Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (979)
See it if Love rock and edgy This show is fabulous
Don't see it if You are nit a dan if rock
See it if You like a rock musical with an edgy story
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See it if you want something new, fresh, you enjoy rock, you like edgy, emotional musicals, you enjoy off-beat shows, you want a deep queer story
Don't see it if you don't enjoy rock music, one-man shows, you are homophobic/transphbic, you don't like loud music, you prefer dialogue or catchy music
See it if You like less than traditional shows, rock music, and genderqueerness
Don't see it if You don't like to be challenged and you don't like an unreliable and sometimes unlikeable protaganist
See it if you want to be entertained by a story well told with an engaging narrator who is open to sharing their hurt.
Don't see it if you are seeking a traditional show with a classic, comfy feel. Read more
See it if you like rock concerts and drag performances that outrageously personal stories in a touching, dramatic way
Don't see it if you want a cohesive plot, beautiful scenery that changes/develops, or a traditional theatre experience
See it if You're into fast-moving energetic musicals.
Don't see it if you're freaking out by trans topics.
See it if You like rock musicals, or whomever the lead is, and you're ok with sexually graphic discussion.
Don't see it if You want a traditional musical. This is more like a concert with a storyline. Don't bring children. And bring earplugs. Read more
Critic Reviews (18)
"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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"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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"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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"Transformation is tricky, sometimes even painful. But Broadway’s sensational “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” is a reminder that change doesn’t have to hurt. This raucous pop-rock musical — a show with proudly ratty downtown roots and rabid fans — survives and thrives uptown."
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"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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"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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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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"“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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