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[[File:1974 Australia.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Original Australian Cast LP]] | [[File:1974 Australia.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Original Australian Cast LP]] | ||
| − | The first Australian import of ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' opened in Sydney on April 19th, 1974 at the New Arts Cinema in Glebe, and was the first presentation of the show outside of the UK and US. It starred Reg Livermore as Frank N Furter, who The show ran for three and a half years in Sydney and moved to Melbourne in October 1975. August 1977, it moved to Adelaide. Rocky Horror was very popular in Australia, and there have been several revivals since | + | The first Australian import of ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' opened in Sydney on April 19th, 1974 at the New Arts Cinema in Glebe, and was the first presentation of the show outside of the UK and US. It starred Reg Livermore as Frank N Furter, who The show ran for three and a half years in Sydney and moved to Melbourne in October 1975 to May, 1977. In August 1977, it moved to Adelaide. Rocky Horror was very popular in Australia, and there have been several revivals since. A concurrent production was launched in Australia on April 15 starring Reg Livermore, and ran for two years at the the New Arts Cinema in Sydney. It moved to Regent Palace Theatre in Melbourne, where it remained open from October, 1975 until May,1977 and opened later that year in Adelaide. |
==ORIGINAL 1974 CAST== | ==ORIGINAL 1974 CAST== | ||
Revision as of 16:28, 21 October 2015
The first Australian import of The Rocky Horror Show opened in Sydney on April 19th, 1974 at the New Arts Cinema in Glebe, and was the first presentation of the show outside of the UK and US. It starred Reg Livermore as Frank N Furter, who The show ran for three and a half years in Sydney and moved to Melbourne in October 1975 to May, 1977. In August 1977, it moved to Adelaide. Rocky Horror was very popular in Australia, and there have been several revivals since. A concurrent production was launched in Australia on April 15 starring Reg Livermore, and ran for two years at the the New Arts Cinema in Sydney. It moved to Regent Palace Theatre in Melbourne, where it remained open from October, 1975 until May,1977 and opened later that year in Adelaide.
ORIGINAL 1974 CAST
Narrator: Arthur Dignam
Dr. Frank-N-Furter: Reg Livermore
Riff-Raff: Sal Sharah
Brad Majors: John Paramor
Janet Weiss: Jane Harders
Rocky Horror: Graham Matters
Magenta and Usherette: Kate Fitzpatrick
Columbia: Maureen Elkner
Eddie and Dr. Scott: David Cameron
Chorus: Bob Hudson, Arthur Dignam, Julie McGregor, Maureen Elkner, Graham Matters, Sal Sharah, and Piero von Arnim
Directed by Jim Sharman
Designed by Brian Thomson
Costumes by Sue Blane
