“Bob Fosse, even though he wasn't gay. He was certainly queer and had a huge effect on the 'Hedwig' film, as did Hal Ashby and Robert Altman, who had a weird butch queer feeling about him. His films almost flirted with camp but in an extremely realistic acting way.”

American actor, director, playwright and singer

John Cameron Mitchell is an American actor, director, playwright, screenwriter, singer, songwriter and producer. He won a Tony Award and is best known for writing, directing and starring in the 2001 film Hedwig and the Angry Inch. That film grew out of the stage musical of the same name. Mitchell later co-created the 2019 musical audio series Anthem: Homunculus and played Joe Exotic in the 2022 Peacock limited series Joe vs. Carole. His work often moves between theatre, film and music.