{"id":500172,"date":"2026-10-18T14:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T14:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/500172\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T14:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T14:12:20","slug":"inside-the-wildly-creative-mind-of-san-diego-designer-david-i-reynoso-san-diego-union-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/500172\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the wildly creative mind of San Diego designer David I. Reynoso \u2013 San Diego Union-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chances are \u2014 if you\u2019ve gone to a play at The Old Globe or La Jolla Playhouse, attended a WOW Festival or explored some of San Diego\u2019s museums \u2014 you\u2019ve seen the work of David I. Reynoso.<\/p>\n

The soft-spoken, 45-year-old father of two moved to San Diego 15 years ago and has gradually built an international design career.<\/p>\n

In those years, he has launched his own immersive theater production company, created multiple museum exhibitions, and designed costumes and scenery for nearly 50 theater and ballet productions from San Diego to Shanghai.<\/p>\n

\"PortraitPortrait of San Diego\u2019s David I. Reynoso, the Tony Award-nominated costume designer for the Broadway revival of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show\u201d at Studio 54 Theatre in Manhattan. (Rich Soublet II)<\/p>\n

He has designed costumes for Shakespeare plays, 1950s rom-coms, Latin-American dance shows, a Regency-era comedy, mythical characters, classical ballerinas, 1930s cabaret singers, \u201960s hippies, lucha libre wrestlers and circus acrobats.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe circus bear costume, incorporating a cape and head covering designed by David I. Reynoso for the Broadway production of \u201cWater for Elephants.\u201d (Matthew Murphy)<\/p>\n

In 2024, Reynoso made his Broadway debut designing costumes for the new musical \u201cWater for Elephants.\u201d The Depression-era circus-style costumes earned him his first Tony Award nomination. Then last spring, he earned his second Tony nomination for costume design for the eye-popping Broadway revival of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show,\u201d which opened in March.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an extraordinary feat for an artist to earn back-to-back Tony nods for their first Broadway shows. But Reynoso\u2019s success in those shows is the result of more than 20 years of experience in the theater industry. And he admits it hasn\u2019t always been easy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been peaks and valleys, like a roller coaster. When things get a little slower, it puts me in the mindset of panic. The idea of always thinking, well, alright, did I peak, or am I on my way to something?\u201d he said. \u201cI try to switch my mindset \u2026 I\u2019m on a path. That allows it to feel like anything that comes my way will expand or educate me or provide something for me that is just a vibrant.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JulietteJuliette Lewis (as Magenta), center, in the Broadway production of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show.\u201d San Diego designer David I. Reynoso was nominated for a 2026 Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Musical for this show. (Joan Marcus)<\/p>\n

\u201cRocky Horror,\u201d directed by Broadway darling Sam Pinkleton, has been Reynoso\u2019s most high-profile show to date. In August, The New York Times interviewed Reynoso<\/a> and other designers from the show about how they collaborated on the whimsically trashy and queer production design.<\/p>\n

Reynoso collaborated closely with Pinkleton on the costume design concepts. But when it came to sketching out his \u201cRocky Horror\u201d designs, he called on a lifetime of visual reference points that he absorbed from Mexican mythology, 1930s Art Deco designs, \u201950s sci-fi films, \u201960s suits and uniforms, \u201970s disco and fetish fashions, \u201980s TV sitcoms and the music group B-52s, the \u201990s dance group Deee-Lite, and more.<\/p>\n

The Serra Mesa resident, who has a 12-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son, said that sketching out designs is only the first step of costume design. The critical part is working with a director, other designers and cast members to bring the vision for the show and its characters fully to life.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I love is the malleability the costumes have. They\u2019re meant to transform but also empower the performer,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are ways to make minor tweaks to the costumes that allow the cast members to make them their own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reynoso is still flying out periodically to New York to make costume tweaks and updates when new actors join the \u201cRocky Horror\u201d cast.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, Rosie O\u2019Donnell has been filling in for vacationing Rachel Dratch as the show\u2019s Narrator. To give O\u2019Donnell a sense of ownership in the role, Reynoso invited her to personalize the character\u2019s jacket with a brooch or pin of her choice. O\u2019Donnell idolizes Barbra Streisand, so Reynose found a cursive capital letter B pin that O\u2019Donnell has worn on the jacket\u2019s lapel at each performance.<\/p>\n

