Rocky Horror Show Live

2015
1h 46m

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8.1/10

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A live stage production of the musical, filmed at the Playhouse Theatre in London, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the release of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).

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A live stage production of the musical, filmed at the Playhouse Theatre in London, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the release of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).A live stage production of the musical, filmed at the Playhouse Theatre in London, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the release of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).A live stage production of the musical, filmed at the Playhouse Theatre in London, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the release of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

869

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Kristian Lavercombe's first Rocky Horror Show experience was at New Zealand's Nelson Musical Theatre in 1998, playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter, and he later took over the role of Riff Raff for tours in Asia and Australia. At the time of this taping, Lavercombe had portrayed Riff Raff in over 900 performances, and by the end of the UK tour in 2017, he will have played the character more times than any other actor in history.

Quotes
Stephen Fry: I would like, if I may...
Audience: You may!
Stephen Fry: ...to take you...
Man in audience: Take me!
Stephen Fry: Perhaps later... on a strange journey.
Audience: How strange?
Stephen Fry: You'd be surprised.

Alternate versions
For the one-time European live theatrical screening, Mel Giedroyc hosted and mingled with the crowd before the show, Adrian Edmondson interviewed Richard O'Brien, Ana Matronic filmed a plug for Amnesty International, and Giedroyc interviewed Emma Bunton during intermission. All of this footage was omitted from the broadcast on BBC America, except for the interview with Bunton.

Connections
Featured in Wait in the Wings: The Bloody Adventure of Evil Dead the Musical (2020)

Soundtracks
Science Fiction/Double Feature
Written by Richard O'Brien
Performed by Jayde Westaby

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Featured review

10/10

Wonderful Trip Down Memory Lane

I spent an excellent summer going to the midnight showings of Rocky Horror at the Art Cinema in New Brunswick, NJ every Saturday night. This one of the earliest showings of the movie outside of NYC apparently, and the cult was still in its infancy when I started going -- there'd only be a handful of us in the early days, but by the end of the summer, the house would always be packed, and people were shouting more and more things at the screen. We were encouraged to dress up, of course, but it hadn't yet reached the point where people started doing full-scale shadow performances during the screening (which I'd have found annoying anyway).

The point is, it was an excellent summer, and I have great memories of it. I do watch the movie now and again at home, but it'll never be the same... or so I thought...

Well, this live show isn't quite the same. Which is probably what makes it so excellent. The great cast, great performances and -- above all -- the great spirit both by the performers AND the audience really makes this a new experience of its own.

My favorite of the cast was Haley Flaherty, whose Janet Weiss was perfection. I really appreciate the fact that she, and pretty much all the performers, didn't try to reinvent their roles, but stayed true to the original performances. It was great to see Richard O'Brien there too.