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Playbill: Luke Evans to Play Frank-N-Furter in Rocky Horror Show on Broadway – Playbill
Broadway News
Luke Evans to Play Frank-N-Furter in Rocky Horror Show on BroadwayTony winner Sam Pinkleton will direct the revival of the Richard O’Brien cult classic.
By Diep Tran, October 29, 2025
Luke Evans Fred Duval/ShutterstockWe see you shiver with antici….pation. Well wait no longer, because the Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show has revealed who will play Frank-N-Furter: Luke Evans (who played Gaston in the 2017 Beauty and the Beast film). Richard O’Brien‘s The Rocky Horror Show will begin previews March 26, 2026, ahead of an April 23 opening night at Studio 54. The show is a limited engagement through June 21. Additional casting is to be announced.
Evans’ screen credits include The Hobbit, Clash of the Titans, and Nine Perfect Strangers. He’s also appeared onstage in London in Rent, Miss Saigon, and Avenue Q. Rocky Horror will mark his Broadway debut.
Said Tony-winning director Sam Pinkleton (Oh, Mary!) in a statement: “I’m giddy to crack this untamable classic open with the razor-sharp Luke Evans at the center. And I hope to do at Studio 54 what The Rocky Horror Show has done for people around the world for decades—open a dimension to another possible reality. It seriously is the honor of a lifetime to bring the freakiest people I’ve ever met into the freakiest theatre I’ve ever been in to revisit the freakiest show there’s ever been. No pressure, of course. Rocky Horror is, to me, a sublime, ridiculous, giant-hearted act of love—a trashy little musical that means so many things to generations of tender weirdos with mascara streaming down their faces. I hope we can make something joyous, unfathomable, straight from outer space and I can’t wait to welcome, really WELCOME you into the slimy tentacles of Studio 54.”
The production has also announced its creative team. Rocky Horror will feature choreography by Ani Taj (Dead Outlaw), music direction and orchestrations by Kris Kukul (Beetlejuice), set design by Tony Award nominee dots (Oh, Mary!), costume design by David I. Reynoso (Water for Elephants), lighting design by Tony winner Jane Cox (Appropriate), sound design by Tony winner Brian Ronan (Beautiful), and hair and makeup design by Alberto “Albee” Alvarado (The Outsiders).
Said creator O’Brien in a statement: “It is music to my ears to hear that a cast of very fine actors is on its way to NYC in order to play let’s dress-up and make-believe, sing and dance and uplift the hearts of all those who enjoy the gift of free-thinking and the pleasure of love. Break out the fishnets and let’s have a party.”
READ: Richard O’Brien on 50 Years of The Rocky Horror Show and Its Impact on the Queer Community
The Rocky Horror Show first premiered in London at the Royal Court Theatre (Upstairs) on June 19, 1973. It moved to several other locations, and ran a cumulative 2,960 performances, closing in 1980. The musical follows a straight-laced couple, Brad and Janet, who stumble upon a spooky house on a rainy night, and become attracted to the strange denizens who live within—particularly Frank-N-Furter, a gender non-conforming mad scientist. The show’s rock-influenced score include the crowd-pleasing songs “Sweet Transvestite, “The Timewarp,” “Dammit Janet,” and “Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a Touch Me.”
Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.
https://playbill.com/article/luke-evans-to-play-frank-n-furter-in-rocky-horror-show-on-broadway
#2025 #America #Broadway #Education #Film #Films #FrankNFurter #History #Libraries #Library #LibraryOfCongress #LukeEvans #Movies #NewProduction #Opinion #Playbill #TheRockyHorrorPictureShow #TimCurry #UnitedStates
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Playbill: Luke Evans to Play Frank-N-Furter in Rocky Horror Show on Broadway – Playbill
Broadway News
Luke Evans to Play Frank-N-Furter in Rocky Horror Show on BroadwayTony winner Sam Pinkleton will direct the revival of the Richard O’Brien cult classic.
By Diep Tran, October 29, 2025
Luke Evans Fred Duval/ShutterstockWe see you shiver with antici….pation. Well wait no longer, because the Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show has revealed who will play Frank-N-Furter: Luke Evans (who played Gaston in the 2017 Beauty and the Beast film). Richard O’Brien‘s The Rocky Horror Show will begin previews March 26, 2026, ahead of an April 23 opening night at Studio 54. The show is a limited engagement through June 21. Additional casting is to be announced.