\"JulietteJuliette Lewis (as Magenta), Andrew Durand (Brad), Stephanie Hsu (Janet) and Amber Gray (Riff Raff) at the opening-night performance of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show\u201d on Broadway at Studio 54 Theatre in New York. (Joan Marcus)<\/p>\n

Because \u201cRocky Horror\u201d is famously known for its sexy and skin-baring costumes, Reynoso said part of his job as costume designer is to be empathetic to the performers\u2019 concerns and win over their trust.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it comes to something where someone will be wearing very little clothing, I don\u2019t want them to have to really be thinking about the costume,\u201d he said. \u201cI want them to feel powerful. I want them to feel like they are able to be superhero-like in what they do onstage.<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately my role is to be a visual storyteller, but to work with the performer to ensure that they are going to tell a story in the best way possible. They\u2019ll be inhabiting the role in a way that I never will.\u201d<\/p>\n

Welsh film and theater actor Luke Evans originated the role of this \u201cRocky Horror\u201d revival\u2019s lead character, Frank-N-Furter, a intergalactic mad scientist and highly extroverted transvestite.<\/p>\n

In multiple TV and social media interviews last spring, Evans talked about the costumes Reynoso created for him. He said that at first he expected to feel self-conscious and exposed in the characters corset and codpiece, and unsteady in his 7-inch-heeled boots. Instead, Evans said he felt powerful and confident onstage.<\/p>\n

Reynoso said one of his favorite parts of the costume design experience is the final costume fitting sessions with the performers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a moment near the final fitting when they\u2019re in a room surrounded by mirrors, staring at themselves in their costume,\u201d Reynoso said. \u201cI watch the performers eyes as they look at themselves in the mirror and suddenly they\u2019re recognizing someone else. There they are. It shifts their posture. It shifts their demeanor. That\u2019s when I know we\u2019ve landed somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"PortraitPortrait of San Diego\u2019s David I. Reynoso, the Tony Award-nominated costume designer for the Broadway revival of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show\u201d at Studio 54 Theatre in Manhattan. (Rich Soublet II)
\nA theatrical \u2018imagineer\u2019<\/p>\n

Although much of Reynoso\u2019s work is in costume designs, he\u2019s also an accomplished scenic designer and he runs his own immersive design company, Optika Moderna<\/a>, which creates museum exhibitions and interactive theatrical productions inspired by Mexican mythology, history and culture.<\/p>\n

Reynoso was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, to parents who were missionaries, a White mother from Texas and a Mexican-born father who grew up in the U.S. As a little boy, Reynoso said he built walk-through environments in the family home with blankets and furniture and dreamed of one day become a Disney Imagineer, designing theme park rides and attractions.<\/p>\n

He was 12 when his family moved to San Antonio, Texas, where he began taking theater classes in middle school. Later, a high school guidance counselor recommended Reynoso study scenic design, which he did, on scholarship at Boston College. It was there that he discovered his passion for costume design.<\/p>\n

After graduating from BU in 2003, Reynoso worked as a craftsman in the costume department at American Repertory Theatre (ART) at Harvard University in Boston. His first professional assignment was to create a single dress for a one-woman show. After that, the jobs kept coming.<\/p>\n

In 2009, London\u2019s Punchdrunk theater company brought \u201cSleep No More,\u201d its immersive adaptation of \u201cMacbeth,\u201d to ART and Reynoso was invited to create the costumes. His lush and detailed designs won him an OBIE Award, and he has since designed costumes for the New York City and Shanghai productions of \u201cSleep No More.\u201d Next spring, he\u2019ll fly to Shenzhen, China, for the next one.<\/p>\n

In 2011, Reynoso moved to San Diego. He worked as a freelance designer for two years until he joined the costume shop at The Old Globe. Since 2014, he has designed designed costumes or scenery, and sometimes both, for 22 productions at the Globe. And since 2015, he has designed 13 shows and projects at La Jolla Playhouse, including five WOW Festival production created through his Optika Moderna company: \u201cLa Lucha,\u201d \u201cPortaleza,\u201d \u201cOptika Pi\u00f1ata,\u201d \u201cLas Quincea\u00f1eras\u201d and \u201cWaking La Llorona.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AA scene from David I. Reynoso\u2019s Optika Moderna\u2019s production of \u201cLa Lucha\u201d at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego \u2013 Downtown in 2023. (Optika Moderna)<\/p>\n

