John Cameron Mitchell and Amber Martin
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Mass MoCA (1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247, North Adams MA)
Tony award-winning star of stage and screen John Cameron Mitchell (Joe V. Carole, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), one of alt-culture’s bold creators, joins international cabaret star Amber Martin, an NYC vocalist named one of the Top Performers of the Year by The New Yorker, who performed with Mitchell in the Origins of Love tour.
Mitchell starred in and wrote, with Stephen Trask, the film Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), for which he won Best Director at the Sundance Festival and was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Actor. His recent Broadway production of Hedwig garnered him Tony Awards for his performance and for Best Revival. He won an Obie Award for Hedwig Off-Broadway.
Along with his film and theater credits, he also stars in, wrote (with Bryan Weller) and directed the musical podcast series Anthem: Homunculus featuring Cynthia Erivo, Glenn Close, Patti Lupone, Denis O’Hare, Laurie Anderson and Marion Cotillard, which is playing on Luminary podcast platform.
At Mass MoCA, he and Martin join forces with guest artists in an evening of songs and stories spanning his singular career–all backed by the Hedwig house band Tits of Clay.