Friday, 12 June 2015
CRAIG McLACHLAN AND BERT NEWTON AND THE FULL CAST OF THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW ON STAGE AND IN COSTUME
PERFORMING IN THE MUCH LOVED CULT CLASSIC!
The production media call for the return season of 40th Anniversary production
of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky
Horror Show took place on stage at The Comedy Theatre today, Friday
12th June 2015, at 12 noon.
And this season beloved theatre and television performer Bert Newton will
play the Narrator.
Assembled Media witnessed a preview of excerpts from the show which has,
again and again, captured the hearts of audiences across Australia. The cast
performed two numbers from the show - the ever-popular Time Warp and Sweet
Transvestite - in full costume.
The Rocky Horror Show cast performed on stage,
two numbers from the show - the ever-popular Time Warp and Sweet
Transvestite - in full costume.
All cast members were available for interview
at the conclusion of the performance.
In the coveted role of Frank N Furter will be television and theatre star
Craig McLachlan, who won the
2014 Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical for this performance.
Beloved theatre and television performer Bert Newton will play the Narrator, and reprising their roles from
the 2014 Australian tour of The Rocky Horror Show will be Kristian Lavercombe as Riff Raff, Nicholas Christo as Eddie and Dr
Scott, and Brendan Irving as
Rocky.
Playing the roles of Janet and Brad, the naïve young couple caught up in
a situation they don’t understand, will be musical theatre favourites Amy Lehpamer, who has just completed
the Melbourne season of the Tony Award-winning musical Once, and Stephen Mahy, fresh from an 18 month
tour of Australia as Kenickie in Grease.
Jayde Westaby, who has been working
extensively in the UK (Chicago, The Rocky Horror Show UK tour) will play
Magenta.
Columbia will be played by Angelique
Cassimatis (Mary Poppins, King Kong).
| (L) AMY LEHPAMER (JANET), STEPHEN MAHY (BRAD) |
The Rocky Horror Show is a true classic
and one of theatre’s most endearing and outrageously fun shows. It opened at
London’s Royal Court Theatre on June 19, 1973, quickly developing a cult
following, and was adapted into the 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show,
which has the longest-running release in film history. This iconic brand holds
a unique place in theatre history, a show which has defied the decades and
continued to grow in popularity. In 2010 the music of Rocky Horror was
showcased in the smash hit TV show Glee, seen by over 20 million people
worldwide. Rocky Horror even has its own postage stamp.
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| Kristian Lavercombe as Riff Raff |
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| BERT NEWTON IS THE NARRATOR |
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| Craig McLachlan is Frank N Furter |
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| The Cast |
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| Craig and Bert ham it up for the attending media. |
Until next time …
Joe.