Some of the many other theater companies he has designed for include Arena Stage, American Conservatory Theatre, the Finnish National Ballet, Ballet West, Seattle Rep and Meow Wolf.<\/p>\n

Reynoso\u2019s upcoming design projects include costumes for \u201cSleep No More\u201d in China next spring, costumes for \u201cHoly Moses\u201d a new comedy opening next May at The Old Globe, and a new, as-yet untitled show he\u2019ll write and produce through his Optika Moderna theater company. He\u2019s also working on a new off Broadway musical that\u2019s under wraps for now.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also hopeful that \u201cRegency Girls,\u201d a musical comedy that premiered last year at the Old Globe, may make it to Broadway someday. He created the costumes for that show.<\/p>\n

\"AA scene from the 2026 Broadway revival production of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show.\u201d (Roundabout Theatre Co.)
\nThe road to \u2018Rocky Horror\u2019<\/p>\n

Roundabout Theatre Company\u2019s \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show\u201d opened on March 26 at Studio 54 Theatre in Manhattan and it was recently extended through next February. The revival production received nine Tony Award nominations, including one for Reynoso.<\/p>\n

It was a show six years in the making.<\/p>\n

Reynoso met \u201cRocky Horror\u201d director Sam Pinkleton in 2019, and says of their friendship, \u201cWe clicked right away. We were really excited about making something really wacky with \u2018Rocky Horror.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the next year, they collaborated on a production of \u201cRocky Horror\u201d for American Conservatory Theatre (A.C.T.) in San Francisco. The set was built and the show was cast. But the very day rehearsals were set to begin in March 2020, the COVID-19 lockdown began. When theaters reopened 18 months or so later, A.C.T.\u2019s rights to the show had expired.<\/p>\n

Reynoso and Pinkleton assumed their \u201cRocky\u201d ship had passed so they moved on to separate ventures.<\/p>\n

In spring 2024, Reynoso earned his first Tony nomination and Drama Desk Award nomination for Costume Design for \u201cWater for Elephants.\u201d And that fall, he and Pinkleton worked together again on a production of \u201cLa Cage aux Folles\u201d at Pasadena Playhouse.<\/p>\n

Then in June 2025, Pinkleton won the Tony Award for directing Cole Escola\u2019s smash play \u201cOh, Mary!\u201d Suddenly, every major theater leader was courting Pinkleton with offers to direct the piece of his choice, and his choice was \u201cRocky Horror.\u201d When Roundabout Theatre agreed, Pinkleton called up Reynoso to see if he\u2019d considery trying again.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t let him finish the sentence,\u201d Reynoso said. \u201cI said \u2018yes, absolutely!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Rocky Horror Show\u201d is a campy horror-fantasy musical that debuted in London in 1973, starring then-little-known actor Tim Curry. British-New Zealand actor-writer-singer Richard O\u2019Brien wrote the book, music and lyrics for the stage musical. He also co-wrote the screenplay for its 1975 film adaptation, \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show,\u201d which made Curry an international star.<\/p>\n

In the show, the sexually repressed couple Brad and Janet get a flat tire on a stormy night and find shelter at a gothic mansion owned by Dr. Frank-N-Furter, who describes himself as a \u201csweet transvestite from Transylvania.\u201d Other occupants of the strange mansion are the butler\/handyman Riff Raff, maid Magenta, groupie Columbia, delivery boy Eddie and the lab-created muscle-man Rocky Horror. Over the course of one evening, there are lab experiments, a murder, a glitzy floor show, a rebellion and lots of seduction and sex.<\/p>\n

Reynoso said Pinkleton\u2019s vision was to reimagine \u201cRocky Horror,\u201d while still paying homage to the musical\u2019s 53-year legacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought, yes, we\u2019ll do something that feels unique to our take on it. It would be an absolute error for us to negate, or do away with, things that feel really iconic and beloved. We wanted to create a show that celebrates everything we and the fans love about \u2018Rocky Horror\u2019\u00a0 and never make a decision that was too much of a detour.<\/p>\n

