The Time Warp will continue: The Tony-nominated revival of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show has again extended its limited engagement at Broadway’s Studio 54.
The production, which began previews March 26 and officially opened April 23, was originally scheduled through June 21. The production was earlier extended through November 29. Tickets are now on sale through February 28, 2027. Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton directs.
The
production broke the house record at Studio 54 the week ending June
28, with a box-office take of $1,215,225, becoming the highest-grossing production to play the theatre.
The Rocky Horror Show cast currently includes Rachel Dratch as Narrator, Andrew Durand as Brad, Luke Evans as Frank-N-Furter, Amber Gray as Riff Raff, Harvey Guillén as Eddie/Dr. Scott, Stephanie Hsu as Janet, Josh Rivera as Rocky, Sherie Rene Scott as Magenta, and Valentina as Columbia as well as Renée Albulario, Anania, Boy Radio, Tassy Kirbas, Caleb Quezon, Andres Quintero, Larkin Reilly, Paul Soileau, and John Yi.
The production recently announced that Grammy nominee Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters; Kinky Boots; Cabaret) will join the production as Frank-N-Furter beginning September 11; Tony nominee Lorna Courtney (& Juliet, Heathers: The Musical) will join as Janet beginning August 25; and SAG winner and Grammy nominee Kevin McHale (The 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee, Glee) will make his Broadway debut as Brad, also starting August 25.
The Rocky Horror Show features choreography by Ani Taj (Dead Outlaw), music direction and orchestrations by Kris Kukul (Beetlejuice), set design by Tony nominee dots (Oh, Mary!), costume design by David I. Reynoso (Water for Elephants), lighting design by Tony winner Jane Cox (Appropriate), sound design by Tony winner Brian Ronan (Beautiful), hair and wig design by Alberto “Albee” Alvarado (The Outsiders), and make-up design by Sterling Tull (No Glow, Love Island USA), with Bryan Bauer (Oh, Mary!, Mother Play) as the production stage manager.
The Rocky Horror Show premiered in London at the Royal Court
Theatre (Upstairs) June 19, 1973. It moved to several other locations,
ultimately running for a cumulative 2,960 performances before it closed
in 1980. The musical follows a straight-laced couple, Brad and Janet,
who stumble upon a spooky house on a rainy night, and become attracted
to the strange denizens who live within—particularly Frank-N-Furter, a
gender non-conforming mad scientist. The show’s rock-influenced score
includes the crowd-pleasing songs “Sweet Transvestite, “The Timewarp,”
“Dammit Janet,” and “Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a Touch Me.”
After London, Rocky Horror played in Los Angeles in 1974,
where it ran for nine months. Its 1975 Broadway debut was not as
successful, receiving mixed reviews and running for only three previews
and 45 showings.
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But it was the film adaptation of Rocky Horror, called The Rocky Horror Picture Show,
that truly propelled the musical into legendary status. Starring
creator O’Brien as Riff Raff and Tim Curry as Frank-N-Furter (reprising
his stage performance), as well as Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick,
the film has been playing in movie theatres since 1975, with fans
attracted to its message of sexual and gender acceptance. The property’s
cultural impact was recently explored in the new documentary Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror, created by Richard O’Brien’s son, Linus.
The Rocky Horror Show had a Broadway revival in 2000 and a
West End revival in 2023. It’s also a favorite of regional theatres. The
production estimates that the stage version has been seen by over 40
million people in some 15 languages.
The current production was nominated for nine 2026 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical.