Hedwig and the Angry Inch

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• John Cameron Mitchell
• Berlin (Germany)
• Toni Tennille
• Off-Broadway
• Movie Musicals

John Cameron Mitchell’s 2001 adaptation of his off-Broadway show is a rollicking, funny, near-classic movie musical. Teetering on high heels, Hedwig never outruns its origins, nor does it pretend to. Born a boy in East Berlin, young Hansel grows up to suffer a botched sex change operation and a twofold sense of loss. We learn Hedwig’s life story in stops along her band’s desultory U.S. tour as she pursues her former lover to claim songwriting royalties and reclaim a piece of her heart. In its debt to Tommy, Marc Bolan, David Bowie, Lou Reed, and Toni Tennille (believe it), the movie is almost impossible not to enjoy. Hedwig takes a simple song of hope and makes it sound like an arena-filling anthem. (R) BRIAN MILLER
Dec. 11-12, 7 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 13, 7 & 9:30 p.m.; Dec. 14-15, 9:30 p.m.; Wed., Dec. 16, 7 & 9:30 p.m., 2009