The first paragraph was accidentally left out of the review of Hedwig And The Angry Inch. The second paragraph is in response to comments about this review which I think do deserve to be addressed.
Cody Daigle is one of the few performers in Acadiana who can sell tickets on his own name regardless of the project or the venue. If you don't already know why this is the case, his performance as Hedwig is a convincing demonstration. I would particularly recommend aspiring actors pay attention to Cody's use of his voice which encompasses virtually his entire vocal range from top to bottom; all of his dynamic range from pianissimo to fortissimo and a variety of tempos from slow to fast. Very few American actors use their voices as adroitly. When delivering lines by more than one character he makes each person vocally utterly distinct in accent and tonality.
Mea Culpa: I have a hearing impairment and it may be that my difficulty understanding the songs is a purely personal problem. Also, in response to complaints about my remark that there are really only two reasons to see the show let me add two more reasons. This is a genuinely unique theatre piece and we may not get another chance to see it live on stage. Sure, you could rent the film--but it's not the same thing.
---Walter Brown
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