The Rocky Horror Show show generated heated controversy in the press, with newspapers and commentators declaring that the show signified the decline of morality in the country. But despite the press' hostility, the show performed a total of 129 times, before officially closing 18 March 1978. The cast featured Knut Husebø as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Kari Ann Grønsund as Janet Weiss (renamed "Janee" in the production), Ivar Nørve as Brad Majors (renamed "Jan"), Jahn Teigen as Riff-Raff, Gro Anita Schønn as Magenta and The Usherette, Julie Ege as Columbia, Per Elvis Granberg as Eddie, Egil Åsman as Dr. Scott, Zakhir Helge Linaae as Rocky Horror,
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1991), an anthology edited by Loraine Hutchins and Lani Ka'ahumanu which is one of the seminal books in the history of the modern bisexual rights movement. In 1979, Richard O'Brien wrote a projected sequel to the film entitled "Rocky Horror Shows His Heels". This script would have featured the return of all of the characters from the original film, and O'Brien wished to largely use the original production team to make the new film, however Jim Sharman did not wish to revisit the original concept so directly, and Tim Curry did not wish to reprise his role. Instead, in 1981,