\u003cDIV\u003e\u003cI\u003eHedwig and the Angry Inch\u003c/I\u003e, \u0026quot;the best rock musical ever\u0026quot; (\u003cI\u003eRolling Stone\u003c/I\u003e) follows the journey of \u0026quot;internationally ignored song stylist\u0026quot; Hedwig Schmidt, victim of a botched sex-change operation, as dazzlingly recounted by Hedwig (n\u0026eacute;e Hansel) herself in the form of a lounge act, backed by the rockband The Angry Inch, and transported to the Belasco Theatre \u0026quot;for one night only\u0026quot; and taking over the set for \u003cI\u003eHurt Locker: The Musical\u003c/I\u003e. This is the original text from the Broadway production of John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask\u0026rsquo;s landmark American musical.\u003c/DIV\u003e