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The first production of [[The Rocky Horror Show]] was at the 63-seat Royal Court Theater, in the Theater Upstairs.It opened on June 19, 1973 and ran there until July 20. The original production won the 1973 ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Award for Best Musical, and moved first to the Chelsea Classic Cinema (8/14/73-10/20/73) and then to the King's Road Theater (11/3/73-3/31/79). Record producer and owner of UK Records, Jonathan King, saw the production on its second night, and hastily signed the cast to make a cast recording which was reportedly recorded over one weekend.
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[[File:1973London-FrontCoverL.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Original 1973 Soundtrack LP on UK Records]]
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The first production of ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' was at the 63-seat [[Royal Court Theatre]], in the [[Theater Upstairs]]. It opened on June 19, 1973 (after previews on June 17 and 18) and ran there until July 20, 1973. The original production won the 1973 ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Award for Best Musical, and moved first to the [[Chelsea Classic Cinema]] (August 14, 1973 - October 20, 1973) and then to the [[King's Road Theatre]] (November 3, 1973 - March 31, 1979). Record producer and owner of UK Records, Jonathan King, saw the production on its second night, and hastily signed the cast to record the [[Original London Cast Soundtrack Album]], which was reportedly recorded over one weekend.
  
'''ORiGINAL CAST'''
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==Original London Cast==
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[[Tim Curry]] - [[Dr. Frank N Furter]]<BR>
Tim Curry - Frank N Furter<BR>
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[[Julie Covington]] - [[Janet Weiss]]<BR>
Patricia Quinn - Magenta/Usherette<BR>
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[[Belinda Sinclair]] - Janet Weiss (Sinclair was the second Janet, but appears on the soundtrack LP)<BR>
Nell Campbell (as Little Nell) - Columbia<BR>
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[[Christopher Malcolm]] - [[Brad Majors]]<BR>
Julie Covington - Janet Weiss<BR>
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[[Richard O'Brien]] [[Riff Raff]]<BR>
Richard O'Brien -  Riff Raff<BR>
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[[Patricia Quinn]] - [[Magenta]]/[[Usherette]]<BR>
Jonathan Adams - The Criminologist<BR>
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[[Nell Campbell]] (as [[Little Nell]]) - [[Columbia]]<BR>
Paddy O'Hagan - Eddie/Dr. Scott<BR>
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[[Rayner Bourton]] - [[Rocky Horror]]<BR>
Rayner Bourton - Rocky Horror<BR>
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[[Paddy O'Hagan]] - [[Eddie]]/[[Dr. Scott]]<BR>
Christopher Malcolm - Brad Majors<BR>
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[[Jonathan Adams]] - [[The Narrator]]
  
'''Musical Numbers fromTheatre Upstairs at The Royal Court <BR>
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==Musicians==
'''"Science Fiction/Double Feature"<BR>
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[[Count Ian Blair]] - Guitar<BR>
"Dammit, Janet!"<BR>
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[[Dennis Cowan]] - Bass<BR>
"Over at the Frankenstein Place"<BR>
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[[Martin Fitzgibbon]] - Drums<BR>
"Sweet Transvestite"<BR>
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[[Phil Kenzie]] - Saxophone<BR>
"The Time Warp"<BR>
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[[Richard Hartley]] - Arranger, Organ, Piano
"The Sword of Damocles"<BR>
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"I Can Make You A Man"<BR>
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==Awards==
"What Ever Happened to Saturday Night?"<BR>
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*''Evening Standard'' Theatre Award for Best Musical (1973)
"Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me"<BR>
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"Once in a While"<BR>
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==Musical Numbers from The Theatre Upstairs at The Royal Court Theatre==
"Eddie's Teddy"<BR>
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"[[Science Fiction, Double Feature]]"<BR>
"Planet, Schmanet, Janet"<BR>
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"[[Dammit Janet]]"<BR>
"Rose Tint My World/Don't Dream It, Be It/Wild and Untamed Thing"<BR>
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"[[Over At The Frankenstein Place]]"<BR>
"I'm Going Home"<BR>
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"[[Sweet Transvestite]]"<BR>
"Superheroes"<BR>
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"[[The Time Warp]]"<BR>
"Science Fiction/Double Feature (Reprise)"<BR>
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"[[The Sword Of Damocles]]"<BR>
At the Classic Cinema and King's Road Theatre (Formerly the Essoldo Cinema), the following songs were added: "I Can Make You a Man", a reprise of the same and "Eddie's Teddy"<BR>
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"[[Whatever Happened To Saturday Night]]"<BR>
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"[[Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me]]"<BR>
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"[[Once In A While]]"<BR>
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"[[Planet, Schmanet, Janet]]"<BR>
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"[[Rose Tint My World]] / [[Don't Dream It, Be It]] / [[Wild And Untamed Thing]]"<BR>
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"[[I'm Going Home]]"<BR>
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"[[Super Heroes]]"<BR>
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"[[Science Fiction, Double Feature (Reprise)]]"<BR>
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* The following songs were added after the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs production: <BR>"[[Charles Atlas Song]]", "[[Charles Atlas Song (Reprise)]]" and "[[Eddie's Teddy]]"
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==See Also==
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[[List of Stage Productions]]
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==External Links==
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''THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW: Original London Cast (1973)'' At Cosmo's Factory [http://www.cosmosfactory.org/londonrhs.shtml?fbclid=IwAR0xtAXonvXS-jT4o6x2ADQ1124zXlLeI1RXKhhn_lFGIdng4k-sNnlN8dE]
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[[Category:Recordings]]

Latest revision as of 02:02, 28 August 2021

Original 1973 Soundtrack LP on UK Records

The first production of The Rocky Horror Show was at the 63-seat Royal Court Theatre, in the Theater Upstairs. It opened on June 19, 1973 (after previews on June 17 and 18) and ran there until July 20, 1973. The original production won the 1973 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Musical, and moved first to the Chelsea Classic Cinema (August 14, 1973 - October 20, 1973) and then to the King's Road Theatre (November 3, 1973 - March 31, 1979). Record producer and owner of UK Records, Jonathan King, saw the production on its second night, and hastily signed the cast to record the Original London Cast Soundtrack Album, which was reportedly recorded over one weekend.

Original London Cast

Tim Curry - Dr. Frank N Furter
Julie Covington - Janet Weiss
Belinda Sinclair - Janet Weiss (Sinclair was the second Janet, but appears on the soundtrack LP)
Christopher Malcolm - Brad Majors
Richard O'Brien - Riff Raff
Patricia Quinn - Magenta/Usherette
Nell Campbell (as Little Nell) - Columbia
Rayner Bourton - Rocky Horror
Paddy O'Hagan - Eddie/Dr. Scott
Jonathan Adams - The Narrator

Musicians

Count Ian Blair - Guitar
Dennis Cowan - Bass
Martin Fitzgibbon - Drums
Phil Kenzie - Saxophone
Richard Hartley - Arranger, Organ, Piano

Awards

  • Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Musical (1973)

Musical Numbers from The Theatre Upstairs at The Royal Court Theatre

"Science Fiction, Double Feature"
"Dammit Janet"
"Over At The Frankenstein Place"
"Sweet Transvestite"
"The Time Warp"
"The Sword Of Damocles"
"Whatever Happened To Saturday Night"
"Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me"
"Once In A While"
"Planet, Schmanet, Janet"
"Rose Tint My World / Don't Dream It, Be It / Wild And Untamed Thing"
"I'm Going Home"
"Super Heroes"
"Science Fiction, Double Feature (Reprise)"

See Also

List of Stage Productions

External Links

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW: Original London Cast (1973) At Cosmo's Factory [1]