THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW reviews — Page 7

but she sings so well, find a show where she can show off her pipes! In Rocky Horror she.....did not.

The departures makes sense, but the manner in which theyre coming--piecemeal, without the buzz of a big announcement by the production team, feels off. This is a hit show, they don't seem to be milking the replacement buzz--which would be considerable here, I definitely plan on going back once a new crop is in place.

quizking101 said: "The show was supposed to end today before the extensions - everything after today is now a commercial production and no longer produced by Roundabout (hence no HIPTIX)."

Unless this is an unusual arrangement, when a nonprofit show extends, the show is still very much produced by the nonprofit, the contracts have just switched over to a Broadway League one instead of a nonprofit LORT contract. So the cast is no longer Most Favored Nations at Roundabout's LORT scale. Usually, commercial producers who provide enhancement money (The Dodgers and Trafalgar Entertainment) would now get a % of the gross each week too.

Updated On: 6/21/26 at 10:55 PM

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "quizking101 said: "The show was supposed to end today before the extensions - everything after today is now a commercial production and no longer produced by Roundabout (hence no HIPTIX)."

Unless this is an unusual arrangement, when a nonprofit show extends, the show is still very much produced by the nonprofit, the contracts have just switched over to a Broadway League one instead of a nonprofit LORT contract. So the cast is no longer Most Favored Nations at Roundabout's LORT scale. Usually, commercial producers who provide enhancement money (The Dodgers and Trafalgar Entertainment) would now get a % of the gross each week too."

You are probably correct, although when I was trying to exchange my HIPTIX for the cancelled performance on 6/13, the lady said “Yeah, Roundabout isn’t the main producer anymore so they aren’t doing it” so maybe I was mistaken 

Did Michaela Jae perform yesterday? If the 21st was always her scheduled departure date, it's very odd that it wasn't announced in advance and there doesn't seem to be a replacement lined up. It's particularly strange when you consider her primary understudy is also covering the Magenta track until Sherie starts later this week. I know MJ missed 

So we purchased tickets a while back for the end of August.  Hoping to see Juliette and Luke and the rest of the cast.  How do they handle if they do a cast change?  We are in IN and it’s not like we can just come sooner to catch them.   Will they refund us if Luke and the rest depart?  

It doesn't look like any of the cast is "above the title," so they likely won't refund if a cast member is out.  But someone else might have more info.

Yeah this is bizarre. Sure, the initial run was until June 21. But them not publicly saying when a cast change has happened until after the fact seems more like they weren't expecting it. Perhaps negotiations were still ongoing with MJ?

Personally I'm finally seeing it Thursday and annoyed I'm missing people I was interested in seeing.

I was at yesterday’s performance. I really love MJ and I’m glad I just missed missing her Broadway debut. I was impressed by her work and the whole show.

That said, there really is something genuinely offputting and lacking in class about how this casting business has been executed.

While it may be true that the stars are not above the title and people are not technically entitled to refunds, I recall that the first advertisement had all their faces on it. It was very clear that the cast was a major selling point.

There’s something simply lacking in decorum to market a show this way from the get-go and then treat the casting with such limp-twisted frivolousness.

Decades ago, this would’ve been considered scandalous.

It smacks of a lack of professionalism to say the least.

Bottom line, people bought tickets expecting to see certain performers for a reason.

At yesterday‘s curtain call, my partner noticed that the cast did not hold hands for the final bow. Perhaps this just has not been a happy experience for some or many involved. The most important thing is if that’s so it did not translate to the stage. I thought it was marvelously entertaining.

Then my first recollection of hearing about this means I was late to the party about finding out about this production. Thank you for the dates.

My larger point is that a *lot* of people bought tickets based upon that art pop-esquire advertisement, where you see all the faces of the cast. I think there’s something lacking in finesse, to say the least, to have marketed the show this way and then to have such haphazard casting issues follow. It plays fast and loose with the audience’s expectations, whether the names are above or below the title.

Of course, this property sells itself regardless of who’s in the cast. 

 


 

JSquared2 said: "Rudy2 said: "I was at yesterday’s performance. I really love MJ and I’m glad I just missed missing her Broadway debut. I was impressed by her work and the whole show.

That said, therereally is something genuinely offputting and lacking in class about how this casting business has been executed.

While it may be true that the stars are not above the title and people are not technically entitled to refunds, I recall that the first advertisement had all their faces on it. It was very clear that the cast was a major selling point.

There’s something simply lacking in decorum to market a show this way from the get-go and then treat the castingwith such limp-twistedfrivolousness.

Decades ago, this would’ve been considered scandalous.

It smacksof a lack of professionalism to say the least.

Bottom line, people bought tickets expectingto see certain performers for a reason.

At yesterday‘s curtain call, my partner noticed that the cast did not hold hands for the final bow. Perhaps this just has not been a happy experience for some or many involved. The most important thing is if that’s so it did not translate to the stage. I thought it was marvelously entertaining."



That's simply not true.The Roundabout officially announced The Rocky Horror Show on March 6, 2025as part of their 2025–2026 season lineup. Then it wasn't announced until October 2025 that Luke Evans would star, and the rest of the cast was officially announced on January 29, 2026."

 

I don’t see what the big deal is. MJ finished the initial run as scheduled, and Juliette finished a week early likely due to strain.

By Broadway standards, this is still very much a "new" show at the beginning of its run. "Replacement" announcements would take the gloss off, which is not worth it for B characters that casual goers won’t care about.

What’s haphazard to me is imagining friction based on something as small as the cast not holding hands at the curtain call.

Jay Lerner-Z said: "
By Broadway standards, this is still very much a "new" show at the beginning of its run. "Replacement" announcements would take the gloss off, which is not worth it for B characters that casual goers won’t care about."

Weird take considering, Frank aside, this is pretty much an ensemble piece. Also considering the particular following for this show, where each character has his/her own following. 

joevitus said: "

Weird take considering, Frank aside, this is pretty much an ensemble piece. Also considering the particular following for this show, where each character has his/her own following."

 

Shrug. I think their unprepared-ness for the audience heckling showed this was never aimed at Rocky Horror diehards… more a broader audience.

 

Has Caleb Quezon been on for Columbia yet?  Larkin Reily has?

They must be rehearsing a new Columbia this week with Sherie (new Magenta in the show Friday).