‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ the 1973 musical that became an iconic American pastime, is back on stage — where it belongs.
Dr. Frank-N-Furter introduces Janet and Brad to his lab in City Lights Theater Company’s production of “Rocky Horror Picture Show.”The premise for Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show” is gleefully campy, informed by heavy doses of sexual schlock. The stage version premiered in 1973, followed soon after by the 1975 film, arguably the standard bearer of the term “cult classic.”
It takes mere seconds to know that this show is gonna slap with a bruising ferocity, thanks to the absolute belt of Chloë Angst as the B-movie tribute-singing Usherette, showing up later with diva-like skills as the incestuous Magenta. Shortly after, a couple of 1950s clean-cuts are introduced into the world – Brad Majors , a dude as white as his name, and his loyally square girlfriend Janet Weiss .
What makes this production such a scintillation is how fresh and alive it feels, every classic number a hit, with a riveting energy that shakes the old theater building down to the studs. Even in a reinvention of a role such as the Narrator, tackled by veteran performer Karen DeHart, her playful vibe, twinkling eye and searing touches of command offers something new and fresh, especially in cheeky little interactions with the famed, impromptu audience call outs.
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