And that’s what we all felt throughout this entire experience working with Tim, his generosity, his wit, his charm, his elegance.”įans have been singing the Rocky Horror Show songs since the original stage version’s 1973 preview performances. When she finished, the first voice that came out was ‘Brava’ from Tim Curry. And Tim was sitting at the piano next to the pianist. “Laverne was standing at the piano and was getting ready to sing ‘Sweet Transvestite’ for the very, very first time. “I’ll never forget the first day of rehearsal,” Ortega said. Ortega particularly remembered seeing Cox and Curry bond. I don’t like to divulge everything we talked about.” He shared with me some of his thoughts on it. As we would go through the songs, I would ask him what some of his intentions or motivations and what he thought the moment was. “I sang every song from the movie that Frank-N-Furter sings in front of Tim. “We had conversations our first day of rehearsal,” Cox said. While rehearsing with the whole cast, Cox got Curry’s blessing personally. “I do, indeed,” Curry said when asked if he endorses the new film.Ĭurry has recovered from a stroke and still sits in a wheelchair, but he performed in the new Rocky Horror as the narrator. If you need any reason to have no fear about The Rocky Horror Picture Show, let it be that Curry himself gives the Fox film his blessing. It’s always scary when someone wants to remake a classic. Here are 11 things we learned about the new production.

We spoke with director Kenny Ortega, producer Lou Adler, and stars Cox, Justice, Carney, and Curry when they gathered at the Television Critics Association’s Press Tour this summer to promote The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again. Frank-N-Furter’s henchman Riff Raff ( Reeve Carney) and other lackeys help the doctor bring his creature Rocky to life, with various characters seducing Brad and Janet away from each other. Frank-N-Furter ( Laverne Cox, a role originally played by Tim Curry). Inspired by early Hollywood B movies, Rocky Horror is the story of betrothed couple Brad and Janet ( Ryan McCartan and Victoria Justice) who take shelter from the rain in the mansion of alien scientist Dr.

This week Fox celebrates the legacy of 1975 cult musical film hit The Rocky Horror Picture Show with the release of a 2016 TV-movie adaptation featuring a new cast.

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