Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Theater Mirror

*Kirk Vanda as Hedwig in* *The Umbrella Stage Company*‘s *“Hedwig and the Angry Inch”* – *Photo by Briana Gately*

By Michele Markarian

“Hedwig and the Angry Inch”. Text by John Cameron Mitchell. Music and Lyrics by Stephen Trask. Directed by Julia Deter. Presented by The Umbrella Stage Company, 40 Stow Street, Concord, through January 12.

I had no idea what to expect from “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”, running four days this weekend at the newly revamped theater space of Concord’s Umbrella Stage Company. I bought the soundtrack when it was released in the late 90s; the music was fun and unlike any musical theater I’d heard. My only frame of reference for the show was watching Neil Patrick Harris perform the role at the Tonys. A friend of mine called me up sputtering during that performance, right after Neil Patrick stepped from the stage mid song to kiss his husband on the mouth. “Hedwig would never do that! It is not in character!” hissed my friend.

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Umbrella Stage Company Delights with a Mind-Blowing “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”