Back in the Wig? Creator & Original Star John Cameron Mitchell May be the Next Hedwig Headliner

We're praying to Zeus that this day arrives! Hedwig and the Angry Inch creator and original star John Cameron Mitchell may head to Broadway to reprise the role of the East German transgender rock goddess at the Belasco Theatre. According to the New York Post, he is eyeing a return to the show after Michael C. Hall departs the production on January 4, 2015. Producer David Binder told Broadway.com through a production spokesperson: “We are exploring multiple options beyond Michael C. Hall’s run in the show.”

Mitchell wrote the book for Hedwig alongside composer Stephen Trask, and the stars performed early versions of the musical at Don Hill’s and the Westbeth Theatre Center. Mitchell later starred in the off-Broadway incarnation of the hit musical at the Jane Street Theatre in 1998. He directed, wrote and starred in the 2001 film adaptation of Hedwig, garnering a Golden Globe nomination for his performance. Mitchell has appeared on Broadway in The Secret Garden, Big River and Six Degrees of Separation, and was most recently seen on the small screen in Girls, playing David Pressler-Goings, Hannah’s book publisher.

Directed by Michael Mayer, the Tony-winning Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch opened April 22, 2014, starring Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Hall. Andrew Rannells subsequently stepped into Harris' heels. The musical tells the story of a fictional rock ‘n’ roll band, fronted by Hedwig, a transgender woman from communist East Berlin. Between rock songs, Hedwig regales the audience with both humorous and painful stories about her life, including her botched sex change operation.