Hedwig and the Angry Inch Reviews

Washington Post- Highly Recommended

"...No matter. The particulars of Hedwig?s biography are outlandish. The exploded and dissipated and reclaimed sense of self expressed in the show?s 11 glammy, propulsive numbers is for everyone. We?ve hardly had time to miss it, so frequently has it been remounted, to use a verb that Sawyer Smith ? the terrific new Hedwig who anchors Signature Theatre?s lean-and-mean revival ? would certainly deploy with a naughty inflection."

DC Theater Arts- Highly Recommended

"...Signature Theatre?s production, now playing at its smaller ARK Theatre, doesn?t just break the fourth wall; it invites its audience to a genderqueer glam-rock session. It is a solid introduction to the work for new audiences and a nostalgic reintroduction for Hedheads. Hedwig is not a straight play (pun intended). The titular character addresses the audience throughout the entire play. Think of this show as equal parts stand-up narrative, rock show, and musical."

MetroWeekly- Recommended

"...A lot of Hedwig?s truth is uncomfortable, even disturbing, and it?s fine for the audience to feel it, and live through it. It?s but only a glimpse of her tumultuous yet triumphant journey from ?some slip of a girlyboy? singing with his head in the oven, to the ?internationally ignored song stylist? still standing taller than the Berlin Wall."

Talkin Broadway- Recommended

"...Director Ethan Heard maintains the propulsive pace of the 90-minute performance, which serves as Hedwig's personal manifesto and self-justification. (Many of the barbs are political in nature, and it's interesting to consider which ones land differently now than they did in earlier productions.) She tells her story with the necessary assistance of Yitzhak (Vanessa (V) Sterling), her husband, assistant, and fellow displaced person (Jewish and a native of the former Yugoslavia), along with the four exemplary musicians in the thrashing "Angry Inch Band"; Marika Countouris, on keyboard, also serves as music director for the production."

Washington City Paper- Highly Recommended

"...Before Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Signature Theatre even starts, there's a huge shift from the not-so-mean streets of Shirlington to the gritty, DIY world where the play takes place. The audience is ushered in with punk show spirit with condoms, tampons, and fentanyl test strips free for the taking at the theater door, right next to the programs. Hedwig began its life as an outrageous production mounted in a drag-punk club, and this iteration of the musical feels every bit as energetic and chaotic as a night at a rock concert, anchored by performers and songs that sparkle."