Well, I completely disagree with this review. I'm not a theater critic, but I am a Hedwig uber fan and thought the show was amazing. I was at the same show as @2 but apparently had a completely different experience. I thought Hoffer nailed it.

I am a huge fan of both Hedwig and Jerick, but I have to agree with Mr. Frizelle's review. The show I saw wasn't awful, but it also wasn't brilliant in the way I had anticipated, given the personnel involved. My main complaint is that Hedwig isn't a drag queen: she is the product of a forced gender reassignment and a lot of bad luck and terrible timing. Jerick Hoffer is a brilliant drag queen, but the choice to play Hedwig as a drag queen actually eliminated the horror and poignancy of Hedwig's maladjustment. Instead of the raw hot mess of a human being that is written, what I experienced was a confident and well-adjusted drag queen putting on an extrememly well-rehearsed act. Even Hedwig's look wasn't punk, it was more 1940's pinup girl, right down to the peek-a-boo ass cheeks and the runway walk she did everytime she talked to the band. I didn't believe that Hedwig's "breakdown" was happening for the first time. And the transformation into Tommy Gnosis just wound up being a tired drag cliche. The entire show was just too polished and missed the mark for my taste.

was at the sat nite show as well. granted the show had its low and high moments: the songs were a bit amiss at times but Hoffer's talent as an actor made it worth the ticket price for me. dude worked his tush off! didn't realize that hedwig needs to be taken as "serious" theater. what?!! all of sudden the angry inch is like phantom of the opera? come on, its suppose to be fun and campy and that it was. plus, jerick's moves were sooooo cute! this is coming from a straight guy even. what ruined the show for me was some homophobic bitch who heckled jerick to show her "pussy". what a tacky comment.

Obviously, you all should have been at the 6:30pm show on Sunday. Hoffer nailed it as did the rest of the cast. Not one of the songs were "amiss" and it did have a strong emotional resonance.

Perhaps the smaller crowd on Sunday also helped to give the show the "people who couldn't get tickets to Tommy Gnosis' show so they all ended up at a rather seedy former Vaudeville theater for whatever was playing" feel that apparently was missing from the Saturday performance.

Lame critic. Great show. I've seen it twice and am going to the final performance. Sometimes, when seeing a theater production of a movie, one must use their imagination more than relying on the director to hold their hand to explain the storyline. The cast did a spectacular job representing that which is Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The vocals were heartfelt and the musicians provided solid renditions of the soundtrack. Live theater requires an open mind and an appreciation for performing arts. I hope this cast will possibly play a few shows at a local club or smaller theater before disbanding to their next individual projects and gigs. To the performers...thank you.