Evans’ screen credits include The Hobbit, Clash of the Titans, and Nine Perfect Strangers. He’s also appeared onstage in London in Rent, Miss Saigon, and Avenue Q. Rocky Horror will mark his Broadway debut.
Said Tony-winning director Sam Pinkleton (Oh, Mary!) in a statement: “I’m giddy to crack this untamable classic open with the razor-sharp Luke Evans at the center. And I hope to do at Studio 54 what The Rocky Horror Show has done for people around the world for decades—open a dimension to another possible reality. It seriously is the honor of a lifetime to bring the freakiest people I’ve ever met into the freakiest theatre I’ve ever been in to revisit the freakiest show there’s ever been. No pressure, of course. Rocky Horror is, to me, a sublime, ridiculous, giant-hearted act of love—a trashy little musical that means so many things to generations of tender weirdos with mascara streaming down their faces. I hope we can make something joyous, unfathomable, straight from outer space and I can’t wait to welcome, really WELCOME you into the slimy tentacles of Studio 54.”
The production has also announced its creative team. Rocky Horror will feature choreography by Ani Taj (Dead Outlaw), music direction and orchestrations by Kris Kukul (Beetlejuice), set design by Tony Award nominee dots (Oh, Mary!), costume design by David I. Reynoso (Water for Elephants), lighting design by Tony winner Jane Cox (Appropriate), sound design by Tony winner Brian Ronan (Beautiful), and hair and makeup design by Alberto “Albee” Alvarado (The Outsiders).
Said creator O’Brien in a statement: “It is music to my ears to hear that a cast of very fine actors is on its way to NYC in order to play let’s dress-up and make-believe, sing and dance and uplift the hearts of all those who enjoy the gift of free-thinking and the pleasure of love. Break out the fishnets and let’s have a party.”
READ: Richard O’Brien on 50 Years of The Rocky Horror Show and Its Impact on the Queer Community
The Rocky Horror Show first premiered in London at the Royal Court Theatre (Upstairs) on June 19, 1973. It moved to several other locations, and ran a cumulative 2,960 performances, closing in 1980. The musical follows a straight-laced couple, Brad and Janet, who stumble upon a spooky house on a rainy night, and become attracted to the strange denizens who live within—particularly Frank-N-Furter, a gender non-conforming mad scientist. The show’s rock-influenced score include the crowd-pleasing songs “Sweet Transvestite, “The Timewarp,” “Dammit Janet,” and “Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a Touch Me.”
Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.
https://playbill.com/article/luke-evans-to-play-frank-n-furter-in-rocky-horror-show-on-broadway
#2025 #America #Broadway #Education #Film #Films #FrankNFurter #History #Libraries #Library #LibraryOfCongress #LukeEvans #Movies #NewProduction #Opinion #Playbill #TheRockyHorrorPictureShow #TimCurry #UnitedStates
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THEATERZETTEL DES MONATS (2/2)
Die deutschsprachige Erstaufführung des Stücks fand als Doppelpremiere 1953 im #Volkstheater Rostock und im Theater #Nordhausen statt. Eine Inhaltsangabe, Kommentare und Zitate aus Kritiken stellt das Musicallexicon der @unifreiburg bereit: https://www.musicallexikon.eu/inhalte/Freier%20Wind
Ihr möchtet noch weiter stöbern? Hier geht’s zu unserem Theaterzettel-Portal: https://www.performing-arts.eu/discovery/showcase/playbills?lng=de
#musical #theaterzettel #playbill #research #theaterwissenschaft
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#RobMadge, #JamesMonroeIglehart, #JayArmstrongJohnson Will Get Their #Pride On With #Playbill
A host of #Broadway #stars are set to #perform at Playbill's third annual #PrideinTimesSquare, presented in #collaboration with the #TimesSquareAlliance.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewYork #NewYorkCity #TimesSquare #Entertainment #TheArts #Theatre #Pride #Representation #Culture
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#RobMadge, #JamesMonroeIglehart, #JayArmstrongJohnson Will Get Their #Pride On With #Playbill
A host of #Broadway #stars are set to #perform at Playbill's third annual #PrideinTimesSquare, presented in #collaboration with the #TimesSquareAlliance.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewYork #NewYorkCity #TimesSquare #Entertainment #TheArts #Theatre #Pride #Representation #Culture
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'#Pride Is What Lights That Path': 25 #LGBQIA+ #Artists On What #PrideMonth Means to Them This Year
#LMorganLee, #PandoraBoxx, and other participants of #Playbill'#s Pride in #TimesSquare #festival explain why the stakes for this year's Pride celebration is more important than ever.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Pride #PrideMonth #Entertainment #TheArts #Theatre #Representation #Culture
