The Rocky Horror Show
The show premiered at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles on 24 March 1974, running for nine months. The cast was all new except for Tim Curry. The show played to a full house and a deal was made with 20th Century Fox for a film. Fox executive Gordon Stulberg saw the show at the Roxy and agreed to invest $1 million in the film project. Adler’s attempt to turn his club into a playhouse was successful. The singer Meat Loaf remembers different celebrities who would come to the show, resulting in him meeting Elvis Presley at one performance. He recalls Adler had the show mounted by producer Brian Avnet ~& that both Tim Curry & Richard O’Brien were brought over from the UK.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Brad Majors | Michael Fontaine
(credited as Bill Miller) |
|---|---|
| Columbia | Boni Enten |
| Eddie/Dr. Scott | Meat Loaf
(credited as Meatloaf) |
| Frank N. Further | Tim Curry |
| Janet | Abigale Hanes |
| Magenta / Usherette | Jamie Donnelly |
| Narrator | Graham Jarvis |
| Phantom 1 | Susan Morse |
| Phantom 2 | Alan Martin |
| Phantom 3 | John Mark Robinson |
| Riff Raff | Bruce Scott |
| Rocky Horror | Richard Milford
(credited as Kim Milford) |
Crew | |
| Costume Designer | Sue Blane |
| Producer | Lou Adler |
| Set Designer | Brian Thompson |
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Play description
Follows squeaky-clean sweethearts Brad and Janet on an adventure they’ll never forget, with the scandalous Frank N Furter, rippling Rocky and vivacious Magenta. Bursting at the seams with timeless classics, including ‘Sweet Transvestite’, ‘Damn It Janet’ and, of course, the pelvic-thrusting ‘Time Warp’, Get ready for a night of fun, frolics and frivolity. This is the boldest bash of them all, so fish out the fishnets, buff up your basque and sharpen those stilettos for the rockiest ride of your life! Don’t dream it – be it!
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