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THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
Stand-by Joined: 12/27/17
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#201
Posted: 4/12/26 at 9:06pm
Schvinga said: "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.
Read more about the Head Over Heels production here:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-11-16/review-head-over-heels-the-troubled-go-gos-jukebox-musical-seeks-redemption-at-pasadena-playhouse
And the La Cage production here:
https://www.ryanmluevano.com/gays-guts-and-glamor-at-la-cage-aux-folles/
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#202
Posted: 4/12/26 at 9:52pm
DiscoCrows said: "
Every single one of these statements Roundabout has sentismeaningless. They are just words on a page. I truly believe the only way this is fixed is with decisiveness. Give us a stuffer with 5~ callouts we are encouraged/instructed to shout and a polite request to refrain from anything else. Sendthatemail. Make it a verbal pre-show announcement."
It's like saying you can use the public washroom, but no farting allowed.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#203
Posted: 4/12/26 at 10:00pm
blaxx said: "It's like saying you can use the public washroom, but no farting allowed."
So well put. I have no opinion on this production (ill see it when prices inevitably come down), and all I know of Pinkleton is his great work with Oh Mary, but theres a unfocused quality to the marketing/snippets I've seen, and this notice about audience participation really underscores that vibe--alot of words saying ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#204
Posted: 4/12/26 at 10:30pm
I wonder if it would be too confusing to just have designated performances that are call-out friendly. That way ticket-buyers can choose the experience they want and the production can be prepared either way. Straddling the line like this just seems like a headache for everyone.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#205
Posted: 4/12/26 at 10:42pm
NOWaWarning said: "I wonder if it would be too confusing to just have designated performances that are call-out friendly. That way ticket-buyers can choose the experience they want and the production can be prepared either way. Straddling the line like this just seems like a headache for everyone."
Yes, that sounds worse. If you don't want call outs don't put on a show that gained most of its popularity on them. It's an intrinsic part of the experience.
Don't open a rollercoaster and demand people to be quiet on the drops as to maintain the integrity of the experience.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#206
Posted: 4/12/26 at 11:08pm
blaxx said: "NOWaWarning said: "I wonder if it would be too confusing to just have designated performances that are call-out friendly. That way ticket-buyers can choose the experience they want and the production can be prepared either way. Straddling the line like this just seems like a headache for everyone."
Yes, that sounds worse. If you don't want call outs don't put on a show thatgained most of its popularity on them. It's an intrinsic part of the experience.
Don't open a rollercoaster and demand people to be quiet on the drops as to maintain the integrity of the experience."
The Rocky Horror Show was popular long before call outs.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#207
Posted: 4/12/26 at 11:21pm
joevitus said: "The Rocky Horror Show was popular long before call outs."
That’s actually not true. It was a huge flop when it was released in 1975 and call outs began sometime in the late 70s when the movie began being shown at midnight screenings.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/06
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#208
Posted: 4/12/26 at 11:23pm
Yes. People are confusing the Rocky Horror Show with the Picture Show. Call outs only became popular with the midnight screenings. You can still go to a movie theater to participate.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#209
Posted: 4/12/26 at 11:24pm
joevitus said: "blaxx said: "NOWaWarning said: "I wonder if it would be too confusing to just have designated performances that are call-out friendly. That way ticket-buyers can choose the experience they want and the production can be prepared either way. Straddling the line like this just seems like a headache for everyone."
Yes, that sounds worse. If you don't want call outs don't put on a show thatgained most of its popularity on them. It's an intrinsic part of the experience.
Don't open a rollercoaster and demand people to be quiet on the drops as to maintain the integrity of the experience."
The Rocky Horror Show was popular long before call outs."
I understand your point, love, but this has become now a passionate part of what makes the experience.
This non for profit has no valid point to reject it, none. If you have to FIGHT the audience response to your show, you're doing it wrong.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/05
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#210
Posted: 4/12/26 at 11:26pm
smidge said: "Yes. People are confusing the Rocky Horror Show with the Picture Show. Call outs only became popular with the midnight screenings. You can still go to a movie theater to participate."
So don't go to the theatre, go to the movies instead. Theatre is inflexible, gotcha.
And then they wonder why Broadway is in shambles.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#211
Posted: 4/12/26 at 11:30pm
smidge said: "Yes. People are confusing the Rocky Horror Show with the Picture Show. Call outs only became popular with the midnight screenings. You can still go to a movie theater to participate."
Right, but the show and the film have become synonymous with call outs. I honestly can’t understand this argument that one is known for it and the other isn’t.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#212
Posted: 4/12/26 at 11:37pm
I just feel like it's absolutely insane that nobody in the production thought about this stuff when building the show instead being in shambles after you're already in performances. You needed to set the standard for what to expect WELL BEFORE you started selling tickets!
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#213
Posted: 4/13/26 at 2:34am
Besides all the callbacks are the Rocky Horror peeps randomly standing up in the audience during Time Warp ?
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#214
Posted: 4/13/26 at 4:36am
WldKingdomHM said: "Besides all the callbacks are the Rocky Horror peeps randomly standing up in the audience during Time Warp ?"
surely the audience is getting up to do the Time Warp!?!!?!
