Mad Man Mike

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Mike first went to the [1] 8th Street Playhouse on his 13th birthday in 1983 and by the summer of that year started filling in as Dr. Scott. Within time he moved to the part of Brad and finally started playing Riff Raff in summer 1986 (a part he would play with the NYC cast until 2014, Moving to the UK and Joining The Glasgow Scotland cast).

He took over the day-to-day running of the NYC cast from Sal Piro's departure in 1991 - 2009 (on and off with other long time cast members) and became the host of the show until his departure in 2014.

Mike is also known for:

  • Creating the first ever Rocky fan film "The Brad / Riff But fuck scene" (Riff - Mike / Brad - Ron Maxwell) (original Idea Mike & James Norman)
  • Being President of the Official Shock Treatment Fan Club (opened 1996)
  • Doing the commentary on the USA DVD release of Shock Treatment (along with Bill Brennan) / Later used on the UK Blu Ray Release
  • Helping to run conventions in both the USA and UK
  • Creating the first Rocky Horror April Fool's cut of the film in 2003
  • Providing fans with access to video of items not available for many years
  • The 1996 Las Vegas convention - Throwing the party and being a participant in the "Fat Drunk Guy in a Baby Crib" Story
  • Interviewing Jeremy Newson (Ralph Hapschatt) on stage at the British Film Institute "Denton Convention 2016" in London

( Amongst other accomplishments)