2008 Woodie Awards
"Rocky Horror" to be performed at UNC, sells out before opening night
A.j Focht
Issue date: 10/29/07 Section: Entertainment
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The show is a musical rendition of the movie and although both the musical and the film are very similar, they do have differences.
"I don't think you can vary too far from what people see in the films. (Transexuals) are phantoms and they are much more involved and they sing back up... in this version they are more involved," said Vance Faulkerson, a professor at UNC and director of Rocky Horror Show.
The show is gaining attention rapidly as the opening weekend has already sold out. This cult classic has had a large number of followers since the late '70s.
"I think that this is certainly a cult classic, and I think it is really a lot of fun," Vance said. "It is fairly risque, and moral; it includes the story of Adam and Eve, the fall of man. It has interesting layers under the science fiction façade."
The show was written by Richard O'Brien, who released it to the public in 1973. It quickly gained a large crowd and within a year was brought to the U.S. It gained the attention of the film studios and was turned into a movie in 1975. Since then it has been largely performed.
"It is hard to describe the show. It is something that you have to see to understand. As actors, we have to step out of our shells at times in order to become comfortable with each other," said David Johnson, a junior musical theatre major who is playing the role of Brad Majors.
The cast gave a preview of the show at "Tuck It In," the Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Drag show on Oct. 13. The cast of Rocky Horror Show performed "Sweet Transvestite," and "I Can Make You a Man."
"It was fantastic... their Dr. Frank N' Furter did an amazing job of making the show his own," said Shane White, a sophomore journalism major.
The "Rocky Horror Show" will have a few rules that avid goers of The Rocky Horror Picture Show will want to know about. There will be no throwing props at the actors, no water guns and no food of any kind allowed. Audience members will be allowed to stand and do the "Time Warp," though they cannot join the cast on stage for it. Talking back to the actors is also permitted, as it would be in the "Rocky Horror Picture Show."
"Be prepared for what you are about to see. We are extremely close to the movie and there is mature content. Enjoy the show and enjoy it, don't judge us. Don't come to just be entertained, you have to be engaged," Johnson said.
Be sure to get your tickets soon though as the show is selling out quickly.
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