![]() ![]() If played right, every audience member must want to be seduced by him. We hang on his every word and mourn when he is sacrificed at the end. He is the hero you swoon over, despite the fact that we see him treat his acolytes like slaves, hack someone to death (off screen) with a chainsaw, then serve the body for dinner. He’s a pansexual alien from, seemingly, a planet of transsexuals in a distant galaxy. He wears manly leather and ladylike lace, delicate fishnet and tough chains. He is a man in a corset, stockings and suspenders, silk panties and platform heels. Frank is not a woman, nor does he wish to be, nor does he dress as a woman. Instead, it’s a science fiction horror tale that sits dead centre on the Kinsey scale and has just about zero gender/sexuality boundaries. There are no religious parables Godspell-style, anti-war polemics or longhaired hippies. But this show is no Hair or JC Superstar (O’Brien starred in the former and was cast by Jim Sharman, who would later direct both the play and the movie, in the latter). It was written in 1972, so it was ripe for the times, as rock operas and hippie musicals pervaded. It’s quite a lot to fit into an hour and a half. For the snake, read: one of the greatest stage and cinematic creations of all time, Dr Frank-N-Furter and for the apple, well, he’s offering a little bit more than a piece of fruit…Īlong the way we have a murder, a touch of incest, transvestism, non-binary gendered characters, the hint of cannibalism, oral sex performed on both genders by the same person, straight sex with a virgin, gay sex with a sex slave, echoes of Frankenstein and King Kong, and the intimation of Americans engaging in Nazi-sheltering, all soundtracked by classic rock and roll. There is innocence lured toward corruption by a snake, with human nature making it impossible to resist. ![]() Each time this question is asked he smiles benevolently, and answers very politely, as he is a very well mannered human, that he thinks it’s because the origin story is an eternal fairytale and has existed to intrigue audiences since time began since it is, essentially, a retelling of Adam and Eve (and Babes In The Wood, with a bit of Hansel and Gretel thrown in). People seem to be hoping for arcane knowledge, that he has a line to the abstract and can divine what exactly it is that has made his odd, subversive 50s-style rock and roll musical the biggest cult theatrical experience and movie of all time. Penny Dreadful alum Reeve Carney will play Riff-Raff, and singer Staz Nair will portray Rocky Horror.The question that Rocky Horror creator Richard O’Brien has been asked most in his 73 years on this planet concerns what he thinks is the secret of the show’s success. The roles were originated by Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick. Lambert joins a cast that also includes Victoria Justice and Disney star Ryan McCartan as Janet and Brad, who stumble upon Frank-N-Furter’s self-described “sweet transvestite” and the scientist’s bizarre castle. Orange Is the New Black actress Laverne Cox will take on the iconic role in the TV adaptation. Sources tell THRthat he was originally considered for the role of Frank-N-Furter that was originated by Tim Curry. Lambert’s name was one of the first to surface for a role in Fox’s Rocky Horror. (Watch Meat Loaf’s arrival as Eddie, below.) ![]() Hallelujah, bless my soul! I love that old time rock-n-roll!” Lambert said in a nod to one of the film’s musical productions. Rocky Horror always made me feel like it was OK to celebrate my weirdness. “I grew up watching Rocky Horror, but could never imagine that I would be part of this new vision. ![]()
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