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The Rocky Horror Show is a musical with music, lyrics and a book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the late 1940s through to the early 1970s, the musical tells the story of a newly engaged couple getting caught in a storm and coming to the home of a mad transvestite scientist unveiling his new creation, a muscle man named Rocky Horror.


Produced and directed by Jim Sharman, the original London production of the musical premiered at the Royal Court Theatre (Upstairs) on 19 June 1973 before moving to several other locations in London and closing on 13 September 1980, running for a total of 2,960 performances and winning the 1973 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Musical. Its 1974 debut in the US in Los Angeles had a successful nine-month run but its 1975 Broadway debut at the Belasco Theatre lasted only three previews and forty five showings despite earning one Tony nomination and three Drama Desk nominations. Various international productions have since spanned across six continents as well as West End and Broadway revivals and eight UK tours.

The musical was adapted into the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), which has the longest-running release in film history. The musical was ranked 8th in a BBC Radio 2 listener poll of the "Nation's Number One Essential Musicals".
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6 comments:

  1. I've been to a midnight showing and never understood why it was so popular. Theories, anyone?

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  2. Love that song. Crazy how people still dress up to see midnight showing of this show.

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  3. Such a funny and creepy show. The music was awesome though.

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  4. I love that song but don't get how the movie became so huge. I remember getting a sandwich in the back of my head once..nope, don't get it:)

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  5. I'm pretty sure it's because it's ridiculous and fun! I went to a live showing for my first time and we were able to purchase Virgin Bags that held newspapers & squirt guns & noisemakers and a lot of the things you "needed" for the show.

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  6. You know it was weird when my dad was telling me all about how he would go to midnight showings for rocky horror in the 70s. I was like what??? you learn something new every day. This film was quite risque for it's time!

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