Rocky Horror Show, The
- Full Length Musical, Dark Comedy
- 7M, 3F
- ISBN: 9780573681127
* * * PLEASE NOTE THE PERFORMANCE RIGHTS FOR THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW ARE CURRENTLY WITHDRAWN * * *
* * * PLEASE NOTE THE PERFORMANCE RIGHTS FOR THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW ARE CURRENTLY WITHDRAWN * * *A musical that deals with mutating identity and time warps becomes one of the most mutated, time warped phenomena in show business.
The New York Times
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Description
- Full Length Musical
- Dark Comedy
- 90 minutes
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Interior Set
- Cautions: Strong Language, Nudity/Partial Nudity, Intense Adult Themes
- Orchestra Size: Small/Combo
- Performance Group:
- Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
That sweet transvestite and his motley crew did the time warp on Broadway in a 25th anniversary revival. Complete with sass from the audience, cascading toilet paper and an array of other audience participation props, this deliberately kitschy rock 'n' roll sci fi gothic is more fun than ever.
A socko wacko weirdo rock concert.' - WNBC TV'A musical that deals with mutating identity and time warps becomes one of the most mutated, time warped phenomena in show business.
The New York Times
Campy trash.
Time
10 most influential postwar British plays
Guardian UK
Premiere Production:
The Rocky Horrow Show was first presented on Broadway by Lou Adler at the Belasco Theatre in New York City in March 1975. It was directed by Jim Sharman.
Characters
- Casting: 7M, 3F
- Casting Attributes: Local Celebrity Cameo, Ensemble cast, Flexible casting, Drag performance, Color blind casting
- Casting Notes: Usherette can be doubled with Magenta. Dr. Scott and Eddie can be doubled. Phantoms can be increased to six. They are used onstage and off as back up singers as well as understudies.
USHERETTE / MAGENTA
BRAD
JANET
NARRATOR
RIFF RAFF
COLUMBIA
FRANK 'N' FURTER
ROCKY
EDDIE / DR. SCOTT
4 PHANTOMS - TRANSILVANIANS
