The Rocky Horror Show is the stage musical which started it all, created by Richard O'Brien (writer of the book, music, and lyrics). It first opened in London on June 19th, 1973 at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, a tiny 60-seat venue. After a very successful four weeks, it transferred to the Chelsea Classic Cinema and then other locations for an initial run of 2,960 performances in London through 1980. It also had a highly successful American run at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, produced by Lou Adler and featuring both Tim Curry as Frank and Meat Loaf as Eddie/Dr. Scott. Many members of the original London cast were also involved in the film adaptation, The Rocky Horror Picture Show:
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Today, The Rocky Horror Show can still be seen live on stages worldwide. Professional performances in the U.K. and Europe are typically produced by The Rocky Horror Company, Ltd. Amateur productions are also allowed in the USA though, with rights handled by Samuel French. RockyShows.net keeps a listing of live performances around the country.
| The Rocky Horror Show (Original Australian Cast) (1974) - Directed by Jim Sharman and designed by Brian Thomson, with costumes by Sue Blane. | |
| The Rocky Horror Show (Australian Cast) (1981) - Co-produced by Richard Hartley, and featuring Perry Bedden as Riff-Raff. | |
| El Show De Terror De Rocky (Peruvian Cast) CD (2001) | |
| The Rocky Horror Show (Korean Cast) CD (2001) | |
| The Rocky Horror Show (Vancouver Cast) CD (2005) |
| Time Warp and Sweet Transvestite (With Bob Simon as Dr. Frank-N-Furter) by 1996/97 European Tour - 8 minutes 4 seconds (320x240, 25 fps, 16.6 MB). Excellent video from the 1996/97 European Tour of The Rocky Horror Show, performing both The Time Warp and Sweet Transvestite in their entirety. Bob Simon is featured here as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, who some may remember from the Frankie Goes To Hollywood Convention in California (he's also seen in the footage from that convention on the A Regular Frankie Fan DVD). | |
| Time Warp (With Joan Jett as Columbia) by 2001 Broadway Cast - 4 minutes 45 seconds (320x240, 25 fps, 9.8 MB). Bootleg audience tape from the 2001 Broadway Cast of The Rocky Horror Show. As is usual for such tapes, the quality is terrible and there are people in the way periodically. But it's likely the only way most of us will be able to see or hear any of Joan Jett's performance as Columbia, as she was unfortunately not part of the cast album. | |
| Promo Video (Teatro Arnau in Barcelona, Spain) by Spanish Cast - 2 minutes 13 seconds (320x262, 25 fps, 5.2 MB). "Kyra interpretó a Frank-N-Furter en la versión catalana de ROCKY HORROR SHOW estrenada en el teatro Arnau." Their Frank does Sweet Transvestite on roller skates, believe it or not! |
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