I'm so happy that I returned to see this show a second time. I enjoyed myself the time before but left the theater with many questions, and while some questions STILL remain unanswered, I felt like I watched an entirely different show. Seeing John Cameron Mitchell play Hedwig as opposed to Michael C Hall was like night and day. Before, I had see Hedwig very angry, hostile, unloving towards her husband (still played by Lena Hall who was on her second to last performance before leaving). John was the original Hedwig from the film. His diction was so clear. Even the hardest of rock songs were understandable.
John had a spill on the street a while back which put him in a knee brace and sneakers as opposed to Hedwig's memorable heels. It was interesting to see her strut the stage in converse, but she did it well. She even made Ytsik put a crate under her foot anytime she sat anywhere. Way to run with what you've got.
We sat in the balcony which was a whole section above where I sat last time. We had row E which was second to last. Not too bad....as soon as the show started we moved down to row B, and it felt no different from the first row of the mezzanine. The best part of seeing the show on a Friday is that curtain time was at 10 PM, making it feel more like a concert. All the other theatergoers were super fans.
Here's the iconic sneakers. We waited outside to get autographs. We got autographed sugar daddy suckers and Lena signed everyone's playbills.
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