| Release Date: | Jan 2001 |
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| Genres: | Music / Drama / Comedy |
| Awards: | Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 27 wins & 27 nominations |
| Cast: | John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig), Miriam Shor (Yitzhak), Stephen Trask (Skszp - Band Member), Theodore Liscinski (Jacek - Band Member), Rob Campbell (Krzysztof - Band Member), Michael Aronov (Schlatko - Band Member), Andrea Martin (Phyllis Stein), Ben Mayer-Goodman (Hansel - 6 years old), Alberta Watson (Hansel's Mom), Gene Pyrz (Hansel's Dad), Michael Pitt (Tommy Gnosis), Karen Hines (Tommy's Publicist), Max Toulch (Goth Menses Boy), Maurice Dean Wint (Sgt. Luther Robinson), Ermes Blarasin (Fat Man), Sook-Yin Lee (Kwahng-Yi), Maggie Moore (Trailer Park Neighbor), Renate Options (Tranny Hooker), Taylor Abrahamse (Singing Boy (uncredited)), Thérèse DePrez (Laundromat Customer (uncredited)), Mary Krohnert (Rabid Fan (uncredited)), Shane Mackinnon (HedHead), Alan Mandell (Patron at restaurant (uncredited)), Eileen Murphy (Singer (uncredited)), Rosie O'Donnell (Herself (uncredited)), Mike Potter (Renate Options Options - 2nd call girl), Michael Stevens (HedHead) |
Hedwig, born a boy named Hansel in East Berlin, fell in love with an American G.I. and underwent a sex-change operation in order to marry him and flee to the West. Unfortunately, nothing worked out quite as it was supposed to - years later, Hedwig is leading her rock band on a tour of the U.S., telling her life story through a series of concerts at Bilgewater Inn seafood restaurants. Her tour dates coincide with those of arena-rock star Tommy Gnosis, a wide-eyed boy who once loved Hedwig... but then left with all her songs.
