REMINDER/Come Meet Cast Members and Creator of Rocky Horror Show At RCA Victor CD Signing and Free Performance At the Virgin Megastore Times Square.Entertainment Editors REMINDER...for Thursday --(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)
WHO: Rocky Horror Show Creator Richard O'Brien, Tony nominee Tom
Hewitt as Frank `N' Furter, & Other Cast Members from the Hit
Broadway Musical
WHEN: Thursday May 17, 11:00 P.M.
WHERE: Virgin Megastore Times Square
1540 Broadway
New York, NY
212-921-1020
WHAT: In Store Performance &Autograph Signing for "The Rocky
Horror Show--The New Broadway Cast Recording" on RCA Victor.
Come see Richard O'Brien Richard O'Brien (born Richard Timothy Smith on March 25 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. , writer of the book, music and lyrics the legendary musical, The Rocky Horror Show horror show n. Informal 1. A situation or example of great horror. 2. Something provoking great dismay or disgust: The basement was a horror show after the sleepover party. , Tom Hewitt Tom Hewitt is an actor and Broadway stage performer, and a native of Victor, Montana. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with the Professional Theatre Training Program's first class in 1981, Tom Hewitt worked with such regional powerhouses as Minneapolis's in full regalia as Frank `N' Furter, and more members from the cast of the Broadway hit perform three favorites from the show, "Time Warp time warp n. A hypothetical discontinuity or distortion occurring in the flow of time that would move events from one time period to another or suspend the passage of time. ," "Sweet Transvestite trans·ves·tite n. One who practices transvestism. transvestite Sexology A person with a compulsion to dress as a member of the other sex, which may be essential to maintaining an erection and achieving orgasm. See Transsexual. " and "Time Warp (Reprise re·prise n. 1. Music a. A repetition of a phrase or verse. b. A return to an original theme. 2. A recurrence or resumption of an action. tr.v. )." Following the performance, O'Brien and eight stars of the show will autograph copies of the RCA See RCA connector and video/TV history. Victor release, "The Rocky Horror Show--The New Broadway Cast Recording," which is in stores on May 15. The recording features new renditions of the hard-driving, raunchy raun·chy adj. raun·chi·er, raun·chi·est Slang 1. a. Obscene, lewd, or vulgar: "[He] rock ballads that have become classics in the quarter century since the musical first opened and became a pop culture phenomenon. The Rocky Horror Show, which opened to rave reviews and packed houses in November, 2000, has just been nominated for four Tony Awards, including Best Revival of A Musical. Tom Hewitt, who stars as "Frank `N' Furter," was also nominated for Best Actor in A Musical, while Christopher Ashley is up for the Best Direction of A Musical. A final nomination went to Costume Design. The Rocky Horror Show has also been nominated for five Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Actor in a Musical--Tom Hewitt, Outstanding Direction, Choreography and Set Design. In addition to Hewitt, "The Rocky Horror Show" stars three time Emmy Award winner Dick Cavett, 1998 Obie Award winner Lea DeLaria, Tony and Drama Desk Award winner Jarrod Emick, Alice Ripley (Tony nominee), Daphne Rubin Vega (the original Mimi from Rent,Tony nominee), Raul Esparza, and Sebastian LaCause. "Genius! Exhilarating, grand silliness. Go!" exclaimed Entertainment Weekly when "The Rocky Horror Show" opened. Newsday proclaimed it, "Amazing!" adding, "Broadway finally got a rock musical right! And, damnit Janet, it's `The Rocky Horror Show' done with imagination and brains. For once the spectacle is just the beginning." The Daily News called it, "A delightfully lurid musical. Clever and hilarious with a superbly accomplished cast," while the Boston Herald raved, "Warped and wild, the hottest party of the year. For sheer visual and aural impact, `Rocky Horror' is stunning, a joyous party." Note: TV Crews--Hand-held equipment only. Please R.S.V.P. by Thursday, May 17 at noon if possible. |
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