It Is quite the event on the Queen Mary I am told.

But alas, RHPS is dying out, and not what it used to be.

I'll say.


But perhaps that's as it should be.



Oh, it's been 31 years since I experienced the start of the Rocky phenonmenon, and rode that wave for the good part of a decade. I'm amazed it's still continuing in any form.

The last time I saw RHPS must have been in the early 80's. Have a great time, wish I could join you!

I'm pretty amazed that it is still on too (1975 was when the film was released), but it is, and it doesn't seem like casts like Midnight Insanity (the Long Beach cast, and the best) is going anywhere anytime soon.

Gemini Cricket needs to actually go -- he's only seen it on video, which we rocky horror veterans like to call "masturbation" ;)

GC is a virgin?!?!

Hummmm

Oh we should take him. I'd like to see it once at the Queen Mary. I wish it could be on some cool anniversary date, cause I'd also like it to be the last time I ever see it. Heheh.


It was released in 1975 (and my ex actually saw it on its initial release), but it flopped, and did not become an audience-participation midnight dress-up phenomenon until late '76 or early '77 at the Waverly in Greenwich Village. I started seeing it in early '77 at the Mini Cinema in Uniondale on Long Island. Less trendy than the Waverly or its replacement, the 8th Street Playhouse in Manhattan. But, frankly (no pun intended) we put on way better shows. I visted the Waverly and the 8th Street quite often, and though they were more famous, they had nothing on the Mini.

When I moved to L.A. in '78, I started seeing it at the Tiffany on the Sunset Strip ... but eventually moved to, once again, a lesser known theater with a tremendously better show, the Cove in Hermosa Beach.

I think I stopped going regularly in '83. I went to the Tiffany a few more times after that, and to the Nuart a couple of times. I had a blast just a few years ago when Cherny "sponsored" a time warp trip to see it in Long Beach ... and found it astounding (again, no pun) that some of the Long Beach cast from 20 years earlier were still performing. OMG.


Some of my fondest coming-of-age teenage and young 20's memories were tied up with the RHPS. I will cherish those always, and Rocky will forever lie dearly in my heart.

Actually -- I just checked at www.midnightinsanity.com and they are now performing at the Warner Grand - 478 W 6th St San Pedro, CA 90731. So no more on the Queen Mary.

Check out the website, it looks like a cool theatre!!! Kinda sad that they keep having to switch the theatres around (they had been at the Art Theatre in Long Beach at 4th and Cherry for nearly a decade, thats where we used to go in High School). But they ARE the best cast (and I have seen at least 7 different ones, for somewhere around 60-70 times total for a live cast RHPS). Hopefully the Warner Theatre will be a good fit for them!

I'd love to go and support them in the next few weeks if anyone is down to do that!! I'll bring the rice! (pounds and pounds of rice) ;) muahahhahahaAHAAhahahhaah!!

If Gemini Cricket is up for it, I'm in. :D

I don't post here a lot but I always check in to get a heads up on cool things going on in our area and this event really interested me. I have been a HUGE RHPS fan since I saw the movie at an 8th grade slumber party in 1992. I probably have the entire movie memorized but I have never seen it live or done the whole theater thing. Most of my friends think I am a freak for loving this so much so there has never really been anyone to go with. I would love to go if people from here were going and willing to show me the ropes a bit.

It is a beautiful art deco theater. It was designed by the same guy who designed the Pantages in Hollywood.

We'd love for you to come on down, but please don't bring rice or anything else to throw. The theater was very recently restored and we don't want to do anything that might ruin the work that was done.

And yes, I'm saying "we" because I recently re-joined Midnight Insanity. I was actually a founding member of that cast, way back in the Balboa days, but I retired from Rocky 12 years ago.

The last day of every month is Lingerie Night, so that's usually a good night to come, but regardless of what night you attend, you'll get a good show.