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,
Magenta petrel Magenta petrel The Magenta petrel or Chatham Island taiko ("Pterodroma magentae") is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, "Pterodroma". The first specimen of the Magenta petrel was collected from His Italian Majesty's ship "Magenta" on July 22, 1867 in the South Pacific ocean, midway between New Zealand and South America. The link between it and the presumed-extinct Chatham Island taiko was only confirmed when the first taiko was caught on Chatham Island, New Zealand by David Crockett on January 1, 1978. Formerly widespread on Chatham Island, the taiko is now confined to the forested Tuku valley system on