Rock Musical; Hedwig and the Angry [Japan Tour Program]

[Japan]: (Parco & Nippon Broadcasting System), 2005. Paperback. Near fine.. Large octavo in glossy black color photo illus stiff paper wraps; 36 un-numbered pages; chiefly color photos. Small poster of show laid in. Scarce. In Japanese with a few captions in English. Program from the "Hedwig and the Angry Inch, [this] "the best rock musical ever" (Rolling Stone) follows the journey of "internationally ignored song stylist" Hedwig Schmidt, victim of a botched sex-change operation, as dazzlingly recounted by Hedwig (née Hansel) herself in the form of a lounge act, backed by the rockbound The Angry Inch, and transported to the Belasco Theatre "for one night only" and taking over the set for Hurt Locker: The Musical. This edition contains the updated book and lyrics from the smash Broadway production starring Neil Patrick Harris of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's landmark American musical" Musicals -- Librettos. Rock music -- Drama. Musicals -- Librettos. Rock music.