Suddenly, we heard music coming from some outdoor speakers up the street.
We had to investigate! It turns out CATCO (Contemporary American
Theatre Company), was giving away free gift bags to promote their upcoming
play hedwig & the angry INCH. This play
is also a movie, which was recently nominated for a Golden Globe, so you
might even be able to rent it at Blockbuster in the near future.
For those of you who are not familiar with this story, Hedwig is a man
who underwent a botched sex change and was left with naught but an angry
inch. You figure it out… I’ll wait until that sinks in…
Flyer
by CATCO
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Text by John
Cameron Mitchell.
Music and lyrics
by Stephen Trask.
January 15 - February
20
For more info check
out the links at the end of this article.
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The performers of the CATCO version of “Hedwig” were giving an awesome
singing performance with a live band in an art gallery located just south
of Axis nightclub. This was my first time being exposed to Hedwig
and I had no idea what to expect. I saw a man, in a nice suit, but
in full drag makeup, and a blond wig.
| He was singing his
heart out about his “angry inch,” while a girl (with short black hair,
wearing a black mini-skirt, a blue sleeveless shirt, and sporting a “Get
Hed” tattoo on her arm) harmonized with him in a few parts. |
Photo
by Dreama
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Photo
by Dreama |
Behind them, a band
was jamming full tilt. I wandered around to the back of the gallery,
to get a better view of them all, and noticed someone was also running
a soundboard. Talk about some heavy equipment! WOW! We
were impressed! The man who portrayed Hedwig, had her mannerisms
down, her attitude was perfect, and I felt as if I were watching the real
Hedwig, not just an actor portraying her. I was being sucked into
the drama, into the story, into the music. It totally ROCKED!
Their group had REAL talent! This wasn’t amateur night, this was
the real shit! |
When The Editor
and I had taken all the pictures we could ever want, we left the gallery,
our voyeuristic appetites sated…Well, maybe for the moment.
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