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The first production of [[The Rocky Horror Show]] was at the 63-seat Royal Court Theater, in the Theater Upstairs.It opened on June 19, 1973 and ran there until July 20. The original production won the 1973 ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Award for Best Musical, and moved first to the Chelsea Classic Cinema (8/14/73-10/20/73) and then to the King's Road Theater (11/3/73-3/31/79). Record producer and owner of UK Records, Jonathan King, saw the production on its second night, and hastily signed the cast to make a cast recording which was reportedly recorded over one weekend.
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[[File:1973London-FrontCoverL.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Original 1973 Soundtrack LP on UK Records]]
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The first production of ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' was at the 63-seat [[Royal Court Theatre]], in the [[Theater Upstairs]]. It opened on June 19, 1973 (after previews on June 17 and 18) and ran there until July 20, 1973. The original production won the 1973 ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Award for Best Musical, and moved first to the [[Chelsea Classic Cinema]] (August 14, 1973 - October 20, 1973) and then to the [[King's Road Theatre]] (November 3, 1973 - March 31, 1979). Record producer and owner of UK Records, Jonathan King, saw the production on its second night, and hastily signed the cast to record the [[Original London Cast Soundtrack Album]], which was reportedly recorded over one weekend.
  
'''ORiGINAL CAST'''
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==Original London Cast==
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[[Tim Curry]] - [[Dr. Frank N Furter]]<BR>
Tim Curry - Frank N Furter<BR>
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[[Julie Covington]] - [[Janet Weiss]]<BR>
Patricia Quinn - Magenta/Usherette<BR>
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[[Belinda Sinclair]] - Janet Weiss (Sinclair was the second Janet, but appears on the soundtrack LP)<BR>
Nell Campbell (as Little Nell) - Columbia<BR>
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[[Christopher Malcolm]] - [[Brad Majors]]<BR>
Julie Covington - Janet Weiss<BR>
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[[Richard O'Brien]] [[Riff Raff]]<BR>
Richard O'Brien -  Riff Raff<BR>
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[[Patricia Quinn]] - [[Magenta]]/[[Usherette]]<BR>
Jonathan Adams - The Criminologist<BR>
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[[Nell Campbell]] (as [[Little Nell]]) - [[Columbia]]<BR>
Paddy O'Hagan - Eddie/Dr. Scott<BR>
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[[Rayner Bourton]] - [[Rocky Horror]]<BR>
Rayner Bourton - Rocky Horror<BR>
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[[Paddy O'Hagan]] - [[Eddie]]/[[Dr. Scott]]<BR>
Christopher Malcolm - Brad Majors<BR>
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[[Jonathan Adams]] - [[The Narrator]]
  
'''Musical Numbers fromTheatre Upstairs at The Royal Court <BR>
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==Awards==
'''"Science Fiction/Double Feature"<BR>
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*''Evening Standard'' Theatre Award for Best Musical (1973)
"Dammit, Janet!"<BR>
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"Over at the Frankenstein Place"<BR>
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==Musical Numbers from The Theatre Upstairs at The Royal Court Theatre==
"Sweet Transvestite"<BR>
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"[[Science Fiction, Double Feature]]"<BR>
"The Time Warp"<BR>
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"[[Dammit Janet]]"<BR>
"The Sword of Damocles"<BR>
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"[[Over At The Frankenstein Place]]"<BR>
"I Can Make You A Man"<BR>
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"[[Sweet Transvestite]]"<BR>
"What Ever Happened to Saturday Night?"<BR>
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"[[The Time Warp]]"<BR>
"Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me"<BR>
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"[[The Sword Of Damocles]]"<BR>
"Once in a While"<BR>
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"[[Whatever Happened To Saturday Night]]"<BR>
"Eddie's Teddy"<BR>
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"[[Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me]]"<BR>
"Planet, Schmanet, Janet"<BR>
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"[[Once In A While]]"<BR>
"Rose Tint My World/Don't Dream It, Be It/Wild and Untamed Thing"<BR>
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"[[Planet, Schmanet, Janet]]"<BR>
"I'm Going Home"<BR>
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"[[Rose Tint My World]] / [[Don't Dream It, Be It]] / [[Wild And Untamed Thing]]"<BR>
"Superheroes"<BR>
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"[[I'm Going Home]]"<BR>
"Science Fiction/Double Feature (Reprise)"<BR>
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"[[Super Heroes]]"<BR>
At the Classic Cinema and King's Road Theatre (Formerly the Essoldo Cinema), the following songs were added: "I Can Make You a Man", a reprise of the same and "Eddie's Teddy"<BR>
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"[[Science Fiction, Double Feature (Reprise)]]"<BR>
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* The following songs were added after the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs production: <BR>"[[Charles Atlas Song]]", "[[Charles Atlas Song (Reprise)]]" and "[[Eddie's Teddy]]"
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==External Links==
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''THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW: Original London Cast (1973)'' At Cosmo's Factory [http://www.cosmosfactory.org/londonrhs.shtml?fbclid=IwAR0xtAXonvXS-jT4o6x2ADQ1124zXlLeI1RXKhhn_lFGIdng4k-sNnlN8dE]
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[[Category:Recordings]]

Revision as of 03:19, 10 December 2019

Original 1973 Soundtrack LP on UK Records

The first production of The Rocky Horror Show was at the 63-seat Royal Court Theatre, in the Theater Upstairs. It opened on June 19, 1973 (after previews on June 17 and 18) and ran there until July 20, 1973. The original production won the 1973 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Musical, and moved first to the Chelsea Classic Cinema (August 14, 1973 - October 20, 1973) and then to the King's Road Theatre (November 3, 1973 - March 31, 1979). Record producer and owner of UK Records, Jonathan King, saw the production on its second night, and hastily signed the cast to record the Original London Cast Soundtrack Album, which was reportedly recorded over one weekend.

Original London Cast

Tim Curry - Dr. Frank N Furter
Julie Covington - Janet Weiss
Belinda Sinclair - Janet Weiss (Sinclair was the second Janet, but appears on the soundtrack LP)
Christopher Malcolm - Brad Majors
Richard O'Brien - Riff Raff
Patricia Quinn - Magenta/Usherette
Nell Campbell (as Little Nell) - Columbia
Rayner Bourton - Rocky Horror
Paddy O'Hagan - Eddie/Dr. Scott
Jonathan Adams - The Narrator

Awards

  • Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Musical (1973)

Musical Numbers from The Theatre Upstairs at The Royal Court Theatre

"Science Fiction, Double Feature"
"Dammit Janet"
"Over At The Frankenstein Place"
"Sweet Transvestite"
"The Time Warp"
"The Sword Of Damocles"
"Whatever Happened To Saturday Night"
"Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me"
"Once In A While"
"Planet, Schmanet, Janet"
"Rose Tint My World / Don't Dream It, Be It / Wild And Untamed Thing"
"I'm Going Home"
"Super Heroes"
"Science Fiction, Double Feature (Reprise)"

External Links

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW: Original London Cast (1973) At Cosmo's Factory [1]