The early years of the 2000's saw the musical, a genre that had long been seen as over-the-hill, make a big mainstream comeback in American cinema thanks to
Moulin Rouge! and especially
Chicago, but woe to those who forget to also credit John Cameron Mitchell's
Hedwig and the Angry Inch for helping the musical get revived as a high-profile subgenre for the 21st century. Sure,
Hedwig and the Angry Inch was a box office non-starter compared to the likes of
Chicago, but the movie was awesome and it managed to garner the loyal following it deserved in the years after its initial theatrical release.
