A time warp? How you can see 'Rocky Horror' on the big screen in Michigan
"Rocky Horror Picture Show" fans, now's your chance to book a screening and meet the original cast as the musical film celebrates its 50th anniversary with a pair of Michigan events.
The cult classic film featuring the "Sweet Transvestite from Transsexual Transylvania" will mark the anniversary with a North American tour this fall, according to a news release. In the decades since its release, the movie has continually been screened, including interactive showings with audience participation and live performances with shadow casts, Rocky Horror Wiki notes.
The latest tour will include stops in New Buffalo and Detroit, featuring an appearance from three original cast members: actors Barry Bostwick (Brad), Nell Campbell (Columbia) and Patricia Quinn (Magenta).
"I never would have thought all these years later we'd be touring our little ole film. I'm so thrilled to get back on the road and to meet several generations of fans. Looking forward to a lot of fun just like it always was!" Campbell said in a statement.
Here's what to know.
The touring movie will be shown at the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo at 8 p.m. Oct. 17, 2025, with all three touring cast members on hand.
The tour also will include a 7 p.m. Oct. 18, 2025, showing at the Masonic Temple Theater in Detroit. All three touring cast members will appear in Detroit.
The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" is a 1975 musical film known as the world's longest-running theatrical release and a midnight movie. The movie was adapted from the 1973 musical "The Rocky Horror Show," according to Stage Agent.
The musical features an engaged couple, played by Bostwick and Susan Sarandon (Janet), who become stranded in a remote area when their car breaks down during a storm. They end up seeking a phone at the strange mansion of Dr. Frank-Furter, played by Tim Curry, according to Rotten Tomatoes. The movie follows their bizarre stay at the home and the strange characters they meet, with themes ranging from science fiction and horror to sexuality.
"(L)ittle by little, as the effervescent transgressive force gobbles up whole the unsuspecting visitors of the night, Brad and Janet slowly begin to embrace the potent fascinations of seduction," IMDB explains.
The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025. To mark the occasion, the film and cast members are on a 40-plus city tour across the U.S. and Canada in 2025, the news release said.
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The tour will include original cast member appearances, costume contests, live performances by the local shadow cast during the film screenings and in some cities a traveling museum with film artifacts and costumes.
To attend the local screening in Michigan, you can purchase tickets online. Limited VIP tickets offer a meet and greet with original cast members Bostwick, Campbell and Quinn.
Meatloaf appeared as ex-delivery boy Eddie, who dates Columbia.
Richard O'Brien, the film's creator played Riff Raff.
Peter Hinwood appeared as "Rocky Horror."
The Michigan Rocky Horror Preservation Society hosts showings twice each month in Wayne. The next showing is June 14 at Phoenix Theaters State Wayne, 35310 Michigan Ave.
Contact Jenna Prestininzi: jprestininzi@freepress.com.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: 'Rocky Horror' cast to visit Michigan on anniversary tour: Get tickets
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