About the Show

Directed by Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton, with music and lyrics by Richard O’Brien.

The cult classic rock-‘n’-roll musical returns to New York in a new staging at Studio 54. The story follows Brad and his fiancée, Janet, two clean-cut college sweethearts whose car breaks down one stormy night, leading them to the strange mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. What begins as a polite request for help quickly unravels into an outrageous evening of wild science experiments, eccentric houseguests, and gleeful anarchy.

With direction by Tony Award® winner Sam Pinkleton (Oh, Mary!), this new production of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show re-energizes the musical that has run continuously for more than five decades and been seen by over 35 million people worldwide. The show features its beloved anthems, including “Dammit Janet,” “Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a Touch Me,” “Hot Patootie,” and “Time Warp,” performed live in a celebration of one of theatre’s most enduring pop-culture phenomena.

Critic Reviews (16)

"Dratch will probably say something hysterically quelling; Evans will probably knock your stockings off...The point of 'Rocky Horror' is to lose control. C’mon, let’s do it again."
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"From the moment Luke Evans makes his grand entrance, it's clear he was born for the role"
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"Through Frank, O'Brien has created a safe zone for oddballs: a sexual dreamland of default pansexuality where deviance is the norm."
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"When freaks make something freaky and fabulous for themselves, it can end up being a gift for everyone."
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"This Roundabout production at Studio 54 just isn't all that much fun, being mostly effortful, maddening and finally exhausting.
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"Evans manages to capture the character's scintillating combination of dangerous sexuality and emotional vulnerability, all while adding his own devilish spin."
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"Solidly produced, this revival still feels like a missed opportunity to be the wild must-attend event of the season. It’s Rocky Horror at Studio 54 for crying out loud."
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"If fate decrees that we must do the Time Warp again, at least we have Sam Pinkleton's staging with its wittily off-kilter casting choices for the weird henchpersons and wide-eyed interlopers entangled in the sinister doings over at the Frankenstein place."
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