Fans of Hedwig and ABBA can sing along at Loft Saturday night
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 06.26.2008
It's a musical marriage that makes delicious sense:
Hedwig, that pensive and utterly glam transsexual rock star from East Germany and ABBA, the mega-huge, equally blow-dried quartet from Sweden.
You can celebrate this perfect pairing Saturday night at the Loft's latest excuse to get giddy and sing with perfect strangers.
"ABBA and the Angry Inch: The Hedwig/ABBA Singalong" will kick off with a few music videos from Benny, Bjorn, Anna-Frid and Agnetha, who were rocking their spandex long before Hedwig started singing her heart out and tearing down walls.
OK, so Hedwig is fictional, the mesmerizing creation of John Cameron Mitchell, below, first on stage and then on film in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch."
The movie will be subtitled, a helpful touch for newbies but a tad unnecessary for the Hedwig addicts who long ago memorized every word of the 2001 film.
It starts at 9, tickets are $5, and yes, there will be prizes for the best costumes, kids.