Hedwig and the Angry Inch (1998)

We kick off musicals with a conceptual underground drag club punk show turned off-Broadway musical turned rock opera film turned Broadway musical.

Hedwig is a gender-queer punk rocker who underwent a botched sex reassignment surgery to flee East Berlin and came to the US where she became leader of a dive-bar band.

Left to Right: Katie Roumelprod (producer on the film), John Cameron Mitchell (creator, writer), Christine Vachonprod (producer on the film) and Stephen Trask (composer and lyricist).

The song “Origin of Love” features a great animated sequence from Emily Hubley.

You can purchase the soundtrack on iTunes and Amazon or stream it on Spotify. You can purchase the movie on iTunes and Amazon. You can see the live show on its current tour. 

NEXT WEEK: Kristen’s pick is up as we go Into the Woods.

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