Conversation so far:
How did Hedwig and the Angry Inch come about?
The story draws on Mitchell's life as the child of a U.S. Army Major General who once commanded the U.S. sector of occupied West Berlin.
What was her name?
Hedwig was based on Mitchell's real babysitter, Helga.

Question: What was this character like?
Self-contained rewrite: What Hedwig like?