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'.
Cast
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)
Crew
John Cameron Mitchell
Director, Writer, Musical
Andrew Marcus
Editor, Second Unit Director
Perri Pivovar
Assistant Editor
Frankie DeMarco
Director of Photography
Patrick Tidy
First Assistant Director
Kristie Sills
Second Assistant Director
Katrina Lee
Third Assistant Director
Amy Henkels
Executive Producer
Mark Tusk
Executive Producer
Michael De Luca
Executive Producer
Katie Roumel
Producer
Christine Vachon
Producer
Pamela Koffler
Producer
Colin Brunton
Line Producer
Thérèse DePrez
Production Design
Susan Shopmaker
Casting
Arianne Phillips
Costume Design
Debra Johnson
Key Hair Stylist
Mary Monforte
Key Makeup Artist
Stephen Trask
Original Music Composer, Songs, Musical
Dana Sano
Music Supervisor
Alex Lasarenko
Additional Music
Liesl Deslauriers
Set Decoration
Danielle Depeyre
Script Supervisor
Bryan Renfro
Stunts, Stunt Coordinator
Jerry Mitchell
Choreographer
Chris Faulkner
Key Grip
Bob Davidson
Gaffer
Marlene McCarty
Title Designer
Myron Kerstein
Additional Editor
Nancey Pankiw
Art Direction
Maisie Weissman
First Assistant Editor
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