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Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internationally ignored' but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a 'beautiful gender of one'.
Language
Budget$6,000,000
Revenue $3,660,081
English,
Deutsch
Budget$6,000,000
Revenue $3,660,081
Keywords
transvestism
transsexuality
singer
glam rock
lgbt
self identity
rock odyssey
military brat
restaurant chain
lgbt in the military
child molestation
theatrical manager
criterion
nonbinary director
Casts
John Cameron Mitchell
Hedwig
Miriam Shor
Yitzhak
Stephen Trask
Skszp
Theodore Liscinski
Jacek
Rob Campbell
Krzysztof
Michael Aronov
Schlatko
Andrea Martin
Phyllis Stein
Ben Mayer-Goodman
Hansel - 6 years old
Alberta Watson
Hansel's Mom
Gene Pyrz
Hansel's Dad
Michael Pitt
Tommy Gnosis
Karen Hines
Tommy's Publicist
Max Toulch
Goth Menses Boy
Maurice Dean Wint
Sgt. Luther Robinson
Ermes Blarasin
Fat Man
Sook-Yin Lee
Kwahng-Yi
Maggie Moore
Trailer Park Neighbor
Renate Options
Tranny Hooker
Taylor Abrahamse
Singing Boy (uncredited)
Thérèse DePrez
Laundromat Customer (uncredited)
Mary Krohnert
Rabid Fan (uncredited)
Shane Mackinnon
HedHead (uncredited)
Alan Mandell
Patron at restaurant (uncredited)
Eileen Murphy
Singer (uncredited)
Rosie O'Donnell
Self (uncredited)
Mike Potter
Renate Options Options - 2nd call girl (uncredited)
Michael Stevens
HedHead (uncredited)
Crews
John Cameron Mitchell
Director
John Cameron Mitchell
Screenplay
Andrew Marcus
Editor
Frankie DeMarco
Director of Photography
Alex Lasarenko
Additional Music
Jerry Mitchell
Choreographer
Marlene McCarty
Title Designer
Stephen Trask
Musical
Susan Shopmaker
Casting
John Cameron Mitchell
Musical
Pamela Koffler
Producer
Amy Henkels
Executive Producer
Mark Tusk
Executive Producer
Liesl Deslauriers
Set Decoration
Arianne Phillips
Costume Design
Michael De Luca
Executive Producer
Christine Vachon
Producer
Stephen Trask
Original Music Composer
Colin Brunton
Line Producer
Katie Roumel
Producer
Nancey Pankiw
Art Direction
Thérèse DePrez
Production Design
Stephen Trask
Songs
Myron Kerstein
Additional Editor
Backdrops & Posters
