Fiddlehead Theatre Co.
619 High Street
Dedham, MA 02026
1(781)329-1901
www.fiddleheadtheatre.com
WHEN: September 30, October 1
Playhouse On Park
244 Park Road
West Hartford, CT 06119
1(860)523-5900 Ext. 10
www.playhouseonpark.org
WHEN: August 25, 26, 27
The Provincetown Theater
238 Bradford Street
Provincetown, MA 02657
(508)487-9793
www.provincetowntheater.org
WHEN: July 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30
Church
69 Kilmarnock Street
Boston, MA 02215
(617)236-7600
www.churchofboston.com
WHEN: June 9, 10, 11
Tickets available through Ticketfly
SPACE Gallery
538 Congress St.
Portland, ME 04101
(207)828-5600 (phone)
www.space538.org
When: May 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 2011
How: Tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets
Or call them at 1-800-838-3006 to order over the telephone. Tickets are also available at Bull Moose.
This groundbreaking Obie-winning 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 & 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 (ne Hansel) in the form of a rock gig/stand-up routine backed by the hard-rocking band "The Angry Inch". Using songs and monologue, Hedwig tells her story which began in the former East Berlin. Hedwig, then a boy named Hansel, meets Luther, an American GI, who promises to take the young man to the States on the condition that he switch his gender. After the bungled operation, Luther abandons newly-named Hedwig in a Kansas trailer park where she turns to music and meets geeky Tommy Speck, whom she takes under her wing and soon falls for. Tommy steals her songs, achieves rock star fame and Hedwig is once again cast aside. She stalks Tommy’s world tour, performing in the TGI-Fridays that are situated next door to his stadiums. Hedwig describes her life’s search for her other half and "The Origin of Love." It's a rocking ride...funny, touching and ultimately inspiring to anyone who has felt life gave them an inch, when he/she deserves a mile.
619 High Street
Dedham, MA 02026
1(781)329-1901
www.fiddleheadtheatre.com
WHEN: September 30, October 1
Playhouse On Park
244 Park Road
West Hartford, CT 06119
1(860)523-5900 Ext. 10
www.playhouseonpark.org
WHEN: August 25, 26, 27
The Provincetown Theater
238 Bradford Street
Provincetown, MA 02657
(508)487-9793
www.provincetowntheater.org
WHEN: July 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30
Church
69 Kilmarnock Street
Boston, MA 02215
(617)236-7600
www.churchofboston.com
WHEN: June 9, 10, 11
Tickets available through Ticketfly
SPACE Gallery
538 Congress St.
Portland, ME 04101
(207)828-5600 (phone)
www.space538.org
When: May 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 2011
How: Tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets
Or call them at 1-800-838-3006 to order over the telephone. Tickets are also available at Bull Moose.
This groundbreaking Obie-winning 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 & 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 (ne Hansel) in the form of a rock gig/stand-up routine backed by the hard-rocking band "The Angry Inch". Using songs and monologue, Hedwig tells her story which began in the former East Berlin. Hedwig, then a boy named Hansel, meets Luther, an American GI, who promises to take the young man to the States on the condition that he switch his gender. After the bungled operation, Luther abandons newly-named Hedwig in a Kansas trailer park where she turns to music and meets geeky Tommy Speck, whom she takes under her wing and soon falls for. Tommy steals her songs, achieves rock star fame and Hedwig is once again cast aside. She stalks Tommy’s world tour, performing in the TGI-Fridays that are situated next door to his stadiums. Hedwig describes her life’s search for her other half and "The Origin of Love." It's a rocking ride...funny, touching and ultimately inspiring to anyone who has felt life gave them an inch, when he/she deserves a mile.
photo by Catherine Carter