The Rocky Horror Show The cast also featured Rotrauf Rieger as Janet Weiss, Detliev Greisner as Brad Majors, Fritz Brieserheister as Riff-Raff, Jutta Bryde as Magenta, Sue Hürzeler as Columbia, Yoyo Petit as Eddie, Manfried Hilbig as Dr. Scott, Til Krabbe as Rocky Horror, Siegfried Wittig as The Narrator, and Helmut Fülberth as The Usherette. The second was an authorised production imported from England by producer Cameron Mackintosh, which ran briefly in October/November. The show was supposed to have an extensive run, but a lack of co-operation from the German producers saw Mackintosh pull the show after only a few weeks. Mackintosh's production primarily
The Rocky Horror Show sexuality and gender have created cultural and legal change, coming closer to realizing the musical’s futuristic vision of an accepting sexual revolution. The original London production won the award for Best Musical of 1973 at the Evening Standard Awards in January 1974. Additionally, both the original Broadway production and the 2000 revival of the musicals have accrued nominations for both Tony Awards and Drama Desk Awards. The Rocky Horror Show The Rocky Horror Show is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the late 1940s