Exclusive: Hear The Original Cast Recording Of "Hedwig And The Angry Inch" With Neil Patrick Harris



via BuzzFeed

The acclaimed revival of the show won four Tony Awards on Sunday. Now hear the official cast recording for the first time, only on BuzzFeed.


Neil Patrick Harris has been slaying audiences nightly as transgender rocker Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway. On Sunday, he wowed all of Tony Awards-watching America with his live performance of "Sugar Daddy."



The original Hedwig cast recording will be available digitally on June 12, and on CD on July 15. But you can hear Harris, Lena Hall, and Hedwig’s band, Tits of Clay, perform the show’s 14 songs right now, exclusively on BuzzFeed:


Composer Stephen Trask, who created Hedwig for off-Broadway with John Cameron Mitchell 20 years ago and co-produced the Broadway cast recording, told BuzzFeed via phone that an album of the NPH-helmed production was originally not in the cards. In fact, the album was recorded in a "DIY, rock 'n' roll" fashion at a studio in Williamsburg as the show gained traction amidst theater-awards season. (On Sunday, Hedwig won four Tonys, including Best Musical Revival and two acting awards for Harris and Hall.)


"The intent was to feel as close as possible to what the show sounded like live," Trask told BuzzFeed. "We really wanted to capture what makes this album special, and what makes this version of these songs my favorite."


Hall, who stars as Yitzhak, told BuzzFeed via email that she recorded all of her vocals in one marathon day. "I loved every minute of the recording process! My absolute favorite moment was recording the track 'When Love Explodes' live with Stephen Trask at the piano! Everyone else was in the control room laughing and giving us the thumbs-up!"



Neil Patrick Harris as Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch.


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