The Rocky Horror Picture Show Dr. Frank N. Furter would be played by actress Laverne Cox. Ryan McCartan and Victoria Justice play the roles of Brad and Janet, alongside Reeve Carney as Riff Raff and singer/model Staz Nair as Rocky. Adam Lambert portrays Eddie. Tim Curry, who portrayed Dr. Frank N. Furter in the film, portrays the Criminologist. On 1 February 2016, it was announced that Broadway veteran Annaleigh Ashford would portray Columbia. On 5 February 2016, Ben Vereen joined the cast as Dr. Everett von Scott. Kenny Ortega, best known for the "High School Musical" franchise and "Michael Jackson's This Is It" (2009), directed,
Everett True book is "101 Albums You Should Die Before You Hear" (Rejected Unknown, 2016), a take-down of the sacred cows of the rock music canon.. This was followed in 2017 by his biography "The Electrical Storm: Grunge, my Part In Its Downfall", and in 2018 by the short story collection "Ed Sheeran Is S***". As Dr Jerry Thackray, he is currently Course Leader in BA (Hons) Music Journalism at BIMM London . He still performs regularly on stage as The Legend! although his musical style is very different these days. Everett True "For the cartoon character, see "The Outbursts of Everett