is, after all, a bit of cognitive dissonance in a supposed outcast selling out a giant theater. While director Michael Mayer’s tricked-out production abandons the show’s seedy origins, there’s still a satirical edge that reflects the more upscale venue."
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Variety
April 22nd, 2014

"A spectacular revival...a rock concert with political as well as psychosexual overtones. What fun! ...The band may be wearing fashionable glam-rock costumes rather than ripped T-shirts and shredded jeans and safety pins in their nostrils, but the music (and the anger fueling it) is closer to punk rock and more in step with Hedwig’s nihilist inclinations."
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Chicago Tribune
April 22nd, 2014

If your memory of this brilliant 1998 rock musical is that it works best in a grungy joint, ideally where the floors are sticky, the seats half-empty and the air heavy with tragedy, there is much about director Michael Mayer's new Broadway production to pull you up short...Hedwig, you might say, has emerged triumphant after all these years of graft and toil."
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New York Post
April 22nd, 2014

"“Hedwig” is a tricky animal: Framed like a concert, it requires a charismatic lead who can go wild during the most raucous numbers, but also handle long, narrative banter between the songs — and the occasional audience interaction."
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