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'#Pride Is What Lights That Path': 25 #LGBQIA+ #Artists On What #PrideMonth Means to Them This Year
#LMorganLee, #PandoraBoxx, and other participants of #Playbill'#s Pride in #TimesSquare #festival explain why the stakes for this year's Pride celebration is more important than ever.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Pride #PrideMonth #Entertainment #TheArts #Theatre #Representation #Culture
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@natania I had the cd growing up and prefer other classic shows now, but wow #Playbill 's video of #JordanDonica singing "If Ever I Would Leave You" at the press preview set my heart aflame 😍😭
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Good for them! This is a tough call to make for an actor—to opt out of the award system. I wish them luck. #gendercategoryawards #nonbinaryactors #playbill #romeoandjuliet
https://www.playbill.com/article/juliets-justin-david-sullivan-declines-tony-award-eligibility-critiques-gendered-performance-categories -
Good for them! This is a tough call to make for an actor—to opt out of the award system. I wish them luck. #gendercategoryawards #nonbinaryactors #playbill #romeoandjuliet
https://www.playbill.com/article/juliets-justin-david-sullivan-declines-tony-award-eligibility-critiques-gendered-performance-categories -
So while sick with Covid I have been watching a lot of This Old House with some breaks with Antique Roadshow. I saw this crazy print for a play and wanted to learn more about it to see if I could make a comic about it. Internet says nothing but where to buy the print. Who is she and why is there only that dude with an axe? #comics #plays #playbill #poster #vintage #vintageposter #playposter
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So while sick with Covid I have been watching a lot of This Old House with some breaks with Antique Roadshow. I saw this crazy print for a play and wanted to learn more about it to see if I could make a comic about it. Internet says nothing but where to buy the print. Who is she and why is there only that dude with an axe? #comics #plays #playbill #poster #vintage #vintageposter #playposter
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Are there any other theatre companies doing this: instead of programs, print postcard-sized flyers with a QR code to link to a site with show information? This is from Berkeley Rep's flyers used in lieu of full-sized printed programs.
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Are there any other theatre companies doing this: instead of programs, print postcard-sized flyers with a QR code to link to a site with show information? This is from Berkeley Rep's flyers used in lieu of full-sized printed programs.
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Redone my Victorian Playbill video from my earlier toot by adding some Steam Calliope music. #Screencap #Playbill #Typography #PublicDomain #Victorian #Theatre (best full-screen)
Music source: Calliopeman316 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Margie_on_JBS_steam_calliope.ogg CC BY SA
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Redone my Victorian Playbill video from my earlier toot by adding some Steam Calliope music. #Screencap #Playbill #Typography #PublicDomain #Victorian #Theatre (best full-screen)
Music source: Calliopeman316 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Margie_on_JBS_steam_calliope.ogg CC BY SA
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Wow, Playbill leaves Twitter and I see an account, but it also says it's a "bot' so can someone tell me if it's legit to follow? The account is @playbill
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I see that #Playbill.com has decided to go dark on #Twitter, as a response to the growing concern for #hatespeech and misinformation on the platform. While I agree that Twitter is a hot mess at the moment, allowing #misinformation to fester without a fight for #truth and #civility is not the answer. If news outlets all flee, there will be nobody left to defend truth and #democracy. Stand your ground and own your mission.
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I see that #Playbill.com has decided to go dark on #Twitter, as a response to the growing concern for #hatespeech and misinformation on the platform. While I agree that Twitter is a hot mess at the moment, allowing #misinformation to fester without a fight for #truth and #civility is not the answer. If news outlets all flee, there will be nobody left to defend truth and #democracy. Stand your ground and own your mission.
