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April 27, 1996
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The weather is warming up, daylight
hours are getting longer, and some fool is
running down the street with a lit torch in
their hand (and you thought running with
scissors was dangerous). You read that
right. In only a couple of hours from now,
and only a couple of miles away, the Olympic
Torch Bearer will be passing through our
city, right about the time we go to Denny's.
Have they no respect for the tired and
hungry, fishnet-wearing folks at The Rocky
Horror Picture Show??? Well, given that we
*are* the World Famous Midnight Insanity,
and this *is* the place to be on Saturday
Nights (especially Lingerie Nights!), I
suppose we really can't blame them. We
would say that all you hairspray fanatics
should take extra caution on the way to
Denny's.
Yes, I suppose some showers *would* come in handy putting out that running torch. It was a fun month, with switch nights (which we'll get to in just a second), guest performances, and, of course, an awful lot of Time Warping (some of it not even our doing); all the usual going- ons here at the Art Theatre. Tonight is, of course, our favorite show-of-the-month, Lingerie |
Night! We invite you to come mount
the stage with us!
Did you miss it? Tell me you didn't! Tacky Horror typically only comes once a year, though we slipped in two last year. Our April Fool's joke on, I mean, for, you was where we don each other's costumes and swap roles on stage. As fun as it sounds, it's nothing quite like being there. Our opening Trixie number alone was worth the price of admission. Daniel (Transylvanian) put on such a stunning Trixie performance that we plan to bring him back; just as soon as we all get a chance to catch our breath. Brad and Janet were played by Amanda (thumbing her nose at political correctness) and Diego (a staple in *any* Tacky Horror performance!); we had a dual Riff-Raff set consisting of Mandi and Jen (Props); Tiny Tim performed as one of the scariest looking Magenta's we've had in quite a while; Chris was our sparkly disco- ball Columbia (can you be your own groupie?); Jen (Janet) performed as Eddie (I guess she does have those biker genes in her somewhere); Becky came in as the perennial Rocky Smurf; Suzanne rode the wheelchair of Dr. Scott; Steve performed as one of the sexiest Criminologists you could imagine . . . and Keturah blew us all away with one of the best first-time Frank performances we've |
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seen in a long time
(trust us, she's been rehearsing in her mind
for years). Not to be outdone, the Trannie
squad showed up in varying costumes from
Snow White to a possessed Easter Bunny (I
have pictures). It was a show not-to-be-
missed, unless you were a virgin and came
away far more confused than you were when
you started. If you did miss it, well, it'll
either be next year, or, the next time we feel
like it.
It never fails. People get all jazzed
up about something, and someone else
wants to make a pile of cash on it. In this
case, it's on that mega-flop, "Showgirls".
MGM/UA is feverishly attempting to turn it
into the cult film of the 90s. The movies
come complete with people who hand out
props, give you cheat sheets, and have even
attempted to hire Sal Piro!!! It is truly a
sad thing to see them try to *manufacture*
the pure magic of cult following to The
Rocky Horror Picture Show. Considering
how badly they want "a piece of the Rocky
Horror action", I would suggest that if any
of you were to go to see Showgirls, politely
inform them of how many times you've seen
Rocky Horror, call yourself a cult-expert,
and demand to be let in for free. We,
Midnight Insanity, may have more to say
about this, at a later date. Stay tuned . . .
Another Party? Well, this one is no typical party. This is Rocky Horror's 21st Anniversary out in Las Vegas, Nevada. And just where else would you to hold it? Various |
members of Midnight Insanity will be
journeying out to Las Vegas on the weekend
of June 14th/15th. If you're interested, see
the cast for details.
Rocky Horror isn't the only one
celebrating a birthday. Our favorite Sweet
Transvestite, Tim Curry himself, turned 50
on April 19th. What has Tim been up to?
The reports we have indicate that he's down
in Mexico filming "McHales Navy", which is
supposed to be released around August.
He's also in a film called "Lovers Knot" which
is supposed to be finished, but no release
date has been set. Another movie, called
"It's a Miserable Life" is also finished, but it
stuck in legal turmoil (great, huh?) Last,
he's supposed to be a voice in a new cartoon
show for Disney this fall, about the Mighty
Ducks Hockey team. Not bad for an old
coot, eh? If you're on the Internet,
subscribe to the Tim Curry mailing list!
Send Email to "majordomo@usit.net" with
the message text "subscribe timcurry-l
<email address>".
We'd like to thank the Art Theatre
management for putting up for us *every
fucking week*; Jeff, for his effort over the
years as a cast Advisor; Allan, for taking on
the roles as our new cast Advisor; Joe, our
ultra-cool waiter who still comes to see us
*every fucking week*; Julie, our cool waitress
who puts up with us after the show at her
Denny's; and as always, our faithful,
demented, loving audience, who have come
to see us for *eight* fucking years
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