Following runs in Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne during 2014, Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show is set to officially open at the Sydney Lyric Theatre tonight.
A sizable crowd will attend tonight’s launch, with guests including but not necessarily limited to: Danielle Spencer, Luke Burgess, Carmen Duncan, Erika Heynatz, Todd McKenney, Erin Holland, Lucy Durack, Nathan Joliffe, Dan Wyllie, Ben Mingay, Caroline O’Connor, Bonnie Lythgoe, Nic Westaway, Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Richard Wilkins, Lisa Wilkinson, Osher Gunsberg, Kate Peck, Tim Robards and Anna Heinrich, and members of the original Australian 1974 cast of The Rocky Horror Show – Kate Fitzpatrick, Sal Sharah, Maureen Elkner, John Paramor, Jane Harders and Terry Bader.
The 2015 Australian cast will star Craig McLachlan as the coveted role of Dr Frank N Furter, Amy Lehpamer as Janet, Stephen Mahy as Brad and Bert Newton as the Narrator. Other cast members include Kristian Lavercombe as Riff Raff, Jayde Westaby as Magenta, Angelique Cassimatis as Columbia, Nicholas Christo as Eddie and Dr Scott, and Brendan Irving as Rocky. Completing the cast are Nicholas Eaton, Meghan O’Shea, Suzanne Steele, Darren Tyler and Drew Weston.
Howard Panter and John Frost | Producers of The Rochy Horror Show
This is the performance of a lifetime from Craig McLachlan. As the reviews from interstate and his Helpmann gong attest, Craig was born to play Frank. With Craig and Bert leading this wonderfully talented group of performers, this is a wild and sexy night out, a night to remember for a very, long time.
