A Benefit for ACLU of Tennessee

JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL, STEPHEN TRASK
& AMBER MARTIN

The Creators of Hedwig & the Angry Inch
Sing Out for LGBTQ Justice!

October 20 & 21

Benefit tickets from $40

A Benefit for ACLU of Tennessee

JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL, STEPHEN TRASK & AMBER MARTIN

The Creators of Hedwig & the Angry Inch Sing Out for LGBTQ Justice!

October 20 & 21

Benefit tickets from $40

“A love letter to Hedwig fans everywhere”

— DC Theater Scene

“It’s wigged, skirted, glittered, and sweaty. And it’s nothing if not the most punk rock thing you’ve ever seen.”

— BroadwayWorld

Tony Award-winning cultural icons and Hedwig co-creators John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask make a special, timely visit to Tennessee to demand justice for all members of the queer community. One of alt-culture’s boldest creators, Mitchell’s arrival in Nashville for two nights only heralds a rallying cry for every Tennessean who has felt like an outsider — all to benefit ACLU of Tennessee’s LGBTQ+ Justice initiatives. Throughout the unforgettable night of hilarity, campy performances, and unabashed queerness, Mitchell and Trask will be joined by international cabaret star Amber Martin and a variety of extra-special guest surprises.

TICKET INFORMATION

$125 VIP Tickets include seating in the first 4 rows and a pre-show receptionat 5:30PM including hors d’oeuvres, complimentary beverages, and a special appearance by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask!

$70 Premium GA Tickets include general admission seats in the middle of the house, starting from the 5th row.

$40 Rear GA Tickets include general admission seats in the back 4 rows of the venue.

THIS BENEFIT CONCERT IS GRACIOUSLY UNDERWRITTEN BY

Eric Cook & Jason Somerville

THANK YOU TO OUR HOST COMMITTEE

Emily Benedict
Archer Booker III
Libby Callaway
Hal Cato
Phil Cobucci
Marjean Coddon & Henry Johs
Eric Cook & Jason Somerville
Mikey Corona & Brian Riggenbach
Allen DeCuyper & Steve Sirls
Vidalia Anne Gentry
Amos Gott
Nicholas Gulick
Cya Inhale
Dee Zastris La Banks
Jay Jones & Rob Turner
Tommy Kriegsman
Marcia Masulla
Erika Nichols
Anne O’Duffy & Jim Kelley
Arnita & Tim Ozgener
Aylin Ozgener
Brian Rosman
Mike Smith & Kelly Mason
Kathy Sinback
Hope Stringer
David Taylor & Michael Ward
Shoshana Van de Blair
Paul Vasterling & Jason Facio
Quinton Walker
Zach Young

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

John Cameron Mitchell directed, 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 as well for as starring in Larry Kramer’s The Destiny of Me. He directed Tennessee Williams’ Kingdom of Earth Off-Broadway with Cynthia Nixon and Peter Sarsgaard. He directed the films Shortbus (2006), Rabbit Hole (2010) and How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2018) both starring Nicole Kidman who was nominated for Best Actress Oscar for the former. Recent TV roles include Peacock’s Joe Vs. Karole, Hulu’s Shrill, HBO’s Girls and Vinyl, CBS’s The Good Fight, Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle, and Sandman. He stars in, wrote (with Bryan Weller) and directed the musical podcast series Anthem: Homunculus and in development on a new podcast Cancellation Island.

Stephen Trask first achieved wide acclaim as the co-creator/composer/lyricist of the award-winning stage musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which was also developed into a feature film released by Fine Line Features and for which he won an Obie Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical, a 1998 New York Magazine Award, Drama Desk nominations for Outstanding Music, Lyrics and New Musical, a Grammy nomination for Best Cast Album, two GLAMA Awards, and Entertainment Weekly’s Best Soundtrack Award for 2001. The Broadway production of the show won four Tony Awards in 2014, and the soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy. Since 2003 Trask has been scoring films at both the independent and studio levels for directors as diverse as Tom McCarthy (The Station Agent, Miramax Films), Paul Weitz (In Good Company, American Dreamz, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, Little Fockers,Universal Pictures), Todd Graff (Camp, IFC Productions/Jersey Films/Killer Films), Tamara Jenkins, (The Savages, Fox Searchlight), Jon Kasdan (In the Land of Women, Warner Brothers), Robert Benton (Feast of Love, MGM/Lakeshore), John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Fine Line), Sean Anders (Sex Drive, Summit Entertainment), Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Dreamworks/Paramount), Alan Poul, (The Back-up Plan, CBS Films), Tom Vaughn (So Undercover, Exclusive Media), Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (Lovelace). In addition to Hedwig, Trask’s work for the Broadway stage includes orchestrations for the recent production of Rocky, the musical based on the classic film. His latest show, This Ain’t No Disco, premiered at The Atlantic Theater in 2018. He is also at work on a new musical in collaboration with book writer Chris D’Arienzo (Rock of Ages) to bring the Martin Scorsese/New Regency film The King of Comedy to the stage. Known for his time fronting ‘90s NYC punk band Cheater, Trask has also recorded and performed with artists such as Stone Temple Pilots, Bob Mould, Sleater-Kinney and Yoko Ono.

Amber Martin is a celebrated NYC Vocalist, Cabaret Star and Comedic Monologist. Named one of the Top Performers of the Year by The New Yorker, Martin brings a combination of cabaret, belting vocals & no-holds-barred comedy to her live, raucous, genre-hopping musical performances. She previously made her Broadway debut in Tales of the City at The Music Box Theater. Some of her performances include appearing with Joan Rivers on Celebrity Apprentice and opening for Joan’s live NYC shows. You can hear her belting out featured vocals on The Scissor Sisters single “Inevitable” (co-produced with Pharrell). She was a featured vocalist with comedian, Sandra Bernhard at Town Hall in New York City and has twice been a featured guest on Sandra’s Sirius XM radio show, Sandyland. Amber has performed her own solo shows in New York City & New Orleans, as well as The TBA Festival, Treefort Festival, Outsider Festival, Jazz and Blues Festival in Altomonte, Italy, and has recurring NYC residencies at Alan Cumming’s Club Cumming, Joe’s Pub and The Cutting Room. Amber continues to evolve as writer, curator, choreographer and star of her own performances, The Days of My Lives &Three Women: Joplin, Midler & Nyro (Solo Artist Residency at Joe’s Pub, NYC), Hi! (Best Solo Performance Drammy Award), Wigshop, Stoned Soul: In Love with Laura Nyro (Residency at Feinstein’s/54 Below) and Janis: Undead (a continuing U.S./Int’l tour). She is also touring her original album, A.M. Gold, including 2 songs featured in John Cameron Mitchell’s recent film, How to Talk to Girls at Parties.