78 Pages
by
Routledge
78 Pages
by
Routledge
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'… love creates something that was not there before.' – Hedwig
John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask ’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch opened on Valentine’s Day,1998, in New York City, and ever since, it and its genderqueer heroine have captivated audiences around the world. As the first musical to feature a genderqueer protagonist as its lead, the show has had an extraordinary life on film,... Read more
Introduction 1. Queer downtown 2. Rock ’n’ roll, whiteness and all that drag 3. A fable of a musical 4. Her/story 5. Reality’s show Bibliography Index
Biography
Caridad Svich is a playwright and theatre-maker. She is Associate Editor for Contemporary Theatre Review and has authored or edited several books on theatre and performance, including Fifty Playwrights on Their Craft (2017) and Audience Revolution (2016). She received the 2012 OBIE for Lifetime Achievement, and the 2018 Ellen Stewart Award for Career Achievement in Professional Theatre from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education.
