Rocky Horror Show Revival Cast — Page 5

Jordan Catalano said: "The actor playing the role needs to make the audience comfortable enough to go back and forth with, yes. A Frank who scares or intimidates the audience away from participating or having fun might work for some kind of another (god forbid) film remake but in person that can’t work with what this show has become."

Frank is transgressive to Brad and Janet, and an amoral psycho, but to the audience, he is Warhol. He is the ultimate party host building an atmosphere that is dangerous to the squares... but the audience should never primarily empathize with Brad and Janet.

I think it's more that Brad and Janet are the fifties, crash-landing into the hedonism and liberation of the sixties, which chewed a lot of people up and spat them out before crashing into the more alienated and cynical seventies.

Now that I’ve thought about it more, I really do wish it was Bailey. He loves being on stage and has spoken at length about his love of Oh Mary. I’m keeping hope alive until it’s announced. Then I can deal with the disappointment. 🤣

Okay, Jasmine Amy Rogers as Magenta is brilliant 

 But omg what I would give to see a Jen Simard Frank!

Hell YES!

TheatreFan4 said: "FosseTharp said: "Not sure if this has been posted yet….. but Jennifer Simard’s recent pinnedTikTok suggests that she’s possibly in thecast? Magenta or Columbia? But omg what I would give to see a Jen Simard Frank!

I don't see how it suggeststhat... There's a lot of Rocky talk in general right now with the 50th Anniversary."

 

“I see you shiver with an-ti-ci-pation!” That specific reference from the show is what she’s referencing. Anticipation about casting and the upcoming revival < 50th anniversary. 

 

Updated On: 10/3/25 at 07:55 PM

TheatreFan4 said: "FosseTharp said: "
“I see you shiver with an-ti-ci-pation!” That specific reference from the show is what she’s referencing. Anticipation about casting and the upcoming revival < 50th anniversary."

That's a pretty big reach. Especially if she were in the show and not actually playing Frank lol."

I don’t think it’s a reach. Def think she’s involved after 3 Rocky Horror posts. The one she pinned is the anticipation one which the Rocky Horror Instagram posted half of. They’re waiting on the “…pation”

luvrofthegays said: "After seeing the tiktoks being referenced, I would think that if she was in the show that those posts would be considered a breach of some sort of NDA, so I doubt she's involved :/"

Absolutely. Ever since social media exploded many years ago, now contracts include an NDA clause regarding postings on social media accounts, which is why you only see photos or any announcements once their embargo is lifted. Usually it’s after the official announcements are made. This is why you see the standard “now that I can finally reveal…” opening remark. 

A friend works on SNL and he is contractually forbidden to tell anyone of the future hosts already locked in though only the first 3 have been officially announced. He won’t even let us guess. 

That looks SO good. Thank you, Kad!

luvrofthegays said: "looking at pre-sale prices, it looks like the first 4 weeks of the run have significantly cheaper tickets (the range goes jumps from $49-$269 to $83-318). i'm a newb to this stuff but is this standard? if not, any possible explanations?"

The short answer is there are no rules.

Lower-priced previews used to be more common. Sometimes shows start at one price then jump up based on demand (or anticipated demand). It also incentivizes people seeing it early when a show is trying to build WOM. The early weeks are also when Roundabout's subscribers will see it.

Kad said: "Theatrefanboy1 said: "Is Timothee Chalamet no longer in the rumour mill?

I definitely could see Luke Evans doing well as Frank. (I also agree Austin Butler as Rocky would be great... but unlikely). I really think Corbin Bleu will be Brad.

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I really doubt Chalamet was ever seriously in the mix for this."

He has an Oscar-bait movie coming out later this year and the show will be starting previews around Oscar time so yeah I don't think it was ever a serous consideration either. 

What I would GIVE for a Jennifer Simard Frank. And maybe it’s time to play the stage show with a fierce woman giving very gender-queer aesthetic. A man in tights and heels doesn’t bat an eye anymore, and rightfully so. But a bald, long lashed Simard in a bustier tearing through that score?