The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O'Brien

The real fun of this campy show is two-fold. Inside, they involuntarily (at first) join an orgy like they’ve never imagined and are changed forever. They find shelter in a castle full of creatures from transsexual Transylvania who try acting human but are really not from this world. We follow straight-laced and newly engaged Brad and Janet as a flat tire waylays them in a rainstorm-filled night.

But like Frank ’N’ Furter’s creature, this production has the potential to grow into something quite fun.Īnyone who has seen a midnight showing of the “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” knows that the story isn’t the point of the experience.

There are places where it’s quite tame and others times it goes for the no-holds-barred sexual energy of the movie. The result is a show that still feels a bit fractured and cobbled together. The actor left, citing personal issues, then the Globe replaced director Oanh Nguygen at the last minute with James Vasquez (who also directs the theater’s annual “How Grinch Stole Christmas”). This musical’s rehearsals began with a different lead actor and director. The story of the Old Globe Theatre’s production of this show is basically the same. Frank ’N’ Furter pieces together his creation from other human bits and eventually comes up with something quite muscular and gorgeous.

The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O'Brien