Rocky Horror Show Live

as I was in the generation that saw the film in Toronto 200-300 times at the Roxy theater and never heard a word of it as we the audience began our responses as soon as the opening credits rolled. What an amazing time !. However with the limitations of the stage I don't think Richard O'Brien would have done this unless it was very high quality. And it is. But always try to see the Rocky Horror film in a crowded theater . I give it 10 sweet transvestites. The music is great. the story remains intact from the film. they allow audience participation. the guest stars are hilarious. Hats off ! As well as whatever else you might be wearing. The actors and vocalists are first class. on the web there is an old interview with Tim Curry explaining the genesis of Rocky Horror as Curry had a play in the downstairs of a London theater and O'Brien , who had this concept was playing upstairs in another play and one night the two got to talking about it. Thank You jeff in Toronto.

As a life-long Rocky Horror fan I saved this to watch on Halloween as a double feature with the original.

I didn't expect much but was hoping for better than this.

If I saw it live I guess I'd rate it an 8 but to watch it on my TV? Well the answer is that I don't expect to ever watch it again.

But... I did watch the original again, for the umpteenth time, thoroughly enjoyed it and I expect to watch it over and over again.

If you are a fan, and haven't seen this, it is worth seeing once to make up your own mind.

IMHO: The BEST thing about it was I learned a few words from the songs that I didn't know before. For example: its "river of night's dreaming" - prior to this I thought it was streaming. :)

I was never much a fan of Rocky Horror after seeing the film many moons ago when even then it looked dating and I found it quite boring. Howeve, I recognised that there were some good tunes in there that I played for a while on CD. I am very grateful to have seen this because it has allowed me to reappraise Rocky Horror and to GET it finally after so many years. Basically it just doesn't work that well as a film, it is so very theatrical and needs that energy and medium to work. Seen here live on stage, the rawkusness and the excitement and the energy of FUN really shines through and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The story is bonkers, but the point is it is about letting go of rigid ideas around sexuality and identity and decorum and its just about having fun and accepting each other and letting your hair down. For that I totally get Rocky Horror now and understand why its fan base love it so. David Bedella is just brilliant. Must watch.

I had only seen one other stage production of The Rocky Horror Show, and that was on Broadway in 2001. I didn't think any production could top that one, but this one did so exponentially. David Bedella is excellent as Frank. It's such an iconic role that holds such high expectations, and David's performance exceeds those expectations. The celebrity narrators really add to the feel that you're watching a special event rather than any typical performance of the show. I make sure to watch this every October along with my other favorite Halloween classics.

I really enjoyed this. Obviously, it's not as good as being in the audience, although it is a better production than most that I have seen, and it's not as good as being in the audience participation shows - something I did for around 18 months in the late 80s.

The cast is excellent and I really enjoyed the rotating narrators, although there was one I wasn't familiar with, and have since found out was in British Bake Off or something. And while based on the original stage show, it has been influenced by the film - the interaction being the cast (especially the narrators) and the audience worked well. The only negative for me is David Bedella. He was really good in the role, but he's not Tim Curry, and Tim Curry will always be Frank for me.