Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the groundbreaking Off-Broadway smash, also won multiple awards for its hit film adaptation. It tells the story of “internationally ignored song stylist” Hedwig Schmidt, a fourth-wall smashing East German rock ‘n’ roll goddess who also happens to be the victim of a botched sex-change operation, which has left her with just “an angry inch.” This outrageous and unexpectedly hilarious story is dazzlingly performed by Hedwig (née Hansel) in the form of a rock gig/stand-up comedy routine backed by the hard-rocking band “The Angry Inch.” Using songs and monologues, Hedwig tells her story… Luther, an American GI promises to take Hansel to the States on the condition that he switch his sex. Luther abandons newly named Hedwig in a Kansas trailer park where she turns to music and meets and falls for geeky Tommy Speck. Tommy steals her songs, and achieves rock star fame. Hedwig decides to demand redress and stalks Tommy’s world tour, performing in the T.G.I. Friday’s that are situated next door to his stadiums.