'Hedwig' sing-along - I'm pulling the wig down from the shelf

One of my favorite parts of 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' – Stephen Trask's brilliant gender-bending rock musical, starring/directed by John Cameron Mitchell – is the sing-along during "Wig In a Box": the words come up on screen, and you can't help but oblige Hedwig and belt out along with her, "I put on some makeup/turn up the eight-track/I'm pulling the wig down from the shelf."



I saw 'Hedwig' again on Saturday night at the 92Y Tribeca, where they hosted a sing-along screening of the film much to my delight. "The Origin of Love" and "Wicked Little Town" sound even better with a theater full of folks singing along with you, and the heartbreaking saga of Tommy Gnosis and Hedwig is all the more, well, heartbreaking (and heartwarming).

The screening was part of a series at 92Y Tribeca, which will host regular sing-alongs of your favorite movie musicals roughly once a month (sorry kids, 'Labyrinth' and 'Purple Rain' have already happened). Next up: 'The Little Mermaid' on July 18. Buy your tickets now and start learning the words to "Under The Sea." I'll see you there.