CanStage presents THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
By: Mark Andrew Lawrence Mar. 03, 2007
"Very nasty and very funny"
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Richard O'Brien's
Book, Music and Lyrics by Richard O'Brien
Directed by Ted Dykstra
Toronto, ON…Dr. Frank 'N' Furter is a sweet transvestite. A naïve and prudish couple, Brad and Janet, have car trouble in the middle of the night and end up as the special guests at his strange party.
Directed by Ted Dykstra, The Rocky Horror Show will star Adam Brazier as Frank 'N' Furter with Mairi Babb as Janet Weiss, Karen Burthwright (CanStage's HAIR) as Phantom, Dena Chiarcossi as Phantom, Caden Douglas as Phantom, Gerrad Everard (CanStage's HAIR) as Rocky, Steven Gallagher (CanStage's Urinetown) as Riff Raff, Eddie Glen as Eddie/Dr. Evrett Scott, David Lopez (CanStage's Ain't Misbehavin' ) as Phantom, Ron Pederson as Brad Majors, Christine Rossi as Columbia, Alison SomerVille as Magenta/Usherette with special video appearance by John Neville as the Narrator.
Joining Mr. Dykstra is a creative team which includes musical director Steve Hunter (CanStage's HAIR), choreographer Jody Ripplinger, set designer Michael Gianfrancesco, costume designer Erika Connor, lighting designer Robert Thomson, sound designer John Bent Jr. (CanStage's Crowns), video designers Tyler Devine and Craig Putt, stage manager Chris Porter and assistant stage manager Elsa Pihl (CanStage's A Number).
CANSTAGE OFFICIAL BEAUTY CARE SPONSOR: Olay Definity
BLUMA SEASON PRINT MEDIA SPONSOR: Toronto Star
OFFICIAL HOTEL OF CANSTAGE: Delta Chelsea Hotel
Details SPECIAL MIDNIGHT SHOW: March 23, 2007 (one night only!) All tickets are $20 and include the pre-show party (starts at 10:00 p.m.) with fabulous games, amazing music, crazy dancing, and a costume contest! PREVIEWS: March 23 - 28, 2007 OPENS: March 29 - April 21, 2007 SCHEDULE: Monday-Saturday 8:00 p.m., Wednesday matinee 1:30 p.m., Saturday matinee 2:00 p.m. TICKETS: $20-$95 LOCATION: CanStage - Bluma Appel Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. BOX OFFICE: Tickets are available in person at the CanStage Customer Service Centres, 26 Berkeley St. or 27 Front St. E., by telephone at CanStage 416-368-3110 and Ticketmaster at 416-872-1111, and online at www.canstage.com. Rush seats are available for any performance one hour prior to show time. Rush seats are half the regular ticket price. For Monday-night performances only, pay-what-you-can tickets are available in person at the CanStage Box Office beginning at 10:00 a.m. on the day of the performance. |
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