\u201cCostumewise, we do things that honor the \u2018Rocky Horror Picture Show\u2019 and shadow casts, but it\u2019s very much its own beast,\u201d Reynoso said. \u201cIt\u2019s a show that really feels like it has its own visual iconography and language, but doesn\u2019t feel outside the \u2018Rocky Horror\u2019 playground.\u201d<\/p>\n

The inspiration behind the \u2018Rocky Horror\u2019 costumes<\/p>\n

Reynoso said the Tony-nominated \u201cRocky Horror\u201d costumes were a team effort. He collaborated with the show\u2019s Associate Costume Designer Matthew C. Hampton, Assistant Costume Designer AJ Jones, Costume Coordinator Andrew Burns and Costume Assistant Devon Horn.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a testament to the team of people that work with me,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen you find the alchemy of a good team, you hold on to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reynoso also praised the show\u2019s wig and makeup designers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe costumes, wig and makeup are what make our \u2018Rocky Horror\u2019 stand out,\u201d he said. \u201cThat includes San Diego local\u00a0 Alberto \u201cAlbee\u201d Alvarado\u2019s hair and wigs and Sterling Toll\u2019s wild, extraordinary makeup looks. Too often those details can make or break the costume, but in this instance, without question, the wigs and makeup have only enhanced and elevated the costume design in a way that it feels really important to highlight.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Reynoso\u2019s comments below, he mentions building costumes for the original cast of the Broadway revival, and these actors faces are pictured in the costume sketches. Several original cast members have left the show since last spring, and their roles have been recast.<\/p>\n

\"Tony-nominatedTony-nominated costume designer David I. Reynoso\u2019s original rendering for the alien showgirls in the Broadway revival of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show.\u201d The eyeball now sits on top the performers\u2019 heads like a hat, rather than over their faces. (David I. Reynoso)<\/p>\n

Alien showgirls: The show begins with these alien showgirls with a giant one-eyed headpiece. Originally the eyeball went over the performer\u2019s head but we found it was more efficient to put the eyeballs on top of the actors\u2019 heads. These characters are completely specific to our show. They come in during (the opening song) \u201cScience Fiction Double Feature\u201d and walk down the aisles. It\u2019s a delightful, silly way to start the show. It lets you know what we\u2019re in for \u2014 the whole world that Sam (Pinkleton) has created. It\u2019s a mix of highbrow, lowbrow, ridiculous, gorgeous and trashy.<\/p>\n

\"RachelRachel Dratch appears during a performance of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show\u201d in New York on March 25, 2026. (Joan Marcus)<\/p>\n

The Narrator\u2019s jacket: The print for this jacket was a collaboration I had with local San Diego graphic designer and print illustrator\u00a0 Sonia Calder\u00f3n. We met in 2016. We worked together at The Museum of Us on multiple exhibits. For Optika Moderna we\u2019e done lots of exibits and illustrations. She has incredible taste. I\u2019m a big fan of hers. I commissioned her to do a line drawing of a design that was inspired by motifs that are referenced\u00a0 in \u201cRocky Horror\u201d and the films referenced in the song \u201cScience Fiction Double Feature.\u201d So there are drawings of King Kong, Frankenstein, the robot from \u201cThe Day the Earth Stood Still,\u201d tentacles, spiderwebs, alien spaceships, a castle, hot dogs (in honor of Frank-N-Furter) and the lips we see singing in the \u201cRocky Horror\u201d film.<\/p>\n

\"Tony-nominatedTony-nominated costume designer David I. Reynoso\u2019s rendering for the character Brad in the Broadway revival of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show.\u201d (David I. Reynoso)<\/p>\n

Brad\u2019s look: I wanted something that felt \u201950s and \u201930s and \u201970s all at the same time. It\u2019s a suit with pink\/burgundy tones with burgundy trousers, a purplish tuxedo jacket and tuxedo shirt. It was built for Andrew Durand but he\u2019s no longer in the cast. It\u2019s cool to see Kevin McHale take over the role.<\/p>\n

