The biggest change that Ortega makes is to turn Frank’s castle into a movie theater. It’s hard to make a case for the intoxicating effects of decadence when it has all the transgressive charge of an extra scoop of vanilla ice cream. When they go into the next room to perform the signature dance, the Time Warp, it seems like they’re in a high school gymnasium rather than a grand ballroom. When Brad and Janet first show up at Frank-N-Furter’s castle, they’re ushered not into a grand entryway, but a tiny antechamber with ceilings no higher than the average Manhattan apartment and decor that is just as cluttered. There is something about the entire production that seems a bit slight. It’s that excess integral to the show’s deeper meaning that is the biggest problem here. Trapped in a world of fluid sexuality and total excess, Brad and Janet begin to question their devotion not only to each other but also to adhering to the social norms they previously felt were so important.

Along with her butler Riff Raff (Reeve Carney), maid Magenta (Christina Milian), and entertainer Columbia (Annaleigh Ashford), the self-described sweet transvestite is having a party to celebrate the birth of Rocky (Staz Nair), a musclebound mute she created for her sexual gratification. On the way to his house they get a flat tire and wander into the castle of Dr Frank-N-Furter ( Laverne Cox). He certainly hasn’t done that, but he hasn’t done much to amplify or re-evaluate the campy sci-fi-tinged musical either.Īs always, this is the story of young square lovers Brad (Ryan McCartan) and Janet (Victoria Justice) who want to celebrate their recent engagement with their mentor turned friend Dr Scott (Ben Vereen). When Fox announced it was remaking the film for television (under the clunky title The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again) I was excited that new fans would find this treasure I’ve loved for decades, but also petrified that director Kenny Ortega (High School Musical) might destroy it. I know the lyrics to all the songs, most of the dialogue by heart, and have immersed myself in the culture of the live performances. I have seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the 1975 cult classic that still plays weekly in movie houses across the world, more than I have seen any other movie.

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