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The new documentary Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror is coming to digital on June 2. Continue reading “Trailer: New Documentary ‘Strange Journey: The Story Of Rocky Horror’”
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• Pink News: Here’s our first look at Luke Evans as “Frank-N-Furter” in the new Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show at the Roundabout Theatre Company beginning tonight. (photo credit: Norman Jean Roy)
• Kenneth-in-the-212: Check out this week’s round-up of LGBTQ publications around the country including the latest from Chicago’s boi Magazine highlighting tattoo art. Continue reading “First Look: Luke Evans In ‘Rocky Horror’ Broadway Revival + More News”
Luke Evans, the handsome out actor who portrayed “Gaston” in the live-action remake of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, has been announced to make his Broadway debut as “Dr. Frank-N-Furter” in a new revival of The Rocky Horror Show. Continue reading “Luke Evans To Star In Broadway Revival Of ‘The Rocky Horror Show’”
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In advance of the premiere of Fox’s reboot of The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Thursday at 8PM ET, we get a quick tease of Adam Lambert (American Idol) rocking out on some “Hot Patootie” as “Eddie” from the cult musical.
It turns out, though, that Lambert took some twists and turns in the early phase casting for the TV movie.
Via Attitude:
When he was asked to play the part of Frank-N-Further in the Kenny Ortega-directed remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, American Idol winner Adam Lambert refused, as being “cis and playing the role of a trans character… felt inappropriate” to him.
Instead, the role went to the spectacular Laverne Cox, who’s portrayal has already got fans whipped into a frenzy of excitement. But, not wanting to miss out on the action, Adam took on the role of Eddie in the retelling of the 1975 cult musical classic.
Speaking to Out Magazine at the time, Lambert said: “When they started announcing the cast, I said, ‘Wait a minute — what about Eddie? I wanna play Eddie! I could do that — that’s like one song. Let me just come in and do a bit part!’ Because I really, really wanted to be a part of it.”
Go behind the scenes of Fox’s upcoming television remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Adam Lambert, Laverne Cox and even Tim Curry (the original “Dr. Frank-N-Furter”) star in the musical set to air October 20th.
The first full-length trailer for Fox’s upcoming “Rocky Horror Picture Show” reboot dropped yesterday at the San Diego Comic Con.
Starring Laverne Cox, Adam Lambert, Christina Milian and Tim Curry, this trailer gives us the first look at the reimagined “Time Warp.”
What do you say readers? Does this fill you with an-ti-ci-SayIt!-pation?
Premieres October 20th on Fox.
Laverne Cox, soon to star in the new TV version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, slowly gives viewers a big, wet kiss, leaving lip prints on the screen.
Of course, the red lips are a long familiar visage for Rocky Horror fans.
And the, we watch the lips change to rainbow in honor of Pride month.
Airing on Fox the week of Halloween, the TV musical is directed by Kenny Ortega (High School Musical) and also stars Adam Lambert as Eddie and the original “Frank-N-Furter,” Tim Curry, as The Narrator.
Entertainment Weekly has a first look at OITNB star Laverne Cox as the iconic “Dr. Frank-N-Furter” and Tony Award winner Ben Vereen as “Dr. Scott” from the upcoming remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show:
You may notice that this Frank has a somewhat different look, and that’s by design (the costumes for this Show are by Tony-winner William Ivey Long).
“We were on set and a reporter saw me and said I looked like the love child of Grace Jones and David Bowie. I said ‘That’s exactly right.’ I think we mix up the look more than they did in the original,” Cox explains.
“It’s inspired by the original but it’s really our own take. It’s way more elaborate and couture. [Director] Kenny Ortega had this vision that Frank was at this old theater and found these old burlesque costumes and is, like, using them and wearing them now but has altered them a bit.”