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Neil Patrick Harris leaving "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

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Neil Patrick Harris will leave the hit Broadway show "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" this summer, with actor Andrew Rannells slipping into his old wigs.

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Producers of the Tony Award-winning musical said Thursday that the former "How I Met Your Mother" cast member will play his final performance at the Belasco Theatre on Aug. 17. Rannells will take over Aug. 20.

Rannells earned a Tony nomination as an ever-smiling Mormon missionary in the debut cast of "The Book of Mormon" and also plays Elijah on "Girls." Now he'll play a German male transsexual rock singer in a tale of obsession, glam rock and a botched sex-change operation.

Harris earned his Tony win Sunday for the blistering role. He also previously landed a Drama Desk Award for his performance.

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