Volume VI, Issue 8 |
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August 30, 1997
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In as much as we can't stand the
daytime heat, it *does* make for nearly
perfect evening weather for Midnight
Insanity's traditional Lingerie Night!!! Yes,
tonight is our last Lingerie Night of the
summer, before things start to get chilly
and we start looking for alternate things to
wear . . . like, say, a Halloween costume,
perhaps?! :-) Yup, there's always something
goin' on down at the Rocky Horror Picture
Show. More on that in a minute. Given that
tonight is our last Lingerie Night of the
summer, we hope you dressed up, and if you
didn't, we advise you to improvise (the cast
may improvise your attire *for* you, so don't
say you weren't warned!!!) Join us up on
stage and strut your stuff for those
eminently cool "nifty" prizes that we always
provide to you (ie: the finger). :-)
They came, they saw, the burned up the stage (so much so, we had to repaint it last week). Midnight Insanity's audience is the coolest in the land (we know you know that, but it's neat to see it in print, isn't it!?), and they mounted the stage and put on one of our now famous Rookie Horror performances. For those of you newbies out there, every so often (usually every hundredth show or so), we give the show |
back to YOU. Largely untrained audience
members pick roles and perform the show,
much like any beginning Rocky Horror cast
would. Our show included many Midnight
Insanity regulars, like multiple Lingerie Night
winner, Fay, as Trixie, Jennifer as Magenta,
Heather as Columbia, and also Lingerie
Night winner, Jim, as Rocky (who just
departed us for Notre Dame . . . so much for
recruiting. . . :-(). On the other hand, Fay
has recently joined cast, and she
sometimes plays Trixie on Friday nights.
Need a map to Topanga? :-)
Speaking of Topanga, and Friday nights, didja happen to notice that Halloween falls on a Friday this year? Yup, we're *already* counting down the weeks and as usual, October will be our "Special Show" month . . . details will be forthcoming. In addition, for Halloween in particular, we will be doing something entirely different this year. Midnight Insanity will be performing in TWO theatres at once! We'll have our regular Friday night show at Topanga (celebrating our 1-year Anniversary at that theatre, I might add!!!), plus as an added bonus, we'll have a Halloween show here at the Art, for all you regulars. We'll also be having our regular Saturday night shows on October 25th (Lingerie Night) as well as November 1st. |
Tim Curry, as you should know by
now, has a new TV sitcom called "Over the
Top". Just a rumor, you say? Not true,
Midnight Insanity went up to Hollywood and
sat in on an actual taping of "Over the Top"
this month. Tim Curry plays an out-of-work
actor named Simon Ferguson. He is
presently staying with his ex-wife (Annie
Potts), in her New York hotel with her two
kids. In this particular episode, Tim Curry,
er, Simon, helps Annie's son by directing his
school play "Jack and the Beanstalk". This
was actually only the second episode of the
series (the pilot episode, apparently, had to
be reshot), and we're told that there are 13
episodes already ordered. Overall, Tim and
Annie seemed most at ease with each other
on stage, and you wouldn't know that this
was only their second episode, given how
comfortable they seemed in their roles. Tim,
was absolutely wonderful, though it remains
to be seen how well the show will do. The
shoot itself ran till almost midnight (it was
supposed to let out at 10pm), but the cast
still came up to the front and signed
autographs for us adoring fans. Ask Blake
about his Rocky Horror Picture Show fan
club card, now autographed by Tim Curry.
"Over the Top" is scheduled to air every
Tuesday night on ABC (Channel 7), at
8:591pm . the first episode is scheduled to
air on September 23rd.
Late breaking news . Tim ain't the only one with new things on the horizon. Our very own Richard O'Brien (aka God), will be appearing in a new movie: "Dark City". Alex |
Proyas, the acclaimed director/writer of
"The Crow", brings his unique visual style to
this futuristic thriller. The movie also stars
William Hurt and Rufus Sewell.
Unfortunately, this movie is not scheduled
to open until January 9th, 1998.
Once upon a time, Midnight Insanity
was known as a "little baby cast"
(specifically, by the now-retired Berkeley
Theatre cast, "Indecent Exposure") Well,
more than half-a-decade later, this "little
baby cast" has now performed over 500
shows, hosted two National Rocky Horror
Conventions, and performed at numerous
theatres and venues (including Cal State
Northridge, this past Tuesday). On January
17, 1998, Midnight Insanity turns 10 years
old. Midnight Insanity alumni, all sorts of
Rocky folk will be here. Mark your calendars
(and bring us presents!!!), this will most
definitely be a night to remember.
Midnight insanity would like to thank the Art Theatre Management and crew, for allowing us to perform here *every fucking week*; the Management and crew of the Woodland Hills theatre (Topanga), same reason; Denny's and Shorehouse Café, for feeding us, putting up with us, and allowing us to practice our aim; Tim Curry, Annie Potts, Audiences Unlimited, and the whole "Over the Top" crew, for being so cool to us; Cal State Northridge, for inviting us up to perform for them; and, of course, you, our loving and faithful audience, who come to see us, *every fucking week*!!! |