See it if want to see a piece of performance art unlike anything else. Saw both NPH and JCM. Both outrageously awesome in completely different ways.
Don't see it if if you don't want to rock out. Helps a lot if you prepare a head of time. Take the time to learn the show. Will enjoy it so much more.
See it if you like quirky, off-beat theatre. I saw all six Hedwigs and would do it again if it re-opened! Excellent music & very touching!
Don't see it if you are squeamish about gay storylines.
See it if you have a heart and love John Cameron Mitchell
Don't see it if If you need a big cast
See it if you're ready for an awesome show, story, music, costumes, experience.
Don't see it if you like traditional musicals. this is definitely outside the box.
See it if You have an open mind toward the LGBTQ+ community, you like seeing a one-man-show, and want to hear a life-story narrative.
Don't see it if You are not open to LGBTQ+, want a large cast, do not like rock and roll, and do not like sex jokes.
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.
See it if You enjoy glam rock, if you want the experience of a concert mixed with a stand up act mixed with an emotional life story
Don't see it if You are trying to entertain youngsters--the themes are adult in nature
See it if You just want to rock, JCM is a genius
Don't see it if You're afraid of having a good time.
"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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"The new setting affects the show’s credibility. Would a strange, struggling performer really be invited to perform on a Broadway stage? But as it is, this remains a wildly enjoyable production of one of the most exciting and inventive rock musicals of all time."
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"Everyone involved in Hedwig and the Angry Inch is doing outstanding work. Longtime fans are already aware of Stephen Trask's sizzling score. As played by this gritty and grinding band, it's as fresh and vital and as rafters-ringing as it's ever been."
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"Plays based on philosophical symposia don't come louder, lewder or more gorgeously original than Hedwig and the Angry Inch...If deliberately provocative and libidinous, Hedwig packs a stronger emotional wallop than most Broadway musicals. Despite the blaring sound mix, a few songs give you chills...what aural pleasure."
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"Mitchell has wittily updated the text to acknowledge its Main Stem bow, and there are also references to latter-day developments, from TMZ to The Hurt Locker (envisioned here, hilariously, as a musical). But Hedwig's tragicomic essence remains the same, and under Michael Mayer's razor-sharp direction, it is a blazingly entertaining and ultimately moving performance."
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"'How does a slip of a girly-boy from Communist East Berlin become an internationally ignored song stylist?"This is the burning -- or at least heavily winking -- question asked and answered in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," the Off-Broadway glam-rock comic musical sensation...The pertinent answers are that the unlikely Broadway show and its equally unlikely star are doing splendidly."
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"As with any piece that is essentially a straight monologue by a single person, there are places where “Hedwig” slows down. But “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” is still the finest musical you’re going to see this year, about a transgendered Berliner with a chip on her shoulder."
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"Like most rock ’n’ roll worthy of the name, however, especially when the word “wig” figures in the title, this production is primarily about hair...Adding to our enjoyment are Hedwig’s fanciful costumes. The physical production centred on a broken-down car, helps keep us engaged when the storytelling sags."
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