OH WAIT, ONE MORE THING....

A bootlegged performance of the Floor Show from the 2001 Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show. Terrence Mann starring as Frank.

Don't tell me that isn't awesome.

The key thing about this particular production is that it was the

first to have radically different staging and costumes than any of the previous productions. It is also the first major production to be performed on a thrust stage. The extended part of the stage here takes the form of a kind of catwalk, with lights running along the edge. The proscenium and curtain are used as part of the scene, as if they exist both in the real world and the world of the show. The intriguing thing about the 'catwalk' is that the very end of it turns over on itself to be used as a fake seating area for the ensemble (referred to as the Phantoms). This is to give the impression that the Phantoms are watching the play as a film, in a cinema. The fact that they then get up and get involved with the show itself mirrors the audience participation aspect of the show (as heard in the video).

The costumes are particularly interesting in this version

of the show. The costumes worn by the four "lesser" characters are virtually the same, and are as depicted in this picture of Alice Ripley as Janet. The colours are quite radically different from those seen in past productions, as typically the costumes are toned-down replicas of Frank-N-Furter's regular costume. Here, the bodices are brightly and intricately coloured with reds, golds, and purples. This makes the scene feel more glitzy and 'high-class' than other productions.