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'.
Directed by John Cameron Mitchell
transvestism
transsexuality
singer
glam rock
lgbt
self identity
rock odyssey
military brat
restaurant chain
lgbt in the military
child molestation
theatrical manager
nonbinary director
Rank
#11 in 2001·#626 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
4.1 / 5
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Cast
John Cameron Mitchell
Hedwig
Miriam Shor
Yitzhak
Stephen Trask
Skszp
Rob Campbell
Krzysztof
Michael Aronov
Schlatko
Andrea Martin
Phyllis Stein
Alberta Watson
Hansel's Mom
Gene Pyrz
Hansel's Dad
Michael Pitt
Tommy Gnosis
Karen Hines
Tommy's Publicist
Maurice Dean Wint
Sgt. Luther Robinson
Sook-Yin Lee
Kwahng-Yi
Crew
John Cameron Mitchell
Director
John Cameron Mitchell
Writer
Stephen Trask
Original Music Composer
Christine Vachon
Producer
Michael De Luca
Executive Producer
Pamela Koffler
Producer
Alex Lasarenko
Additional Music
Jerry Mitchell
Choreographer
Stephen Trask
Musical
John Cameron Mitchell
Musical
Arianne Phillips
Costume Design
Stephen Trask
Songs
Popular Reviews
455 reviews
emily stip
10.0★ · 05/19/26
HOLY PEAK
HOLY PEAK
Grayson
6.0★ · 05/04/26
loved the soundtrack
loved the soundtrack
Tom Lightley
10.0★ · 05/04/26
Not expecting this to be a five oh my god this is amazing
Not expecting this to be a five oh my god this is amazing
emily stip
10.0★ · 04/21/26
six seven inches forward forty one inches back i got a i got an tung tung tung sahur
six seven inches forward forty one inches back i got a i got an tung tung tung sahur
whizza
10.0★ · 04/14/26
“To all the strange rock ‘n rollers out there, you’re all my heroes”
“To all the strange rock ‘n rollers out there, you’re all my heroes”
