John Cameron Mitchell, the co-creator and original star of the Off-Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, had no intention of returning to the heels and wig of the character he first played in New York nightclubs. Back in the production after a week-long hiatus (the result of an on-stage knee injury), he discusses pulling the wig down from the shelf again.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM on February 24, 2015