\"Tony-nominatedTony-nominated costume designer David I. Reynoso\u2019s rendering for the character Janet in the Broadway revival of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show.\u201d (David I. Reynoso)<\/p>\n

Janet\u2019s look: It\u2019s a very sweet look. The color was inspired by Tim Curry\u2019s green lab coat in the movie \u201cRocky Horror Picture Show,\u201d but it\u2019s a little more the day tones of the green.<\/p>\n

\"Tony-nominatedTony-nominated costume designer David I. Reynoso\u2019s rendering for main Frank-N-Furter look costume in the Broadway revival of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show.\u201d (David I. Reynoso)<\/p>\n

Frank\u2019s look: Frank wears a corset with some femme-presenting undergarments. He wears tattered-looking fishnets, tall boots, fingerless gloves that are Latex, a harness that\u2019s in rhinestones and a garter around the thigh that\u2019s covered in rhinestones. Frank also has a cape. It\u2019s made of Mylar party curtains like what you\u2019d buy from a party store, but the way he wears them is absolutely glamorous. We started out with a collar on the cape made from rubber gloves, but now the gloves are more like epaulets on the shoulders. The cape has incredible movement in how it catches the lights.<\/p>\n

\"Tony-nominatedTony-nominated costume designer David I. Reynoso\u2019s rendering for Frank-N-Furter\u2019s floor show costume in the Broadway revival of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show.\u201d (David I. Reynoso)<\/p>\n

Frank\u2019s floor-show look: Ultimately there\u2019s the moment of Frank\u2019s floor show arrival that I won\u2019t give away. But it\u2019s spectacular and it felt like an incredible Busby Berkeley moment of extreme glamour and beauty. And yet there\u2019s a way we are really aware of the rough edges of it and the fantasy. I think the delight of it is that it\u2019s both high camp, extremely high gorgeous glamour ,but it still feels very lowbrow, in terms of what the materials are. We really wanted to capture that as a creative team, that it felt like we\u2019re inviting you to participate in this fantasy but we\u2019re not essentially trying to fool you into thinking that anything is more expensive than what you see before you. Frank has this amazing robe. It feels a bit Ert\u00e9, a little bit like religious iconography. Sort of messainic, in that it feels like this great savior is delivering this amazing idea of \u201cdon\u2019t dream it, be it\u201d for us all to be invited to participate in.<\/p>\n

\"Tony-nominatedTony-nominated costume designer David I. Reynoso\u2019s rendering for Frank-N-Furter\u2019s laboratory costume in the Broadway revival of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show.\u201d (David I. Reynoso)<\/p>\n

Frank\u2019s laboratory look: It felt important to have bit of a departure from what we\u2019re familiar with in the film. This costume has this Grace Jones shoulder, cinched waist, naughty nurse, semi straitjacket garment made out of patent vinyl. There are all these layers where you don\u2019t know what to make of it, but it still feels absolutely correct for Frank. There\u2019s a jaunty, semi-devilish nurse cap. And there\u2019s an embroidered \u201cF\u201d sutured on it to ensure he\u2019s labeled correctly. I remember in\u00a0 (the TV show) \u201cLaverne and Shirley,\u201d Laverne always had an L on her clothes, so it reminded me of that. It\u2019s weird how things stick in your brain and they end up informing your decisions. Originally there were spats boots. But they didn\u2019t serve the rhythm of the show, the performer or the story, so we let go of that. Now we get to feature Frank\u2019s legs a lot more.<\/p>\n

\"Tony-nominatedTony-nominated costume designer David I. Reynoso\u2019s original rendering for the character Columbia\u2019s laboratory costume in the Broadway revival of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show.\u201d The eyeball now sits on top the performers\u2019 heads like a hat, rather than over their faces. (David I. Reynoso)<\/p>\n

Columbia\u2019s laboratory look: In the film, she doesn\u2019t have a costume change but we felt it would be kind of fun to. She\u2019s a showgirl. She needed to have this fabulous lab coat inspired by fetish wear with sequins in it. We ended up changing the tights quite a bit. Originally it was a plaid. Valentina, a fabulous drag performer, is in the role now. I couldn\u2019t be more delighted to have her in the cast. She\u2019s someone I\u2019ve looked up to forever.<\/p>\n

