Broadway.com Readers Rank the Best Gender-Bending Broadway Roles of All Time

Have you heard the news? Darren Criss is high-kicking his way into the Tony-winning musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch after co-creator John Cameron Mitchell departs in April. Naturally, we had drag on the brain, so we asked you to rank your favorite gender-bending Broadway roles on Culturalist.com. Put on some makeup, turn up the eight-track and find out who came out on top!


Peter in PETER PAN


The D’Ysquiths in A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE


Miss Trunchbull in MATILDA


Frank ‘N’ Furter in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW


Yitzhak in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH


Edna Turnblad in HAIRSPRAY


Lola in KINKY BOOTS


Emcee in CABARET


Angel in RENT


Hedwig in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH