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* {{Crowning Music of Awesome}}: ''The Origin of Love'' and ''Midnight Radio''. Also the charity tribute album ''Wig in a Box.''

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* {{Crowning Music of Awesome}}: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
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''The Origin of Love'' and ''Midnight Radio''. Also the charity tribute album ''Wig in a Box.''
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** The Broadway production's rock 'n' roll remix of the folksy [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIaFn5lsLd8 "Sugar Daddy."]], performed at the Tony Awards by Neil Patrick Harris Rarely does anything so simultaneously sexy and catchy happen.

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** The Broadway production's rock 'n' roll remix of the folksy [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIaFn5lsLd8 "Sugar Daddy."]], performed at the Tony Awards by Neil Patrick Harris Harris. Rarely does anything so simultaneously sexy and catchy happen.
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** "I put on some make-up..."
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*** Fourth, it's reminiscent of sexual predators luring victims to themselves with candy.

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*** Fourth, it's reminiscent of sexual predators luring victims to themselves them with candy.

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*** Fourth, it's reminiscent of sexual predators luring victims to themselves with candy.



* {{Tear Jerker}}: Almost every time a song involving Tommy and Hedwig in the same scene is going to be pretty emotional.

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* {{Tear Jerker}}: Almost every time a song involving involves Tommy and Hedwig in the same scene is going to be pretty emotional.

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* {{Alternate Character Interpretation}}: The stage show is sometimes interpreted to say that Tommy and Hedwig are the same person. The movie makes this more of an EpilepticTrees type theory, but it is not impossible.
* ColbertBump: Neil Patrick Harris performing "Sugar Daddy" at the 2014 Tony Awards (see the link below) got the new cast recording bumped up the timetable.

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* {{Alternate Character Interpretation}}: The stage show is sometimes interpreted to say There exist some theories that Tommy and Hedwig are the same person. person, at least in the stage show. The movie makes this more of an EpilepticTrees type theory, but it theory is [[EpilepticTrees a stretch]] in the movie, though not impossible.
* ColbertBump: Neil Patrick Harris performing "Sugar Daddy" at the 2014 Tony Awards (see the link below) got the new cast recording bumped up the timetable.
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* GeniusBonus: The gummi bears are a reference to:
** Hansel and Gretel,
** Berlin's city symbol, the bear,
** The German slang word "gummi", which means "condom".
*** Many references to history and philosophy ("You, Kant, Always Get What you Want," and the deleted scene with Yitzhak's drag character, Krystall Nacht, as just two examples), and little German references in the lyrics ("sweet home Uber Alles!").

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* GeniusBonus: The gummi bears are a reference to:
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** There's a lot going on with Luther and his Gummy Bears.
*** One, it's an allusion to
Hansel and Gretel,
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Gretel
*** Two,
Berlin's city symbol, the bear,
** The
bear
*** Three, it's a pun on the
German slang word "gummi", which means "condom".
*** ** Many references to history and philosophy ("You, Kant, Always Get What you Want," and the deleted scene with Yitzhak's drag character, Krystall Nacht, as just two examples), and little German references in the lyrics ("sweet home Uber Alles!").Alles!").
** The story depicted in the song "Origin of Love" is from Creator/{{Plato}}'s ''Literature/{{Symposium}}'', in which Creator/{{Aristophanes}} gives a speech about love being a product of the need to reunite with one's other half after being split into two, as punishment for conspiring to usurp the gods of Olympus.



* WTHCastingAgency: As was the case for his stint on ''Theatre/HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying'', Creator/DarrenCriss got this response from a lot of people when he was to take the role of Hedwig. The major complaints seen centered around his lack of a vocal range to suit the stage.
** And as per Darren's usual, he was wonderful in the part.

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* WTHCastingAgency: As was the case for his stint on ''Theatre/HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying'', Creator/DarrenCriss got this response from a lot of people when he was to take the role of Hedwig. The major complaints seen centered around his lack of a vocal range to suit the stage.
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stage. And as per Darren's usual, all doubts were put to bed once he was wonderful in the part.opened his mouth.
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* WTHCastingAgency: As was the case for his stint on HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying, DarrenCriss got this response from a lot of people when he was to take the role of Hedwig. The major complaints seen centered around his lack of a vocal range to suit the stage.

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* WTHCastingAgency: As was the case for his stint on HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying, DarrenCriss ''Theatre/HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying'', Creator/DarrenCriss got this response from a lot of people when he was to take the role of Hedwig. The major complaints seen centered around his lack of a vocal range to suit the stage.
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* ManlyGay / StraightGay / CampGay : Hedwig's back story is that she was a gay man who had the sex change operation to escape from Communist East Germany, not really a transwoman, so she tends to have a different interpretation depending on the actor. She is also usually played by men, with the exceptions of Ally Sheedy and Lena Hall.

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* ManlyGay / StraightGay / CampGay : Hedwig's back story is that she was a gay man who had the sex change operation to escape from Communist East Germany, not really a transwoman, so she tends to have a different interpretation depending on the actor. She is also usually played by men, with the exceptions of Ally Sheedy and Lena Hall.Creator/LenaHall.
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* ManlyGay / StraightGay / CampGay : Hedwig's back story is that she was a gay man who had the sex change operation to escape from Communist East Germany, not really a transwoman, so she tends to have a different interpretation depending on the actor. She is also usually played by men, with the sole exception of Ally Sheedy.

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* ManlyGay / StraightGay / CampGay : Hedwig's back story is that she was a gay man who had the sex change operation to escape from Communist East Germany, not really a transwoman, so she tends to have a different interpretation depending on the actor. She is also usually played by men, with the sole exception exceptions of Ally Sheedy.Sheedy and Lena Hall.
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** "Love the front of me, honey!"

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* WTHCastingAgency: As was the case for his stint on HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying, DarrenCriss got this response from a lot of people when he was to take the role of Hedwig.

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* WTHCastingAgency: As was the case for his stint on HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying, DarrenCriss got this response from a lot of people when he was to take the role of Hedwig. The major complaints seen centered around his lack of a vocal range to suit the stage.
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* WTHCastingAgency: As was the case for his stint on HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying, DarrenCriss got this response from a lot of people when he was to take the role of Hedwig.

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* WTHCastingAgency: As was the case for his stint on HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying, DarrenCriss got this response from a lot of people when he was to take the role of Hedwig.Hedwig.
** And as per Darren's usual, he was wonderful in the part.
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** "Love the front of me, honey!"

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** "Love the front of me, honey!"honey!"
* WTHCastingAgency: As was the case for his stint on HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying, DarrenCriss got this response from a lot of people when he was to take the role of Hedwig.
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** Neil Patrick Harris's rock 'n' roll remix of the folksy [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIaFn5lsLd8 "Sugar Daddy."]] Rarely does anything so simultaneously sexy and catchy happen.

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** Neil Patrick Harris's The Broadway production's rock 'n' roll remix of the folksy [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIaFn5lsLd8 "Sugar Daddy."]] "]], performed at the Tony Awards by Neil Patrick Harris Rarely does anything so simultaneously sexy and catchy happen.
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* ManlyGay / StraightGay / CampGay : Hedwig's back story is that she was a gay man who had the sex change operation to escape from Communist East Germany, not really a transwoman, she tends to have a different interpretation depending on the actor.

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* ManlyGay / StraightGay / CampGay : Hedwig's back story is that she was a gay man who had the sex change operation to escape from Communist East Germany, not really a transwoman, so she tends to have a different interpretation depending on the actor. She is also usually played by men, with the sole exception of Ally Sheedy.
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* ManlyGay / StraightGay / CampGay : Hedwig's back story is that she was a gay man who had the sex change operation to escape from Communist East Germany, not really a transwoman, she tends to have a different interpretation depending on the actor.