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#215
Posted: 4/13/26 at 7:05am
Kad said: "They also have to accommodate their older subscriber base, many of whom will likely be... put off by any kind of raucous audience behavior."
Although the movie opened in 1975, the audience participation didn't really begin until 1976, 50 years ago. So any young person who attended the movie at this time would easily be in their 70s now. I think the older subscriber base will survive.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#216
Posted: 4/13/26 at 8:53am
Broadway’s ‘Rocky Horror’ revival limits audience participation — disappointing fans: ‘It’s gonna be really hard’
https://nypost.com/2026/04/13/us-news/broadways-rocky-horror-revival-limits-audience-participation-disappointing-fans?
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/06
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#217
Posted: 4/13/26 at 9:15am
Jordan Catalano said: "joevitus said: "The Rocky Horror Show was popular long before call outs."
That’s actually not true. It was a huge flop when it was released in 1975 and call outs began sometime in the late 70s when the movie began being shown at midnight screenings."
The Rocky Horror Show premiered in London in 1973 and was successful,
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#218
Posted: 4/13/26 at 9:22am
Cofrect. I thought we were talking about the film.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#219
Posted: 4/13/26 at 10:38am
Had the chance to see the matinae yesterday and I really enjoyed it. Luke Evans was the stand out. Audeince participation was limited. Feels like a there were a few places they paused for the bigger, well known shout outs. From my vantage point in the back of the front mezz no one stood up during the Time Warp although the cast seemed to be enocuraging it.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#220
Posted: 4/13/26 at 10:48am
Jordan Catalano said: "joevitus said: "The Rocky Horror Show was popular long before call outs."
That’s actually not true. It was a huge flop when it was released in 1975 and call outs began sometime in the late 70s when the movie began being shown at midnight screenings."
It actually is true. It won the Evening Standard Best Musical award the year it premiered and was a smash hit all over London. A massive hit in Austraila and other countries. A sell-out in L.A. It didn't do well in one place: Broadway. That does not mean the play was not a success.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#221
Posted: 4/13/26 at 1:41pm
Rachel Dratch makes "special appearance" on "Colbert" tonight.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#222
Posted: 4/14/26 at 4:54pm
joevitus said: "Jordan Catalano said: "joevitus said: "The Rocky Horror Show was popular long before call outs."
That’s actually not true. It was a huge flop when it was released in 1975 and call outs began sometime in the late 70s when the movie began being shown at midnight screenings."
It actually is true. It won the Evening Standard Best Musicalaward the year it premieredand was a smash hit all over London. A massive hit in Austraila and other countries. A sell-out in L.A. It didn't do well in one place: Broadway. That does not mean the play was not a success."
The Rocky Horror Picture Show opened on September 26, 1975, in an exclusive run at the UA Westwood, where it did quite well. It played there for six weeks before moving to the UA Cinema Center, a sister theater. The reason it caught on in Los Angeles was simple: the show already had a huge local following thanks to the stage production that had played at the Roxy Theatre on the Strip. Because of that early success, many people assumed the movie would perform just as well when it went into wide release. Instead, it fell flat. The planned Halloween premiere in New York City was canceled, and the film was quickly pulled from theaters everywhere—except Los Angeles.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#223
Posted: 4/14/26 at 5:03pm
CarlosAlberto said: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show opened on September 26, 1975, in an exclusive run at the UA Westwood, where it did quite well. It played there for six weeks before moving to the UA Cinema Center, a sister theater. The reason it caught on in Los Angeles was simple: the show already had a huge local following thanks to the stage production that had played at the Roxy Theatre on the Strip. Because of that early success, many people assumed the movie would perform just as well when it went into wide release. Instead, it fell flat. The planned Halloween premiere in New York City was canceled, and the film was quickly pulled from theaters everywhere—except Los Angeles."
Yes, that’s about The Rocky Horror Picture Show. This thread (and the comment you’re directly responding to) is about The Rocky Horror Show.
The inability of superfans of the movie to separate the two things - subconsciously or not, even when people are clearly talking about the stage musical - is kind of exactly the point of objections to the callback lines.
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Previews#224
Posted: 4/14/26 at 5:36pm
ColorTheHours048 said: "CarlosAlberto said: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show opened on September 26, 1975, in an exclusive run at the UA Westwood, where it did quite well. It played there for six weeks before moving to the UA Cinema Center, a sister theater. The reason it caught on in Los Angeles was simple: the show already had a huge local following thanks to the stage production that had played at the Roxy Theatre on the Strip. Because of that early success, many people assumed the movie would perform just as well when it went into wide release. Instead, it fell flat. The planned Halloween premiere in New York City was canceled, and the film was quickly pulled from theaters everywhere—except Los Angeles."
Yes, that’s about The Rocky Horror PictureShow. This thread (and the comment you’re directly responding to) is about The Rocky Horror Show.
The inability of superfans of the movie to separate the two things - subconsciously or not, even when people areclearlytalking about the stage musical - is kind of exactly the point of objections to the callback lines."
I’m a longtime fan and understand the distinction between The Rocky Horror Show and its film adaptation, but I can now see how the original poster conflated the two - - - and I only added to the madness (takes its toll) .... LOL
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