Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Piano/Vocal Selections - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0634068814 ISBN 13: 9780634068812

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation, 2004

Synopsis

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). The title character of this darkly comic off-Broadway hit, the winner of two Obie Awards and an Outer Critics Circle Award, is transsexual singer Hedwig, and the Angry Inch refers both to her back-up rock band, and her botched sex change operation. Our songbook features standard piano/vocal arrangements of 11 great songs, ranging from rocking to touching. Includes: Angry Inch * Exquisite Corpse * Hedwig's Lament * The Long Grift * Midnight Radio * The Origin of Love * Sugar Daddy * Tear Me Down * Wicked Little Town (& Reprise) * Wig in a Box.

About this title

Review

Hedwig brings theatre alive with the pounding sounds of rock and the funny-sad voicing of a painful past --The New York Times

About the Author

John Cameron Mitchell is an actor and director. He wrote, directed and starred in the film adaptation of Hedwig, which was released in 2001 to critical acclaim, including prizes at the Berlin, Deauville, San Francisco and Sundance film festivals. Stephen Trask was one of the original members of the notorious Squeeze Box House Band. For five years, he performed with his band Cheater, who originated the role of The Angry Inch.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0634068814
• ISBN 13: 9780634068812
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72