The Frederick theatre scene will be rockin' this Halloween as Way Off Broadway and Stock•ing Productions team up to bring the cult classic The Rocky Horror Show to the stage for a special Halloween presentation. The limited engagement will have performances on Sunday, October 30th and Monday, October 31st.
The story unfolds while on the way to visit an old college professor, two clean cut young people, Brad Majors and his fiancée Janet Weiss, run into trouble and seek help at the freaky Frankenstein mansion. However, little did they know that the mansion is inhabited by alien transsexuals from the planet Transylvania and Dr. Frank N Furter is in the midst of one of his maniacal experiments.
The Rocky Horror Show was written by
Richard O'Brien and first premiered in London in 1973 and went on to spin off a movie adaptation in 1975 starring
Tim Curry as Frank N Furter,
Susan Sarandon as Janet, and
Barry Bostwick as Brad. Since then, O'Brien's show has become a cult phenomenon spurring productions on Broadway and around the globe.
The cast includes Jordan C. Allen as Riff Raf, Betsey Whitmore Brannen as the Narrator, Grace Flaherty as Janet, Alexandra Guyker as Dr. Scott and Eddie, Neil Rushnock as Brad,
Jordan B. Stocksdale as Frank N Furter, Laura Walling as Columbia, Taylor Whidden as Magenta, Arthur J. Whittenburger as Rocky, and Mer
Rick Jensen, Dalton Korrell, and Taryn Wood as the Phantoms.
The Rocky Horror Show has a book, music, and lyrics by
Richard O'Brien and will be directed at Way Off Broadway by
Jordan B. Stocksdale with choreography by Taylor Whidden. The production is produced by The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre and Stock•ing Productions.
The special engagement will be presented for only two performances. The first will be Sunday evening, October 30th at 8:00 p.m. with the second being on Monday evening, October 31st at 9:00 p.m. Tickets for the show are $25 per person for general admission seating or $30 for Premium Reserved seating and may be purchased by visiting the theatre in person, or calling the Box Office at (301) 662-6600.
For additional information about The Rocky Horror Show, visit
www.wayoffbroadway.com or stockingproductions.webs.com.
Stock•ing Productions, under the direction of its Artistic Director,
Jordan B. Stocksdale, is an independent theatre
Production Company. Founded in 2007 by Stocksdale and his producing partner Laura Walling, previous productions include A New Brain, The Rocky Horror Show, and Into the Woods.
www.stockingproductions.webs.com.
The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre has been a leader in the region's performing arts community since it first opened in 1995. Under the direction of the Kiska Family since 2002, Way Off Broadway has produced such productions as A Funny Thing . . . Forum, Guys & Dolls, Steel Magnolias, Oklahoma!, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line, Lend Me a Tenor, The Sound of Music, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Evita, Cats, The Full Monty, South Pacific, and Hairspray, as well as the regional and/or area premieres of
Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - The Musical,
Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles, the musical comedy The Wedding Singer,
Mel Brooks' The Producers, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and The Drowsy Chaperone. Located along Route 40 West, the Golden Mile in Frederick, the theatre also produces a one-of-a-kind children's lunch theatre, as well as a number of special events throughout the year.
www.wayoffbroadway.com
