10 Rialto - So. Pasadena, CA (Rocky Horror Theater)
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This article is from the Rocky Horror Theater List FAQ, by George Burgyan (gburgyan@nforce.com) with numerous contributions by others.
10 Rialto - So. Pasadena, CA (Rocky Horror Theater)
Sat, Midnight, runs about 8 months per year
Comments: Rocky has played at the Rialto Theater for over 17 years
and VOYEURISTIC INTENTION was established in 1980 making V.I. the
longest running show in Southern California.
V.I. performs 50 shows a year at the Rialto, occasionally taking time
off to visit our sister cast Berkeley's INDECENT EXPOSURE.
Combined V.I.'s Frank n Furter, Riff Raff and Magenta have been
performing at the Rialto for over 38 years.
We offer a profession looking show with a different twist. Because of
the time invested in performing at the Rialto, the cast has chosen not
to copy the movie exactly, although great attention is paid to
recreating the RHPS costumes. V.I.'s show is very different then what
you see on the screen. The show constantly changes as new "gags" or
"bits" are written into the show. The show is changed often to avoid
becoming stale to the cast and audience.
V.I. strives to make the show more "personal". We attempt to create an
atmosphere more like the original stage play. Our original Holiday
pre-shows feature decidedly non-typical "RHPS" Costumes and
choreography.
Because of the way we present our show we were invited to perform at
the 15th Anniversary Celebration at 20th Century Fox Studios by
Berkeley's INDECENT EXPOSURE. At that show V.I.'s Magenta, Shelley
Foss, was selected best Magenta by the original Rocky Horror Picture
Show cast and our Frank n Furter, Ray Thompson was on M-TV.
Come and find out why we are called "The Worlds Most Deranged Cast!"
Comments: This place is in the National Registry of Historical
Landmarks. It is one of the few remaining original vaudville
theatres, complete with orchestra pit, bizarre pseudo-Egyptian decore,
and gaudy paint. The balcony is usually closed. You might recognize
it, because it has been used in _many_ motion pictures. I recall at
least Kentucky Fried Movie being filmed there. It has been several
years since I saw Rocky Horror there, but they still line up every
Saturday.
Comments: "The Player" is the best known most recent film which takes
place at the Rialto.
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