This was known as the “Happy Family” line
Hedwig grows more erratic and unstable as the evening progresses cheap wigs, until she finally breaks down, stripping off her wig, dress, and make up, forcing Yitzhak to step forward and sing (“Hedwig’s Lament”/”Exquisite Corpse”). At the height of her breakdown, she seems to transform into Tommy Gnosis, who both begs for and offers forgiveness in a reprise of the song she wrote for him (“Wicked Little Town (Reprise)”). Hedwig,…