THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews — Page 8

WldKingdomHM said: "CoffeeBreak said: "LUKE EVANS. That's all. Best lead in a musical this season. He makes this production."

I don’t get the Sam P hype as a director or even Michael Arden"

Both are part of the new age of Broadway directors and aren’t afraid to take big swings or be precious about existing source material. Michael Arden took off because of his mixed-hearing production of Spring Awakening, and one of his Tony Awards is for a technology heavy musical about robots that seemed close to folding until reviews got in and hailed it a triumph.

Pinkleton is slightly more green than Arden, but his bag is merging the worlds of scrappy downtown theatre with uptown “legitimate” (used loosely) theatre.

Both are entitled to their flops, especially when they’ve had success in equal measure. Hal Prince and Des McAnuff are both multi-award winners I can think of who’ve directed a few boners in their long careers. Let Arden and Pinkleton cook - their visions are always going to be in competition with your expectations

Just extended to July 19.

I was there last night and thought Paul Soileau, the U/S for Evans, gave the best performance of the bunch. Commandingly transgressive.

Bettyboy72 said: "So has Luke been out the last three nights at Rocky? And Andrew out tonight?"

Andrew is out again tonight!

I’d love to see Paul Soileau as Frank…I read that he is speaking in his Louisiana accent?

quizking101 said: "I had actually never heard of Paul Solieau until someone mentioned his Christeene alter ego, and after a quick Google search, two things come to mind.

1) Based on pictures alone, you can already tell they know what they are doing and the show will be in good hands.

2) C’MON SAM WITH THE STEALTHY DOWNTOWN CASTING!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christeene_Vale"


my friend saw him perform in a tiny venue in Brighton, UK. He said he started the show by pulling some KFC out of his a** and throwing it into the audience! Classy!

Updated On: 4/11/26 at 03:06 AM

All that Yazz said: "quizking101 said: "I had actually never heard of Paul Solieau until someone mentioned his Christeene alter ego, and after a quick Google search, two things come to mind.

1) Based on pictures alone, you can already tell they know what they are doing and the show will be in good hands.

2) C’MON SAM WITH THE STEALTHY DOWNTOWN CASTING!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christeene_Vale"


my friend saw him perform in a tiny venue in Brighton, UK. He said he started the show by pulling some KFC out of his a**and throwing it into the audience! Classy!"

Coulda went my whole life without knowing that information and yet now I’m kind of weirdly glad I do.

It's a five-piece band: guitar, bass, drum, keyboard and sax. Same size as the last Broadway revival (subbing in a sax instead of a Key 2/Guitar 2 book).

Pinkelton isn't all that green-- he directed a disastrous Head Over Heels in Pasadena and an equally awful La Cage. It may be that musicals are not in his wheelhouse.

At the matinee Sunday just Andrew is out

Sutton Ross said: "So, in 99% of theater productions, people should always follow theater etiquette. Do not distract, be quiet, etc. But I would never expect a silent Rocky Horror Show, that's just not within the spirit of this show. I've only seen oneregional productions of this, and it wastons of chaotic fun. From the jump with this announcement, I was questioning the company and director behind it. It didn't seem like a natural fit, like at all.

As someone who doesn't love constant call outs, I attended a matinee since I knew that would be naturally quieter than their late-night shows, and most likely full of subscribers just trying to get their money's worth. The show was fun, the cast was exciting, and the audience was older and reservedfor the most part. I was sitting between an older couple and a younger man. When the man shouted out "She's got no f*cking neck!!! regarding Rachelthe older man leaned allll the way over and told him to "SHUT THE HELL UP". He was stunned and remained quiet for the rest of the show. The couple never laughed once, they were just...there stone-faced. It's like Sir, do you know where you are?The rest of the show had basic call outs but no one trying to make the show about them (I read on Reddit someone just screaming things for 5 minutes until Luke finally said something that shut them up).I spoke to an employee who said there's been a lot of issues striking a balance between "different types of theater-goers" and complaints on both ends. Very diplomatic and polite, but I could tell it's been a lot for them.

This got me thinking about the note on their website that has changed at least twice. It's confusing and clearly not getting the message across. It's truly the "Shake your ass BUT.... watch yourself" show of the Broadway season.

Thanks for posting this, but it seems like they're sending very mixed messages.

Thanks for posting this, but it seems like they're sending very mixed messages.

You're welcome, and that's why I posted both. They thought the first sign was good enough but then changed it to the second. I hope they can find a balance, but I completely agree with your statement.

Great idea.