| John Cameron Mitchell to Star in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" | |
| Posted by: | Official_Press_Release 01:20 pm EST 11/20/14 |
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| John Cameron Mitchell To Star in Hedwig and The Angry Inch Co-Starring Tony Award Winner Lena Hall at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street) John Cameron Mitchell returns to the role he co-created with composer/lyricist Stephen Trask in their musical Hedwig and The Angry Inch, which they debuted in the 1998 hit Off-Broadway production. Mitchell will step into the role on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street) starting Wednesday, January 21 for a strictly limited eight week engagement. Mitchell will join co-star and Tony Award winner Lena Hall who continues with the production as Yitzhak. This will mark Mitchell's first New York stage appearance since his iconic 1998 performance as Hedwig at the Jane Street Theatre, a role which earned him an Obie Award and an Outer Critics Circle nomination. He later starred in and directed the 2001 film version of Hedwig and The Angry Inch, Mitchell received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. Mitchell's other acting credits include "Girls," The Secret Garden, and Six Degrees of Separation. His other directing credits include Rabbit Hole, Shortbus, and the upcoming film adaptation of Neil Gaiman's punk era story How to Talk to Girls at Parties. Hedwig and the Angry Inch songwriter Stephen Trask said, "John is one of my oldest and dearest friends and this character is such an important part of his life that I mostly just feel excited and happy for him that he gets to revisit her in this incredible incarnation. And then there's probably a small part of me that feels like Robbie Robertson felt when The Band reunited without him. I kind of wish I were going to be on that stage." John Cameron Mitchell said, "I am in equal parts thrilled and terrified to be returning to Hedwig. 15 years ago she kicked my butt so hard that I quit acting. But like an expertly face-lifted ex-wife, she's lured me back. The killer new work by Neil Patrick Harris, Andrew Rannells, and Michael C. Hall have left much larger pumps to fill. Here's hoping I don't need a walker by the end of the run." Director Michael Mayer said, "I'm beyond thrilled to work with my dear friend John Cameron Mitchell in recreating his iconic role in our new production. I think his Hedwig has had a date with Broadway for a long time and I can't wait to be there for it." Hedwig and the Angry Inch producer David Binder said, "John returning to Hedwig is every fan's dream come true. I've spent two decades working with Stephen and John and to have John in Hedwig's gold boots at the Belasco couldn't make me happier. No one will be screaming louder than me when he makes his entrance on January 21." As previously announced Golden Globe and Drama Desk Award winner Michael C. Hall will play his final performance as Hedwig on Sunday, January 18. Hedwig and The Angry Inch, with music and lyrics by Stephen Trask and book by John Cameron Mitchell, directed by Michael Mayer, has received rave reviews and is the winner of four Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival. It was also awarded Best Musical Revival by the Drama Desk Awards, Drama League Awards, and Outer Critics Circle Awards. "Internationally ignored song stylist" Hedwig Robinson (John Cameron Mitchell) brings her fourth-wall-smashing rock and roll saga to New York to set the record straight about her life, her loves, and the botched operation that left her with that "angry inch." Hedwig has inspired a generation of young theatre writers and audiences. This wickedly funny and heartbreaking show was called "the Best Rock Musical Ever" by Rolling Stone and "the most exciting rock score written for the theatre since, oh, ever," by Time Magazine. Hedwig and The Angry Inch was originally produced by David Binder off off Broadway at Westbeth and then, under the direction of Peter Askin, ran over two years at the Jane Street Theatre beginning in February 1998. The musical won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical and both John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask won Obies in 2001. It won a 1998 New York Magazine Award and Entertainment Weekly's "Soundtrack of the Year" Award. Time Magazine named Hedwig the Top Musical of 1998. The film of Hedwig and The Angry Inch, directed by John Cameron Mitchell, won the Audience Award and Best Director Awards at Sundance. Mitchell won the Best New Director from the National Board of Review, the Gotham Awards, and the LA Critics Society. Stage productions have played for many years in Japan and in 2008, Korea hosted a popular televised reality show about the search for a new star to play Hedwig. The creative team for Hedwig and The Angry Inch features Emmy Award nominee Spencer Liff (musical staging), Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner Julian Crouch (scenic design), Tony Award and two-time Oscar nominee Arianne Phillips (costume design), four-time Tony Award winner Kevin Adams (lighting design), Mike Potter (hair and makeup design), Tony Award nominee and platinum-selling record producer Tim O'Heir (sound design), Benjamin Pearcy for 59 Productions (projection design), John Bair/Phosphene (animation), James Calleri (casting), Tony and Grammy Award nominee Ethan Popp (music supervisor & music coordinator), Justin Craig (music director), Liz Caplan (vocal supervision), Stephen Gabis (dialect coach), and Johanna McKeon (associate director). The members of "The Angry Inch," Hedwig's band, are music director Justin Craig (guitar and keyboards), Matt Duncan (bass), Tim Mislock (guitar), and Peter Yanowitz (drums). David Binder, who first produced Hedwig in 1997, is producing the musical on Broadway with Jayne Baron Sherman, Barbara Whitman, Latitude Link, Patrick Catullo, Raise The Roof, Paula Marie Black, Colin Callender, Ruth Hendel, Sharon Karmazin, Martian Entertainment, Stacey Mindich, Eric Schnall, and The Shubert Organization. 