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I couldnt have said it better myself: Ben Brantley, The New York Times: Do not be alarmed by recent reports that Neil Patrick Harris, an irresistibly wholesome television presence, has fallen deeply and helplessly into the gap that separates men from women, East from West, and celebrity from notoriety. Theres no need to fear for his safety, much less his identity. Quite the contrary. Playing an internationally ignored song stylist of undefinable gender inHedwig and the Angry Inch, Mr. Harris is in full command of who he is and, most excitingly, what he has become with this performance. Thats a bona fide Broadway star, the kind who can rule an audience with the blink of a sequined eyelid...And while Mr. Harris may let you see him sweat as he struts, slithers and leaps through this shamelessly enjoyable show, rousingly directed by Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening, American Idiot), he never makes it feel like heavy lifting. Mark Kennedy, Associated Press: Its obvious from the first moments of Hedwig and the Angry Inch that star Neil Patrick Harris is doing something special. And its not just trying on a new role...Before our eyes, Harris is opening another chapter in his exceptional show business career with this 90-minute show and he simply crushes it, holding nothing back, softening no edges, making no nice...Harris sings with real feeling, whether its a torch song on a stool while dressed in a little cocktail dress or rocking out a head-banging tune by attacking the scenery...it will come as no surprise that while Hall has an understudy, Harris does not. And thats perfectly right: Rarely does a role fit a performer so well. Harris is funny, twisted, poignant, outrageous, bizarre, silly and very, very human.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 03:46:08 +0000

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