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* ColbertBump: Neil Patrick Harris performing "Sugar Daddy" at the 2014 Tony Awards got the new cast recording bumped up the timetable.

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* ColbertBump: Neil Patrick Harris performing "Sugar Daddy" at the 2014 Tony Awards (see the link below) got the new cast recording bumped up the timetable.



** Neil Patrick Harris's rock 'n' roll remix of the folksy "Sugar Daddy." Rarely does anything so simultaneously sexy and catchy happen.

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** Neil Patrick Harris's rock 'n' roll remix of the folksy [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIaFn5lsLd8 "Sugar Daddy." "]] Rarely does anything so simultaneously sexy and catchy happen.happen.
*** Don't overlook Creator/MichaelCHall 's full-on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE6ctN4nnRc rock star]]. Dexter sings!
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* ColbertBump: Neil Patrick Harris performing "Sugar Daddy" the 2014 Tony Awards got the new cast recording bumped up the timetable.

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* ColbertBump: Neil Patrick Harris performing "Sugar Daddy" at the 2014 Tony Awards got the new cast recording bumped up the timetable.
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** Neil Patrick Harris's rock 'n' roll remix of the bluesy-sounding "Sugar Daddy." Rarely does anything so simultaneously sexy and catchy happen.

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** Neil Patrick Harris's rock 'n' roll remix of the bluesy-sounding folksy "Sugar Daddy." Rarely does anything so simultaneously sexy and catchy happen.

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* ColbertBump: Neil Patrick Harris performing "Sugar Daddy" the 2014 Tony Awards got the new cast recording bumped up the timetable.



** Neil Patrick Harris's rock 'n' roll rendition of "Sugar Daddy" at the 2014 Tony Awards. Rarely does anything so simultaneously sexy and catchy happen.

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** Neil Patrick Harris's rock 'n' roll rendition remix of the bluesy-sounding "Sugar Daddy" at the 2014 Tony Awards. Daddy." Rarely does anything so simultaneously sexy and catchy happen.
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** Neil Patrick Harris' rock 'n' roll rendition of "Sugar Daddy" at the 2014 Tony Awards. Rarely does anything so simultaneously sexy and catchy happen.

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** Neil Patrick Harris' Harris's rock 'n' roll rendition of "Sugar Daddy" at the 2014 Tony Awards. Rarely does anything so simultaneously sexy and catchy happen.

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* {{Crowning Music of Awesome}}: ''The Origin of Love'' and ''Midnight Radio''. Also the charity tribute album ''Wig in a Box.''

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* {{Crowning Music of Awesome}}: ''The Origin of Love'' and ''Midnight Radio''. Also the charity tribute album ''Wig in a Box.'' ''
**Neil Patrick Harris' rock 'n' roll rendition of "Sugar Daddy" at the 2014 Tony Awards. Rarely does anything so simultaneously sexy and catchy happen.
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* {{Tear Jerker}}: Almost every time a song involving Tommy and Hedwig in the same scene is going to be pretty emotional.

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* {{Tear Jerker}}: Almost every time a song involving Tommy and Hedwig in the same scene is going to be pretty emotional.emotional.
** "Love the front of me, honey!"
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*** Many references to history and philosophy ("You, Kant, Always Get What you Want," and the deleted scene with Yitzhak's drag character, Krystall Nacht, as just two examples), and little German references in the lyrics ("sweet home Uber Alles!").
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* {{Crowning Music of Awesome}}: ''The Origin of Love'' and ''Midnight Radio''.

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* {{Crowning Music of Awesome}}: ''The Origin of Love'' and ''Midnight Radio''. Also the charity tribute album ''Wig in a Box.''
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* GeniusBonus: The gummi bears are a reference to:
** Hansel and Gretel,
** Berlin's city symbol, the bear,
** The German slang word "gummi", which means "condom".
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* FetishFuel: Pretty much the whole movie.

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