The Rocky Horror Glee Show "Time Warp". When casting "Glee", series creator Ryan Murphy required that auditioning actors without theatrical experience demonstrate their ability to sing and dance as well as act. Mays, who was cast as guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury, auditioned with the song "Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me" from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". In April 2009, Murphy told the "Los Angeles Times" that he would like to have Mays perform the song on "Glee". In October 2009, cast member Chris Colfer deemed "Time Warp" the song he would most like to perform on the show, and suggested a "Rocky Horror"-themed Halloween episode.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show the cult status of the film. Costume designer Sue Blane was not keen on working for the film until she became aware that Curry, an old friend, was committed to the project. Curry and Blane had worked together in Glasgow's Citizens Theatre in a production of "The Maids", for which Curry had worn a woman's corset. Blane arranged for the theatre to loan her the corset from the other production for "Rocky Horror". Blane admits that she did not conduct research for her designing, had never seen a science fiction film, and is acutely aware that her costumes for Brad