101 Productions, Ltd are the executive producers. TICKETING INFORMATION Tickets for Hedwig and The Angry Inch are available now by calling 212-239-6200 or visiting Telecharge.com, or via the Belasco Theatre Box Office (111 West 44th Street). Ticket prices range from $142 - $47. REGULAR PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE · THROUGH SUNDAY, JANUARY 18: Tuesday through Saturday at 8 PM. Matinees on Saturday at 2 PM. and Sunday at 3 PM (seven performances per week). · MONDAY, JANUARY 19 - SUNDAY, JANUARY 25: Wednesday and Thursday at 8 PM, Friday and Saturday at 7 PM & 10 PM (six performances per week) · STARTING MONDAY, JANUARY 26: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 8 PM, Friday and Saturday at 7 PM & 10 PM (seven performances per week). SPECIAL HOLIDAY WEEK PERFORMANCE SCHEDULES · NOVEMBER 24 - NOVEMBER 30 (THANKSGIVING WEEK): Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 8 PM. Matinees on Friday and Saturday at 2 PM, Sunday at 3 PM. The show will not have a performance on Thursday (Thanksgiving Day). · DECEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 28 (CHRISTMAS WEEK): Monday, Tuesday, and Friday at 8 PM; Saturday at 7 & 10 PM; Sunday at 3 & 7 PM. The show will have no performances on Wednesday and Thursday (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day). · DECEMBER 29 - JANUARY 4 (NEW YEAR'S WEEK): Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday at 8 PM; Sunday at 7 PM. Matinees on Tuesday and Saturday at 2 PM. The show will have no performances on Wednesday and Thursday (New Year's Eve and New Year's Day). BIOGRAPHY JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL (Hedwig, Book Writer). Broadway: Big River, Six Degrees of Separation and The Secret Garden (Drama Desk nomination). Off-Broadway: Hello Again (Drama Desk nom) and Larry Kramer's The Destiny of Me (Drama Desk nom, Obie Award). He starred in and wrote the book for the original 1998 Off-Broadway Obie-winning production of Hedwig directed by Peter Askin. In 2001 the film adaptation won him Best Director at Sundance and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. He also directed Shortbus (2006) and Rabbit Hole (2010) starring Nicole Kidman (Oscar nom). He is presently preparing a film adaptation of Neil Gaiman's punk era story How to Talk to Girls at Parties. He is deeply grateful to his co-creator Stephen Trask, his manager Richie Jackson and his mother Joan, who made possible his stage debut as the Virgin Mary in the 1973 Nativity Musicale at Carlekemp Priory Boys School, North Berwick, Scotland. He dedicates his performance to Jack Steeb, the best man he ever knew. # # # # Follow Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Twitter: @HedwigOnBway, Facebook and Instagram: @hedwigonbway www.HedwigBroadway.com | |
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| re: John Cameron Mitchell to Star in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" | |
| Posted by: | Cainebj 02:15 pm EST 11/20/14 |
| In reply to: | John Cameron Mitchell to Star in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" - Official_Press_Release 01:20 pm EST 11/20/14 |
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| I am so happy and thrilled I can barely contain myself. And I just bought tickets. | |
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| end sale date is March 14 now | |
| Posted by: | dramedy 01:46 pm EST 11/20/14 |
| In reply to: | John Cameron Mitchell to Star in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" - Official_Press_Release 01:20 pm EST 11/20/14 |
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| i guess that leaves the possibility of another play to move in by Tonys, but highly unlikely. | |
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| re: end sale date is March 14 now | |
| Posted by: | MikeR 02:30 pm EST 11/20/14 |
| In reply to: | end sale date is March 14 now - dramedy 01:46 pm EST 11/20/14 |
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| Or they could find another name actor to take over and keep the show running. | |
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| also, there may not be much looking for a theater | |
| Posted by: | dramedy 03:25 pm EST 11/20/14 |
| In reply to: | re: end sale date is March 14 now - MikeR 02:30 pm EST 11/20/14 |
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| i thought American Psycho was eyeing that theater, but probably not with spring workshop. THere is the Renee Fleming play and Dames at Sea. I assume one of those will go to the Longacre if You Can't closes in feb. If Hedwig can keep the grosses in the 5-700 range, that is way better than most plays for shubert lease percentage. | |
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| i know | |
| Posted by: | dramedy 02:59 pm EST 11/20/14 |
| In reply to: | re: end sale date is March 14 now - MikeR 02:30 pm EST 11/20/14 |
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| that is probably what they will do. its probably getting easier to get replacement "stars" to do it now that all so far have been successful in the part. | |
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