Hedwig and the Angry Inch -

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  The Music Slut Committee

  Steve

  "These songs are catchy, rocking, diverse, angry, sad,hopefully and just fucking awesome. They have attitude and heart and really drive home the thesis of the piece.

  The rockers rock (tear me down, angry inch, Exquisite Corpes) the epics epic (Origin of Love, Wig in a Box, Midnight Radio) the ballads ballad (wicked little towns, Hedwig Lament) and the Campy Camps (Sugar Daddy). Each feels like a masterclass in themselves. Stephon Trask’s brings a perfect interpretation of John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig character and lays it all out. All the songs have a heart that help the plot along and have you feel what Hedwig is going though.

  Angry Inch being this very aggressive track of getting the wrong end of the stick when trying to get the means to an end and it blows up in your face. It’s so raw. The origin of love setting up this story or a peaceful world that is destroyed by the fearful jealous good and the music carries you through that.

  I really could go on and on about these songs. AND IM GONNA. What kind of musical has a song like Exquisite Corpse???? That song might be the least plot driven of the whole lot, but it just a punch in the face of bad assery. I fucking love the camp of Sugar Daddy, the country really gets that camp, and being about their relationship with an American really needed something like that to help it along more. “So you think only a woman can truly love a man. Then you buy me the dress. I'll be more woman than a man like you can stand.” Is a fucking great lyric. The stage setting of Tear Me Down bringing right into the chaos that is Hedwig’s on going journey.

  We end this with Midnight Radio which is a fucking fantastic song and a great ender to this saga.

  The movie is a bit dated but I feel it pushes the themes to light. Having John direct it is great as sometimes a director might not get something 100%. Keep the creatives in control. It is important to note Hedwig is not trans, they only transitioned under circumstances. They are genderqueer. That is debated in today’s world among critics and fans of that being a bad mark on trans representation. But it is more about the character than it is commentary on everyone’s identity. But we do see Yitzhak have a trans story line that I feel is decent.

  This production was a love letter to punk and glam rock and roll and to loving yourself who ever that may be. It is apart of my heart and I am glad you all got to experience it. Take from it what you wish." - Zach