\"Tony-nominatedTony-nominated costume designer David I. Reynoso\u2019s rendering for Magenta\u2019s alien costume n the Broadway revival of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show.\u201d (David I. Reynoso)<\/p>\n

Magenta\u2019s alien look: \u201cIt felt interesting to establish this volume. The hair and wigs were designed by San Diego local\u00a0 Alberto \u201cAlbee\u201d Alvarado. Albee also did the wigs for \u201cThe Outsiders.\u201d We needed a wig with the volume of a beehive but that also looks like a monster with locks that look like tentacles. She has an extraordinary cape. Magenta is now being played by Sheri Rene Scott. She\u2019s a Broadway legend. Her costume has been adjusted. It doesn\u2019t have the full trousers. It\u2019s more a body suit. The mint green-teal color is a jumping off point from Tim Curry\u2019s lab outfit in \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show\u201d movie.<\/p>\n

\"Tony-nominatedTony-nominated costume designer David I. Reynoso\u2019s rendering for the Usherette in the Broadway revival of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show.\u201d (David I. Reynoso)<\/p>\n

Usherette look: This is the color tied to Tim Curry\u2019s lab coat. It feels like an unusual uniform for an usherette, but it really sets the tone for us to dive into this strange journey. It\u2019s made from a rubbery snakeskin material. There\u2019s this lime green piping that\u2019s flourescent, and gold buttons that temper the wildness of it. Ultimately it\u2019s much like Studio 54 (the famed \u201970s disco that\u2019s now a theater where \u201cRocky Horror\u201d is playing). There\u2019s an aspect of it feeling highbrow and lowbrow all at once, with this gilded patina throughout the space.<\/p>\n

\"Tony-nominatedTony-nominated costume designer David I. Reynoso\u2019s rendering for the character Riff Raff in the Broadway revival of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show.\u201d Originally the costume had much higher shoulders. (David I. Reynoso)<\/p>\n

Riff Raff look: (The actor playing this character) Amber Gray and I went to school with each other at Boston University. In the original drawing, this costume had high shoulders but we changed that. Now it has an improvised tux tail coat with a semi-Regency quality with cut sides and safety pin moments. The character has these amazing cornrows that reference how you\u2019ve seen Riff Raff, but they are very specific to our production.<\/p>\n

\"BackBack view of the vest worn by the character Eddie in the Broadway revival of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show.\u201d Tony-nominated costume designer David I. Reynoso created a design featuring characters from Loteria, the Mexican card game of chance. (David I. Reynoso)<\/p>\n

Eddie\u2019s motorcycle vest look (rear view): This shows Harvey Guill\u00e9n (as Eddie) but now George Salazar in the role. The jacket has a design on the back that is very much inspired by our shared Mexican heritage. There\u2019s an image of a Loteria-inspired cards of El Diablo and the La Sirena with Betty Page bangs. That\u2019s one of the easter eggs (hidden homages) that performers can connect with.<\/p>\n

\"Tony-nominatedTony-nominated costume designer David I. Reynoso\u2019s original rendering for the character Rocky in the Broadway revival of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Show.\u201d (David I. Reynoso)<\/p>\n

Rocky Horror: This one is controversial. Typically, Rocky is presented in gold shiny or metallic briefs. Sam and I were interested in something a little bit different. He wears a sheer wrestling singlet over briefs. Oddly, we were of the mind that in some ways having a bit more fabric that\u2019s sheer and hugs the body feels more interesting than in some ways having Rocky nearly nude. It sparks the imagination a bit more. It\u2019s quite successful, but I know there\u2019s been a lot of criticism about changing Rocky\u2019s outfit from the way it\u2019s always been done. I love that it kind of spurs conversation. There\u2019s something about making decisions that honor source material and then make departures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chances are \u2014 if you\u2019ve gone to a play at The Old Globe or La Jolla Playhouse, attended…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":500173,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[7,967,181,74,84,76,75,1058,420,1696],"class_list":["post-500172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-california","tag-entertainment","tag-latest-headlines","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-county","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-theater","tag-things-to-do","tag-top-stories-sdut"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/500173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}