The Rocky Horror Show Gérard Surugue as Riff-Raff, Myriam Mézières as Magenta/The Usherette, Celia Booth as Columbia, Ticky Holgado as Eddie/Dr. Scott, Jeffrey Kime as Rocky Horror, Geoffrey Carey as The Narrator. In 1980, two different interpretations of the musical were staged in Germany. The first production, an un-authorized staging directed by Walter Bockmayer, opened on 20 January 1980 at the Grillo-Theater in Essen and was said to deviate greatly from previous productions in regards to characterisation, costuming and set design. Frank-N-Furter was played by the American guest star Decoven C. Washington, who thus became the first black man to embody the main antagonist.
Magenta (Welsh band) than 20 minutes. The album has a much darker edge than previous Magenta albums. In November 2009, Magenta performed an acoustic concert at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios near Bath. The concert was notable for featuring a wind section, and the one-off return of Martin Rosser on rhythm guitar – Colin Edwards having recently departed the band. The concert "Live At Real World" was released as a double CD and DVD in September 2010. On 4 March 2010, it was announced on the Magenta homepage that bassist Dan Fry had left the live band, to pursue his MLE project. This