I suppose we could romanticize about the original London Production, but there really is no way to bring that back, the phenomenon of the film audience participation experience is what has kept this work alive. The company handled this quite well, one even wonders if they rehearsed in preparation for such the inevitable banter. Who knows what may happen on subsequent nights, but during this performance there were pockets of people who were “determined” to relive the Rocky Horror they knew, with all the memorized dirty interjections they could yell out. Ginger Vitus ( A rather outrageous drag queen) who implored us not to throw rice, water or toast onto the actors and to keep the “responses” in between lines. The production is also very sexy (a good thing), right from the get go we were given a bit of a warning from Special Guest M.C. These are good, rockin’, catchy tunes, and everyone, both musician and singer alike did a capital job with the task. One thing about the work, and the Boston Rock Opera’s production, is that it reminded me how good the music was. I was never into the Rocky Horror Picture Show, but I did manage to attend the film about twenty times during the mid-to late eighties. However this spectacle makes it all out to be good fun. All three (depending on your generation) are considered dubious, immoral, or illegal. It seems to be about crossdressing, murder, and rock and roll. Since it seemed an awful lot like the film one is left to ponder the relevance of the piece. (Note: it doesn’t say “Picture Show” because they wish to discern it from the film,) However the night I saw the work, it seemed an awful lot like the film. On Wednesday October 1st I caught the preview performance of The Boston Rock Opera’s production of The Rocky Horror Show. Presented to raise money for the Aids Action Committee

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