Rebecca Naomi Jones Begins Performances in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway

Rebecca Naomi Jones will don Yitzhak's packer on April 14! The Broadway alum takes over from Lena Hall in the role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The production currently stars the musical’s co-creator John Cameron Mitchell in the title role and is running at the Great White Way’s Belasco Theatre.

Jones’ Broadway credits include the Michael Mayer-helmed American Idiot and Passing Strange; she was recently seen off-Broadway in Big Love.

Written by Mitchell and directed by Mayer, Hedwig and the Angry Inch 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. The score by Stephen Trask features “Tear Me Down,” “Wig in a Box,” “Wicked Little Town,” "The Origin of Love," “Angry Inch” and more.

Mitchell will play his final performance as Hedwig on April 26 and Darren Criss will step into his heels on April 29 for a 12-week engagement.